Trivia Questions Week 12/09/16

  1. In 1969  2 stars from this show were the Grand Marshall’s of the Inidanapolis 500 was it the:  Honeymooners, Bonanza, or Beverly Hillbillies? (Loren Green & Dan Block – Ben & Hoss Cartwight rode in the Pace Car – it rode very low with Dan Blocker sitting on the back seat)
  2. The Pilgrims first Thanksgiving celebration in America lasted:  3, 5, or 6 days?
  3. Klay Thompson accomplished scoring 60 points in 29 minutes last Monday night while taking more or less than a dozen dribbles for the entire game? (11)
  4. Which state is known as the “Flickertail” state:  Maryland, S. Dakota, or N. Dakota? (A “Flickertail” is a squirrel)
  5. Which Bond Movie features the Bond Girl Xenia Onatopp:  From Russia With Love, Goldeneye, or A View To a Kill? (Played by the super beautiful Famke Janssen)
  6. The Superman Museum can be found in this state:  Iowa, Kansas, or Illinois?  (Metropolis, IL)
  7. Nov 22nd was the Anniversary of the infamous “Butt Fumble” – if you add the fumbler’s jersey number to the Butt Person’s jersey number the total would be:  68, 71, 74? (Jet’s QB Mark Sanchez 6 – G Brandon Moore 65)
  8. What motto graces the first ever American coin:  “Fight For Freedom”, “I Am Fleeing”, or “Mind Your Business”?  (1797 the Fugio cent – Fugio means, “I Am Fleeing”, but the motto read, “Mind Your Business”)
  9. What year did Topps stop putting gum in their baseball cards: 1990, 1992, or 1994?
  10. The first US Airline Stewardesses were required to be: single, nurses, or no more than 5’8″ tall?
  11. How many players in MLB history have stolen 100 bases in a single year:  14, 21, 28? (Happened 21 times but only involved 14 players – go to baseball-reference.com)
  12. This TV show:  60 Minutes, Mash, or Minute to Win It – once caused a alarming 300 Million Gallon rise in New York City water usage? (Mash’s final show was in 1983 – evidently everyone in New York waiting until the show ended use the bathroom and almost in unison FLUSH)
  13. A Kerfuffle is:  a Shirt, a Double Speed Bump, or a Political Protest? (Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the National Anthem has been called a Kerfuffle: a commotion or fuss)
  14. Bible Question:  From Act 3:  How many apostles ere present when the begger who had been lame from birth was healed at the “Beautiful Gate”:  None, 2, or 6?  (The healing occurred after Jesus ascended to to heaven – John & Paul saw the begger and Paul said to him, “I have not gold or silver but what I have I freely give to you – Walk!) Gives Me Chills When I Read That – Thru Their Faith In Christ – This Begger/Man Was Healed As Well As Led To Christ.
  15. The term “Anhyzer” is part of the Sport:  Skateboarding, Baseball, or Frisbee Golf? (An Anhyzer throw turns away from the spin of the disc)
  16. In the beginning FBI agents were originally not allowed to keep: Guns, Facial Hair, or any Personal Identification?
  17. What year did NASCAR lose Dale Earnhardt to a fatal car crash at the Daytona 500:  Before or After the year 2000? (Feb 18th, 2001)
  18. America’s Top 5 most common last names are:  Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones and either:  Wilson, Brown, or Miller?
  19. Pete Rose was banned from baseball:  27, 29, 31 yrs ago?
  20. What did Wild Bill Hickok place around his bed at night so, he wouldn’t be caught off guard by someone at night:  Salt, Bread, or Newspapers (Crumpled Newspapers)
  21. In 1989 how many players and potential players in draft picks did the Minnesotta Vikings trade to Jerry Jones & the Dallas Cowboys to get Herschel Walker: 12, 13, or 14? (Great Trade for Dallas Total Bust for Minnesota)