Trivia Time: Calvin and Hobbes Edition

[Johnny Unusual]

A new years is beginning. But why did it have to do so in the dead of winter. Well, if there's one comic strip that perfectly captured being a kid in the snowy woods, it was Calvin and Hobbes. Sorry, Crankshaft, try again some other time. Anyway, I decided to go with a Calvin and Hobbes themed trivia this time around!

1. Calvin and Hobbes – Questions about Calvin Coolidge and Roger Hobbes
2. Something Under the Bed is Drooling – Questions about Bedbugs
3. Yukon Ho! – Questions about the Klondike Gold Rush
4. Weirdos from Another Planet – Questions about Scientology
5. Revenge of the Baby-Sat – Questions about television critics
6. Scientific Progress Goes “Boink”? – Questions about technological sounds
7. Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons – Questions about yetis
8. The Days are Just Packed – Questions about luggage
9. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat – Questions about horror movies with “cat” in the title
10. There's Treasure Everywhere – Questions about unexpected finds
11. It’s a Magical World – Questions about fantasy lands

Round 1

1. What was Calvin Coolidge’s famous nickname, which originated from him saying little and his dry sense of humour?
2. What common gas’ smell rouses bed bugs to come and bite?
3. Of which city was William D Wood the mayor, before he resigned in order to try to become rich in the Yukon?
4. Which actress left the organization and released the book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology?
5. Which speculative fiction writer wrote television reviews that were compiled in a book called The Glass Teat?
6. What famous motion picture sound company owns “The Deep Note”?
7. What body part of the Yeti does the Khumjung monastery claim to have?
8. What kind of common travel bag is called a sea bag when used by sailors or marines?
9. Which movie was the first to pair Bela Legosi and Boris Karloff and had Karloff as a serial killer who preserved his victims? (Hint, almost based on a Edgar Allen Poe story)
10. Which legendary football coach’s college sweater was discovered in a North Carolina Goodwill in 2014?
11. What fantasy world features Winkie Country, Gillikin Country, Munchkin Country and Quadling Country?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Answers for Round 1

1. What was Calvin Coolidge’s famous nickname, which originated from him saying little and his dry sense of humour? Silent Cal
2. What common gas’ smell rouses bed bugs to come and bite? Carbon dioxide (specifically when it is exhaled)
3. Of which city was William D Wood the mayor, before he resigned in order to try to become rich in the Yukon? Seattle
4. Which actress left the organization and released the book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology? Leah Remini
5. Which speculative fiction writer wrote television reviews that were compiled in a book called The Glass Teat? Harlan Ellison
6. What famous motion picture sound company owns “The Deep Note”? THX
7. What body part of the Yeti does the Khumjung monastery claim to have? Scalp
8. What kind of common travel bag is called a sea bag when used by sailors or marines? Duffle bag/kit bag
9. Which movie was the first to pair Bela Legosi and Boris Karloff and had Karloff as a serial killer who preserved his victims? (Hint, almost based on a Edgar Allen Poe story) The Black Cat
10. Which legendary football coach’s college sweater was discovered in a North Carolina Goodwill in 2014? Vince Lombardi
11. What fantasy world features Winkie Country, Gillikin Country, Munchkin Country and Quadling Country? Oz


Rascally Badger - 8 Points
Kirin - 6 Points
Captain Blasto - 5 Points

Round 2

1. Roger Hobbes was an MP in which clean-sounding World Heritage Site city in England?
2. What are the culinary-inspired names of the row of three bites that bedbugs leave behind?
3. What was Rabbit Creek renamed in honor of it being the site that kicked off the Gold Rush?
4. What common animal name is used to describe former members who form their own Scientology movements independent of the core “Church”?
5. Which prominent British television writer created the weekly review/comedy show Screenwipe?
6. Who composed the Windows 95 start up noise?
7. What mountain range do the yeti supposedly call home?
8.

What kind of bag is this, named after the common floor covering?

9. Who wrote the three stories in the anthology horror film Cat’s Eye?
10. What is a 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle, which was discovered in a buried tin can in Northern California and was worth $1,000,000?
11. What fantastical land contains regions named Beleriand, Rhovanion and Harad?

 

[Kirin]

Couple quick questions -

On number 2, just checking "names" is actually supposed to be plural?
How specific do we need to be for 10? Got a good guess on what it is generally, but it's not very specific.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

2. Yes. Three names as part of a single phrase
10. Not very.

 

[Rascally Badger]

Hell yeah, all my shots in the dark hit this week.

