Date: Fri 19 Sep 00:39:29
From: peter
Subject: Potpourri for 500, Round 23
POTPOURRI FOR 500 ... PART 23
A random assortment of trivia questions, some multi-part, some with single
answers. All parts of an answer are worth 10 points, therefore if a question
has a 3 part answer, that would be worth a total of 30 points (total points
available per question are in parentheses above each each question).
Total available points are 500 (hence the name of the quiz!)
To earn 10 points, first and last names are required.
First or last name only earns 5 points.
The deadline is October 4th, 1997.
The usual prizes hold: 3rd prize - Pride, 2nd prize - More Pride,
1st prize Most Pride.
Others earning more than 150 points win A Sense of Accomplishment!
Answers and winners to be posted on or about October 6th !! Good Luck!
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 17:42:12
From: Peter
Subject: Answers & Winners: Potpourri for 500, Round 23
Here are the answers and winners for Potpourri, Round 23. If this goes out ok,
the next round should go out either today or Monday!
(20 pts)
1. What politician is associated with the phrase "Nattoring nabobs of
negativism," and to what group was he referring?
ans Spiro Agnew, The Press
(20 pts)
2. In REM's song "Stand", what two directions are you told to face (one guess
only on this question)?
ans West, North
(10 pts)
3. Who was only man to be regular season teammates with Larry Bird & Magic
Johnson?
ans Fred Roberts
(70 pts)
4. WEIRD AL (no, not the Vice-President, the satirist!).
Identify the real song titles, from the Weird Al Yankovic parodies:
A) Eat it,
B) Amish Paradise,
C) My Balonie,
D) Another One Rides The Bus,
E) Fat,
F) Like a Surgeon,
G) It's Still Billy Joel to Me?
ans A) Beat It,
B) Gangster's Paradise,
C) My Sharona,
D) Another One Bites the Dust,
E) Bad,
F) Like a Virgin,
G) It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me
(40 pts)
5. COME ON AND ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM A ZOOM!
A) What PBS station produced the 70's show ZOOM,
B) What was the name of the finger counting exercise,
C) What was the special language the kids spoke,
D) What was the name of the girl who did that thing with
her arms?
ans A) WGBH - Boston,
B) Chisenbop,
C) Ubbie Dubbie,
D) Bernadette Yao
(10 pts)
6. What was the nickname of the famous Roller Derby team representing the
Bay Area in the 1960's?
ans Bombers
(30 pts)
7. What are the ABC Islands?
ans Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao
(40 pts)
8. Name the 4 models who have appeared on the cover of Sports
Illustrated's swimsuit issue in 2 or more consecutive years.
ans Tyra Banks, Elle MacPherson, Paulina Porizkova, Christie Brinkley
(70 pts)
9. THE BEAT GOES ON! Name the Top 40 bands which start with the letter
B for the following drummers:
A) Henry Weck,
B) Sib Hashian,
C) Deen Castronovo,
D) Robbie Bachman,
E) Simon Kirke,
F) Debbie Peterson,
G) David Getz.
ans A) Brownsville Station,
B) Boston,
C) Bad English,
D) BTO,
E) Bad Company,
F) Bangles,
G) Big Brother & the Holding Company
(10 pts)
10. What is the longest common English language word which can be spelled
using only the row of keys starting with the 'Q' on a typewriter?
ans Typewriter (also proprieter, repertoire, and others)
(30 pts)
11. From 1982 to 1996, only 3 Major League Baseball players who were
active the full 15 years, NEVER went on the disabled list. Name them.
ans Cal Ripken, Jr., Jesse Orosco, Wade Boggs
(60 pts)
12. IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD:
A) What was the name of Mad Magazine's mascot,
B) What was his slogan,
C) What was the name of the feature which pitted a
white spy vs. a black spy.
D) What were you supposed to do with the back cover
of the magazine,
E) In the 70's, how many non-Mad magazine related
advertisements were in the average issue,
F) What was the name of the first Mad movie?
ans A) Alfred E, Neuman,
B) What, Me Worry?,
C) Spy vs. Spy,
D) Fold it to make a picture,
E) None,
F) Up the Academy
(30 pts)
13. NAME THAT ROCKER:
A) Raised on the isle of Malta, this singer had 3 Top 2 songs
in the 80's,
B) Born in Jacksonville, FL, and appeared in the TV film
'Sooner or Later',
C) His first name is Salvatore, and he appeared in the movie
"Hairspray".
ans A) Robert Palmer,
B) Rex Smith,
C) Sonny Bono
(20 pts)
14. Who was the first host of Saturday Night Live (then known as NBC's
Saturday Night), and what was the topic of his/her opening monologue?
ans George Carlin, difference between baseball and football
(40 pts)
15. PEOPLE WHO DIED: Who sang the song, how did Bobby die, how old was he,
how old did he look when he died?
ans Jim Carroll, Leukemia, 14, 65
Only Chris Doubek, Gary Collard, and Pat got Fred Roberts correct (but did any
of them know that Fred & Magic both have the same birthday?). The other hardest
answer was Jesse Orosco, guessed only by Chris & Pat!
