PREVIOUSLY I’VE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE SEC THAT HAVE CAT OR DOG NICKNAMES. LAST SATURDAY, AS IS TRUE OF LIFE IN GENERAL, ONE OF THOSE CAT TEAMS DEFEATED BY 34-14 THE ONLY SEC TEAM WITH A BIRD NICKNAME. FOR ONE POINT EACH, IDENTIFY THOSE TWO SEC TEAMS.
THE MIZZOU TIGERS AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME COCKS.
sports
animals
colleges
Griffs
AS ALWAYS WE LEAD OFF WITH A QUESTION ABOUT ADULT BEVERAGES. ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOW HAD ITS MEANING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER CHEAP, HIGH-ALCOHOL CONTENT DRINKS, WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL LIQUOR USED TO MAKE SCREECH, A DRINK BELOVED IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR?
RUM, ESPECIALLY JAMAICAN RUM. ACCORDING TO THE TALE, IT GOT ITS NAME WHEN AN UNSUSPECTING BRITISH OFFICER DOWNED A GLASS IN ONE GULP AS HE SAW THE FOLKS AROUND HIM DOING, AND LET OUT A CRY DESCRIBED AS AN “UNGODLY SCREECH.”
alcohol
canada
Griffs
THE ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING KICKED OFF MONDAY IN NEW YORK. FOR ONE POINT, WHO HAS BEEN THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL SINCE 2017, AND FOR ANOTHER POINT, WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS THAT PERSON FROM?
ANTONIO GUTERRES IS FROM PORTUGAL, WHERE HE SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY.
UN
politics
Portugal
Griffs
MULTIPLE CHOICE: IN ADDITION TO ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CARD GAMES, WHAT SINCE THE EARLY FIFTEENTH CENTURY HAS THE WORD “TRUMP” MEANT IN THE UK:
winner of a game of skill
person who loves the royals
bully
especially noisy fart
D: AN ESPECIALLY NOISY FART
vocabulary
politics
bodily functions
Griffs
TRUE OR FALSE: AN OSTRICH’S EYE IS BIGGER THAN ITS BRAIN.
TRUE. THE EYE IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BILLIARD BALL.
tf
animals
Griffs
WHICH TV SERIES BASED ON A GRAPHIC NOVEL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AIRING ITS FINAL SEASON, HAS CHARACTERS JESSE, TULIP, AND CASSIDY, AS WELL AS GOD, JESUS CHRIST, AND ADOLPH HITLER?
PREACHER
television
comic
Griffs
WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO PUT QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON ITS CURRENCY?
CANADA—WHEN SHE WAS JUST 8 YEARS OLD.
canada
money
england
Griffs
THE REASON LINUX HAS A PENGUIN FOR A LOGO IS FOUNDER LINUS TORVALDS HAD A FONDNESS FOR PENGUINS, HE wAS “GENTLY NIBBLED” BY A BLUE FAIRY PENGUIN. OTHERS TERMED it AS ONE HAVING “TOOK A CHUNK OUT OF HIS LEG.” FOR A BONUS POINT, THE PENGUIN SHARES A NAME GIVE
TRUE. BONUS POINT: TUX, NOT BECAUSE PENGUINS ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THEY’RE WEARING TUXEDOS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN ACRONYM FOR (T)ORVOLDS (U)NI(X)
tf
animals
computers
Griffs
WHICH 2003 FILM, WHICH WAS ALSO MADE INTO A 2015 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER MUSICAL AND A 2016 NICKELODEON TV SHOW, CONTAINS THE LINE ‘YOUR KIDS HAVE ALL REALLY TOUCHED ME, AND IM PRETTY SURE THAT IVE TOUCHED THEM’?
SCHOOL OF ROCK. THE LINE IS SPOKEN BY DEWEY FINN PLAYED BY JACK BLACK.
movie
broadway
Griffs
FORMER HOUSTON ASTROS HALL OF FAMER CRAIG BIGGIO AND CARAN BIGGIO, SANDY ALOMAR AND ROBERTO ALOMAR, AND STEVE LOMBARDOZZI AND STEVE LOMBARDOZZI JR. ARE THREE OF THE OVER 200 SECOND-GENERATION PAIRS IN THE MLB. WHAT OTHER ELEMENT DO THESE SIX PLAYERS HAVE IN COMMON?
THEY ALL AT SOME TIME IN THEIR CAREER PLAYED SECOND BASE.
astros
baseball
houston
Griffs
WHICH 1712 MOCK-EPIC BEGINS WITH THE COUPLET: “WHAT DIRE OFFENCE FROM AM’ROUS CAUSES SPRINGS, WHAT MIGHTY CONTESTS RISE FROM TRIVIAL THINGS?” FOR A SECOND POINT, NAME THE POET.
“THE RAPE OF THE LOCK” BY ALEXANDER POPE.
poetry
Griffs
TRUE OR FALSE: JOE DIMAGGIO ONCE ASKED PAUL SIMON WHY SIMON HAD WRITTEN THE LINE “WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DIMAGGIO?”
TRUE—JOLTIN’ JOE POINTED OUT “I HAVEN’T GONE ANYWHERE.”
tf
music
baseball
Griffs
WHICH JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF BOOKS SUCH AS “YOU GOT TO DANCE WITH THEM WHAT BRUNG YOU: POLITICS IN THE CLINTON YEARS” AND “BUSHWACKED: LIFE IN GEORGE W. BUSH’S AMERICA” IS THE SUBJECT OF THE DOCUMENTARY “RAISE HELL” THAT’S BEEN PLAYING AT THE RIVER OAKS THEATER?
