Birds
Birds are a group of vertebrates constituting the class Aves. According to Illinois Department of Natural Resources, this class shares at least traits that make a bird a bird. Name 3 of them.
Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band is known for its three Top 10 singles, name two of them.
"Hold My Hand" (1994), "Let Her Cry" (1994), and "Only Wanna Be with You" (1995)
Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Cage made his acting debut in the 1981, and has had a prolific career for over decades. While many of his later works are especially heralded, name three movies he appeared in during the 80s.
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1983 Valley Girl, Rumble Fish
1984 Racing with the Moon, The Cotton Club , Birdy
1986 The Boy in Blue, Peggy Sue Got Married 1987 Raising Arizona, Moonstruck
1988 Vampire's Kiss
1989 Time to Kill, Never on Tuesday
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. He is the only athlete to play in the championship game or series of 2 major American Sport Leagues (averages at least 15,000 fans in attendance per game as of 2023). What are those leagues?
The NFL and MLB
The past two Drew Day Trips in 2023 and 2024 both featured event t-shirts that paid homage to the location or Drew relevant musicians. What were those two musicians/groups?
Hootie and the Blowfish, Stevie Wonder
The NFL includes 5 teams that have bird mascots: Atlanta Falcons, the Arizona Cardinals, the Baltimore Ravens, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Seattle Seahawks. Order then by number of super bowls won (# not required), for ties, order does not matter.
Ravens (2), Eagles (1), Seahawks (1), Cardinals (0), Falcons (0)
American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, Jay McShann was known by the moniker 'Hootie'. He was associated with the Kansas City jazz movement in the 30s and 40s, a prominent sound for jazz. Name one other prominent Kansas City jazz musician from that time (hint, the name of another category may be a clue).
Charlie Parker, Al Hibbler, Ben Webster, Paul Quinichette, Bernard Anderson, Gene Ramey, Jimmy Coe, Gus Johnson, Harold "Doc" West, Earl Coleman, Walter Brown, and Jimmy Witherspoon.
Nicolas Cage won an academy award for best actor for Leaving Las Vegas, a movie in which has decided to move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. What city did he move from?
Los Angeles
Prime Time is a german pilsner style beer produced by the Japanese brewery Asahi. Asahi is the largest of the 4 major brewers in Japan by total market share. Name one of the other three.
Kirin, Sapporo, Suntory.
The New York Mets have played in three home stadiums since their inception in 1962. Name two of them.
Citi Field, Shea Stadium, The Polo Grounds
The term Bird does not merely refer to animal, but can also be slang for a variety of different things (e.g. a prison sentence, a young woman, a missile). It also is slang for a kg of a particular drug - what drug is it?
Cocaine
Hootie and the Blowfish was founded in Columbia, South Carolina. That city is home to the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football program. The Gamecocks have had 4 inductees to the college football hall of fame. Name two of them.
George Rogers, Lou Holtz, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Spurrier.
Nicolas Cage is part of the Coppola family and is cousin to Jason Schwartzmann, Thomas Mars and Robert Schwartzmann, musicians who have been in bands that have each had at least one top 100 hit in the US. Name one of those bands.
Phoenix, Rooney, Phantom Planet.
Prime time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults and is used by the major television networks to broadcast their season's nightly programming. What time range in eastern time does the prime time block consist of, and what is the one day that is an exception where prime time often doesn't have new scripted programming?
8-11pm and Saturday
Detroit is known for being an automative hub and the headquarters for GM, Ford and Stellantis. Stellantis designs, manufactures, and sells automobiles bearing its 14 brands - name one of them.
Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram Trucks, and Vauxhall.
Major League Baseball has 3 teams whose nicknames are related to birds. The highest level of the minor leagues, AAA, has 8 teams with nicknames associated with birds or flying in the IL or PCL. Name one of those teams including the nickname.
Louisville Bats, Memphis Redbirds, Rochester Red Wings, Toledo Mud Hens, Las Vegas Aviators, Oklahoma City Comets, Reno Aces, Salt Lake Bees
Blowfish are the family Tetraodontidae, a primarily marine and estuarine fish often referred to as pufferfish. The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, with some among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. What non-toxic member of this family is found in the Chesapeake Bay and are considered a delicacy elsewhere?
northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus
Nicolas Cage has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. 5 individuals have 4 or more stars on the walk of fame, in different categories. Name two of them.
Gene Autry, Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Roy Rogers, and Tony Martin
Deion Sanders was selected fifth in the 1989 nfl draft. Of the 4 players selected ahead of him, 3 are in the nfl hall of fame. Name two of them.
Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas
The mets have retired 9 numbers in their history. Name 4 of the players whose numbers have been retired.
According to the paper "Measuring Global Trends in the Status of Biodiversity: Red List Indices for Birds", doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020383, how many birds have gone extinct since 1500 (an answer within 5 greater or below the number will be accepted).
129
How old is Darius Rucker (and a 3 year range, e.g. 101-103 is acceptable)?
58
How many wives has Nicolas Cage had?
5
From what college did Deion Sanders receive a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis on organizational management?
Talladega College
From 1901-2024, the tigers have had a nearly .500 cumulative win percentage (.503 to be exact). How many more wins than losses do they have (a 5 game range will be accepted e.g. 10005-10010)?
109