Trivia Questions Week 12/14/18

By Eldon Combs | December 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 12/14/18
  1. At which place would you weigh more:  Singapore, China – Fairbanks, Alaska – Bogota, Columbia? (Singapore & Bogota are on the equator and everyone weighs just a tad less on the equator 5.5 oz less than at the poles)
  2. Boston Red Sox – Hall of Fame baseball player, Wade Boggs says he ate: Pancakes, Chicken, or Soup before every game?
  3. The Earth spins on it’s axis at a speed closer to:  1,000, 2,000, or 3,000 mph? (Just over 1,000 mph)
  4. UCLA holds the Men’s Div I College Basketball consecutive wins record with:  68, 88, or 108 wins?
  5. The Earth spins on it’s axis at just over 1,000 mph – but it also orbits around the Sun at closer to:  27,000, 47,000, or 67,000 mph?
  6. UConn holds the Women’s Div I wins record with: 101, 111, or 121?
  7. Science claims the Earth is:  4.5, 8.5, or 12.5 billion years old?
  8. The record for most pts scored in a Men’s NCAA Div I Final Four basketball game is:  48, 53, or 58? (1965, Princeton’s Bill Bradley pours in 58 pts against Wichita State)
  9. Antartica contains:  60, 70, or 80% of Earth’s fresh water?
  10. MSU basketball coach Barry Henson got snubbed by the NCAA selection committee at least twice during his tenure in Springfield, but the record for most wins by a team not receiving an invite to March’s big dance is:  28, 29, or 30? (Coastal Carolina 28 wins in 2010 & 2011)
  11. The World’s largest confirmed Stalagmite was discovered in a Cuban Cave standing:  220, 720, or 1,220 ft tall?
  12. Since the inception of College Basketball’s National Championship Tournament in 1939 – how many perfect seasons have their been:  5, 6, or 7? (1956 San Fransisco 29-0, 1957 North Carolina 32-0, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973 UCLA 30-0, 1976 Indiana 32-0)
  13. A lightning strike can heat the are it hits up to:  5,400, 15,400, or 54,000 degrees?
  14. Which state currently owns the most Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship Titles:  California, North Carolina, or Kentucky? (California 15, UCLA 11, San Fransisco 2, Cal 1, Stanford 1 – 12, North Carolina 12, North Carolina 6, Duke 5, North Carolina State 1 – Kentucky 10, Kentucky 8, Louisville won 3 but had to vacate the 2013 Title)
  15. Bible Question:  In Job 22:21 – Who is this verse talking about, “Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace”:  The Lord, Jesus, or The Holy Spirit?
  16. What is the highest RPI rating for a team that was left out of the NCAA National Championship Tourney:  21, 24, or 27?  (MSU holds this record in 2006 Barry Henson had a 22 & 9 record with a 21 RPI the NCAA’s worst ever snub)
  17. According to LiveScience.com – if all the world’s gold could be extracted and shared equally among the world’s population – each person would receive:  $164,000, $1,640,000, or $16,400,000 in gold?
  18. How many Heisman Trophy winners have gone on to be MVP of a Super Bowl Game: 2, 3, or 4?
  19. For end to end the Lake of the Ozarks run more or less than 100 miles? (92 Miles)
  20. The standard Ice Fishing hole is cut to be: 8″, 10″, or 12″ in diameter?
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