NFL Fun Facts
What NFL player said "Hey kid, catch" after drinking a child's Coca-Cola in a 1979 commercial?>
Mean Joe Green
What band sang about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, two young lovers with nothin' better to do, who took the money and ran?
Steve Miller Band
What is the Capital of Kansas? (Hint, it's not the "K")
Topeka
This movie pitted the CO Gene Hackman against his XO Denzel Washington, after receiving orders to launch missiles against a Russian base, then receiving a second, incomplete message.
Crimson Tide
(200 point bonus if you know what real life event paralleled the movie events)
This animal features a muscular foot used to move itself, and a hinge comprised of a stretchy ligament
Clam
What NFL team is the only one to win back to back Superbowls on 2 separate occasions?
Pittsburgh Steelers
(200 Point bonus if you can name which seasons)
This band with a colorful name sings about lavish expenditures, including a
"New car, caviar, four star daydream, think I'll buy me a football team"
Pink Floyd
What state is the Kansas City International Airport in?
Missouri
This Stanley Kubrick movie depicts R. Lee Ermey as a foul-mouthed drill sergeant preparing Marine recruits for service during the era of the Vietnam conflict
Full Metal Jacket
This natural satellite, 238,900 miles from the surface of the earth, is visible to the naked eye most nights
Moon
What current NFL QB leads the league in all-time passing yards per game?
Patrick Mahomes (KC Chiefs)
"We think we know what we're doin', That don't mean a thing, It's all in the past now"........
Money Changes Everything
What was Dorothy, Toto, The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly lion's destination when they were off to see the Wizard of Oz? "We're not in Kansas anymore"
This 1996 movie depicts Lt Col Nathaniel Serling, as he investigates Capt Karen Emma Walden, who is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Courage Under Fire
As early as 6000 B.C. people living at Gadachrili Gora and a neighboring village produced this popular fruit based beverage
Wine
What NFL coach leads the field with the most career wins?
Don Shula (328)
Mark Knopfler's guitar mesmerizes us as this band sings "We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries. We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TV's"
Dire Straits
This 1977 song by Kansas peaked at #6 on the Billboard hot 100, and was paraphrased from a bible verse (Ecclesiastes)
"I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile, like chasing the wind"
Dust in the Wind
This movie depicts Maj Reisman training a team of murderers, rapists, and criminals to parachute across enemy lines and assassinate German personnel at a French chateau.
The Dirty Dozen
This 4-letter sport was banned not once, but 3 times in Scotland, as the government believed it interfered with military training
Golf
What is the longest field goal every recorded in a game by an NFL placekicker?
64 yards (Matt Prater, Denver Broncos, Dec 8 2013)
Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams (aka Destiny's Child's) sang asked "Can you pay my bills"? in what hit song?
Bills, Bills, Bills
What length of I-70 runs across Kanas?
a. 424.2 miles
b. 375.0 miles
c. 509.2 miles
d. 381.6 miles
424.2 excruciating miles!
Robin Williams portrayed this Airman, whose radio broadcasts proved hugely popular with the troops, but infuriated his superiors.
Airman Second Class Adrian Cronauer
(500 point bonus if you can name what assignment Adrian PCS'd to Vietnam from)
To complete certification as a member of the Wing Inspection Team (WIT), you must receive this from Ms. Judy Odom
Oath