Jul 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 July 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:


62 - bad_meetz_evil
41 - BadBoy™
25 - Appels (Donnie Darko)
10 - $tu
8 - bigmac2886
6 - Saint Hera
4 - Garry (TLI)
4 - The Last Ride
3 - Queen Emma
3 - Placebo (KoC, lost souls)
2 - Kaz
2 - Jodes
2- Mikk
2 - lilcheeto1
1 - poop
1 - FozzyRock
1 - ATC
1 - JsnakeJ
1 - Lady DeathStrike


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.

[Kellie]

Question 1.

The state of Tennessee is surrounded by 8 states. If you listed these states in alphabetical order, which would be the first three?

[Kaz]

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia


correct

question closed

[Kronic X-Treme]

Alabamba Arkansas Georgia

[Kellie]

Question 2.

What is the capital city of Libya?

[poop]

Tripoli.

correct

question closed

[Kellie]

Question 3.

These animals are perhaps the most endangered large animals on earth. There are only a few thousand of these left on the face of the earth, and they are being slaughtered by poachers. What are they?

[bigmac28869]

African white rhino?


correct

question closed

[Angelique]

Question 4

Which giant used to trim or stretch his guests to fit his guestbed?

[bigmac28869]

Procrustes

Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

The Stretcher

[Kellie]

Question 5.

The first television trivia quiz game with money prizes debuted in 1955 and lasted until 1958, and was the highest rated TV show in 1956. What was the title?

[bad_meetz_evil]

The $64,000 Question


correct

question closed

[Kellie]

Question 6.

Which animal has the longest gestation period, about 645 days almost 2 years

[Gary]

elephant


correct

question closed

[Appels]

god damn it... :(

[poop]

Elephant?

[bigmac28869]

African elephant?

[Angelique]

Question 7

Teenagers get trapped in a wax museum and are transported into the various horror displays, which come to life. The character of Tony tries to steal something from a "living dead" display and is transported to a world of zombies. What did he try to steal?

[Bad Boy]

A Pair Of Glassess

correct

question closed

[Angelique]

Question 8

Although my husband had been at war for the past five months, of all the women gathered to take Lysistrata's oath of celibacy, I was by far the most reluctant. Who am I?

[$tu]

a whore, that's what, I'm at war and you won't be celebate pfffft.

Calonike a.k.a. Cleonice, Cleonike and Calonice

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 9

King Sigismund was the first and only Unitarian King. Where was his kingdom?

[$tu]

Transylvania

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 10:

Which king and queen of Thebes were granted their wish to become serpents throughout eternity?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Cadmus and Harmonia

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 11:

In colonial America, ship owners had to pay a fee (toll) when the ship passed by a lighthouse on its way into or out of a port. This fee was based upon?

[bad_meetz_evil]

The weight of the cargo

Correct

Question Closed

[$tu]

The cargo's weight

[Angelique]

Question 12:

Born to nobility, I engage in a seductive battle for power with one of my father's servants, ultimately crumbling when faced with freedom. Who am I?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Julie

"Miss Julie" was August Strindberg's answer to Ibsen's "A Doll's House". Ibsen promoted the controversial idea of an independent woman while Strindberg denied it was possible.

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 13.

Which country besides the United States produces the largest number of Major League baseball players?

[bigmac28869]

Venezuela

[$tu]

Since Puerto Rico is considered US I'm gonna say
The Domincan Republic


Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 14

Who took over the role of James Bond from Roger Moore?

[Bad Boy]

Pierce Brossnan

[Appels]

Sean Connery

EDIT: Actually, my friend just told me I was wrong and it is George Lazenby

[OMEN]

Both Wrong

[$tu]

The name is Dalton, Timothy Dalton

Correct..........

Question Closed

[Bad Boy]

Albert Broccoli

[Angelique]

Question 15

From 1951 to 1955, Foxx teamed up with another black comedian. This comedian would later make several guest appearances in the hit television series, "Sanford and Son." What was this comedian's name?

[Bad Boy]

Slappy White

Correct

Question Closed

[$tu]

LaWanda Page ?

[bad_meetz_evil]

redd foxx

[Angelique]

Question 16:

Which consul was so vigilant that he literally did not eat or sleep the entire time he was in office?

[bad_meetz_evil]

When the consul for 45 BC died on his last day in office, Caesar appointed Gaius Caninius Rebilus, who had been legate at the siege of Alesia, to serve the remainder of his term. Cicero, in his Letters to Friends (VII.30), provides the details.

“At one o'clock, Caesar announced the election of a consul to serve until 1 January--which was the next morning. So I can inform you that in Caninus' consulship, no one had lunch. Still, nothing untoward occurred while he was consul: such was his vigilance that throughout his consulship, he did not sleep a wink.”

