Trivia Time - The Music Man Edition

[Johnny Unusual]

Ah, the Music Man, one of the great musicals about a con man who makes good. Frankly, I'm more familiar with the Simpsons spoof, but still.

Here are the topics for the month!

1. Iowa Stubborn – Questions about Iowans who did bad things or had bad takes
2. (Ya Got) Trouble – Questions about the board game Trouble
3. Goodnight My Someone – Who said this quote about sleep?
4. Seventy-Six Trombones – Questions about ska music from 1976
5. Pickalittle (Talk-a-Little) – Questions about concert banter
6. Marian the Librarian – Questions about Marian Keyes
7. It’s You – Questions about U
8. Shipoopi – Questions about feces
9. Will I Ever Tell You – Questions about secrets still kept
10. Till There Was You – Questions about the birthdays of famous innovators

Round 1

1. Which very white sitcom actor played “Raj” in a terribly conceived commercial for Popchips in 2012?
2. What is the name of the device in the center of the game that determines player movement?
3. Which poet wrote O sleep! it is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole!
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven
That slid into my soul.?”
4. Which ska band who released the songs Our House, Baggy Trousers and House of Fun debuted in 1976?
5. To which band did Hoobastank send this message in reference to being insulted onstage; “Heard you was talking smack / We are waiting till you say / You are sorry / You’ve got one week.”?
6. For Marian’s radio show Now You’re Asking, she and her co-host don’t call the audience listeners. What does she call them?
7. What is the plural for the letter u?
8. What is the ideal shape of poop, in terms of poop health?
9. Here’s the security, according to security expert Bo Deitl: "We fortified the ceiling and the floor around here with concrete bricks two feet thick. We put in motion sensors also CCTV that's hooked up to security downstairs. They have 24/7 armed guys downstairs, so in the amount of 30 seconds you'll have somebody up here. Once in here, you have to have two people with two keys and two different PIN numbers, and that's what you have to have. This safe is bolted down and there is no way anybody can get in here unauthorized without us knowing about it." What food secret is this protecting?
10. Which inventor of important communications technology was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

1. Which very white sitcom actor played “Raj” in a terribly conceived commercial for Popchips in 2012? Ashton Kutcher
2. What is the name of the device in the center of the game that determines player movement? Pop-O-Matic
3. Which poet wrote O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole! To Mary Queen the praise be given! She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven That slid into my soul.?” Samuel Coleridge (in Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
4. Which ska band who released the songs Our House, Baggy Trousers and House of Fun debuted in 1976? The Madness
5. To which band did Hoobastank send this message in reference to being insulted onstage; “Heard you was talking smack / We are waiting till you say / You are sorry / You’ve got one week.”? The Barenaked Ladies
6. For Marian’s radio show Now You’re Asking, she and her co-host don’t call the audience listeners. What does she call them? Askers
7. What is the plural for the letter u? u's and ues
8. What is the ideal shape of poop, in terms of poop health? Sausage or snakelike
9. Here’s the security, according to security expert Bo Deitl: "We fortified the ceiling and the floor around here with concrete bricks two feet thick. We put in motion sensors also CCTV that's hooked up to security downstairs. They have 24/7 armed guys downstairs, so in the amount of 30 seconds you'll have somebody up here. Once in here, you have to have two people with two keys and two different PIN numbers, and that's what you have to have. This safe is bolted down and there is no way anybody can get in here unauthorized without us knowing about it." What food secret is this protecting? KFC recipe
10. Which inventor of important communications technology was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland? Alexander Graham Bell

Kirin - 6 Points

Round 2

1. Which Iowan actor had a VERY problematic Playboy interview resurface, causing discussion of having the airport named after him to be renamed the Orange County Airport?
2. What word, synonymous with vexation, is the name of Trouble in the UK?
3. “Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.”
4. What ska band, named after poor etiquette, was fronted by Buster Bloodvessel?
5. Which musician released an entire album of drug-fueled stage banter as part of his manager's attempt to get around making a deal with RCA?
6. What is the name of the recurring family who appears in multiple Keyes works?
7. For what element is U the chemical symbol for?
8. What notable feature of (healthy) poop does stercobilin contribute to?
9. Which famous soldier’s head’s location is only known by two professors at Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex college?
10. Which actress and inventor of the frequency hopping spread spectrum was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary?

