Trivia Night at Fountain House

World Cup

100

The tri-state area will be hosting World Cup games next month at this venue

What is MetLife Stadium?

200

Known as the "King of Football," he holds the record for winning in the most World Cups (3)

Who is Pele? 

300

The first FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay in this year

What is 1930?

400

He holds the record for playing the most World Cup matches with 26

Who is Lionel Messi?

500

This country is the only one to participate in every FIFA World Cup so far

What is Brazil?

Flower Party

100

This spring bloom is the national flower of the Netherlands and the subject of many festivals 

What is the tulip?

200

These delicate white flowers often bloom in late winter or very early spring, giving them their name

What are snowdrops?

300

The subject of an annual show at the New York Botanical Garden, this flower is also the source of vanilla

What is the orchid?

400

The crocus, an early spring bloom, is the source of this fragrant yellow spice that flavors Persian rice

What is saffron?

500

Hydrangea flowers will be this color when they are planted in acidic soil

What is blue?

Groups of Birds!

100

Seagulls

What is flock?

(OR a squabble!)

200

Crows

What is a murder?

300

Ravens

What is an unkindness?

400

Owls

What is a parliament?

500

Flamingoes

What is a flamboyance?

New York Sports

100

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens hosts this tennis event every summer

What is the US Open?

200

Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the modern Major League, played for this team

What are the Brooklyn Dodgers?

300

This director of Do the Right Thing and Crooklyn is also known for being a superfan of this NYC team

What are the NY Knicks?

400

This iconic Yankees closer was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019

Who is Mariano Rivera?

500

This group of hardcore Mets fans is named after the train that takes you to CitiField

What is the 7-Line Army?

Figures in AAPI History

100

She was the first African American AND first Asian-American woman to serve as vice president of the United States

Who is Kamala Harris?

200

They were the first K-Pop group to be invited to the UN General Assembl

Who are BTS?

300

This prominent activist for LGBTQ+ rights may be best known for playing Sulu on the original Star Trek

Who is George Takei?

400

Her novel The Joy Luck Club centers around a group of Chinese-American women who gather to play mahjong and share stories from their past

Who is Amy Tan?

500

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been an advocate for press freedom after enduring frequent threats and arrests by the Duterte government of this Southeast Asian country

What are the Philippines?