It was an unseemly business and is remarked upon by both Tacitus and Suetonius. When another consul died just before the Kalends of January, in fact, Nero made a point of not replacing him. Cassius Dio (XLIII.46) also disapproved of the affair, where one was “appointed consul, served, and ceased to serve all at the same time.”

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 17:


One way to study cosmic rays is to use a cloud chamber. Who originally devised this piece of apparatus in 1911?

[bad_meetz_evil]

C. T. R. Wilson.

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 18:

It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear" was said by who?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Norm

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 19.

The film Bugsy was a story about a gangster named Bugsy Siegel, credited with having turned Las Vegas into a gambling and resort town. What was the name of the Las Vegas hotel founded in 1946 by Bugsy Siegel?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Flamingo Hotel.


Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 20

Who is the onlt Artist to sing Three James Bond Movie Theme Tunes?

[.ultimate]

Carly Simon??????

[$tu]

Shirley Bassey

Correct Answer..........

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

David Arnold

[Angelique]

Question 21:

Who is he only American to ever win a olympic gold medal in the 10000 M Run?

[bad_meetz_evil]

William "Billy" Mills

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 22:

Who was the player who stole the pass that won the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals for the Boston Celtics?

[Jodes]

John Havlicek

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 23.

When we see statues of military heroes of horseback, the position of the horse's feet often signify something. What is signified if the horse's two front feet are rearing up in the air?

[Kaz]

That the solider died in battle.


Correct Answer..........

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 24.

These people all ran against each other for President in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Who won the election?

[Appels]

Woodrow Wilson

Correct Answer..........

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 25

Which 1980's group was responsible for the hits:'Lip up Fatty','Lorraine'and Special Brew?

[Saint Hera]

bad manners?

Congratulations......Correct Answer...
Question Closed..

[Angelique]

Question 26:


George Strait had a monster hit in 1983 with 'Amarillo by Morning'. Who wrote the song and when was it released?

one point for each answer

[Bad Boy]

Terry Stafford in 1973

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 27

Whom did Duryodhana trick into joining his side before the war?

[Bad Boy]

Shalya

Correct

Question Closed

[King Venomation - X]

Question 28:

What is the longest muscle in the human body?

[$tu]

The sartorius

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 29:

What is the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet?

[Bad Boy]

zeta

Correct

End of question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 30:

In Greek Mythology, A asked B a riddle that has the answer C. When B answered A correctly, A was destroyed. Who or what are A, B, and C?

Question Worth 2 Points!

[Bad Boy]

A = Sphinx

B= Oedipus

C= Man

Correct

End of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 31:

What design does the Massachusetts state quarter have on it, besides a state outline?

[Bad Boy]

Minuteman & minute man & Minute Man

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 32:

What famous poet wrote 'I'm Nobody' and Hope is the thing with feathers'?

[Bad Boy]

Emily Dickinson

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 33:

According to Douglas Adams, what is the answer to the "Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?"

[bad_meetz_evil]

42.

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 34:

Who invented the lava lamp?

[Queen Emma]

Edward Craven Walker

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 35:

What was the first country music television show?

[Appels]

Grand Ole Opry

[bad_meetz_evil]

United States

[Darth Fozzy]

Midwestern Hayride

Correct

End Of Question

[bad_meetz_evil]

Canada?

[BDK]

Ozark Jubilee

[bad_meetz_evil]

England?

[Jodes]

42?:dunno:

[TickleMeStunner]

Pfft, Uh, The Johnny Cash Show.....

[Kellie]

Question 36.

What controversial land purchase did the US make in 1867 for $7.2 Million?

[$tu]

Alaska


Correct

End Of Question

[Kellie]

Question 37.

Alberto Fujimori is President of which of these countries: Italy, Japan, Spain, or Peru?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Peru.


Correct

End Of Question

[Kellie]

Question 38.

This German field marshal commanded the African Korps during World War II. After he was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler in 1944, he took his life. He was nicknamed the "desert fox." Who was he?

[Appels]

Rommel. Mr. Erwin Rommel


Correct

End Of Question

[$tu]

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

[Kellie]

Question 39.

In 1533 this French-born Swiss theologian broke with the Roman Catholic Church and estabished a Protestant-based government in Geneva, Switzerland. Who was he?

[$tu]

John Calvin


Correct

End Of Question

[Kellie]

Question 40.

Prefixes used in the metric system:

a. What prefix do you use to signify one-thousand metric units?

b. What prefix do you use to signify one million metric units?

c. What prefix do you use to signify one-tenth of a metric unit?


3 points if answered correctly

[Bad Boy]

a - Kilo

b - Mega

c - Deci


Correct

End Of Question

3 points

[bad_meetz_evil]

A: a. KILO... b. MEGA c. DECI..

[Angelique]

Question #41

The extinct compsognathus was the smallest example of what kind of creature?

