Round 1
1. Who was the first woman to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court? Sandra Day O'Connor
2. What year of the Olympics were filmed in Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia Spiele? 1936
3. What is the first and last name of the character from that 70's show cast who is referred to as a "cocktail dad"? Red Forman
4. What is the highest waterfall on the Mississippi river? St. Anthony Falls
5. The rules of the very difficult and useless game golf is written jointly by two organizations, one in the U.S. and one in what country? Scotland
6. What rapper acted as the Mouse King in the Nutcracker at Baltimore's School for the Arts? 2pac
7. What Canadian-born architect, who designed a building in Minneapolis, also designed the trophy for the World Cup of Hockey? Frank Gehry
8. What month did Kurt Cobain die in in 1994? April
9. In 31 B.C. The Final War of the Roman Republic ended in the battle at Actium. Who won? Octavian, or Caesar
10. Billy Madison rises himself out of his hung-over pool side stupor at the beginning of the film Billy Madison when he realizes what special day it is. What day is it? Nudey Magazine Day
11. What city and state did Michael Moore grow up in? Flint, Michigan
12. What is the name of the first published novel by Chuck Palahniuk? Fight Club
13. What country is Lesotho entirely surrounded by? South Africa
14. What rite of passage, when directly translated is known as: one to whom the commandments apply? bar or bat mitzvah
15. Author Madeleine L'Engle died on Friday. What was her most popular book? A Wrinkle in Time
Round 2
1. What is Peter Griffin's sole response to all questions when he is on a parody of Jeopardy on the "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" episode? Diarrhea
2. What major Southern city was occupied by the Union early in the Civil War and was thus spared the destruction that many Southern cities endured during the Civil War? New Orleans (wikipedia.org)
3. In what city did Jimi Hendrix die? London, England (wiki)
4. Name the four inner planets? Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
5. What is the most populuous city in Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh City
6. What are the names of the crash test dummies who are the mascots for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration? Vince and Larry
7. Who was the lead role in the TV show Monk originally written for? Michael Richards
8. What movie did Kevin Spacey win his first Oscar for? The Usual Suspects
9. Hmong people's original homeland is the mountainous Southern region of what country? China
10. The U.N. recognizes 192 countries, but most scholars agree there are 194 countries in the world. One country missing is an island, and the other one is completely within the borders of another country, name both. Taiwan, Vatican City
11. What non-coastal Western state has the lowest median age in the United States with a median age of 28.5? Utah
12. Which county has a higher Asian population, Hennepin or Ramsey county? Ramsey
13. In rap slang, if someone is a crooked eye sipper what does that mean? they drink st. ives malt liquor
14. What living singer, born in 1940, is the only vocalist to win Grammy's in three separate categories, jazz, pop and R&B? Al Jarreau
15. What title, used in numerous fields, literally means "holding a place"? lieutenant
Music Round
Daughter – Pearl Jam
The Rat – The Walkmen
The Beatles – Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
50 Cent – 21 Questions
Death Cab for Cutie – Soul Meets Body
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Holy sweet feathery jesus..... these are hard questions.
I consider my friends to be the smartest people I know..... we used to play at leaning tower of pizza and I don't think we ever scored in the top half of the results.
How many questions to the winners at this pub trivia usually get correct?
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