Holden 26 Trivia

Beach Living

100

Name one of the types of storm clouds. 

Cumulus Nimbus, Nimbostratus, etc. 

200

Name four seas. 

Mediterranean, Adriatic, red, South China, Tyrrhenian, etc.. 

300

Name one beach in the world with black sand. State or, if it’s small, country will work. 

Hawaii, Iceland, etc…

400

On the ___ you can gamble in Monaco, mingle with actors and directors in Cannes and have escargot along the sea in Antibes. Name the seaside region. 

French Riviera or Cote d’Azur

500

If you were to head directly south from the beach in front of our house, you would hit this body of land 650 miles away FIRST. (You can also answer another body of land you’d hit since this is a tough one.)

hint: the types of land you’d hit are extremely different climates and political environments. 

The Bahamas, Cuba, Antarctica. Half points for Fla.

Misc. Multiple Choice

100

What type of dog is Mark? Three word answer.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

200

Which of the following is a well-known Bosnian musical artist? 

a) Dua Lipa 

b) Dino Merlin 

c) Andrea Bocelli

d) Adriano Celentano

bonus 50: which wrong answer has Bosnian ancestry? 

b) Dino Merlin

bonus: Dua Lipa 

300

Which of the following is the correct name for an inland waterway in Holden Beach? 

a) The intracoastal waterway 

b) The intercoastal waterway 

c) The watery mcwaterway

d) The corgi waterslide

a) the intracoastal 

400

The Jensens are making updates to their home this year. When they replaced the carpets with hardwood, what did they place in each room on the hardwood? Oh, and say it in Bosnian. 

A) Alfombra 

B) Paraguas

C) Tepih

D) Kommode

Tepih (rug) 

500

Melina and Sean’s first dance song was a combination of:

a) Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and Beyoncé’s “At Last” 

b) Beyoncé’s “At Last” and Tears for Fears’s “Shout” 

c) Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” and Bruce Springsteen’s “She’s the One” 

d) Bruce Springsteen’s “She’s the One” and Beyoncé’s “1+1” 

A

Movies & Music

100

Name the movie and its lead actor (not pictured). Bonus 50 points: name a catch phrase here. 

Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks. Life is like a box of chocolates.

200

Name the song. 

*** MINI CHALLENGE ***

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel

Challenge: One person from each team attempts to stack a red-cup pyramid the quickest, with a four-cup base, then three-cup level, then two and then one. Winner gets 150 points. 

300

Name the movie and the actor. 

Bonus 100 points: Name the signature catchphrase from the movie

Y______ M____ F_____ 

Die Hard, Bruce Willis. 

“Yippee-ki-yay mother f*****.”

400

Name the song.

***MINI GAME ***

Dirlija 

Each team sends one player to try to flip three cups perfectly onto their bases from the edge of the counter. The first to do so successfully wins 200 points. 

500

Many Bosnian band names consist of an adjective and then a noun. For example, Bijelo Dugme = white button. Which is NOT the name of a real band from the Balkans? 

A) Red Apple / Crvena Jabuka 

B) Blue Orchestra / Plavi Orkestar

C) Purple Rock / Ljubicasti Kamenj

D) Nervous Mailman / Nervozni Postar 

C

History

100

The mother of this history-changing leader was born Jennie Jerome in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Her son would become the first honorary citizen of the U.S. in 1963, when President JFK praised his “bravery, charity and valor, both in war and in peace,” as “a flame of inspiration.” 

Winston Churchill 

200

Which American president was responsible for the handover of control of the Panama Canal in the 90s to South America to ease regional tensions? 

Jimmy Carter (in 1999) 

300

Argentina’s military junta came to its demise during a 70-day undeclared war between the regime and Margaret Thatcher’s government. What was the war called? 

hint: it was fought over disputed territory. 

The Falklands War 

400

There were several dictatorships in the world, including in South America and Southeast Asia, during the 1980s. Name one of the regime leaders. 

Pinochet - Chile 

Ferdinand Marcos - Philippines 

Kim Il-Sung - North Korea

Saddam Hussein - Iraq 

Fidel Castro - Cuba 

500

Who was the Palestinian leader the last time the world neared a Middle East peace treaty? 

Hint: Sounds like an element + a body insult. 

Yasser Arafat led the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1993, when then President Bill Clinton orchestrated talks at Camp David that led to an Israeli troop withdrawal and a ceasefire with Israeli President Ehud Barak. 

Living Places

100

In which Manhattan neighborhood has Brian lived? 

Bonus 100 points: where have Kyle and Mackenzie lived together? 

UES or Financial District 

200

Where do Sean and Melina live in Brooklyn? 

Bonus 50 points: who has lived in the neighborhood slightly longer?

Fort Greene 

bonus: Melina 

300

Where did Laura work that gave her free housing?

A) Hackensack Memorial

B) Sloan-Kettering

C) N.Y.U.

D) SUNY

C

400

Which of the following cities has Peter lived in? 

a) New York 

b) Washington, D.C.

c) Paramus, N.J.

d) Baltimore 

Bonus: What part of Charleston does Connor live in? 

B

Bonus: North

500

Which of the following countries has Asmir lived in? 

a) Slovenia 

b) Croatia 

c) Bosnia 

d) All of the above 

bonus 150 points: name one place Senka has worked. 

**MINI GAME****

D 

Bonus: Nordstrom, Balloonatics, pharmacies, owned her own resale boutique, etc.

Game: best of three golf balls on the mini golf game.