Trivia Questions Week 11/07/14

  1. Doing the “Big Ball” dance during an NBA game will cost a player more or less than a new Honda Fit LX? (Timberwolve’s Kevin Martin & Magic’s Nemeer Nelson both were fined $15,00 for doing the dance this year – A 2014 Honda Fit LX starts at: $15,525)
  2. 29 yr old Brittany Maynard swallowed lethal drugs on Nov 3rd, 2014 and took her life.  Maynard had moved to Oregon and joined closer to 570 or 750 other people that had legally taken their own lives in the state?
  3. Last Sunday Peyton Manning threw 2 TD’s in a 43 to 21 loss.  Giving him 14 consecutive games with at least 2 TD’s – Manning has also thrown a TD pass in 47 straight games – Which of theses 2 stats is a new NFL record? (47 games has Peyton tied with Johnny Unitas for the longest such streak in NFL history)
  4. Which action movie star has more VISIBLE ON-SCREEN HUMAN KILLS throughout their film career:  Arnold Schwarzenegger (369) or Sylvester Stallone (295)?
  5. 2 Minnesota High School Cross Country runners helped a fallen opponent to cross the finish line this week (The competitor was injured just 50 meters from the finish line) – Minnesota has a High School league rule that discourages or encourages athletes to aid injured or helpless competitors during a race? (All 3 girls were disqualified – the parents of the 2 girls that stopped to help should be SO PROUD!)
  6. More or less than 3 states currently allow doctor assisted taking of life? (WA, MT, VT, NM)
  7. The percentage of total golfers in the United States to score a hole-in-one each year is more or less than 1%? (between 1% and 2%)
  8. Which health conscious product contains more sugar:  A 5.3 oz cup of Yoplait Black Cherry Yogurt (26 grams) or a 10 & 3/4 oz can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup (30 grams)?
  9. When asked during a interview this week, “If he was a Steak or Seafood Guy?” – Andrew Luck responded, “I can’t get enough NY Strip Steak or New England Clam Chowder”
  10. Bible Question:  According to Jonah 3:4 – Jonah walked into Niveveh proclaiming it would be overthrown in more or less than the number of days in the month of Oct? (40)
  11. In 1936 Hialeah Horse Race Track became the first track to install Electronic Starting Gates or Photo Finish Equipment?
  12. If you are just a tad bit shy of 6’1″ tall at age 40 – when you reach the age of 50 – odds are you will be more or less than 6 feet tall?  (On avg people lose 1/2 inch of height each 10 years after age 30)
  13. Despite a baseball game taking about 3 hours – the average actual time a baseball is in play relative to the game’s outcome is more or less than 15 minutes? (Average of 18 Min)
  14. Bigger or Older Hens lay larger eggs?
  15. Golfer Dustin Johnson broke Tiger Woods’s home course record at the Sherwood Country Club by shooting a round of 60 or 61?
  16. When you place a square inside a circle – with each corner aligning with the the circle’s border – the square will occupy more or less than 65% of the circle’s space?  (64%)
  17. Which boxing legend would always go 2 months without sex when training for a big fight:  George Foreman, Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier?
  18. To swim a distance of one mile you would need to swim more or less than 33 single lengths of an Olympic Pool?  (1,609 Meters divided by 50 Meter Pool – 32.18)
  19. While competing – if any member of a Synchronized Swimming team touches the bottom of the pool – the team receives no points for technical merit or the team is disqualified from the entire competition?
  20. Prize Awarded at On-Location Site! – No Question.