Jun 2006 - UOWs Monthly Trivia Competition.

[LionDen]

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WINNER: CASH PRIZE - $25.00 US + 5000 Points
(Prize will rise next month, just getting a couple of kinks out this month.)

Welcome to the June Monthly trivia Competition. Another original concept for the members from Universe of Wrestling.

Good luck to all and don't forget it pays to be on the forum to win.
Thread & Posting Rules can be found below.
TOS and entry requirements can be found here (http://www.uowforums.com/showthread.php?t=12968).

POINT SCORERS:

40 - $tu
30- Bad Boy
23 - frankie4life4
13 - Kaz
5 - BDK
4 - Wali
4 - poop
3 - bigmac28869
3 - Jodes
2 - Assassin™
2 - Prince TLI
2 - MandoodnaM
1 - °oO Hybrid Oo°
1 - Sunshine Acid
1 - KoC
1 - Kronic X-Treme
1 - nricexbox






Common rules for thread:

Keep your answers in white font!

1. Questions will be asked by admins and smods and can pop up at any time, so it pays to keep an eye out for either the shoutbox notice or people looking at this thread.
2. The first person to post the right question gets one point. An admin will place an end to the question via a post and no posts are to be made after that till a new question is made.
3. An admins or smods decision is final.
4. Only answers and questions in this thread, others will be deleted. All other feedback or questions can be placed here (http://www.uowforums.com/showthread.php?t=6970).
5. The admin or smod has all right to report cheaters or any other unsavoury actions and the person may be banned from the trivia comp or the forum.
6. You may not change your answer after the edit time is up. (2 min). Anyone with an edit at the bottom of their thread, that post will not be counted.
7. Do not place Winner or End of question in your post or that post will be deleted and you may be banned from the competition or forum.
8. You may not post twice in a row, you must wait till someone has voted again.
9. Any problems, please PM LionDen.

These rules may change at any time without notice.

TOS and entry requirements can be found HERE (http://www.uowforums.com/showthread.php?t=6970). Please feel free to place feedback or questions in that thread. An update announcement will be posted in the title, so please keep an eye out.

[Bad Boy]

Tegucigalpa

Correct

Question 1 closed

[Kaz]

Tegucigalpa

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question 2:

Mark Henry cousins is with which Pittsburgh Steeler star?

[Still 2nd Place]

Kevin Henry

Correct.

Question 2 closed.

[F4L]

Kevin Henry

[King Venomation - X]

Question 3:

Since it is 06/06/06 tomorrow, I thought this would be appropriate:

The film 'The Omen' was re-released again this year. In the latest edition of 'The Omen', Damien was played by Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick but who played Damien in the 1976 film?

[Sunshine Acid]

Harvey STevens

Correct

Question 3 Closed

[F4L]

Harvey Stephens

Additional Comment:
according to IMDB.com it is Harvey Stephens, not stevens...

[LionDen]

Question 4:

Actor and screenwriter Billy Bob Thorton has cancelled television appearances that required him to get on and fly on a plane but coldn't cause of fear.. What phobia does he suffer from?

[BDK]

Poor Billy Bob suffers from Pteromerhanophobia

[Sunshine Acid]

He has a phobia of antique furniture.

[BDK]

Seeing how Shannon posted I think I know what phobia you want.

Is It aviophobia- Fear of Heights?

Correct

End of question 4

[Assassin™]

^Aviophobia is the fear of flying in an airplane. Anyway, you're still right.

[LionDen]

Question 5:

Actress Natalie Wood had a phobia - her accidental death by drowning in the ocean in 1981 was very strange and unsettling for those who knew her well.

What was her infamous phobia?

[BDK]

Is it hydrophobia

Correct

End of question 5

[F4L]

Hydrophobic

[Still 2nd Place]

hydrophobic

[LionDen]

Question 6:

In Beijing, China, at Tiananmen Square, the People's Liberation Army stormed the city to end the square's occupation by thousands of university students pressing for reform. It was estimated that 3,000 students were killed by the government army, although China admitted only to "up to 300" deaths caused by the army's fight to regain control of the city.

What year did this occur?

[BDK]

June 1989

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 7:

Richard Dreyfus (famous for the movie 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind') had two lines in a blockbuster film in 1967 when he was still an unknown.

What movie was this?

[F4L]

Valley of the Dolls

[BDK]

Is it The Graduate?

Correct

Question 7 over.

[LionDen]

Question 8:

What year was the TV sitcom laugh track introduced in the U.S. (The fake laughing you hear on TV shows)

Extra point, name the TV sitcom it was first used on in the U.S.