Wait, there were 11 questions. Did I just miss one?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Apparently

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Answers for Round 2

1. Roger Hobbes was an MP in which clean-sounding World Heritage Site city in England? Bath (BTW, this question was purely to justify the Hobbes section of the title. It’s all Cal for the rest of the month.)
2. What are the culinary-inspired names of the row of three bites that bedbugs leave behind? Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
3. What was Rabbit Creek renamed in honor of it being the site that kicked off the Gold Rush? Bonanza Creek
4. What common animal name is used to describe former members who form their own Scientology movements independent of the core “Church”? Squirrel
5. Which prominent British television writer created the weekly review/comedy show Screenwipe? Charlie Brooker
6. Who composed the Windows 95 start up noise? Brian Eno
7. What mountain range do the yeti supposedly call home? The Himalayas
8. What kind of bag is this, named after the common floor covering?

Carpet Bag

9. Who wrote the three stories in the anthology horror film Cat’s Eye? Stephen King
10. What is a 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle, which was discovered in a buried tin can in Northern California and was worth $1,000,000? A gold coin/doubloon
11. What fantastical land contains regions named Beleriand, Rhovanion and Harad? Middle Earth

So far...
Kirin - 13 Points
Capt. Blasto - 10 Points
Rascally Badger - 8 Points

Rascally looks to have missed a week (though if he sends in late answers, I'll trust him to play fair) but considering the lead he had last week, he still can catch up!

Now

Round 3

1. Calvin owned a mechanical horse named Thunderbolt. What did he use it for?
2. What semi-solid is recommended to protect your body against bedbugs?
3. Which Yukon city is most closely linked to the Klondike Gold Rush?
4. What hunting term is used for the Scientology policy of systematically going after their critics?
5. Which game show was TV critic Jack O’Brian pivotal in undercovering the scandal behind?
6. The abrasive sound of the dial up noise of the early internet is the actual sound of what devices having conversations with each other?
7. What other name for the Yeti originated from Henry Newman due to a mistranslation?
8. What is the name of a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which could separate into two equal sections that was also named after a four time UK Prime Minister?
9. What common horror device/trope is called the Lewton Bus, which originated in the film Cat People? (to be clear, device in narrative terms, not a literal object)
10. In a recycling plant in Barrie, Ontario, an employee found a cash box containing $100,000 in what kind of common household electronic in 2017?
11. What literary world is home to cities and towns like Ankh-Morpork, Quirm and Pseudopolis?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Answers to round 3

1. Calvin owned a mechanical horse named Thunderbolt. What did he use it for? Exercise
2. What semi-solid is recommended to protect your body against bedbugs? Vaseline (or any petroleum jelly product)
3. Which Yukon city is most closely linked to the Klondike Gold Rush? Dawson City
4. What hunting term is used for the policy of systematically going after their critics? Fair Game
5. Which game show was TV critic Jack O’Brian pivotal in undercovering the scandal behind? Twenty One. But don’t sing this guys praises, he was fully in the tank for Joe McCarthy. But the Twenty One scandal was covered in the fairly good movie Quiz Show
6. The abrasive sound of the dial up noise of the early internet is the actual sound of what devices having conversations with each other? Modems
7. What other name for the Yeti originated from Henry Newman due to a mistranslation? The Abominable Snowman
8. What is the name of a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which could separate into two equal sections that was also named after a four time UK Prime Minister? Gladstone bag
9. What common horror device/trope is called the Lewton Bus, which originated in the film Cat People? The Jump Scare. The name comes from this scene, perhaps cinema's first jump scare.

Spoiler: Answer

10. In a recycling plant in Barrie, Ontario, an employee found a cash box containing $100,000 in what kind of common household electronic in 2017? A television
11. What literary world is home to cities and towns like Ankh-Morpork, Quirm and Pseudopolis? Discworld

Kirin - 18 Points
Capt. Blasto - 13 Points
Rascally Badger - 8 Points

Round 4

1. Which country was Coolidge the first and only president to visit until Barack Obama returned in 2016?
2. What household device is actually pretty effective for getting rid of bedbugs?
3. What nickname did White Pass Trail due to the frequent death of animals on the treacherous pass?
4. What book’s publication anniversary is considered a Holiday among Scientologists?
5. Which former Entertainment Weekly television reviewer went onto write the popular novels Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl?
6. What musical instrument was used for the default ringtone of the iPhone?
7. What body part from a Yeti did Gloria Stewart, wife of Jimmy Stewart, once smuggle in a lingerie case?
8. In what kind of bag did Winston Churchill receive Cuban cigars, Americans trapped in an embassy receive passports in Tehran during the revolution and the International Space Station received toilet replacement parts?
9. What Dario Argento horror film shares a name with a unique form of whip?
10. In 2005, a lost piece of jewelry from Alexander Calder was sold for $15 and was worth $300,000. What kind of jewelry was it?
11. Which fantasy world has cities such as King's Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Gulltown, and White Harbor?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Sorry for the lateness, I'll try to get to this tonight.