And the scores:
Congrats to Pat for achieving the difficult job of unseating Delphi!
And congrats to our highest scoring newbie -- Dave, with 310!
Pat 490
Delphi 430
Chris Doubek 420
Mike Welch 420
Fergus 410
Mark Coen 390
Brian Spollen 370
Bruce Bowler 370
Myron Meyer 350
Lori Bailey 320
Dave 310
Scott Parmenter 290
Heidi Faulkner 260
David Ewing 260
Steve Silberberg 250
Max Crittenden 248
John Burns 240
Paul Brannon 240
Antlers 220
Kaberi 220
Steve Eastwood 220
Wendy Beard 210
Dave Schulman 200
Bill Wendling 190
Matt Getz 190
Marco Ortiz 180
Mike Reeves 180
Wendy 180
Mitch 180
Gary Collard 180
Brad Jolson 180
Tay 180
Ellizabeth Orr 180
Ken Stern 170
Matt 170
Dave Toole 165
Kyle Emerson 160
Jon Fodi 160
Jim Froeming 150
Jason Cantwell 150
Freshette 140
Teri 140
Stephanie Lake 130
John Thornton 130
Griswald 130
Gerns of GA 130
Deb Cantor 125
Kat Ferguson 120
Brady 120
T Raabe 120
Mike Goldstein 110
Scott Vestnys 110
Bryan Shailer 110
Abby 100
Lani 100
Angie 100
Morgen R 100
Kylee 90
Julie 85
Keith Willoughby 80
Rae 1438 80
Kate 80
Mary Vintilo 80
Shoulton 70
DeAnna 70
Mark Brown 70
Meg McDonald 60
Medy 60
Shai 60
Cobra 60
No-Name 40
Jason Matos 30
Steph 10
Amy Foster 0
Any questions, comments, or complaints, contact me!
Peter
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Potpourri Standings - Overall After Round 23
Due to the sheer number of entrants and the difficulty of maintaining this
scoresheet, to be considered for the overall standings list an entrant must
earn at least 25% of the available points on a single quiz. When they do,
all future scores will be added to their overall records.
Delphi Trivia Club 12730
Jim Froeming 10653
Mark Coen 8445
David Ewing 6780
Brian Spollen 5932
Lori Bailey 5844
Albert Chi 4294
Steve Silberberg 4135
Ken Stern 3327
Marc Dashevsky 3315
Mike Welch 3155
The Antlers 3044
Kaberi Chakrabarty 2484
Gary Collard 2341
John Thornton 2335
Mitch 2104
Matt Getz 1935
Dave Schulman 1703
Myron Meyer 1497
Bruce Bowler 1420
Fergus 1415
Pat 1370
Jay Shapiro 1365
Chris Doubek 1155
Bryan Shailer 1060
Jason Cantwell 1000
Scott Vestnys 995
Bill Wendling 970
Jim Hulsey 950
Stephen McAuley 920
Keith Willoughby 835
Dan Wachtell 815
NoAlias 730
Marcie 690
Anubis 690
Wendy Beard 610
Brandon Magee 555
Brad Jolson 555
John Burns 530
Michael Smith 430
Tay 415
Heidi Faulkner 405
Andrea Paschal 390
Barb 350
Alex Hume 330
Mark Brader 320
Pitt Crandemire 320
Dave 310
Scott Parmenter 290
Russ Majam 280
Max Crittendon 248
Scott 245
Paul Brannon 240
Dave Antonoff 220
Ron Maniscalco 210
Steve Eastwood 210
Dariel 190
Larry 185
Marco Ortiz 180
Mike Reeves 180
Wendy 180
Elizabeth Orr 180
Biff 170
Gayle 170
Lilah 170
Matt 170
Dave Toole 165
Sonique 160
Kyle Emerson 160
Jon Fodi 160
Kevin Hassler 155
Wes Morgan 150
Matt Kline 150
Scott DM 140
Freshette 140
Teri 140
Deb Kernan 130
Matt Brady 130
Stephanie Lake 130
Griswald 130
Gerns of GA 130
Deb Cantor 125