[Assassin™]

1950 - The Hank McCune Show

Correct + extra point.

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 9:

(1 Point) - What competitor from the former Soviet Union became the only freestyle wrestler to win gold medals at three different Olympics? Spelling must be correct.

(1 Point for each year +location) Name what years & the location for each year the gold medals were won. 3 points total

[$tu]

That would be Mr. Alexander Karelin a.k.a. "The Russian Dan Gable"
1988 - Seoul
1992 - Barcelona
1996 - Atlanta

Would've made it in 2000 if it wasn't for Rulon Gardner

[LionDen]

Interesting $tu but not who i am after.

[F4L]

Aleksandr Medved

(1964 Tokyo - 97kg, 214 pounds; 1968 Mexico City - unlimited; 1976 Munich - unlimited).

Correct

Question over.

[$tu]

Then I guess it's
Aleksandr Medved
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1976 Munich

[LionDen]

Question 10:

What were the real names of the masked tag team wrestlers in WWF called 'The Shadows'?

[$tu]

Jose Luis Rivera & Randy Colley

Correct

Question 10 over

[LionDen]

Question 11:

In Oct 1991 'The British Bulldog' won a Battle Royal at the Royal Albert Hall. Name the other competitors in this event. (2 points)

Hint: 19 names.

[$tu]

The Barbarian, Big Boss Man, Jim Duggan, Earthquake, Ric Flair, Hercules, Marty Jannetty, Brian Knobbs, The Legion of Doom, Shawn Michaels, The Mountie, Roddy Piper, Paul Roma, Jerry Sags, Tito Santana, Typhoon, The Undertaker, and Kerry Von Erich

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 12:

Who originally played the WCW KISS "Demon" character?

[$tu]

Brian Adams

Correct

End of question.

[Gary]

Brian Lee

[LionDen]

Question 13:

Which Funk brother was not really a Funk?

[F4L]

Jimmy Jack

Correct

End of question.

[$tu]

Jimmy Jack Funk

[LionDen]

Question 14:

What was Ivory's ring name when she worked for GLOW?

[F4L]

Tina Ferrari

Correct

End of question.

[Bad Boy]

Tina Ferrari

[LionDen]

Question 15:

Who initially trained Hulk Hogan?

[F4L]

Hiro Matsuda

Correct

End of question 15.

[LionDen]

Question 16:

What is the name of the woman to achieve the longest space flight?

[$tu]

Shannon Lucid

Correct

End of question.

[F4L]

Chiaki Naito-Mukai?

[LionDen]

Question 17:

What is the name of the longest roller coaster?

Extra point for length in meters.

[F4L]

Steel Dragon 2000
Length: 8133' 2"
Height: 318' 3"
Drop: 306' 9"
Inversions: 0
Speed: 95 mph
Elements: 318' 2" tall Hill
252' tall Hill
210' tall Hill

Correct
(Asked for it in meters not feet. 2,479 m)
So only 1 point.

Question closed.

[$tu]

Steel Dragon 2000
2478.9384 Meters

[Bad Boy]

Kingda Ka - 418 feet

[LionDen]

Question 18:

What is the name of the person to recieve the most condolences On The Internet for dieing?

[F4L]

Diana, Princess of Wales

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 19:

Which celebrity in 1997 recieved over 3 million questions in 30 minutes over the Internet? (Most asked questions ever)

[F4L]

Sir Paul McCartney

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 20:

What company marketed the first rolls of toilet paper?

[F4L]

Scott Paper Company?

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 21:

What was Romans Emperor Nero, real name (full 5)?

[F4L]

Nero Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus

[$tu]

Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus

Correct

End of question.

[LionDen]

Question 22:

What year was the first textile factory established in Cairo Egypt, with machines and skilled workers imported from Europe? (2 points)

[F4L]

1816?

[$tu]

1816

Correct

End of question.

[King Venomation - X]

Question 23:

In this years 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, there are 6 former winners involved in the tornament. Name the 6 past winners involved in this years world cup.

[F4L]

Brazil, Italy, England, Argentina, Germany, France

Correct

End of question.

[King Venomation - X]

Question 24:

Who won a gold medal for Spain in cycling in the 1992 Olympics?

[$tu]

José Moreno

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 25:

Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have been popular since the Middle Ages. Which musical film, starring Richard Harris, told the story of Arthur and his court?

[$tu]

Camelot

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 26:

Dinosaurs divide into two main classes: Saurischia and Ornithischia. The Saurischia were lizard-hipped, much like other reptiles. What were the Ornithischia?

[$tu]

Bird Hipped

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 27:

The discovery site of which species was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1987?