[bad_meetz_evil]

dinasours.

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question #42


Who were the first deaf missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Virl Osmond and Tom Osmond.

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 43.

Perhaps the fastest passenger trains in the world can travel at a top speed of 188 miles per hour, and are found in France, and are known by what three-word phrase?

[Appels]

Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV)


Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

The T.G.V.

[King Venomation - X]

Question 44:

Who won the 1969 Academy Award for best supporting actress?

[Bad Boy]

Goldie Hawn for Cactus Flower

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 45:

Name the sequel to the 1971 film 'The Last Picture Show'?

[Bad Boy]

TexasVille

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 46:

Where was the first photograph of a tornado taken?

[Bad Boy]

Near Howard, South Dakota on August 28, 1884.

Correct

End Of Question

[King Venomation - X]

Question 47:

Who was the first National Hockey League player to score a hat trick in his first game?

*Bonus point for the year.*

[Bad Boy]

Alex Smart, in 1943

Correct

End Of Question

[Angelique]

Question 48:

Who was the first female to fly in an airplane in the United States?

[Bad Boy]

Leontine Wright, niece of the Wright brothers.

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 49:

What is the approximate pulse rate of the average hibernating woodchuck?

[Bad Boy]

4 per minute

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 50:

Which NASCAR Winston Cup driver holds the record for the most Winston Cup victories on his birthday?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Matt Kenseth

[Bad Boy]

Cale Yarborough, with 2

Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

Dale Jarrett

[Angelique]

Question 51:

Who was the first Jewish doctor in what is now known as the United States?

[Bad Boy]

Jacob Lumbrozo, in 1656

Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 52:

Which team origonally drafted John Elway?

[Supreme Allah]

The Baltimore colts

Correct......Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 53.

According to a recently published report, the three brands of cigarettes in America which spend the most money on advertising are also the three brands most commonly smoked by youths, age 12-18. Can you name these three brands?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Marlboro, Camel, Newport

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 54.

In which month of 1995 was O.J. Simpson acquitted?

[Appels]

October


Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 55:

Who was the first player in major league history to twice hit three home runs in a game off the same pitcher?

[Bad Boy]

Sauer

[bad_meetz_evil]

Hank Sauer

Correct Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 56:


Where was the first air raid shelter in the United States built?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 57.

In 1936, the British King abdicated the throne in order to marry a common American woman. Who were they?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simspon

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 58.

Which person, in 1900, published a book called, "The Interpretation of Dreams" ?

[bigmac28869]

Sigmund Freud


Correct

Question Closed

[King Placebo]

Sigmund Freud

[Angelique]

Question 59:

Where was the first cat show in the world held?

[bad_meetz_evil]

The Crystal Palace in London

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 60:

Who was the first female member of the White House staff?

[Bad Boy]

Alice Sanger, in 1890

Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

Hillary Clinton?

[Angelique]

Question 61:

What was the first make of automobile to offer air conditioning?

[Bad Boy]

Packard, in 1939

Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

The Lincoln

[Angelique]

Question 62:

What is the longest word in the English language that contains just one vowel?

[Bad Boy]

Strengths

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 63:


Who was the first person cremated in the United States?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Henry Laurens

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 64.

What extremely popular Disney character, father of three children, was introduced in 1936 in the cartoon "Orphans' Benefit"?

[Anthony The Champ]

Donald Duck


Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

ronald duck?

[Kellie]

Question 65.

Which female runner lost her chance to win a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, when she fell down during the 3,000 meter race?

[bigmac28869]

Mary Decker


Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 66:

Who married Jocasta after solving the riddle of the Sphinx?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Oedipus

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 67:

Who was the first person to take a photograph of a U.S. president in office?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Matthew Brady, of President James K. Polk, in 1849

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 68:

Why did Edgar get court-martialed from West Point Military Academy?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Failing to report for duty or classes

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 69:


Which daughter of Oceanus wept tears of amber?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Electra

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 70.

The 1991 film, Silence of the Lambs won the four major Oscars: Actor, Actress, Director and Film. Can you name the Oscar-winning actor, actress, and director?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Anthony Hopkins / Jody Foster / Jonathan Demme

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 71.

Q:

a. According to the Bible, on which mountain did Noah's Ark land?

b. In which modern country is that mountain located?




*1 point for each question answered

[bad_meetz_evil]

Mount Ararat

Turkey


Correct

Question Closed


2 points

[Kellie]

Question 72.

Around 1765, which two English surveyors drew a line separating the southern slave states from the northern free states?

[Appels]

Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon


Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

Mason And Dixon?

[Angelique]

Question 73:

What was the name of the first baby placed in an incubator?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Edith Eleanor

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 74:

What was the name of the first American ship to use SOS distress call?

