I Didn't Know That! BC Trivia
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Potpourri
Potent Potables
100
One of this person’s many pre-BCS careers includes working as a private chef.
Who is Jim.
100
Creator and star of the Netflix series Master of None.
Who is Aziz Ansari
100
This is the largest museum in the western hemisphere
What is The Met.
100
What are the first three words in the Bible?
What is In the beginning.
100
Which cocktail is most often associated with the Kentucky Derby?
What is Mint Julep
200
This person is the author of Delivery: A Nurse-Midwife’s Story.
Who is Jen Crichton.
200
The first-ever female head writer of Saturday Night Live.
Who is Tina Fey
200
Recently, this bird, spotted in Prospect Park but rarely seen in this part of the world, has attacked bird watchers to our city.
What is the Painted Bunting
200
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs 1 dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
What is 5 cents.
200
What type of martini called contains a pickled onion instead of olives as a garnishment?
What is a Gibson
300
This is the number of sports teams the BCS athletic program fields each year in the middle and upper school combined.
What is “nearly 40” according to BCS website. We would accept a range of responses.
300
The total number of children that Caitlin Jenner has in her family.
What is 10.
300
A very popular stage musical set in New York City, and based on a Shakespeare play.
What is West Side Story
300
What would you buy in a panadería?
What is bread.
300
Sharing its name with a NYC borough, what cocktail composed of vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec, sour mix, and a splash of cola packs a powerful punch?
What is a Long Island Ice Tea
400
This person was NYC city taxi driver and played rhythm guitar in a rock band
Who is Kathy Grimes-Lamb
400
According to International Business Times, this athlete is the top ranked soccer player in the world.
Who is Lionel Messi.
400
This national symbol of patriotism is reputedly derived from the name of a meat packer from New York who supplied rations for the soldiers during the War of 1812.
What is Uncle Sam.
400
What word is made from the chemical symbols of the elements Iodine and Cerium.
What is Ice.
400
Sharing its name with a NYC borough, which cocktail is made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters, and typically garnished with a Maraschino cherry?
What is a Manhattan.
500
The year that the Berkeley Institute merged with The Carroll Street School to become the Berkeley Carroll School.
What is 1982
500
The names of Donald Trump’s past and current wives.
Who are Ivanka Trump, Marla Maples, Melania Trump.
500
What extremely well-known New York artistic institution is directed by Alan Gilbert—not, as might seem more appropriate, Phil Gilbert?
What is The New York Philharmonic
500
This female artist once said: “I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”
Who is Georgia O’Keefe
500
Usually made from a base of apricot pits, which sweet, almond-flavored Italian liqueur is popularized by the Disaronno brand?
What is Amaretto