Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 18:35:42 -0400
From: peter
Subject: Potpourri for 500, Part 8
I am proud to present......
POTPOURRI FOR 500 ... PART 8
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 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 usual prizes hold:
3rd prize - Pride, 2nd prize - More Pride, 1st prize - Most Pride.
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Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 17:47:47 -0400
From: peter
Subject: Answers and winners: Potpourri for 500, part 8
Here are the answers and winners for Potpourri, Part 8.
(60 points)
1. What were the names of the following flavors of Funny Face drink mix:
Grape,
Raspberry,
Cherry,
Lemon,
Watermelon,
Orange
ans: Goofy Grape,
Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry,
Choo Choo (Chinese) Cherry,
Lefty Lemon,
Whatta Watermelon,
Jolly Olly (Injun) Orange
(40 points)
2. What are the only 4 words (and they're all common) in the English language
that end in the letters 'dous'?
ans: Tremendous, Stupendous, Horrendous, Hazerdous
(50 points)
3. How many eyes (not I's) are visible on a US $1 bill, and identify them.
ans: 4 (George - 2, over pyramid, eagle)
(50 points)
4. Who were the original members of the Jackson 5?
ans: Sigmund (Jackie), Toriano (Tito), Jermaine, Marlon, Michael
(20 points)
5. Give the names of these people:
A) Captain of the Exxon Valdez when the oil spilled
B) The 'Blue Dot' Lady from the William Kennedy Smith trial.
ans: A. Joseph Hazelwood
B. Patricia Bowman
(10 points)
6. In what year did 'Man of La Mancha' first open on Broadway?
ans: 1966
(50 points)
7. What was the name of the college in the movie 'Fast Break', who played the
coach, what hit song came from the film, and who were the two artists who
performed it?
ans: Cadwaller University, Gabe Kaplan, With You I'm Born Again,
Billy Preston & Syreeta
(20 points)
8. Who is the only Major League Baseball team to turn two triple plays in one
game, and who was the team who hit into them?
ans: Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox (and Mark Coen was there!)
(10 points)
9. How many times consecutively does Bill Withers sing "I Know" in the song
'Ain't No Sunshine'?
ans: 26
(40 points)
10. Name the four Beatles songs with the word Sun in the title.
ans: Good Day Sunshine, I'll Follow the Sun, Sun King, Here Comes the Sun
(10 points)
11. What is Martin Tupper's middle name on the TV show 'Dream On'?
ans: Lewis
(20 points)
12. What 2 companies in the Dow Jones 30 Industrials are BEST known for their
food/beverage products (not companies that do food and lots of other
stuff)?
ans: McDonalds & Coca-Cola
(60 points)
13. Since 1975, name three Major League Baseball brother combinations where
one of the brothers played catcher as his main position, and the other was
an infielder.
ans: Steve/Dave Sax, Roberto/Sandy Alomar, Sal/Chris Bando
(10 points)
14. What specific flying thing do the movies Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
and Twister have in common?
ans: Flying Cows
(50 points)
15. What are the last names of these Doonesbury characters:
A: Joanie,
B: Zonker,
C: Mark,
D: Lacey,
E: Rick
ans: A: Caucus,
B: Harris
C: Slackemeyer,
D: Davenport,
E: Redfern
And the round 8 winners:
Myron Meyer 500
Jim Froeming 500
Delphi 500
Brian Garfield 500
Bruce Bowler 360
David Ewing 315
Mark Coen 310
Lori Bailey 290
Brian Spollen 267
Marc Dashevsky 250
Ken Stern 192
Matt Getz 190
Devin McCullen 190
Albert Chi 165
Bob Jewett 150
Arun Prakush 140
Antlers 130
John Thornton 115
Steve Silberberg 100
Kaberi Chakrabarty 100
Marissa Polsky 40
Congratulations to all entrants, especially our 4 co-champions, including
Myron Meyer, a first time contestant!!
Overall leaders include:
Jim Froeming 4700
Delphi Trivia Club 4280
Mark Coen 3580
David Ewing 2825
Brian Garfield 2340
Devin McCullen 2260
Albert Chi 2035
Arun Prakash 1835
Lori Bailey 1774
Steve Silberberg 1680
Marc Dashevsky 1610
Brian Spollen 1497
Marc Arsenault 1154
John Thornton 1130
Kaberi Chakrabarty 1049
The Antlers 1014
Ken Stern 937
Don Thornton 740
Matt Getz 675
Myron Meyer 500
Bruce Bowler 360
Bob Jewett 150
Barney Luttbeg 135
Brian Lang 125
Bob Dainavski 80
Roger Taylor 70
Marissa Polsky 40
Scott Vestnys 30
Rome Arenzana 20
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