Rob and I hosted the first Trivia Nite of 2020 down at the club. We had been collecting trivia over the past few months so all we really needed to do was edit the selections.
A very rainy winter night, and when we first showed up there were just 8 of us there (including the quiz masters) for the potluck. Six more turned up for the start of the game, so we ended up with three teams. A night of make-your-own-fun.
1. What did Larry Page and Sergey Brin create that made them very, very rich?
Together they own about 14% of the shares and control 56% of stockholder voting power through super voting stock.
2. What salary did Mark Zuckerburg earn in 2019?
a. $1
Bonus Question: How much bonus did he receive in 2019
b. $0 However he did receive $22.5M in other compensation
3. What city Warren Buffett, the 4th wealthiest person in the world, call home?
Omaha Nebraska - Warren Buffet has a net worth of US $88.9 billion as of December 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world turning 90 this coming August (Warren Edward Buffett was born on August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska)
4. What is the Latin phrase for, ‘something for something’?
Quid pro quo
5. What is the Latin word for the legal defence term, “elsewhere”?
Alibi
6. How many feet does a snail have?
a. One
7. What mammal has the highest blood pressure?
a. Giraffe
8. A group of clams is known as what?
a. Bed
9. Group of rhinos is called a
a. Crash
10.What is the only insect that can turn its head sideways?
a. Praying mantis
11.What is the little space between your eyebrows called?
a. glabella The glabella, in humans, is the skin between the eyebrows and above the nose. It also refers to the underlying bone which is slightly depressed, and joins the two brow ridges. It is a cephalometric landmark that is just superior to the nasion.
12.What is the number of playing squares on a standard chess board?
a. 64
BONUS: How many squares patterns are on the chessboard?
actual squares: 204 (64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1)
13.How many snakes on a Snakes and Ladders board.
a. 10
b. BONUS: How many ladders? 9
14.Multiple Choice question. In the London England edition of Monopoly, what property is equivalent to Boardwalk? : Park Lane, Regent Street, Mayfair or Fleet Street?
a. Mayfair
15.Barbara Millicent Roberts is otherwise known as…?
a. Barbie
16.What is the US currency value of a ‘sawbuck’?
a. $10 (believed to have been derived from the Latin X for ten, sawbuck or sawhorse legs)
17.Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were members of what band?
a. Led Zeppelin
18. What newspaper did Clark Kent, aka Superman, work for?
a. Daily Planet
19.What 2 colours make up the Cat in the Hat’s hat?
a. Red and White
20.Which character in ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ uttered, “As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly”
a. General Manager, Arthur Carlson
21.What is the highest pitched instrument in an symphony orchestra?
a. Piccolo
22.Is TURANDOT a pasta or an opera?
a. Opera
23.Is CAVATELLI a pasta or a composer
a. Pasta
24.Is ANTICO a pasta or composer?
a. Composer.
25.Is GEMELLI a pasta or an opera
a. Pasta
- BREAK – Over the break can you identify the botanicals (hint: all are used in gin). Smelling and tasting is okay!
26. cinnamon
27. Juniper berries
28. Cardamom
29. Coriander
30. Hibiscus flower
31.What was the purpose of this antique medical device?
a. Tooth extractor circa 1850’s
32.What US State names start with the letter N
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota
33.Name an inventor of the rabies vaccine?
a. Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux
34.What is the middle colour in a rainbow?
a. Green
35.Which of our solar system planets is closet in size and mass to earth?
a. Venus
36.What events make up an Olympic winter biathlon
a. Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
37.Where is the Masters golf tournament played?
a. in Augusta Georgia
38.Who wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest?
a. Ken Kesey
39.Author Ian Fleming, of James Bond fame, also wrote a popular children’s story that also turned to film. What was it?
a. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
40.What Alcohol is the main ingredient in a mint Julip?
a. Bourbon
41.Which Prime Minister introduced the new Canadian flag in 1965
a. Lester B Pearson
Music - play a sample so people can identify
42.Name of song or artist – Zorba the Greek or Zorba’s dance – Mikis Theodorakis
43.Name of song or artist – Peter Gunn – Duane Eddy
44.Name of song or artist – Draggin’ the Line – Tommy James and the Shondells
45.Name of song or artist – Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini
46.Name of song or artist – Common People – Pulp
47.Who won best actress in a drama at 2020 Golden Globes
a. Renee Zellweger
48.Which Beatle follows John Lennon crossing the road last on the Abbey Road album cover?
a. Ringo Starr followed by Paul then George
49.The Toronto Hunt Club formed in 1843 by British Soldiers garrisoned at Fort York. It acquired its first permanent home in 1895 on Kingston Road. What were the grounds primarily used for at that time?
a. Equestrian events (gymkhana events)
50.2019 was the year of the pig in the Chinese Zodiac cycle. What animal commemorates 2020?
19.What 2 colours make up the Cat in the Hat’s hat?
a. Red and White
20.Which character in ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ uttered, “As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly”
a. General Manager, Arthur Carlson
21.What is the highest pitched instrument in an symphony orchestra?
a. Piccolo
22.Is TURANDOT a pasta or an opera?
a. Opera
23.Is CAVATELLI a pasta or a composer
a. Pasta
24.Is ANTICO a pasta or composer?
a. Composer.
25.Is GEMELLI a pasta or an opera
a. Pasta
- BREAK – Over the break can you identify the botanicals (hint: all are used in gin). Smelling and tasting is okay!
26. cinnamon
27. Juniper berries
28. Cardamom
29. Coriander
30. Hibiscus flower
31.What was the purpose of this antique medical device?
a. Tooth extractor circa 1850’s
32.What US State names start with the letter N
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota
33.Name an inventor of the rabies vaccine?
a. Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux
34.What is the middle colour in a rainbow?
a. Green
35.Which of our solar system planets is closet in size and mass to earth?
a. Venus
36.What events make up an Olympic winter biathlon
a. Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
37.Where is the Masters golf tournament played?
a. in Augusta Georgia
38.Who wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest?
a. Ken Kesey
39.Author Ian Fleming, of James Bond fame, also wrote a popular children’s story that also turned to film. What was it?
a. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
40.What Alcohol is the main ingredient in a mint Julip?
a. Bourbon
41.Which Prime Minister introduced the new Canadian flag in 1965
a. Lester B Pearson
Music - play a sample so people can identify
42.Name of song or artist – Zorba the Greek or Zorba’s dance – Mikis Theodorakis
43.Name of song or artist – Peter Gunn – Duane Eddy
44.Name of song or artist – Draggin’ the Line – Tommy James and the Shondells
45.Name of song or artist – Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini
46.Name of song or artist – Common People – Pulp
47.Who won best actress in a drama at 2020 Golden Globes
a. Renee Zellweger
48.Which Beatle follows John Lennon crossing the road last on the Abbey Road album cover?
a. Ringo Starr followed by Paul then George
49.The Toronto Hunt Club formed in 1843 by British Soldiers garrisoned at Fort York. It acquired its first permanent home in 1895 on Kingston Road. What were the grounds primarily used for at that time?
a. Equestrian events (gymkhana events)
50.2019 was the year of the pig in the Chinese Zodiac cycle. What animal commemorates 2020?
a. RAT
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