Olympics
25,000 volunteers helped out with the 2010 Winter Olympics hosted by this western city.
Vancouver
There are about 5.6 liters (or about 7% of their total body weight) of which life-giving fluid in the average adult’s body?
Blood
What is the WACOPS tagline?
Every officer. Every day.
The word "Tsunami" comes from that language.
Japanese
What is the call sign of Maverick’s best friend and radar intercept officer in Top Gun?
Goose
With 28 medals, who is the most decorated Olympian of all time
Michael Phelps
The human retina contains receptor cells of two different types: rods and what tapered shapes?
Cones
What is the name of the annual event when members visit their Legislators?
Day on the Hill
A person who studies earthquakes.
Seismologist
Where were The Lord of the Rings movies filmed?
New Zealand
As in ancient times, the first Modern Olympics, held in this country in 1896, had only male participants.
Greece
First published in 1858, what textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses. Its name was later used for a medical tv drama.
Gray's Anatomy
What is the name of the primary financial institution WACOPS deposits its money?
RESCU or Responders Emergency Services Credit Union
What is the record for the number of times someone has been struck by lightning and lived?
7! (Former American park ranger Roy C. Sullivan)
Which country does Forrest Gump travel to as part of the All-American Ping-Pong Team?
China
The US Olympic team did not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics, hosted by this city.
Moscow
What fibrous tissue connects the calf muscles to the calcaneus? It is named after the Greek hero who killed Hector outside of Troy.
Achilles Tendon
Which one member organization has provided a WACOPS President during these decades: 60’s, 90’s, 10’s, and 20’s
Tacoma
The most famous car accident of all may be the one that claimed the life of Princess Diana. Where did the accident occur?
Paris
Which movie is this quote from: “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
Casablanca
As of 2024, athletes from how many National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will compete in the Summer Games?
206
There are four types of tissue in the body: epithelial, muscle, connective, and what’s the fourth “exciting” type?
Nervous
What year did Teresa Taylor begin as Executive Director?
2017
How many people died in the Mount St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980?
57
What is the name of Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park?
Dr. Ian Malcolm