MOLLY IVINS
Journalists
Griffs
IN 1984, DAN KLOSTERMAN, THE VP of tHE OILERS TEAMED WITH DAN DOWNS TO RELEASE QB1, AN INTERACTIVE FOOTBALL GAME, WHICH WAS PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE duRING THE SUPER BOWL.THEIR COMPANY LATER ADDED TRIVIA GAMES TO THE SYSTEM, FOR ONE POINT GIVE EITHER THE ORIGINAL OR CURRENT NAME of the company
BUZZTIME AND NTN
sports
Griffs
WHAT WOULD SOMEONE SUFFERING FROM LINONOPHOBIA THEORETICALLY AT LEAST NOT WANT TO BECOME?
AN INTERIOR DECORATOR
A PHYSICIST
A ZOOKEEPER
A SCUBA DIVER
ANSWER B: BECAUSE THEORETICAL PHYSICISTS STUDY STRING THEORY, AND SOMEONE WITH LINONOPHOBIA SUFFERS FROM A FEAR OF STRINGS.
phobias
science
Griffs
WHAT GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE DO THESE CITIES SHARE: ST. PETERSBURG IN RUSSIA, BRUGES IN BELGIUM, AND AMSTERDAM IN THE NETHERLANDS?
THEY ALL HAVE CANALS.
geography
Griffs
SPEAKING OF BRUGES, WHICH OSCAR AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR WROTE THE SCRIPTS FOR “IN BRUGES” AND “SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS,” AS WELL AS THE PLAY “THE PILLOWMAN”?
THE SCREENWRITER OF “IN BRUGES” (OR AS THE CHARACTERS WOULD SAY IT, “IN FUCKING BRUGES,” IS MARTIN MCDONAGH, WHO ALSO WROTE AND DIRECTED “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (AND WHOSE LATEST PLAY, “A VERY, VERY DARK MATTER,” MY DAUGHTER AND I GOT TO SEE IN LONDON LAST YEAR)
movie
writers
Griffs
DURING THE WAR OF 1812, MEAT PACKER SAMUEL WILSON FROM TROY, NEW YORK, SUPPLIED BARRELS OF BEEF TO THE U.S. TROOPS, AND THUS LENT HIS NAME TO AN ICON. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT ICON?
UNCLE SAM. ALTHOUGH CARTOONIST THOMAS NASH IS CREDITED WITH COMING UP WITH THE IMAGE IN 1813, SOLDIERS HAD ALREADY STARTED REFERRING TO THE BEEF AND OTHER THINGS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS COMING FROM UNCLE SAM.
americana
history
Griffs
THIS WEEK, THE WORLD CUP IN THIS SPORT CONTINUES IN TOKYO. UNFORTUNATELY TODAY THE USA LOST TO ENGLAND. FOR ONE POINT, IDENTIFY THE SPORT. FOR A SECOND POINT, GIVE THE NAME OF THE RELATIVELY NEW HOUSTON TEAM THAT PLAYS THAT SPORT? FOR A THIRD POINT, NAME THE STADIUM THat was built for them.
RUGBY. HOUSTON SABERCATS. AVENA STADIUM.
sports
rugby
houston
Griffs
MULTIPLE CHOICE: ACCORDING TO AN URBAN LEGEND SPAWNED BY A 1971 BOOK BY WALLACE REYBURN, WHO INVENTED THE MODERN BRASSIERE?
VICTORIA RAYMOND
AUDEN BLACK
OTTO TITZLING
GILLIAM O’MALLEY
"C. OTTO TITZLING; TITLE OF THE BOOK WAS “BUST-UP: THE UPLIFTING TALE OF OTTO TITZLING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRA.
clothing
Griffs
2 POINTS. THERE ARE FIVE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT ARE BANNED AS WAGERS ON JEOPARDY!. THREE OF THEM--$14, $88, AND $1488—ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAZIS. FOR ONE POINT EACH, NAME THE OTHER TWO.
$69 AND $666.
jeopardy
numbers
Griffs
WHAT FABRIC WAS USED FOR CAR SEATS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE GREMLIN?
DENIM—THE SLOGAN WAS “THE CAR THAT WEARS THE PANTS.”
cars
Griffs
FDR WAS SO EXCITED TO TELL WINSTON CHURCHILL THAT HE’D COME UP WITH THE TERM “UNITED NATIONS” THAT HE DID WHAT?
SENT A TELEGRAM.
WOKE CHURCHILL UP BY CALLING HIM AT THREE IN THE MORNING LONDON TIME
INTERRUPTED A MEETING BETWEEN CHURCHILL AND KING GEORGE VI
INSISTED ON BEING WHEELED INTO CHURCHILL’S BATHROOM WHERE CHURCHILL WAS TOWELING HIMSELF OFF AFTER A
D: INSISTED ON BEING WHEELED INTO CHURCHILL’S BATHROOM WHERE CHURCHILL WAS TOWELING HIMSELF OFF AFTER A BATH. THE PRIME MINISTER WAS DESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HARRY HOPKINS AS BEING “STARK NAKED AND GLEAMING PINK,” AND BY FDR HIMSELF AS LOOKING LIKE A “PINK CHERUB.”
history
Griffs
“SPORTING MATCH” IS THE MUSIC USED BY THE BBC FOR THE COVERAGE OF WHAT EVENT BEGINNING EACH YEAR IN LATE JUNE?
