Battle of Alcatraz
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100
How long was the battle?
(How many hours?)
48 hours
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What is the Brewers Stadium called today?
Bonus: What was its original name?
American Family Field
Miller Park
100
I'll take this whiskey & vermouth cocktail that legend once said was created for a party given by Lady Churchill. What is it?
Hint: named after a city.
A Manhattan
100
12. Which animal from Australia has big hind legs and uses jumping as a way of getting around?
Kangaroo
100
In which city would you be if you were visiting Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley?
Memphis
100
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Atlantic Ocean
100
What was the name of the first person created by God?
Adam
100
3 men escaped in the battle of Alcatraz
true or false
False
The incident, known as the "Battle of Alcatraz," resulted in no successful escapes.
200
Who was involved in the battle?
(What were the two sides?)
The inmates (prisoners) and guards
200
Which Hall of Famer played his entire career with the Brewers?
Robin Yount holds Brewers career records for games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs, total bases, walks and strikeouts.
200
The 3 three main varieties grown in the U.S. are Kennebec, variety Katahdin & Russet Burbank. What food is this?
Potatoes
200
Which animal from Australia is grey and eats eucalyptus leaves?
200
In which state would you be if you were visiting the historic city of Charleston?
South Carolina
200
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering over 836,000 square miles.
200
What was the name of the second person created by God?
Eve
200
At 192 meters or 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is the world's tallest arch. In which city is it located?
St. Louis
300
WHO eventually ended the battle?
(the US military, the guards, the police, ect)
The United States Marines
300
Who was the first Milwaukee Brewer to win Rookie of the Year?
Pat Listach's best professional season was in 1992, his rookie year. After being called up from the minor leagues by the Brewers in April, Listach became a vital member of a team that won 92 games and contended for the American League playoffs.
300
What is this called?
New England Boiled Dinner
300
What kind of mammal is a black flying fox?
The black flying fox (Pteropus Alecto) is one of Australia's largest bats. It is also known as the black fruit bat. Although its size is limited to about 16cm (6.5 inch), its wingspan can reach a full metre (more than a yard).
300
What two states board Washington DC?
Maryland and Virginia
300
What is the name of the body of water that separates the UK and France?
The English Channel
300
What part of Adam did God use to make Eve?
Rib
300
Does the Bible state specifically what the forbiddin fruit was?
and if so what was it?
The Bible doesn't specify what the forbidden fruit was, using the general term "fruit" in Hebrew, meaning "peri". While the apple has become the popular image due to various factors like a Latin word play and artistic depictions, the biblical text doesn't explicitly name it
400
How many people died in the battle?
5 total
Officer William A. Miller: He was shot by inmate Joseph Cretzer during an attempted escape.
Officer Harold P. Stites: He was killed by friendly fire during an attempt to rescue a hostage.
and 3 inmates although how they were killed is still debated today
400
What is the nickname of Devin Williams' unique changeup pitch?
Airbender
400
This midwestern salad dish consists of granny smith apples, Cool Whip, sliced up nougat, caramel, and peanut candy bar, and — occasionally — marshmallows and pudding. Do you know what it's called?
Hint: named after the candy bar used to make it
Snickers Salad
400
What is this?
Platypus
400
Where would you be if you were visiting Arlington cemetery?
Virginia
400
In what ocean can Iceland be found?
Atlantic Ocean
400
Where did Adam and Eve get expelled from?
The Garden of Eden
400
What whales heart is so big a person could swim in it?
A blue whale's heart is so big, a person could swim in it.
500
What did the prisoners want?
Freedom
500
In what year did the Brewers begin play in the National League, after having previously been an American League team?
1998
500
____ _____ typically consist of hash browns (or diced potatoes), cheese (often cheddar), canned cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and a crunchy topping of crushed corn flakes, potato chips, or breadcrumbs. Onions are also frequently added.
Funeral potatoes typically consist of hash browns (or diced potatoes), cheese (often cheddar), canned cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and a crunchy topping of crushed corn flakes, potato chips, or breadcrumbs. Onions are also frequently added.
500
The marsupials are a unique group of animals in the mammal kingdom. How can we tell that a mammal is also a marsupial?
It carries it babies in a pouch, most commonly the kangaroo or Koala bear
500
The Kennedy Space Centre is located in which state?
Flordia
500
What is the name of the sea bordered by Jordan, Israel, and Palestine?
The Dead Sea
500
What animal tempted Eve to eat the forbiddin fruit?
A serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit
500
A 13-foot-tall one of these stands on the highway near the city limits of Plains, Georgia. What food is it?
600
How many prisoners planned the battle of Alcatraz?
Six prisoners are known to have been involved in planning and executing the "Battle of Alcatraz" escape attempt in 1946. These inmates were Bernard Coy, Joseph Cretzer, Marvin Hubbard, Sam Shockley, Miran Thompson, and Clarence Carnes.
600
How long was the longest game in Brewers history?
(how many hours?)
On May 8, 1984, the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers began a game that lasted a record 8 hours and 6 minutes. It was suspended after 17 innings and resumed the next day. Finally, at the bottom of the 25th inning, Chicago's Harold Baines drove a walk-off home run off Chuck Porter for the win.