[wali]

Homo erectus

Correct

End of Question

[$tu]

Erectus

[King Venomation - X]

Question 28:

This tag team won their title match but Vince McMahon decided that the title reign had to be anulled and edited out of the broadcast. Which team was it? (Looking for the name of the tag team and the two men in the tag team)

[$tu]

The Rockers
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Saturday Night Main Event

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 29:

1979 was the year the first installment of this popular 'space franchise' was released. Directed by Ridley Scott, its tag line is: 'In space, no one can hear you scream.' What was this movie?

[F4L]

Alien

Correct

End of Question

[Bad Boy]

Alien

[Angelique]

Question #30:

What was the print left on the car in the boat in the movie Titanic?

[$tu]

Handprint (Rose's)

Correct

Question 30 closed

[F4L]

Rose's Handprint

[Angelique]

Question #31:

In Animal House, what was Bluto's grade point average?

[F4L]

Has No Grade Point Average

Correct

Question #31 Closed

[Angelique]

Question #32:

Which king of Crete hired Daedalus to construct the Labyrinth?

[$tu]

King Minos

Correct

Question #32 Closed

[Bad Boy]

King Minos.

[Angelique]

Question #33

What animal undertakes the world's longest migration each year?

[$tu]

The Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 34:

Who won an Oscar for his role in the 1973 film "Save the Tiger"?

[$tu]

Jack Lemmon

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 35:

What was the title of Fritz Lang's film about the way the Nazis avenged the assassination of Reynard Heidrich?

[F4L]

Hangmen Never Die

[$tu]

Hangmen Also Die

Correct

End of Question

[Bad Boy]

Hangmen Also Die

[King Venomation - X]

Question 36:

Who wrote and directed the 1975 film "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother"?

[$tu]

Gene Wilder (also starred in it)

Correct

End of Question

[Bad Boy]

Gene wilder

[F4L]

Gene Wilder

[Assassin™]

Gene Wilder

[King Venomation - X]

Question 37:

What was the name of the first United States fatality in the Korean War?
(1 point for the name, 1 point for the date)

[$tu]

Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick
July 05 1950

Correct

End of Question

[Bad Boy]

Private Kenneth Shadrick, on July 5, 1950

[F4L]

Private Kenneth Shadrick, on July 5

[King Venomation - X]

Question 38:

What was the first city in the United States to use 911 as an emergency telephone number?

[Bad Boy]

Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968

Correct

End of Question

[$tu]

Haleyville, Alabama

[King Venomation - X]

Question 39:

When was the one millionth point scored in the National Basketball Association?

[F4L]

December 22, 1962

Correct

End Of Question

[wali]

December 22, 1962

[$tu]

December 22, 1962

[King Venomation - X]

Question 40:

Who was the only person to be a U.S. Senator-elect, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. President-elect at the same time?

[wali]

James A. Garfield

Correct

End of Question

[$tu]

James A. Garfield

[F4L]

James A. Garfield

[Bad Boy]

James A. Garfield

[King Venomation - X]

Question 41:

Who was the first college basketball coach to coach the men's basketball team and the women's basketball team at the same National Collegiate Athletic Association institution?

[$tu]

Tim D. Murphy

[Bad Boy]

Russell "Sox" Walseth at the University of Colorado

Correct

End of Question

[F4L]

Steve Lamie?

[Kellie]

Question 42.


What is the common name for ascorbic acid ?

[Kaz]

Vitamin C

Correct

End of Question

[Kellie]

Question 43.

The bite of which insect can spread sleeping sickness?

[Mr Mando]

Sting

[Kaz]

tsetse fly

Correct

End of Question

[wali]

tsetse fly

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question 44.

What was the exact date when WWF offically changes its name to WWE?

[Kaz]

6th of May 2002


Correct.

End of Question 44.

[W-OLF]

Who Invented the Zipper?

[Bad Boy]

Whitcomb L. Judson

[W-OLF]

Incorrect

[Kaz]

Elias Howe

Correct
End Of Question

A Zipper joins two pieces of material together.A zipper is used everywhere, on clothing, pencil cases, boots and suitcases, wallets, and a zillion other things. Everyone thinks it was Whitcomb Judson who invented the zipper but it was really Elias Howe. Elias was so busy inventing the sewing machine that he didn't get around to selling his zipper invention which he called a "clothing closure".

[the madscotsman]

The inventors were Whitcomb Judson Gideon Sundback

[livingdeadguy]

the very first zipper (that is known) was done by Whitcomb L. Judson. Gideon Sunback just took that model and revised it to what it is today.

