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TRIVIA!November 16, 2010

Rules20 Questions with 2 Rounds

◦The First Round Questions are worth 1 Point Each

◦The Second Round Questions are worth 2 Points

One Halftime Question: Worth 5 Points

One Final Question: Wager up to 10 Points

RulesGrab some paper and a pen from the bar for

your team and turn in your team’s answer into the pitcher on the bar

Choose a team name. Right your team name on EACH answer you turn in. If there’s no team name, you get no points.

I will read the question then play a song. You will have until the end of the song to get your answers into the pitcher. If your team doesn’t have a response when I collect them, sorry, your team is too slow and you get no points.

Spelling does NOT countNO cell phones, computers, iTouches, etc.

ROUND ONE

Question 1

Which was the first of H.J. Heinz’s “57 Varieties?”

Answer

Horseradish

Question 2

Who was the first president to use the informal version of his name?

Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 3

Who is the only former Clemson football player with three Superbowl rings?

Answer

Jeff Bostic

Question 4

On Saved By the Bell, what was the name of the beach club the gang worked?

Answer

Malibu Sands Beach Club

Question 5

What was the highest grossing film of 2009, making $2,471,000,000?

Answer

Avatar

Question 6

Before it was called Ping Pong, what was the sport called?

A) Wiff Waff B) Scutt Scutt

C) Pom Pom D) Netto

Answer

A) Wiff Waff

Question 7

In what year did Buddy Holly die?

Answer

1959

Question 8

True or False: The Fig Newton was named after the town, