Eight
Trivia
Trivia
What is the eighth PRIME number?
a. 73
b. 59
c. 19
d. 29
c. 19 (2/3/5/7/11/13/17/19. Prime numbers are only divisible by one and itself.
November 11 is observed each year. What does this day observe? One of these is correct.
a. Veteran's Day
b. Veterans' Day
c. Veterans Day
c. Veterans Day
in the US, how many pounds of turkey does the average person eat in a year?
a. 10 pounds
b. 15 pounds
c. 20 pounds
d. 7.5 pounds
b. 15 pounds
Who sang "When Doves Cry"?
a. George Michael
b. Prince
c. John Denver
d. Lionel Richie
b. Prince (1984)
What was the first toy advertised on television?
a. Lincoln Logs
b. Slinky
c. Mr. Potato Head
c. Mr. Potato Head
What disappears the moment you say its name?
Silence
What is not a synonym for hooky?
a. Truancy
b. Absenteeism
c. Vacancy
d. Abstinence
d. Abstinence
Why was DST invented?
a. To conserve energy
b. To give farmers more time to work in the fields
c. To extend summer daylight hours
d. To screw up your sleep patterns
a. To conserve energy
What is the Turing Award given for?
a. Cooking
b. Computing
c. Medical advancement
d. Psychology studies
b. Excellence in computing
Why do pirates wear earrings?
a. To look sexy
b. To improve their hearing
c. To improve their eyesight
d. To show off their loot
c. To improve their eyesight
What is an "After Eight?"
a. Chocolate Mint
b. Alcoholic drink
c. TV show
a. A Chocolate Mint served after dinner
Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day. In what year did it become an official holiday?
a. 1920
b. 1929
c. 1938
d. 1960
c. 1938
Wild turkeys are challenging to hunt. What % of hunters are successful turkey hunters.
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 75 %
d. Less than 20%
d. Less than 20%
What group sang "Fly Like an Eagle?"
a. Earth, Wind and Fire
b. Steve Miller Band
c. Paul McCartney and Wings
d. Eagles
b. Steve Miller Band (1977)
What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
A joke.
What is hooky bobbing?
a. Bobbing for apples instead of going to school
b. Being personally towed over ice and snow
c. A gathering of hooky students from different schools
d. British "Bobby's" taking truants to school
b. Being personally towed over ice and snow
Where was DST first practiced?
a. USA
b. Australia
c. Germany
d. Norway
c. Germany in 1916 during WWI
What is the Wolf Prize awarded for?
a. Innovation in the arts and sciences
b. Efforts to preserve the habitat of wolves
c. Work to combat sexual harassment
d. To the winner of a speed eating contest
a. Innovation in the arts and sciences
Which song was recorded by the Beatles?
a. Figure of Eight
b. Eight Days a Week
c. Eight Miles High
d. Pieces of Eight
b. Eight Days a Week
What states have the highest percentage of veterans?
a. Alaska, Maine and Montana
b. New York, Texas, California
c. Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia
a. Alaska, Maine, Montana
From birth to the freezer, how many pounds of turkey feed does a domestic turkey consume?
a. 100 pounds
b. 75 pounds
c. 50 pounds
d. 125 pounds
b. During the 26-week lifespan of a domestic turkey, they consume 75 pounds of turkey feed.
What duet sang "Mockingbird?"
a. Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta
b. Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
c. Carly Simon/James Taylor
d. The Carpenters
c. Carly Simon/James Taylor (1974)
What belongs to you but is used by other people?
Your name.
Where does the term hooky come from?
a. Dutch word for hide and seek
b. Czech word for standing up your date
c. Navajo term for staying away from trouble
d. Japanese term for avoiding responsibility
a. Dutch word for hide and seek
What was DST originally called?
a. Standard Time
b. War Time
c. Daylight Time
d. Spring Forward/Fall Back Time
b. War Time
The Hugo Award is given for:
a. Best science fiction writing
b. Best historical fiction writing
c. Best editorial cartoon
d. Best dining experience in Las Vegas
a. Best science fiction writing
What religious festival lasts for 8 days?
a. Advent
b. Hanukkah
c. Lent
d. Christmas
b. Hanukkah
What percentage of veterans are women?
a. About 5%
b. About 10%
c. About 20%
b. About 10%
Who wanted the national bird to be the wild turkey?
a. Jim Beam
b. Thomas Ripy
c. Ben Franklin
d. John Hancock
c. Ben Franklin. Thomas Ripy was the distiller of Wild Turkey!
What duet sang "El Condor Pasa?"
a. Simon and Garfunkel
b. The Carpenters
c. The Captain and Tenille
d. Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin
a. Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
What word retains the same pronunciation when you take away 4 of its 5 letters?
Queue, leaving the letter Q!
Audience participation. AFTER teams have locked in their answers: Guess the percentage of today's Trivia players who have played hooky in school. I will ask all those guilty to raise their hand when all answers are in.
a. 100%
b. 75%
c. Between 50-75%
d. Less than 50%
Count participants and raised hands to determine answer.
Who controls the time change for DST?
a. Department of Energy
b. Department of Transportation
c. Department of Health and Human Services
d. OSHA
b. Department of Transportation to ensure uniform adoption and observation across each time zone
The Booker Prize is awarded for:
a. The heaviest book published each year
b. Best fiction book
c. Best non-fiction book
d. Best children's literature
b. To fiction books
What does the Hindu goddess Durga have eight of?
a. Sets of eyes
b. Arms
c. Feet
d. Ears
b. Arms
Which one of the "Golden Girls" was a member of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve?
a. Bea Arthur
b. Martha Raye
c. Estelle Getty
d. Blanche Devereaux
a. Bea Arthur
What is a baby turkey called?
a. Turklette
b. Poultry
c. Dinner
d. Jenny
a. Turklette
In the song "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen in 1963, how many times is the word "bird" used?
a. 84
b. 500
c. 962
d. 700
c. 962
What 5-letter word keeps the same meaning when you remove the 1st letter, and then again when you remove the 1st letter of the remaining word?
Alone
Lone
One
What is hooky in British slang?
a. Something out of the ordinary
b. Stolen goods
c. A garment with a lot of hooks
d. A pick up date at a bar
b. Stolen goods
What is a true fact about DST?
a. It's a world-wide phenomenon.
b. It's daylight saving time.
c. George Washington first suggested DST.
d. Energy consumption goes down during DST.
b. It's daylight saving time. You are not savings time!
FYI--Due to increased use of air conditioning, energy consumption increased by at least 1%.
The Right Livelihood Award is given for:
a. Practical solutions to everyday problems
b. Pollution containment
c. Organizations promoting exercise for seniors
d. Helping people understand their feelings
a. Practical solutions to everyday problems
Bonus for 10 points: What 20th century author was an ambulance driver in WWI?
a. William Faulkner
b. James Michener
c. Ernest Hemingway
d. F. Scott Fitzgerald
c. Ernest Hemingway
10 points for each correct answer. Which is the oldest and newest rock group named after birds?
a. The Byrds
b. Eagles
c. Yardbirds
d. Flock of Seagulls
Oldest -- The Yardbirds (1963)
Newest -- Flock of Seagulls (1979)
Eagles (1971, The Byrds 1964)
For 10 points: What do the words in the following sentence have in common
Bad mood naps stop evil.
They all spell another word when reversed.
Dab/Doom/Snap/Pots/Live
For 10 points, in 2024, how many states do not practice DST?
a. Four states
b. Three states
c. Two states
With the right answer ONLY, Bonus of 5 more points for each correct state named.
c. Two states, Hawaii and Arizona