 

[Rascally Badger]

I'm sorry for not participating this month. I've been without internet for most of the month and it's really disrupted my ability to get on the forums.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Round 4 Answers
1. Which country was Coolidge the first and only president to visit until Barack Obama returned in 2016? Cuba
2. What household device is actually pretty effective for getting rid of bedbugs? Vacuum cleaners.
3. What nickname did White Pass Trail due to the frequent death of animals on the treacherous pass? Dead Mule Trail
4. What book’s publication anniversary is considered a Holiday among Scientologists? Dianetics
5. Which former Entertainment Weekly television reviewer went onto write the popular novels Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl? Gillian Flynn
6. What musical instrument was used for the default ringtone of the iPhone? Marimba
7. What body part from a Yeti did Gloria Stewart, wife of Jimmy Stewart, once smuggle in a lingerie case? A finger. She did it for science but the people who examined it concluded it was a human finger.
8. In what kind of bag did Winston Churchill receive Cuban cigars, Americans trapped in an embassy receive passports in Tehran during the revolution and the International Space Station received toilet replacement parts? Diplomatic bag/pouch
9. What Dario Argento horror film shares a name with a unique form of whip? The Cat O Nine Tails
10. In 2005, a lost piece of jewelry from Alexander Calder was sold for $15 and was worth $300,000. What kind of jewelry was it? Necklace
11. Which fantasy world has cities such as King's Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Gulltown, and White Harbor? Westeros/Game of Thrones world

Kirin - 24 Points
Capt. Blasto - 17 Points

Last round...

1. What animal did Coolidge pardon in Thanksgiving of 1926, which he was gifted in the hopes he would eat it?
2. What kind of agent appears in their saliva that prevents their victims from waking up?
3. Which major Alaskan city’s own gold rush resulted in the slow end of the Klondike Gold Rush?
4. What is the name of the “Dictator of the Galactic Confederacy” in the Scientology mythos?
5. Which movie review series did Tom Shales twice temporarily guest host (among many others) in the year following the death of the show’s co-host?
6. Which phone company’s ringtone came from Francisco Tárrega, known for only playing for small groups of people in the 19th century?
7. In what 1991 computer sports game are players pursued by a yeti after completing a full course run?
8. What now common kind of case was created for oil magnate Erle Halliburton for travel use?
9. Which Quinten Tarantino movie uses the title track of 1982’s Cat People as the only music intentionally anachronistic to the era it is set?
10. What shocking discovery did the Drents Museum make when they x-rayed a 1,100 year old Buddha statue that make it even more valuable… to science and history?
11. What fantasy world contains the locales of Canterlot, Cloudsdale and Everfree Forest?

 

[Kirin]

FYI I think you gave me too many points. I got six this round, which would put me at 24.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Noted

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Answers to the last round...

1. What animal did Coolidge pardon in Thanksgiving of 1926, which he was gifted in the hopes he would eat it? A raccoon. He kept it and named it Rebecca.
2. What kind of agent appears in their saliva that prevents their victims from walking up? Anesthetic
3. Which major Alaskan city’s own gold rush resulted in the slow end of the Klondike Gold Rush? Nome
4. What is the name of the “Dictator of the Galactic Confederacy” in the Scientology mythos? Xenu
5. Which movie review series did Shales twice temporarily guest host (among many others) in the year following the death of the show’s co-host? Siskel and Ebert/At the Movies/Ebert at the Movies
6. Which phone company’s ringtone came from Francisco Tárrega, known for only playing for small groups of people in the 19th century? Nokia
7. In what 1991 computer sports game are players pursued by a yeti after completing a full course run? SkiFree
8. What now common kind of case was created for oil magnate Erle Halliburton for travel use? Suitcase
9. Which Quinten Tarantino movie uses the title track of 1982’s Cat People as the only music anachronistic to the era it is set? Inglorious Basterds
10. What shocking discovery did the Drents Museum make when they x-rayed a 1,100 year old Buddha statue that make it even more valuable… to science and history? A mummy!
11. What fantasy world contains the locales of Canterlot, Cloudsdale and Everfree Forest? Equestria

Kirin - 30 Points
Capt. Blasto - 25 Points (I fudged things in your favour for "technical correctness"

It was a close one but Kirin won the day!! Congrats! And I'll see you in the next trivia.