WIMBLEDON
music
sportd
tennis
Griffs
WHAT CONTROVERSIAL INVENTION DID WARREN BUFFETT DESCRIBE AS “PROBABLY RAT POISON SQUARED”
BITCOIN
money
Griffs
CAPTAIN BEVERLY BASS OF DALLAS HAS MADE THE NEWS SEVERAL TIMES. One WAS WHEN SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE CAPTAIN AT AMERICAN AIRLINES, Two WHEN SHE CAPTAINED an ALL-FEMALE CREW, AND THE THIRD WHEN SHE BECAME A pARTy IN ONE OF THE results of a disaster. Name the action,disaster, and musical.
911. THE GROUNDING PLANES IN GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND OF PLANES HEADED TO THE UNITED STATES, AT WHAT USED TO BE THE LARGEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA UNTIL IT BECAME POSSIBLE FOR PLANES TO MAKE IT ALL THE AWAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT REFUELING. “COME FROM AWAY” (WHICH WILL BE COMING TO HOUSTON NEXT MARCH).
history
musical
Griffs
ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN OLYMPIC EVENTS EXCEPT:
LIVE PIGEON SHOOTING
DUELING PISTOLS
PAINTING
CHESS
CHESS
sports
olympics
Griffs
WHICH SONG RECORDED BY ANNE MURRAY, JERRY GARCIA, TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, DAVE VAN RONK, AND BING CROSBY AMONG OTHERS, WHICH EVOKES OUR 26TH PRESIDENT, BEGINS: IF YOU GO DOWN IN THE WOODS TODAY, YOURE SURE OF A BIG SURPRISE. IF YOU GO DOWN IN THE WOODS TODAY, YOUD BETTER GO IN DI
THE “TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC”
music
Griffs
WHICH PRODUCT WAS ORIGINALLY MARKETED AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP WITH “STORMY BREATH”?
LIFE SAVERS
candy
ads
Griffs
IN WHICH SPORT WOULD YOU HEAR THE ACRONYM “TOOTBLAN” USED?
BASEBALL. IT STANDS FOR “THROWN OUT ON THE BASEPATHS LIKE A NINCOMPOOP,” AND WAS COINED IN 2005 BY A FRUSTRATED CUBS FAN REGARDING SHORTSTOP RYAN THERIOT, FOR HIS PENCHANT FOR ILL-ADVISED STEAL ATTEMPTS AND GENERAL LACK OF SKILL RUNNING BASES.
sports
baseball
acronym
Griffs
HOW DOES ONE VIOLATE THE STRINGER BELL RULE?
BY TAKING NOTES OR OTHERWISE PUTTING THINGS IN WRITING WHEN ENGAGING IN A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY. CAME FROM AN EPISODE OF “THE WIRE.”
law
television
Griffs
ON SEPTEMBER 10TH HOUSTON LOST WHICH CELEBRATED SINGER/SONGWRITER, WHO PROVIDED THE MUSIC FOR THE “SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE” REVIVAL THAT WAS RECENTLY PUT ON BY THE CATASTROPHIC THEATER?
JAY LEE
GREG HENKEL
DANIEL JOHNSTON
JOSEPH LINBECK
DANIEL JOHNSTON, WHOSE FIRST AND LAST NAMES COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY ARE THE SAME AS THE PERSON WHO INTRODUCED ME TO GRIFF’S MANY YEARS AGO. THE OTHER NAMES ARE MEMBERS OF LOCAL CELTIC BAND THE FLYING FISH SAILORS AND ARE ALL ALIVE AND WELL.
houston
music
Griffs
WHAT SPORT SHARES A TERM WITH THE SUBJECT OF A SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE POEM?
GOLF, WHICH USES THE TERM “ALBATROSS” AS ANOTHER TERM FOR A DOUBLE EAGLE, OR A THREE-UNDER-PAR ON A SINGLE HOLE.
sports
golf
animals
Griffs
WHICH MARKING ON THE FUR OF AN ANIMAL IS ATTRIBUTED VARIOUSLY TO BEING A GIFT FROM THE VIRGIN MARY OR MOHAMMED, OR BEING A MARK OF THE MOON?
THE “M” ON THE FOREHEAD OF A TABBY CAT.
animals
cats
Griffs
ELVIS PRESLEY ADOPTED THE SLOGAN AND LOGO “TCB.” WHAT DOES “TCB” STAND FOR FOR? HINT: IT’S THE SAME AS A 1973 SONG.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.
music
elvis
Griffs
TRUE OR FALSE: WISCONSIN NICKNAMED ITSELF “THE BADGER STATE” BECAUSE OF ITS LARGE POPULATION OF THAT ANIMAL.
FALSE—IT TOOK THAT NAME BECAUSE IN THE 1920S MINERS FLOCKED THERE AND MADE THEMSELVES HOMES UNDERGROUND, THUS EARNING THE NAME “THE BADGER BOYS.
tf
animals
wisconsin
Griffs
THE TITLE TO A 2005 NOVEL AND A 2008 OSCAR-WINNER FOR BEST FILM AND SUPPORTING ACTOR WAS TAKEN FROM THE FIRST LINE OF W.B. YEATS’S POEM “SAILING TO BYZANTIUM.” NAME THAT TITLE.
THE LINE IS “THAT IS NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
movie
books
Griffs
MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THESE HAS NEVER BEEN A FLAVOR OF PRINGLES?
saffron
PEPPERMINT WHITE CHOCOLATE
SEAWEED
PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
. SAFFRON
food
Griffs
TWO U.S. TV SERIES, ONE A COMEDY AND ONE A DRAMA, HAVE LEAD CHARACTERS WHOSE INITIALS ARE “F.U.”? FOR ONE POINT EACH, NAME THE TWO CHARACTERS.
