Bad Trivia Happens In Philadelphia
Last week, Philadelphia hosted the United States Presidential general election debate. The only other time it has done so is in:
1976
Tailor Jacob W. Davis, upon meeting this German-born American mogul, helped develop a popular brand of jeans
Levi Strauss
Batman, the Detective Comics hero, has fought all of the following characters except for who:
Hello Kitty
Many of the cats at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum at Key West are notable for what odd attribute?
They have six toes
“The BIg Easy” is a popular name for what American city?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Philadelphia served as the United States capital on and off until this year, when the capital permanently changed to Washington D.C?
1800
This American song, featuring the lyric “terrible swift sword”, also has lyrics that also provides the title for the Jonathan Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath”
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Sonic the Hedgehog first appeared in video game form in what year?
1991
The painting “Poker Game”, the first of the 18 painting series by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge colloquially known as the “dogs playing poker” paintings was sold in 2015 for how much money?
$658,000
Eric Wright, better known as Eazy-E, was a member of what popular rap group?
NWA
To prevent rowdy sports fans from hurting themselves or others, Philadelphia often takes what step before major sporting events that impact teams in the city?
Greasing the lamp posts
Jonathan Swift’s 1729 satirical essay, “A Modest Proposal”, opined that the Irish should relieve their economic troubles by doing what:
Selling their children for food
“The Hogs” is a popular nickname for the football team of this college’s football team
The University of Arkansas
Which of these Presidential pet names is fake?
Baron Speckle, the tuxedo cat of Teddy Roosevelt
“Easy”, better known as “Easy Like Sunday Morning”, is a song performed by The Commodores, whose lead singer was this person
Lionel Richie
The University of Pennsylvania has had two United States Presidents as alumni. One is Donald Trump. The other is:
William Henry Harrison
“The Brave Little Tailor”, a 1938 short film featuring an underdog tailor defeating a giant, features this animation star as the titular tailor
Mickey Mouse
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the world’s largest cricket bat (meaning, a bat used in the sport of cricket) is how long?
56.10 feet long
Which of these songs do NOT feature in the musical Cats?
Heathcliff’s Heavyside Hullabaloo
Star of Easy Rider Jack Nicholson is famously a fan of what Los Angeles sports team?
The LA Lakers
Canonically, the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies, was born where?
The Galapagos Islands
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (or SWIFT) is headquartered in what European country
Belgium
Hoggish Greedly, “a pig-like human who represents the dangers of overconsumption and greed” is a, surprise, villain, on what 90s cartoon show?
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
The official resident cat at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister, holds what official title:
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet
“Easy Easy” was a top 20 single by the national football (soccer) team of what country?
Scotland