[King Venomation - X]

Question 46:

Who was the first NFL football player to receive a touchdown pass that was called a 'Hail Mary'?

[F4L]

Drew Pearson of the Dallas Cowboys

Correct

End of Question

[Angelique]

Question #47:

Who was the brother whom Eotocles banished from Thebes?

[Bad Boy]

Polyneices

Correct

Question Closed

[$tu]

Polyneices

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question #48:

The League Of Nations were created to prevent what?

[wali]

number of people in France, South Africa, the UK and the US believed that a world organization of nations could keep the peace and prevent a repetition of the horrors of the 1914-18 war in Europe

Correct. End of question.

[King Venomation - X]

Question 49:

Who was the first race walker to be inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame?

[$tu]

Ron Laird

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 50:

Where was the first recorded tornado in what is now known as the United States?

[$tu]

Essex County, Massachusetts

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 51:

What was the first U.S. entertainment television series to shoot a show in Moscow?

[$tu]

Head of the Class

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 52:

What is the name of the only broadcast network television news anchor to have a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for a father-in-law?

[$tu]

John Daly

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 53:

Who was the only newscaster fired by Dan Rather to later appear as an actor in a network television miniseries?

[$tu]

Robert R. Lynn

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 54:

Who were the first deaf missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints?
(1 point for each person)

[F4L]

Virl Osmond and Tom Osmond

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 55:

Who was the first black person to graduate from a college in the United States?

[F4L]

Alexander Lucius Twilight

Correct

Question Closed

[Mr Mando]

Mlk

[Kellie]

Question 56.

Where in the body is the labyrinth ?

[bigmac28869]

the head

[BDK]

The ears.

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 57.

Which two letters are worth ten points in the board game Scrabble ?

[Bad Boy]

Q and Z

Correct

Question Closed

[King Venomation - X]

Question 58:

Who was the first person to pitch in a Little League baseball game?

[Kaz]

Frank E. Sipe

Correct

End of Question

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question 59:

What is the strongest muscle in the human body?

[The Major]

the strongest muscle of the body is usually said to be the Quadriceps femoris or the Gluteus ...

[Kaz]

Tongue

Correct. Question Over.

[Kellie]

Question 60.


On a darts board, what number is directly opposite No. 1?

[Kaz]

*runs to go check dart board* 19

Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question 61.

The average human produces how many gallons of saliva in a lifetime?

[$tu]

10000

Correct.

End of question.

[bad_meetz_evil]

Question 62.

What would a 100-pound person weigh on Mars?

[Kaz]

38 pounds

Correct. End of question.

[Kellie]

Question 63.

How many US states begin with the letter M?

[$tu]

eight

Correct.

End of Question.

[Kellie]

Question 64.

One day every year, the San Francisco Zoo receives hundreds of prankster phone calls asking for people named Ted E. Bear, Ellie Fant, or Don Key, among others. On which day each year does this occur?

[King Placebo]

April 1st?. April Fools. Just taking a wild guess.

Correct.

End of Question.

[Angelique]

Question 65:

Which law of motion states, “An object in motion will remain in motion and an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?”

[$tu]

Newton's First Law of Motion

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 66:

What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world? What is the temperature at the bottom?

One point for each if answered together right

[Bad Boy]

Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world.

4 degrees Celsius

Correct

2 points
Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 67.

What year did the drummer of Def Lepperd loose his arm?

[Kaz]

1984

Correct.

End of Question.

[OMEN]

Question 68:
Which Groups debut single was...'Speak Like a Child'

[Kaz]

The Style Council

Correct:Question Closed

[Assassin™]

Herbie Hancock

[King Venomation - X]

Question 69:

Who was the first person to fly a plane faster than 300 miles per hour?

[Bad Boy]

J.R. Wendell, in 1933

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 70:

What was the name of the American fighter pilot who flew the most missions in World War II?

(Bonus point for the amount of missions he flew)

[Bad Boy]

L.E. Witt, with 326

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 71:

Who was the first person to announce on network television that President John F. Kennedy had been shot?

[Bad Boy]

Don Pardo, on NBC

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 72:

Who named the Trivial Pursuit game?

(Bonus point for it's two inventors)

[Bad Boy]

Sarah Haney names the game.

The game was invented by her husband Chris Haney and his friend Scott Abbott

Correct

End of question

[Kronic X-Treme]

David Braben and Ian Bell- Inventors

[OMEN]

Question 73:
In What year was the Movie 'Gone With the Wind' Released?

[Megan]

I think it was 1993?

[Bad Boy]

1939

Correct......Question Closed

[F4L]

1939

[Kellie]

Question 74.