FELIX UNGER OF “THE ODD COUPLE” AND FRANK UNDERWOOD OF “HOUSE OF CARDS.
television
characters
Griffs
WE’LL END THE REGULAR QUESTIONS WITH ONE ABOUT THE HOUSTON ROCKETS. WAY BACK IN 1967, WHEN THEY WERE STILL KNOWN AS THE SAN DIEGO ROCKETS, WHICH PLAYER FROM KENTUCKY WHO WENT ON TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST BASKETBALL COACHES OF ALL TIME, WAS THE TEAM’S FIRST DRAFT PICK?
PAT RILEY
sports
basketball
Griffs
IN 1987 IN JAPAN ASAHI RELEASED A NEW TYPE OF BEER WITH REDUCED SWEETNESS AND AFTERTASTE THAT QUICKLY BECAME THE THE RAGE THERE AMONG BEER BREWERS AND CONSUMERS. HOWEVER, IT NEVER REALLY CAUGHT ON IN THE UNITED STATES, AS THE BUDWEISER VERSION OF IT FLOPPED, PERHAPS BECAUSE ITS NAME SEEMED LIKE AN
DRY. THEY CAN SAY ALL THEY WANT ABOUT THE WORD REFERRING TO REDUCED SUGAR, BUT IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM RIGHT.
alcohol
beer
business
Griffs
While the Rockets are a great name for a team in the Space City, the team was originally established in what west coast city?
San Diego
Houston
Sports
Astral
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the Periodic Table?
J
Science
Astral
Previously held by Darrell Hammond, what current SNL cast member broke the record for longest-run on the show with 15 seasons in 2017?
Keenan Thompson
Saturday Night Live
Television
Astral
"Which of these landmarks does NOT contain copper?
The Eiffel Tower
The Liberty Bell
The Gateway Arch"
The Eiffel Tower - it is made of iron
Landmarks
Geography
Astral
Lil Nas’ “Old Town Road” broke the record for longest consecutive time in the billboard charts with 17 straight weeks beating what other two hits tied for 16 weeks, from 1995 and 1997 respectively.
"One Sweet Day Despacito"
Pop Music
Geography
Astral
How many assassination attempts of US presidents were committed by women?
Two - Lynnette “Squeaky”Fromey (of the Manson family), Sarah Jane Moore: both within 2 weeks of each other.Their target? Gerald Ford
Assasinations
History
Astral
Inventor George Smith patented what candy in 1931 stating that the name was inspired by his favorite race horse?
Lollipop
Candy
Astral
In 2011, Mattel made the news by announcing it was working with fashion designer TokiDoki to release a Barbie that became incredibly controversial because she had what?
Tattoos
Toys
Astral
"Which of these TV shows had both its first and last episode in the 90s? Seinfeld Home Improvement Saved by the Bell Friends"
Home Improvement ran from 1991 - 1999. Seinfeld and Saved by the Bell both began in 1989.Friends ended in the 2000s
TV
Astral
The greek god of dreams was the origin for the name of what drug?
Morphine
Drugs
Greek Mythology
Astral
Houston Aveva Stadium recently opened April 13th in South Houston and is home to the Houston Sabercats. What sport do they play?
Rugby
Houston
Astral
Hurricane Katrina and Harvey rank as #1 and #2 most costliest hurricanes in the 21st century, but what was the most expensive hurricane of the 20th century?
Hurricane Andrew
History
Hurricanes
Astral
Philately is the official name of the collection and study of what collectible item?
postage stamps
Hobbies
Astral
Which country has the longest national anthem?
Russia
Greece
Belgium
Turkey
Greece
Music
Astral
Richard Bachman is the nom de plume of this world-renowned author whose written over 80 books.
Stephen King
Literature
Astral
What is the only non-hyphenated word to have three unique sets of consecutive letters?
Bookkeeper
Words
Astral
In a program called "Paving for Pizza" WHICH FAST FOOD CHAIN IS FIXING POTHOLES AND PUTTING ITS LOGO ON THE NEW ASPHALT?
Dominoes
Business
Fast Food
Astral
As of September 1st, 2019, it is now illegal to send what to someone unsolicited?
Nude photos/dick pics
Texas Laws
Crime
Astral
According to a recent article in the chronicle, how many craft breweries does Houston have?
104
84
64
44
64
Beer
Houston
Astral
The hymn “Faith’s Review and Expectation” is more commonly known by this title.
Amazing Grace
Music
Houston
Astral
Which animal regulates its temperature by sending blood to its tail?
Rats
Biology
science
Astral
What apple is the only native apple to the United States?
Granny Smith
Honey Crisp
Crabapple
Red Delicious
Crabapple
Biology
science
Astral
"For the last 10 years, 5 female baby names have occupied the “top 5 names” according to the Social Security Administration. What are those names? Here is a hint: they all end in A. "
Isabella Ava Emma Sophia Olivia
List Question
Social Statistics
Astral
Former Texans quarterback David Carr holds the dubious NFL record for most sacks in a single season. How many times was he sacked?
76
sports
Houston
Astral
This famous computer was first brought online on January 12, 1992 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign but didn’t become well-known until 2001. What computer is it?
HAL / HAL 9000
movie
History
computers
Astral
What writer, mostly known for his sci-fi classics, has works that can be found in 9 out of the 10 classifications in the Dewey Decimal System?
