It was a rainy Tuesday night in New York and we had a small, but enthusiastic turnout for Trivia. The guys from DIMS pulled away by the third round, getting a perfect score in the Q Train lightning round and went on to an comfortable victory, rolling up 52 points. Congratulations to Ken and Darek on their first win of the decade.
Second place went to This Pitcher Smells Like Gwyneth Paltrow's Vagina (who also won for Best Team Name; yes, I had to say that name all night long!) with 29 points and third place went to Harry Potter's 9" Wand with 22 points.
Current Events
1. What film won Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) at the Golden Globes last week?
2. A failed baseball prospect named Garrison Lassiter announced he is suing what onetime NY baseball superstar player and his team for $34 million because they "derailed" his career and protected the superstar?
3. What TV network settled a $250 million lawsuit with Covongton Catholic student Nick Sandmann, after a January 2019 incident in Washington DC with a Native American he felt was slanted against him?
4. What Oscar-winning actor was recently credited with saving a man in the Caribbean who fell off his yacht over the New Years holiday?
5. What male pop singer last week revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and chronic mononucleosis?
6. What retail chain announced they will close 29 stores across the US despite upbeat sales during the recent holiday season?
7. Neil Peart, who was a Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame drummer from what classic rock group, died last week from brain cancer at the age of 67?
African American Trivia
1. In what year did Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in MLB in the 20th century for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
2. "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" is the autobiography of what African American woman?
3. Who was the first African American actress to be an "EGOT Winner": Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards winner?
4. What 19th century African American educator is credited with founding Tuskegee University?
5. Guion Bluford became the first African American to accomplish what feat in 1983?
6. What African American singer won the Album of the Year Grammy Award three times in the 1970s?
7. In 1989, Douglas Wilder became the first African American elected governor, of what southern state?
The Q Train: TV Cities Trivia
1. The Drew Carey Show
2. The Golden Girls
3. Dharma & Greg
4. This Is Us
5. Six Feet Under
6. St. Elsewhere
7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8. How to Get Away With Murder
9. The Bob Newhart Show
10. Blue Bloods
General Knowledge
1. What is the boiling point of water in degrees Celsius? ( 1 pt)
2. What color are 15 of the 22 balls in a snooker set? ( 1 pt)
3. What classic horror film did Gus Van Sant remake in 1998? ( 1 pt)
4. What male actor has received the most Oscar nominations? ( 2 pt)
5. What country has the most dairy cows? ( 2 pt)
6. The NBA Memphis Grizzlies began as an expansion team in 1995 in what Canadian city? ( 2 pt)
7. The current Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known by what name? ( 3 pt)
IQ Trivia
1. Dendrophobia is the fear of what objects? ( 5 points)
2. What 1979 war epic was inspired by Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella "Heart of Darkness?" ( 4 points)
3. In 1927, the first commercial transatlantic telephone conversation connected which two cities? ( 3 points)
4. What is the only US state in the Deep South that currently has a Democratic governor? ( 4 points)
5. Rembrandt Peale and Gilbert Stuart are best known for doing more than 100 paintings of what American historical figure? ( 4 points)
Answers
Current Events
1. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood;" 2. Derek Jeter; 3. CNN; 4. Leonardo DiCaprio; 5. Justin Bieber; 6. Macy's; 7. Rush.
African American Trivia
1. 1947; 2. Maya Angelou; 3. Whoopi Goldberg; 4. Booker T. Washington; 5. Fly in space; 6. Stevie Wonder; 7. Virginia.
The Q Train: TV Cities Trivia
1. Cleveland; 2. Miami; 3. San Francisco; 4. Pittsburgh; 5. Los Angeles; 6. Boston; 7. Minneapolis; 8. Philadelphia; 9. Chicago; 10. New York.
General Knowledge
1. 100 degrees; 2. red; 3. "Psycho;" 4. Jack Nicholson (12); 5. India; 6. Vancouver; 7. Zaire.
IQ Trivia
1. Trees; 2. "Apocalypse Now;" 3. New York and London; 4. Louisiana: 5. George Washington.