[Bad Boy]

Arapahoe, on August 11, 1909

Correct

Question Closed

[OMEN]

Question 75

Who is FatBoy Slims famous Wife?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Zoe Ball

Correct Answer Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 76:


Who was the first person to receive insulin treatment for diabetes?

[Bad Boy]

Leonard Thompson, in 1922

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 76.

In terms of total pounds produced,

a. What is America's leading cheese-producing state?


b. What is Europe's leading cheese-producing country?




*1 point for each question answered

[Appels]

a. Wisconsin

b. Austria

[bad_meetz_evil]

Wisconsin

The Allgäu

[Appels]

a. Wisconsin

b. Italy

[bad_meetz_evil]

Wisconsin

Germany

[$tu]

A. Wisonsin
B. Germany

[Appels]

A. Wisconsin
B. France

:D


Correct

Question Closed


2 points

[bad_meetz_evil]

Wisconsin

France

[Angelique]

Question 77:


Who was the first woman reporter to work as a war correspondent for a broadcast network?

[Bad Boy]

Liz Trotta. She covered the Vietnam War for NBC.

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Questiom 78:


What was the name of the first Pop-Tart mascot?

[$tu]

Milton

[Appels]

Milton the Toaster

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 79:


Who was the only person to serve as the first mayor of a major city as well as a Civil War general?

[bad_meetz_evil]

William Sherman

[Sunshine Acid]

Grant

[bad_meetz_evil]

John Geary

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 80:


Who was the only person to serve as a voter for both the Heisman Trophy Award and the Tony Awards?

[Bad Boy]

Dick Schaap

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 81:


Who was the first disc jockey in the United States to play a song by Rush on the radio?

[Bad Boy]

Denny Sanders, on WMMS-FM in Cleveland, Ohio

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 82:


Who was the first person to ride a gasoline-engine motorcycle?

[bad_meetz_evil]

. Paul Daimler

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 83:


How much money did President Abraham Lincoln have in his pockets when he was assassinated?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Five dollars in Confederate currency

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 84.

Featuring over 13,000 exhibits from all over the world, the world's first World's Fair was held in 1851, and attracted millions of visitors from all over the world. In which city was it held?

[bad_meetz_evil]

New York City

[Kellie]

Incorrect

[King Placebo]

London.


Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

London.

[Kellie]

Question 85.

Most penguins live in the southernmost lands on earth, such as Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, and mostly in cold climates, but some penguins can also be found on which islands in the Pacific Ocean near the equator?

[Appels]

Galapagos Islands


Correct

Question Closed

[bad_meetz_evil]

Galapagos

[bigmac28869]

Galapagos

[Kellie]

Question 86.

When George Fox founded this religious organization in England in 1652, he warned his followers to “tremble at the word of the Lord.” Which group was it?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Quakers


Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 87:


What was the first newspaper to publish a railroad timetable?

[Queen Emma]

Baltimore American

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 88:


Who was the first female to receive a United States patent?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Mary Kies

Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 89.

Around the year 1851, three different inventors created a machine called the sewing machine. You should be able to name two of these people. One was Walter Hunt. Who were the other two - more well-known - people?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Barthélemy Thimonnier

Elias Howe

[Appels]

Ward and Sears Roebuck

[bad_meetz_evil]

Isaac M. Singer

Elias Howe


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 90.

Where do flies go in the winter? Do they die, fly to warmer climates, or hibernate?

[bad_meetz_evil]

hibernate.

Correct

Question Closed

[Appels]

they die.

[Kellie]

Question 91.

What is the name of the 2100 year old 75 mile long protective wall that extends across northern England?

[bad_meetz_evil]

Hadrian’s Wall


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 92.

The unofficial theme song to George Bush's 1988 presidential campaign was a Grammy-Award winning song with an inspirational title. What song?

[bad_meetz_evil]

No Surrender

[Appels]

"Don’t Worry, Be Happy" is the song title


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 93.

Who was the female star of "Top Gun" and "Witness"?

[$tu]

Kelly McGillis


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 94.

Richard M. Nixon was President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. What does 'M' stand for ?

[bigmac28869]

Milhous


Correct

Question Closed

[Kellie]

Question 95.

In 1989, the Chinese People's Liberation Army crushed a student pro-democracy protest in Beijing with tanks and machine-gun fire. In which large square did the massacre take place?

[bigmac28869]

Tiananamen Square


Correct

Question Closed

[$tu]

Tiananmen Square

[Angelique]

Question 96:


What is the only animal that can see both ultra-violet and infra-red light?

[Bad Boy]

Goldfish??

Correct

Question Closed

[Angelique]

Question 97:


What is the only city in the United States that is spelled using only vowels?

[Queen Emma]

Aiea, Hawaii

Correct

End Of Question

[Kellie]

Question 98.

Which actor played the role of the monster in Mel Brooks' 1974 film, Young Frankenstein?