By Eldon Combs | December 7, 2018 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 12/07/18
Olympic Ski Jumpers try to time their jumps perfectly while traveling at speeds closer to: 50, 60, or 70 mph?
This Legendary singer entertainer was once told by her plastic surgeon to stop snorting cocaine because a hole had been created in her nose – the next snort could’ve caused a blood clot in her brain and kill her – was it: Cher, Stevie Nicks, or Whitney Houston? (By the way she listened and quit)
On Jan 22nd, 2006 LA Lakers Kobe Bryant scored 81 pts at the Staples Center against the Toronto Raptors – how many of the 81 pts did Kobe score in the 2nd half: 51, 55, or 58? (26 in 1st half – 55 in the 2nd)
Who was Hollywood’s first actress to receive $1 Million to appear in a film: Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, or Julia Roberts?
Olympic Snowboarder routinely travel to heights of 2, 4, or 5 stories in the half-pipe event? (2, above the edge of the half-pipe and 2, below the edge of the half-pipe =’s 4 stories – Shaun White once reached 25 ft above the edge but those heights are not routinely reached)
If you use pillow cases how often should you wash your pillows (the actual pillow) – every: 3, 6, or 12 months, or buy new pillow every 3 yrs?
According to Money Inc. Magazine, the most expensive legitimate golf balls in the world are currently: Volvik Vista iV($48), Dixon Fire ($75-$80 environmentally friendly), or the PXG xgi (No Such Ball).
Which Gilligan’s Island character was very well made and had a special kinship with the sunrise: Mary Ann, Ginger Grant, or Mrs “Lovey” Howell? (Mary Ann, played by Dawn Wells – Dawn (Sunrise) and Well-Made (Parents Joe & Betty Wells – Dawn Wells would’ve been the perfect letter-turner for Wheel of Fortune)
The typical Soccer Midfielder runs about: 5, 6, or 7 miles during a regulation game?
Actor Morgan Freeman turned down a Drama Scholarhip to Jackson State to enlist in the: Air Force, Army, or Navy?
“Propriception”, is something athletes in this sport have to be good at: Skeet Shooting, Golf, or Gymnastics? (It’s the ability of knowing where you and your body are in relation to space – widely considered the 6th sense – Watch Simone Biles she has Propriception)
The 1986 hockey movie, “Youngblood” features: Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, and Keanu Reeves – how many of the 3 grew up playing hockey: None, 1, 2, or all 3? (Only the Canadian, Keanu Reeves – it was a decent movie – might check it out)
Whether using Sheep Intestines, Cow Gut, or Synthetic String – it takes closer to: 7, 11, or 15 meters of it to string a regulation tennis racquet?
Bible Question: Why did Aaron’s Sons, Nadab & Abihu die: They touch the Ark when it fell, They entered the Most Holy place, They offered incense to the Lord? (Offered unarthorized fire & incense before the Lord, contrary to his commands – Fire came down and immediately consumed the boys)
True or False, The winner of the annual Clouscester (Clowster) Cheese-Rolling & Wake Competition at Cooper’s Hill in England is the first person to make it down the very steep (Concave Shaped) hill? (Chris Anders age 30 – 21 time winner – record holder for the event)
Before the “A Team” or starring a Clubber Lane in Rocky III, Mr. T was a body guard for Michael Jackson, Steve McQueen, Muhammed Ali, Dianna Ross & many more – charging: $310, $1,300, or $3,100 a night for protection?
At the World Worm Charming Championship competitors are given 3 meter squared plot of ground and 30 mins to coax as many worms out of the ground as possible – the world record is: 567, 675, or 756? (The record was 511 for 29 yrs until 10 yr old Sophie Smith summoned up 567 in 2009 – competitors use, forks, wood, boom boxes and may pour liquid on the ground if they take a drink of the liquid before using it)
Rocky, Rocky III the Clubber Lane Movie, or Rocky IV the Drago Movie – these are the top 3 highest grossing movies in the Rocky Series but which Rocky Movie did the best at the Box Office? (Rocky $225 Mil, Rocky III $271 Mil, Rocky IV $300 Mil)
To get 1 minute of freefall time, a Skydiver needs to jump out of the plane from a height of: 10,000, 12,000, or 14,000 ft?
Starting with the first “Rocky” movie in in 1976 thru the Creed 2 Movie released in 2018 – how many total movies have been made in the Rocky franchise: 7, 8, or 9? (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rocky Balboa, Creed, & Creed 2 – That’s 8 and I’m sure many more to come long after I’m gone)