600
Packets of this fruity soft drink were first sold through the mail in 1927 for 10 cents apiece. What was it?
Hint: "oh yeah"
600
What flightless cousin of the ostriches would you find Australia?
emus and ostriches are cousins. They both belong to a group of flightless birds called ratites
600
. Big Sur is a rugged and mountainous section of coastline which is located in which state?
California
600
Into what body of water does the Rio Grande (between the U.S. and Mexico) flow?
The Gulf of Mexico
600
What what on earth did God create Adam?
God created Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him
600
What is silent till it blows against something?
The wind is silent until it blows against something. This gets into some pretty complex areas of the physiology and physics of sound as well as fluid flow, but the main fact (generalization) to realize is that fluid that is moving in straight lines doesn't make any noise.
700
How did they plan to get off the island?
by using the guards as hostages and shields from friendly fire as they got to the boats and back to the mainland
700
What song is played during the 7th Inning Stretch during Brewers games
Beer Barrel Polka
700
What are these called?
Whoopie Pies
700
What is this Kangroo doing?
It LIKLEY went into the water to escape a predator but if it is approached it will most likely try to droned whatever approach it many Aussie's report having lost dogs in this way
700
Which is the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
700
What do Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Lake Nasser all have in common?
All are man-made lakes
The three lakes mentioned were created by dams. Powell is in southern Utah, with a bottom tip stretching into Arizona. Lake Mead is in Nevada. Lake Nassar is in Egypt and is named for Gamal Nasser who was president when the lake was built.
700
What was the name of the TREE Adam and Eve were told not to eat from?
God commanded them not to eat from the "Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil,"
700
What do the M&M's stand for on the candy?
(what do the two M's on the candy stand for?)
M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.
Forrest Mars (son of the Mars Company founder) first spotted the British confection Smarties during the Spanish Civil War and noticed the candy shell prevented the chocolate from melting. He teamed up with Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate's president) and the company later trademarked the "Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand" slogan.
800
What was the DIFFERENCE between the battle of Alcatraz?
The 1946 incident, known as the "Battle of Alcatraz," involved a group of six inmates who took control of the cellhouse and held guards hostage. This resulted in the deaths of two guards and three inmates, as well as injuries to multiple others. In contrast, the 1962 escape attempt by Morris and the Anglins was more stealthy and involved disappearing from the cell without alerting authorities. While it remains a mystery whether they survived the escape, they did not engage in a violent confrontation or takeover of the prison.
800
Prior to becoming the Milwaukee Brewers, the team spent the 1969 season as the Seattle Pilots. Who was that season's manager?
Joe Schultz
800
This pizza with cracker-thin crust is made without yeast, and is traditionally cut in squares, not slices. What kind of pizza is it?
Hint: its named after a city
St. Louis Style Pizza
800
The infamous Australian dog called a dingo has had a negative impact on which local industry?
Cattle raising
Dingoes are able to live on many different terrains. They are commonly associated with desert lands but they also live in wetlands, forests and even colder habitats. Dingoes live more populously in areas where cattle raising is heaviest. In fact, the dispersal of dingoes within Australia is almost perfectly aligned with where the most cattle are raised. Dingoes typically prey on cattle and sheep but have also been known to fish
800
In which state would you be if you were holidaying at Cape Cod?
Massachusetts
800
What body of water links the Mediterranean to the red sea?
The Suez Canal is the artificial waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans without having to sail around the African continent.
800
What BOOK in the Bible is the story of Adam and Eve?
Genesis
800
Which player had his number retired not only by the Brewers, but also by the Oakland Athletics?
Rollie Fingers
Fingers' effectiveness as a relief pitcher helped redefine the value of relievers and usher in the modern closer role
900
Who were the "ring leaders" of the Battle of Alcatraz?
The ringleaders of the "Battle of Alcatraz" were
Bernard Coy killed by guards
Marvin Hubbard killed during the conflict
Joseph Cretzer shot when refusing to surrender a gun to guards
Clarence Carnes served another life sentence but paroled in 1973 but died back in prision from AIDS in 1956
900
The voice of the Brewers, Bob Uecker, starred in which television sitcom from 1985 - 1990?
Mr. Belevedere
900
What is this called?
King Cake
900
What two well known animals are on the Australian Coat of Arms?
The reason that these 2 animals were chosen is because neither of them can walk backwards. Hence on the Coat of Arms they are both facing each other depicting a nation that ONLY goes forwards and never backwards.
900
Which is the only US state whose flag includes the Union Jack in its design?
Hawaii
900
What is the largest lake in the world?
Hint: its a "sea"
Caspian Sea at 149,200 square miles in southwest Asia
900
What does the story say happened to Eve as a result of eating the apple?
Eve was told, "I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children". This punishment was unique to Eve as a woman and highlighted the potential for suffering in her role as a mother. as well as death
900
What is the deepest point in the ocean?
What is its name?
The Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, reaches a depth of about 36,000 feet, making it the deepest known point on Earth.