Isaac Asimov
Literature
Astral
"The dot over a lowercase i or j is called a what? semordnilap Tittle acute circumflex"
Tittle
English
Astral
In 2019 the Patriots will made their 3rd consecutive appearance at the Super Bowl, but another team holds the record for most consecutive appearances at the Super Bowl. What team is it?
Buffalo Bills
Sports
football
Astral
What country was granted independence from the United States on July 4, 1946?
The Philippines
Independence
Foreign Affairs
Astral
Georgia, Greece, and Germany are countries whose English names begin with the letter "g". What is the only country whose English name ENDS with the letter "g"?
Luxembourg
geography
Astral
In the common elementary mathematical order-of-operations mnemonic PEMDAS, what operation does the letter E stand for?
Exponents
math
Astral
How many of the 16 celebrities mentioned in Madonna’s Vogue are still alive?
0
lyrics
Astral
How many feet do snails have?
Just the one.
animals
Astral
If you are on social media you would think that the Game of Thrones finale would have broken records of most-watched series finale - but it did not. What20th century fictional T.V. series still holds the title for most watched series finale according to its Nielsen Ratings?
M.A.S.H.
T.V.
Astral
Which day of the week is named after the goddess of marriage?
Friday - Frigg
Norse Mythology
Astral
What bird eats and drinks upside down?
Flamingos
birds
Astral
“Arrangement in black and white no. 1” is more commonly known as what painting of the artist’s parent?
Whistler’s mother
Art
Astral
"As of 2019, what distiller is credited with making the most expensive whiskey?
Dalmore
Old Rip Van Winkle
Balvenie
Macallan
The Macallan 1926 60-year-old
whiskey
Astral
In what state is the geographic center of the United States?
South Dakota
geography
Astral
The U.S. income tax was instituted to fund what war?
The Civil War
History
Astral
The 2020 Democratic Primary is a fun-filled slate of qualified candidates, chomping at the bit for an opportunity at the brass ring of the highest office in the world. Among them, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, trying to prove he has got the mind & mettle to take on President Whatever
3
US History
Politics
Astral
TRUE OR FALSE: PAUL SIMON SAID THE INSPIRATION FOR “MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION” CAME FROM HIS SEEING A DISH BY THAT NAME AT A CHINESE RESTAURANT.
TRUE. THE DISH WAS CHICKEN AND EGGS.
tf
food
music
Griffs
MULTIPLE CHOICE: BESIDES A SUBATOMIC PARTICLE, “QUARK” CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT?:
“STAR TREK” CHARACTER
WORD FROM “FINNEGAN’S WAKE
SHARP TURN IN THE ROAD
CHEESE
SHARP TURN IN THE ROAD
Science
star trek
food
Griffs
NAME THE WOMAN WHO THIS YEAR BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST LGBTQ PERSON TO EVER COACH IN THE SUPER BOWL.
KATIE SOWERS, THE OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE ’49ERS.
sports
lgbtq
football
Griffs
OPOSSUMS HAVE 13 NIPPLES.
TRUE.
tf
animals
Griffs
WHICH TV SERIES THAT HAD ITS SERIES FINALE IN DECEMBER AFTER SEVEN SEASONS REVOLVED AROUND THE BUSINESS ANTICS OF CHARACTERS REFERRED TO AS RICHARD, JARED, BIG HEAD, EHRLICH, GUILFOYLE, AND MONICA?
SILICON VALLEY
television
hbo
Griffs
WE LEARNED IN GRADE SCHOOL THAT THE THREE SHIPS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WERE THE NINA, THE PINTA, AND THE SANTA MARIA, BUT OF THESE, WHICH ONE’S OFFICIAL NAME WAS ACTUALLY THE SANTA CLARA?
nina
history
columbus
Griffs
A TRAFFIC STOP TURNED INTO A NARCOTICS RAID WHEN K-9 DOGS SNIFFING THE VEHICLE ALERTED OFFICERS TO A BAG OF DRUGS, HELPFULLY LABELED “BAG OF DRUGS.”
TRUE. OF COURSE THIS HAPPENED IN FLORIDA, ALTHOUGH IT’S NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER THE DRIVER WAS A FABLED “FLORIDA MAN,” ALTHOUGH CONSIDERING HE WAS GOING 25 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, THE ODDS SEEM GOOD THAT IS THE CASE. THE BAG HAD COCAINE AND OTHER ILLEGAL PHARMACEUTICALS ALONG WITH DRUG PARAPHENALIA.
tf
florida
crime
Griffs
WHICH 1975 FILM, WHICH WAS ALSO THE BASIS FOR A 2005 TONY-AWARD WINNING MUSICAL, ISSUED A CASTING CALL FOR EXTRAS AT A SCOTTISH SCHOOL PROMISING EACH STUDENT FOR A SINGLE DAY’S WORK TWO POUNDS, FREE TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD, AND "AN ABUNDANCE OF CRAZY ANTICS"?
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL.” THE 175 STUDENTS PLAYED ARTHUR’S ARMY AT THE END OF THE FILM, AND WERE SHOT FROM VARIOUS ANGLES TO MAKE IT SEEM THAT THERE WERE MORE OF THEM
movie
scotland
Griffs
WE’LL END ROUND ONE WITH AN ASTROS QUESTION: JUNE 18, 1967 AND MAY 1, 1969 MARKED THE ONLY TIMES AN ASTROS PLAYER ACCOMPLISHED A PARTICULAR FEAT TWICE. AUGUST 3, 2019 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 MARK THE ONLY TIME THAT SAME FEAT HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. WHAT FEAT ARE WE TALKING ABout?
