Culpeper, VA
Masonry Tools
February & Popes
Spanish
Karaoke
100
What is the telephone code in Culpeper? Hint: not Richmond (840) or a Nova number (571, 703)
540
100
What is the general name for tools used to apply/tap down soil in gardening and spread/smooth plaster in masonry?
Trowels
100
What major event occurred recently on February 28, 2013? The likes of which hadn't happened in 600 yrs
The retirement of Pope Benedict XVI
100
Translate: "la felicidad de mi abuelo"
The happiness/joy of my grandfather
100
Pick the correct meaning of Karaoke in Japanese:
1. Vocal Playing
2. Make it your Own
3. Living Room Song
4. Empty Orchestra
Empty Orchestra. The -Oke results from the Japanning of the English, "orchestra".
200
Which future politician surveyed the future streets of Culpeper in 1759?
George Washington
200
Which country produces and consumes the most cement worldwide?
China
200
The prolific Pope Gelasius I was instrumental in guiding Rome away from the pagan festival of Lupercalia held in February (Februa means "purification" in Latin) from a pagan festival to the Christian Candlemas. What other feast day did he declare in 496?
The feast of Saint Valentine (it wasn't always as important as it is now)
200
What replaces the word "o" (meaning "or") when it is followed by a word starting in "o" or "ho"?
Example: quiero ir a Francia o Holanda
"u"
200
Who is this artist who played at Meadow Event Park in Glenn Allen in Sept. 2021 and wrote the 2008 hit "I'm Still a Guy"
Brad Paisley
300
What is more expensive at the Frost Cafe: Clam strips or the hot ham sandwich? (per May 2017 menu)
Clam strips are $7.25 and the hot ham sandwich is $6.95
300
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? (a true gem that was the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights)
George Mason
300
In 1725, Pope Benedict XIII (who was born Feb. 2, died Feb. 21, ordained Feb. 24, consecrated Feb. 3, and made cardinal on Feb. 22) inaugurated which famous architectural feature of Rome between Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinita?
The Spanish Steps
300
What book and movie am I talking about when I mention the "anillo unico", "Tierra Media", "concilio blanco", "bosque negro" ?
The Lord of the Rings
- the one ring
- Middle Earth
- White Council
- Mirkwood
300
Which of these logos represents the official DJ at Sticky Rice karaoke night?
Nard's (Patrick Nard DJ service)
400
The only Confederate monument still standing in Richmond (as of the drafting of this question in Feb. 2022) honors which General that was born in Culpeper?
General A.P. Hill (the statue stands because his remains are buried inside and must be re-located first).
400
Which Saint is this whose name means stranger/foreigner and is the patron saint of masons and one of the 14 Holy Helpers?
Saint Barbara
400
The diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda (only diocese of the Bermuda islands) was attached to the Archdiocese of which large country until February 19, 1953?
Canada (Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia). Bermuda is now under the Archdiocese of Nassau (Bahamas)
400
What decade did Honduras gain independence from Spain?
1790s
1820s
1850s
1880s
And what country briefly annexed it 2 yrs later?
1820s (September 15, 1821) and Mexico
400
Can you name 2 artists that sang with the following lead singers in these top 5 karaoke duets of all time?
Shallow - Lady Gaga and ____
Don't Go Breaking my Heart - Elton John and ___
Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and ___
Come What May - Ewan McGregor and ___
Dilemma - Nelly and ___
Bradley Cooper
Kiki Dee
Stevie Wonder
Nicole Kidman
Kelly Rowland
500
The way the crow flies, puts the following cities in order from closest to furthest from Culpeper: Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Richmond (alphabetical right now)
1. Fredericksburg (51 miles)
2. Charlottesville (64 miles)
3. Harrisonburg (76 miles)
4. Richmond (115 miles)
500
In which 1963 movie starring Sidney Poitier and based on a novel of the same name is based on a verse in Matthew Chapter 6 and is about repair works and wall building at a Catholic convent?
Lillies of the Field
500
What is Pope Gregory XIII famous for?
The Gregorian Calendar. It involves setting a leap year. He also set the day before Ash Wednesday as Mardi Gras and came up with the idea for an architectural landmark in Rome (see: February & Popes for 300)
500
The creamy alcoholic Mexican drink of "Rompope" was created in Puebla by the Santa Clara nuns in the 1600s. The American equivalent, typically served in Winter, is called what name?
Eggnog
500
The largest karaoke (by number of people singing simultaneously) recorded in the Guinness Book of Records was the song "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks.
Did it have below 10,000 people, between 10,000 and 50,000 people, between 50,000 and 100,000 people, or above 100,000 people?
160,000 are said to have participated at NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway in 2009