Pop Culture
70s Music/artists
John/Christian
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General Knowledge/ Random stuff
100
"How dare you, Mr. Spears. You had me fooled. And you too, Mrs. Spears. Death to all of them!"
Wendy Williams
100
Who released the hit song "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
Elton John
100
What is the name of Christians band?
Stillife
100
What does FTK stand for?
For The Kids
100
I’m a big cat named after a mountain overlooking a college, and students line up to take photos with my limestone statue. What am I?
The Nittany Lion
200
Who was just canceled for what he said last Saturday on SNL
Shane Gillis
200
This Swedish group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo.”
ABBA
200
What is Christians favorite band?
The Strokes 🫶
200
Former Penn State assistant football coach under Joe Paterno who served from 1969 to 1999. In June 2012, he was convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.
Jerry Sandusky
200
What is the SECOND planet from our sun?
Venus
300
What famous baseball player did Mariah Carey date from 1997-98?
Derek Jeter
300
What Virus/Syndrome did Freddie Mercury have that ultimately led to his death.
HIV/AIDS
300
What is Johns hometown?
Howell, NJ
300
What is the PSU presidents name?
Neeli Bendapudi
300
This beer is 267 years old. It was Created St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland.
Guinness
400
How many exes does Taylor Swift have?
(double points if you can name them all)
(partial credit ONLY if you name the amount you guessed correctly)
12
- Joe Jonas (2008)
- Lucas Till (2009)
- Taylor Lautner (2009)
- John Mayer (2009–2010)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (2010)
- Conor Kennedy (2012)
- Harry Styles (2012–2013)
- Calvin Harris (2015–2016)
- Tom Hiddleston (2016)
- Joe Alwyn (2017–2023)
- Matty Healy (2023)
400
2 ANSWERS: This band released this hit song in July of 1975, It was written by their female lead singer and the songs name is a synonym for Avalanche.
What is the name of the song and the name of the band.
(Partial Credit)
Landslide, By Fleetwood Mac
400
What is Johns FAVORITE place to get food at the HUB?
Burger King
400
Penn State’s original school colors were black and this other color, which students dropped in 1890 because it faded to white in the sun.
Pink
400
Of these 4 animals 3 are endangered and 1 is not, which one is it?
- Red fox
- American robin
- Red panda
- Bottlenose dolphin
Red Panda
500
What is dave blunts weight? (guess within the hundred)
500-600 pounds
500
Of the 4 original members of the Beatles, 2 of them are dead. What are their names?
(partial credit)
John Lennon, George Harrison
500
How much older (months, days) is John than Christian?
8 months, 23 days
500
Finish the lyric to the Penn State alma mater:
"For the glory of old State
For her founders strong and great..."
"...For the future that we wait
Raise the song, raise the song"
500
Of these 4 artists, only 1 has NEVER performed at the Bryce Jordan Center, who is it?
- Taylor Swift
- Bruce Springsteen
- Doja Cat
- Metallica
Doja Cat