York Trivia
What famous candy was created in York city in 1940?
York Peppermint Patty
Who in this room once competed while wearing a wrestling singlet in high school? No laughing please.
Jamie Evans...141# weight class
What color was the original Sony Walkman?
yellow
What movie earned Steven Spielberg his first Oscar?
Schindler's List
One of the more challenging jobs at Frito-Lay is corn separation. In which hopper should the white corn be placed?
A. The yellow corn hopper
B. The white corn hopper
C. The orange hopper
B
In which state was Bill born?
New York
Which mayor of York initiated the "BIG MAC" plan which was to help defray the city's $1,000,000 budget deficit? Hint- he tried to sleep with Eric...several times.
Mayor John Brenner
How many former and/or present YS coaches are sitting in this room?
4 (Larry, Kim, Jamie, Eric)
What CHEERS star was nominated for 6 Emmy's and won none of them?
George Wendt (NORM!)
What country grouped released the album Thank Heavens for Dale Evans? One of the members was born in York, PA.
The Dixie Chicks
Frito Lay is a subsidiary of which company?
PepsiCo
Bill's favorite sports team?
NY Yankees, but has anyone ever seen him actually go to a game.
Maulan Karenga, a 1958 graduate of William Penn High, is the founder of which holiday?
Kwanza
Tony Terlazzo was York's first gold medal Olympian. He competed in the 1936 summer Olympic games. In what sport did he medal?
Weight lifting
Who shot JR?
Kristin, JR's sis-in-law
How many consecutive games did Cal Ripken play? (Closest team without going over gets the points.)
2,632
What was the name of the Frito-Lay spokesperson who was criticized by many Mexican-Americans for prompting and promoting stereotypes of Mexicans?
Frito-Bandito
He'll say top, but he's really a bottom.
Which York Suburban grad starred in a movie directed by Robert Redford? (For an additional 100 points- Name the movie.) You can chat with this star at Kelly's Inn most week day evenings. He's the brooding guy at the bar with the scarf.
Craig Sheffer
"A River Runs Through It"
Who in this room had the most "Varsity Sports" Letters while in high school?
The winner shall reveal him/herself. (I think it's me, but you can't be too sure.)
Who wrote the hit song, "MANIC MONDAY?"
Prince, but The Bangles performed it.
What "J"-name was the most popular girl's name during the 90s?
Jessica
In what year did the Frito Company and the Lay Company Merge to become the Frito Lay Company?
1949 1953 1961 1973
1961
Bill's favorite television show.
I Love Lucy
In 1831 Phineas Davis built "The York." It was the first one of its kind in the USA. What was "The York?"
First successful coal-burning locomotive
Who was the professional football player from York who won two Super Bowl rings, the first of which while he was a Steeler in 2006.
John Kuhn
In 1980 Unadulterated Food Products renamed their company after their most famous and best-selling product, a carbonated apple juice, called what?
SNAPPLE
in 1992 FUBU, the hip hop apparel company was founded in New York. FUBU is an acronym for what?
For Us By US
How many snack brands does Frito-Lay have?
29
Think Larry knows all of them?
Bill math: What is the sum of the number of tattoos Bill has and his class rank (out of 37).
5 + 17 = 22