CIVIL SERVANTS
"BAR" TRIVIA
MOTHERS & SONS
BEER
CELIBACY
200
'The vast majority of the U.S. government's 2.7 million civil servants are employed in this branch of govt.'
the executive branch
200
'A sheath for a dagger or a sword'
a scabbard
200
'On this popular TV show that premiered in 1959, Ben's 3 sons were born of 3 different mothers'
Bonanza
200
'John Ratzenberger, Cliff Clavin on "Cheers", did British ads for this golden U.S. beer company'
Coors
200
'Being walled up alive was the penalty if these Roman flame-tenders broke their vows of celibacy'
the Vestal Virgins
400
'Today the U.S Civil Service Commission is known as the OPM, or "Office of" this'
Personnel Management
400
'Popular pie plant pictured here'
rhubarb
400
'In a classic Hitchcock film, Virginia Gregg gave voice to this character's dead mother'
Norman Bates
400
'Heineken markets Buckler, this type of beer for the designated driver'
non-alcoholic
400
'This adjective for one celibate type of life comes from the Greek for "alone"'
monastic
600
'Based on merit, the Civil Service replaced this "system" of job appointment that Andrew Jackson favored'
the spoils system
600
'Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1,000 of these units'
a millibar
600
'Though only separated by one year in real life, she played mother to son Colin Farrell in "Alexander"'
Angelina Jolie
600
'Of relatively light color, IPA is short for "India" this rhyming term'
pale ale
600
'The singer for The Smiths, his claims of social maladjustment & celibacy endeared him to his audience'
Morrissey
800
'The UK's civil service is based on the bureaucracy of this company that existed from 1600 until 1858'
the British East India Company
800
'It's the island indicated here'
Zanzibar
800
'This 1988 film in which a teenage boy kidnaps Elvis for his mother bears the name of Elvis' first big hit'
Heartbreak Hotel
800
'From 1940 to 1965 New York City was caught up in the annual contest to find "Miss" this brewer'
Rheingold
800
'This 20th c. leader wrote, "For me the observance of... Brahmacharya has been full of difficulties"'
Gandhi
1000
'The U.S. Civil Service Commission was established as a result of this would-be civil servant shooting President Garfield'
(Charles) Guiteau
1000
'One of the brightest stars in the sky, it's actually a double star in the constellation Taurus'
Aldebaran
1000
'This actor's mother, Mitzi, owns the legendary Los Angeles club The Comedy Store'
Pauly Shore
1000
'Lambic beer, fermented by wild yeasts, is mainly made in this Low Country'
Belgium
1000
'These 12th c. councils named for a Roman palace declared priestly marriages invalid'
the Lateran Councils
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