This unit of currency is used in many countries of the world, including Argentina, Cuba, and the Phillipines. What is it?

[Kaz]

Pesos

Correct

End of question

[Angelique]

Question 75:

Who was the first tennis player to wear short pants on the court?

[F4L]

Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 76:

Q. Who was the first person to be elected to Congress while in jail?

[F4L]

Matthew Lyon

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 77:

Who was the only active National Football League player to die from a heart attack on his birthday? And who did he play for?

[F4L]

AJV Cain, of the football St. Louis Cardinals

[wali]

J.V. Cain, of the St. Louis Cardinals, on July 22, 1979, his 28th birthday

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 78.

What was the name of the 1980 film which starred John Travolta, Debra Winger, and a mechanical bull?

[Jodes]

Urban Cowboy

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 79:

Who was the first appendectomy patient? Who was the dr. who performed the operation?

2 points for both correct answers

[Bad Boy]

Mary Gartside, in 1885.

It was performed by Dr. W. W. Grant

Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 80:
In the 1960's Two major crime familes Ran Londons Underworld....One was the Richardsons,Who were the others?

[F4L]

Krays

Correct:

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 81:

Q. How many clues were in the first newspaper crossword puzzle ever published?

[$tu]

32

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 82:

Who allowed herself to be diverted by three golden apples?

[F4L]

Arion


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 83.

Where are the Dolomites?

[poop]

Question 83.

Where are the Dolomites?

Italy

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 84.


What's the highest mountain in Africa?

[poop]

Mount Kilimanjaro

Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 85

Who was at number one in Kerrang Tv's 20 'Most famous Rockstar Deaths?

[$tu]

I'm just gonna guess this one
Kurt Cobain

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 86:


What is the name of the only broadcast network television news anchor to have a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for a father-in-law?

[F4L]

John Daly

Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 87:

When the Jacksonville Jaguars first entered the NFL,Who was their starting QB?

[Gary]

Mark Brunell

[poop]

Mark Brunell???

[Mr Mando]

Mark Brunnel

[yankeesman77]

Mark Brunell and 1995

[poop]

David Garrard.?

[Gary]

Steve Beuerlein

Congratulations......Question Closed:

[Mr Mando]

Byron Leftwich

[Angelique]

Question 88:

1. What was General George Thomas nicknames during his career?

[F4L]

Rock of Chickamauga

[Kellie]

More information needed frankie

[Assassin™]

"The Rock of Chickamauga"; "The Sledge of Nashville"; and "Slow Trot Thomas"

[Kellie]

Angie still wants a bit more info for the answer Assassin

[Angelique]

Its good to see I finally stumped the UOW members

[Jodes]

Slow Foot Thomas

[Assassin™]

"The Rock of Chickamauga"; "The Sledge of Nashville"; and "Slow Trot Thomas"I'll add to that "George Washington", "Uncle George", "Old Tom", "Old Pap Thomas", "Old Slow Trot", "Slow as a Rock", and "Slow as a Sledge".


Its good to see I finally stumped the UOW memberstouché

[Angelique]

im sorry but those are incorrect Assassin

[Assassin™]

Actually, they are not incorrect, just not the same ones you have. I don't know where you're getting your info. George Thomas was in fact known by all of those nicknames. I found the official goverment telegraphs in which they were used.

[Angelique]

Those are not correct Assasin.

[$tu]

The only ones I could find were:

George Washington
Old Tom
Pap OR Old Pap Thomas
Rock of Chickamauga OR The Rock of Chickamauga
Slow Trot OR Slow Trot Thomas
The Sledge of Nashville
Uncle George

[Angelique]

UR SO freaking close Stu...!!

[$tu]

The only ones I could find were:

George Washington
Old Tom
Pap OR Old Pap Thomas
Rock of Chickamauga OR The Rock of Chickamauga
Slow Trot OR Slow Trot Thomas
The Sledge of Nashville
Uncle George
I'm not a very big fan of quoting myself but here are a few other nicnknames proving that those weren't the only ones I could find.

Old Pap
Old Reliable
Old Slow Trot
Old Thom
Pap Thomas
The Hammer of Nashville

and I didn't just pull these names out my arse, I actually saw them.

Correct

Question Closed

[Assassin™]

Those are not correct Assasin.You seem to be confused on what the definition of "correct" is. Those are correct answers to the question, "What was General George Thomas nicknames during his career?", they just aren't the answers you are looking for. It doesn't make much sense to argue against fact.

[W-OLF]

New Question 89
Vets say Border Collies are the smartest breed of dog while this breed is usually referred to as the dumbest. What breed is it?