PITCHING A NO-HITTER GAME. SO FAR DON WILSON IS THE ONLY ASTROS PITCHER TO DO IT TWICE FOR THE ASTROS. LAST YEAR AARON SANCHEZ PITCHED 6 INNINGS AGAINST THE MARINERS ON AUGUST 3 BEFORE BEING RELIEVED BY THREE OTHER PITCHERS DOING ONE INNING EACH, AND JUSTIN VERLANDER PITCHED THE SEPTEMBER GAME AGAINST THE BLUE JAYS, AND HOPEFULLY WILL SOMEDAY TIE OR BREAK DON WILSON’S RECORD.
Sports
baseball
astros
Griffs
ASTRONOMERS DISAGREED THIS PAST WEEKEND WHETHER THE MOON WAS JUST A SNOW MOON, OR A SUPERMOON AS WELL. FOR ONE POINT, WHAT CHARACTERIZES A SNOW MOON? FOR A SECOND POINT, WHAT CHARACTERIZES A SUPERMOON?
A SNOW MOON IS THE SECOND FULL MOON OF THE WINTER. A SUPERMOON OCCURS WHEN THE MOON IS CLOSEST IN ITS ORBIT TO EARTH, THUS MAKING IT APPEAR PARTICULARLY LARGE.
astronomy
moon
winter
Griffs
IN DANIEL DEITRICH’S NEW SONG, “HYMN TO THE 81 PERCENT,” WHAT DOES THE 81 PERCENT REFER TO?
THE 81 PERCENT OF EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS WHO SUPPORT TRUMP. IN IT THE SONGWRITER PROCLAIMS THAT HE IS LEAVING THEM SO AS TO “LOOK FOR JESUS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF YOUR WALLS.”
Music
trump
Griffs
WHICH DWELLING, WHOSE AUTHOR DESCRIBED IS AS “NOT SANE,” IN WHICH “WHATEVER WALKED THERE, WALKED ALONE,” WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN A 1959 NOVEL, AND HAS HAD TWO FILMS AND A TV SERIES RETURNING NEXT SEASON?
HILL HOUSE, THE SUBJECT OF THE TV SERIES “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE” AND THE FILMS “THE HAUNTING.”
TV
Griffs
IN NORWEGIAN, THE WORD “TEXAS” IS USED TO DESCRIBE A CHAOTIC ATMOSPHERE OR A SITUATION THAT IS “TOTALLY, ABSOLUTELY, COMPLETELY BONKERS.”
TRUE. IT’S SPELLED WITH A LOWERCASE “T,” BUT IS THOUGHT TO HAVE COME FROM ASSOCIATING OUR STATE WITH THE WILD WEST
tf
texas
geography
Griffs
WHICH U.S. STATE’S INAPPROPRIATE NICKNAME IS ATTRIBUTED, PERHAPS FALSELY, TO AN 1876 SPEECH BY ABRAHAM BROWNING?
Massachusetts
NEW JERSEY
VERMONT
OREGON
New Jersey
texas
geography
Griffs
WHAT CELEBRATION LAST SATURDAY MARKED THE END OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPRING FESTIVAL?
THE LANTERN FESTIVAL
china
spring
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IN 1956 THE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INTRODUCED THE FIRST AWARD FOR “BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM.” THAT CATEGORY WAS RENAMED TO REFLECT THE MORE GLOBAL VIEW OF FILMMAKING, JUST IN TIME FOR “PARASITE” TO DEMONSTRATE BY WINNING BEST PICTURE THAT A GREAT FILM CAN’T BE CONFINED TO A CONFINED TO A CAT
“BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM” AND “LA SCALA.”
movie
oscars
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STUDENTS AT BYU NEED A DOCTOR’S EXCUSE DETAILING A MEDICAL CONDITION IN ORDER TO GET RELIEF FROM A PROVISION OF THE SCHOOL’S HONOR CODE. WHAT DO THE STUDENTS NEED A DOCTOR’S EXCUSE TO DO?
Grow facial hair
byu
utah
Griffs
THIS SATURDAY, THE LOS ANGELES KINGS WILL MEET THE COLORADO AVALANCHE AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN COLORADO SPRINGS AS PART OF THE 2020 NHL STADIUM SERIES. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DOES THE STADIUM SERIES SHARE WITH THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC AND THE NHL HERITAGE CLASSIC?
THE GAMES ARE ALL PLAYED OUTDOORS. THIS YEAR’S WINTER CLASSIC BETWEEN THE DALLAS STARS AND THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS WAS PLAYED AT THE COTTON BOWL, WHICH IS THE SOUTHERNMOST LOCATION FOR ANY NHL SIGNATURE OUTDOOR GAME. THE STARS WON 4-2, SO GO TEXAS!
Sports
hockey
Griffs
IF AN ACTOR CORPSES DURING A PERFORMANCE, WHAT HAS THAT ACTOR DONE?
FORGOTTEN HIS OR HER LINES
LAUGHED INAPPROPRIATELY
FAILED TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE
ACTUALLY DIED
LAUGHED INAPPROPRIATELY, AS WHEN JIMMY KIMMEL WOULD CRACK UP ON “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.” THE TERM COMES FROM A BRITISH THEATRICAL PRACTICE IN WHICH ACTORS WOULD TRY TO PROVOKE INTO LAUGHING PEOPLE ON STAGE PLAYING CORPSES.
theater
Griffs
IN HONOR OF THE SERIES “PICARD” THAT RECENTLY DEBUTED ON CBS: ALL ACCESS, WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE 1986 SONG BY THE REFRESHMENTS THAT CONTAINS THE LYRICS: “SO GIVE YOUR ID CARD TO THE BORDER GUARD, YOUR ALIAS SAYS YOU’RE CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD, OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.”