Round 3

1. Which reality TV personality was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Aurora, Iowa in April of 2017?
2. What is the Finnish name of the game, which shares the name with a fictional character played by both Harrison Ford and David Janssen?
3. “Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I’m reborn.”
4. Which British ska and reggae musician was the inspiration for an iconic British comic book antihero in 2000 AD?
5. Which band did Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek start a one-sided war with, which he eventually put into song?
6. Which Marian Keyes novel about a charismatic politician takes its title from a song by the Smiths?
7. What other letter was u used interchangeably with in writing prior to the 1500s?
8. How many bags of poop did Neil Armstrong leave on the moon?
9. What special substance, in most forms incredibly common, integral to baseball is in a location known only to business owner Jim Bintliff and his wife?
10. Which inventing siblings were born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio and April 16, 1867 in Millville Indiana?

Round 4

1. Which Fox News host and Iowa native asked “What’s to stop someone from getting all potted up on weed then getting behind the wheel?”
2. Aside from being trapped under a bubble, what makes the pop-o-matic dice different than regular dice?
3. “Did you sleep well?" "No, I made a couple of mistakes.”
4. What song did the Shakers release (appropriately) on April 1, 1976 which also shares a name with a Barbara Streisand film?
5. Which country superstar said onstage “It takes a lot of money to make somebody look this cheap.”?
6. Which star of Plane played Gus in the unsuccessful TV adaptation of Lucy Sullivan is getting married?
7. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, which bird is used as a representation of the U sound?
8. What kind of vehicle that runs on poop and food waste transfers people between Bath and the Bristol airport?
9. What annual books “weather formula” is known only to editor Sandi Duncan and an unseen meteorologist?
10. Which famous artist and inventor was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Republic of Florence?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Round 2

1. Which Iowan actor had a VERY problematic Playboy interview resurface, causing discussion of having the airport named after him to be renamed the Orange County Airport? John Wayne
2. What word, synonymous with vexation, is the name of Trouble in the UK? Frustration
3. “Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.” Edgar Allen Poe
4. What ska band, named after poor etiquette, was fronted by Buster Bloodvessel? Bad Manners
5. Which musician released an entire album of drug-fueled stage banter as part of his managers attempt to get around making a deal with RCA? Elvis Presley
6. What is the name of the recurring family who appears in multiple Keyes works? The Walsh Family
7. For what element is U the chemical symbol for? Uranium
8. What notable feature of (healthy) poop does stercobilin contribute to? It’s brown colour
9. Which famous soldier’s head’s location is only known by two professors at Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex college? Oliver Cromwell’s
10. Which actress and inventor of the frequency hopping spread spectrum was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary? Hedy Lamarr

Round 3

1. Which reality TV personality was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Aurora, Iowa in April of 2017? Chris Soule
2. What is the Finnish name of the game, which shares the name with a fictional character played by both Harrison Ford and David Janssen? Kimble
3. “Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I’m reborn.” – Mahatma Gandhi
4. Which British ska and reggae musician was the inspiration for an iconic British comic book antihero in 2000 AD? Judge Dread
5. Which band did Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek start a one-sided war with, which he eventually put into song? The War on Drugs
6. Which Marian Keyes novel about a charismatic politician takes its title from a song by the Smiths? This Charming Man
7. What other letter was u used interchangeably with in writing prior to the 1500s? V
8. How many bags of poop did Neil Armstrong leave on the moon? Four
9. What special substance, in most forms incredibly common, integral to baseball is in a location known only to business owner Jim Bintliff and his wife? Mud. Rubbing mud, specifically
10. Which inventing siblings were born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio and April 16, 1867 in Millville Indiana? The Wright Brothers

Round 4

1. Which Fox News host and Iowa native asked “What’s to stop someone from getting all potted up on weed then getting behind the wheel?” Steve Doocey
2. Aside from being trapped under a bubble, what makes the pop-o-matic dice different than regular dice? They are in Arabic numerals rather than little pips
3. “Did you sleep well?" "No, I made a couple of mistakes.” – Steven Wright
4. What song did the Shakers release (appropriately) on April 1, 1976 which also shares a name with a Barbara Streisand film? Funny Girl
5. Which country superstar said onstage “It takes a lot of money to make somebody look this cheap.” – Dolly Parton
6. Which star of Plane played Gus in the unsuccessful TV adaptation of Lucy Sullivan is getting married? Gerard Butler
7. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, which bird is used as a representation of the U sound? Quail
8. What kind of vehicle that runs on poop and food waste transfers people between Bath and the Bristol airport? Bus
9. What annual books “weather formula” is known only to editor Sandi Duncan and an unseen meteorologist? Farmer’s Almanac
10. Which famous artist and inventor was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Republic of Florence? Leonardo de Vinci

Kirin - 16 Points

Well congrats to Kirin.

It seems this is a little less... contributed to now so I think I'll wait a while to bring these back. I'll wait at least a couple months after my studies are done.

 

[Kirin]

Certainly some fun facts in there to learn! Appreciate the effort and have a nice break.