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TRIVIA!November 16, 2010
Rules20 Questions with 2 Rounds
◦The First Round Questions are worth 1 Point Each
◦The Second Round Questions are worth 2 Points
One Halftime Question: Worth 5 Points
One Final Question: Wager up to 10 Points
RulesGrab some paper and a pen from the bar for
your team and turn in your team’s answer into the pitcher on the bar
Choose a team name. Right your team name on EACH answer you turn in. If there’s no team name, you get no points.
I will read the question then play a song. You will have until the end of the song to get your answers into the pitcher. If your team doesn’t have a response when I collect them, sorry, your team is too slow and you get no points.
Spelling does NOT countNO cell phones, computers, iTouches, etc.
ROUND ONE
Question 1
Which was the first of H.J. Heinz’s “57 Varieties?”
Answer
Horseradish
Question 2
Who was the first president to use the informal version of his name?
Answer
Jimmy Carter
Question 3
Who is the only former Clemson football player with three Superbowl rings?
Answer
Jeff Bostic
Question 4
On Saved By the Bell, what was the name of the beach club the gang worked?
Answer
Malibu Sands Beach Club
Question 5
What was the highest grossing film of 2009, making $2,471,000,000?
Answer
Avatar
Question 6
Before it was called Ping Pong, what was the sport called?
A) Wiff Waff B) Scutt Scutt
C) Pom Pom D) Netto
Answer
A) Wiff Waff
Question 7
In what year did Buddy Holly die?
Answer
1959
Question 8
True or False: The Fig Newton was named after the town, Newton, Massachusetts?
Answer
True
Question 9
What candy was the first wrapped penny candy in America?
Answer
Tootsie Rolls
Halftime Question (5 points)What are the first and last names
of the 4 main characters in Sex and The City?
Answer
Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, and Miranda Hobbes
ROUND TWO
Question 11
What was the character name of the coffee shop worker on Friends who was in love with character Rachel Green? He is also a Clemson graduate!
Answer
Gunther
Question 12
Within 50, how many calories does a McDonald’s Big Mac have?
Answer
540 calories
Question 13
At the CMA’s this past week, who won 2010 New Artist of the Year?
Answer
Zac Brown Band
Question 14
What are the birthstone of months May, July and October?
Answer
May: EmeraldJuly: RubyOctober: Opal
Question 15
True or False: The teddy bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt.
Answer
True
Question 16
What country does this flag represent?
Answer
Argentina
Question 17
Who played Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”?
Answer
Mark Hamill
Question 18
In what state was the Krispy Kreme Doughnut company founded?
Answer
North Carolina
Question 19
Which of the following is a town in the most number of states?
A) Springfield B) Centerville
C) Franklin D) Fairfield
Answer
B) Centerville, it is a town in a total of 45 states
FINAL QUESTION!!!!
List the 7 continents in order from largest to smallest according to land size.
Answer
Asia (44,579,000 km2)Africa (30,065,000)North America (24,256,000)South America (17,819,000)Antarctica (13,209,000)Europe (9,938,000)Australia (7,687,000)