“BANDITOS”. THE CLUE REFERS TO THE “FRITO BANDITO,” WHO WAS USED BY FRITO CORN CHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE WISED UP THAT IT WAS NOT PC TO HAVE A MASCOT WITH A HEAVY MEXICAN ACCENT RUNNING AROUND ROBBING PEOPLE.
T.V.
star trek
Griffs
WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO THESE NUMBERS SHARE: 0, 1, 64, 729, 4096, AND 15625?
THEY ARE BOTH SQUARES AND CUBES.
math
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BOB SHANE, THE LAST MEMBER OF THE KINGSTON TRIO, PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH. IN 2006, THE BOSTON INTRODUCED AN ELECTRONIC TICKET ON ITS CITY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO HONOR THE SUBJECT OF THE TRIO’S “THE MTA SONG” WHO GOT ON THE SUBWAY WITHOUT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO GET OFF. MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHAT IS THAT
THE JIMMY CARD
THE SEAN CARD
THE CHARLIE CARD
HE JOHNNY CARD
THE CHARLIE CARD. POOR CHARLIE MAY “RIDE FOREVER ‘NEATH THE STREETS OF BOSTON, HE’S THE MAN WHO NEVER RETURNED.”
Music
Boston
Griffs
THE ORIGIN OF WHICH GAME INVOLVED ITS INVENTORS “DRINKING LOTS OF BEER, BADGERING FRIENDS TO DONATE A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR SO EACH, AND SAILING TO THE BURNOUT-CROWDED SHORES OF SOUTHERN SPAIN TO BUM AROUND ON THE BEACH”?
Trivial Pursuit
Game
trivia
Griffs
WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME OF THE LAWYER ON THE TV SHOW “GRIMM” WHO IS A HEXENBIEST? A VARIANT OF THE TITLE NAME IN A SONG SUNG BY BARBERSHOP QUARTETS, IT IS ALSO THE NAME OF A DECORATIVE FONT DESCRIBED AS BEING IN A “WITCH STYLE, GIVING OFF A VERY EERIE VIBE.”
ADALIND. WE NAMED OUR FLAMEPOINT KITTY WHO IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE TONIGHT AGAINST KIDNEY FAILURE AFTER HER.
TV
Grimm
Griffs
WHAT MUSICAL THAT WILL BE DONE LIVE ON ABC THIS FALL (PERHAPS AROUND HALLOWEEN?) FEATURES THE SONGS “THE BRAIN,” “TRANSYLVANIA MANIA,” AND “HE’S LOOSE”?
Young Frankenstein
TV
movie
theater
Griffs
LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP FROM NECCO TO SPANGLER, THE SWEETHEARTS CANDY WITH THE SAYINGS SUCH AS “BE MINE” WEREN’T AVAILABLE AT ALL. THIS YEAR THEY’RE BACK, BUT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, WHICH IS TRUE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CANDIES?:
THEY CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED IN THE NORTHEAST
THEY COME IN ONLY TWO COLORS: YELLOW AND ORANGE
THE PRICE HAS TRIPLED OVER THE 2018 PRICE.
MANY ARE BLANK OR HAVE ONLY PARTIAL MESSAGES
D. BECAUSE THE PRINTER WAS DAMAGED IN THE FIRST RUN AND COULDN’T BE FIXED BY THE END OF PRODUCTION, AN ESTIMATED NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THOSE WITH PRINTING ARE MISSING SOMETHING, AND SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT ARE BLANK. SO IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO USE THEM TO SPELL OUT AN ENDEARING PHRASE FOR YOUR VALENTINE, YOU’RE SOL AND NEED TO START THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE.
candy
st valentine
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STICKING WITH THE TOPIC OF TOMORROW’S CELEBRATION, IN 2000 WHAT PILL WAS DECLARED BY ITS PRODUCER TO BE THE “OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF VALENTINE’S DAY”?
Viagra
Drugs
st valentine
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A CERTAIN HAND GESTURE REPRESENTS THE HEBREW LETTER SHIN, WHICH REPRESENTS THE WORD SHADDAI, A NAME FOR GOD. MANY PEOPLE USE IT UNKNOWINGLY IN CONNECTION WITH A PARTICULAR PHRASE. IDENTIFY THAT PHRASE.
Live long and proster
hebrew letter
gesture
Griffs
GABE MUSELLA AND LAMAR BURKHALTER BRIEFLY APPEAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSTON TEXANS FOR DOING WHAT?
DESIGNING THE TEAM LOGO.
CHOOSING TORO AS THE TEAM MASCOT
WINNING A CONTEST TO REPLACE THE TEAM’S FIGHT SONG
DESIGNING THE TEAM’S FIRST UNIFORMS
C. WINNING A CONTEST TO PRODUCE A NEW FIGHT SONG TO REPLACE CLAY WALKER’S “IT’S FOOTBALL TIME IN HOUSTON.” DESPITE THE JUDGES LIKING THEIR CATCHILY-NAMED DITTY, THE “HOUSTON TEXANS FIGHT SONG,” FANS DESPISED IT, AND THE TWO WENT BACK TO THEIR DAY JOBS AT SPRING HIGH SCHOOL.
sports
Texans
football
Griffs
WHAT ACADEMIC DEGREE IS SHARED BY COMEDIAN GRAHAM CHAPMAN, ACTOR KEN JEONG, AUTHOR SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, POET WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS, AND TV HOST MATT ISEMAN?
medical degree
academics
actors
Griffs
FOR ONE POINT, NAME BOTH THE TWO MOST EXPENSIVE PROPERTIES OF THE U.S. TRADITIONAL MONOPOLY GAME. THEN, FOR ONE POINT EACH, NAME THE TWO MOST EXPENSIVE PROPERTIES OF THE BRITISH TRADITIONAL MONOPOLY GAME.
BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE. MARBLE ARCH AND PARK LANE.
Game
monopoly
Griffs
WHAT IS A SNOWCLONE?
A SNOWCLONE IS A CLICHÉ AND PHRASAL TEMPLATE THAT CAN BE USED AND RECOGNIZED IN MULTIPLE VARIANTS, SUCH AS “DAMMIT, JIM. I’M A DOCTOR NOT A __,”IN WHICH A PHRASE OR SENTENCE IS MADE BY SUBSTITUTING ONE OR MORE WORDS IN A CLICHÉ, EXISTING SET PHRASE, OR WELL-KNOWN SENTENCE. THE TERM WAS COINED IN 2004 AND WAS DERIVED FROM JOURNALISTIC CLICHÉS THAT REFERRED TO THE NUMBER OF ESKIMO WORDS FOR SNOW.
vocabulary
phrase
Griffs
IN 1980 STATISTICIAN STEPHEN STIEGLER PROPOSED “STIEGLER’S LAW OF EPONOMY” ABOUT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. WHAT DOES THAT LAW IRONICALLY STATE?
NO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IS NAMED AFTER ITS ORIGINAL DISCOVERER.
Science
law
Griffs
THE BOTANY BAY PRISON COLONY WAS ESTABLISHED AT BOTANY BAY.
FALSE: JOSEPH BANKS, A FAMOUS BOTANIST WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH CAPTAIN COOK NAMED THE BAY THAT BECAUSE OF ITS ABUNDANT PLANT LIFE. HOWEVER THE SOIL CONDITIONS WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR ESTABLISHING A COLONY THERE, SO THE PRISONERS AND OTHERS WERE MOVED ABOUT 38 KILOMETERS AWAY, TO WHAT HAS NOW BECOME SYDNEY.
tf
Australia
star trek
Griffs
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS PLAYED HAVOC WITH CRUISE LINES CAUSING DELAYS IN EMBARKING, PORTS-OF-CALL BEING SKIPPED, CRUISES ENDED EARLY, AND CRUISES CANCELLED ALTOGETHER. BUT FOR TWO SHIPS THE IMPACT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HORRENDOUS. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE DIAMOND PRINCESS ARE STILL IN QUARANTINE I
MY FAVORITE SHIP IN THE WORLD, THE BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT WESTERDAM. SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL BEGIN LETTING PASSENGERS OFF A FEW HOURS FROM NOW.
cruise line
illness
Griffs
MULTIPLE CHOICE. CONTINUING WITH THE IDEA OF THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, ALL OF THESE CAN BE DESCRIBED BY THAT TERM EXCEPT?
HENDRIK VAN DER DECKEN
A RESTAURANT IN KEMAH
AN OBSCURE SEXUAL TERM
insect
phrase
Griffs
AFI LISTED THE 50 GREATEST VILLAINS IN US FILM HISTORY. ONE OF THEM, HOWEVER, HAS NO NAME, NO DIALOGUE AND DOESNT EVEN APPEAR ON SCREEN. WHAT 1942 MOVIE THAT TRAUMATIZED ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD FEATURES THIS MYSTERIOUS BAD GUY?
BAMBI. THE HUNTER WHO KILLED BAMBI’S MOTHER IS NEVER SEEN. THEY ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH THAT THEY’RE MAKING A LIVE ACTION VERSION, AND I WILL NOT SEE IT. MORE FUN TO WATCH BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA COMBINED WITH BAMBI’S REVENGE.
movie
villian
Griffs
WE’LL END THE REGULAR QUESTIONS WITH ONE ABOUT THE HOUSTON ROCKETS. TOMORROW THE FINALISTS FOR THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME WILL BE ANNOUNCED. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW SINCE HE FIRST BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR THE 2017 CLASS, RUDY TOMJANOVICH IS ON THE LONG LIST. SHOULD THIS BE HIS YEA
BILL FITCH (INDUCTED LAST YEAR) AND ALEX HANNUM. THE PLAYERS ARE: CHARLES BARKLEY RICK BARRY CLYDE DREXLER ELVIN HAYES MOSES MALONE TRACY MCGRADY YAO MING DIKEMBE MUTOMBO HAKEEM OLAJAWON SCOTTIE PIPPEN RALPH SAMPSON
sports
basketball
rockets
Griffs
BRYAN CRANSTON IS UP FOR A TONY THIS YEAR FOR BEST LEADING ACTOR FOR HIS AMAZING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY BASED ON AN OSCAR-WINNING SCREENPLAY BY PADDY CHAYEVSKY FOR A 1976 FILM. NAME THE PLAY
NETWORK (BRYAN CRANSTON PLAYS HOWARD BEALE, THE ROLE THAT GOT A POSTHUMOUS OSCAR FOR PETER FINCH, AND LEFT US WITH AN IMMORTAL LINE. COME SAY IT WITH ME “I’M MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”
broadway
movie
tv
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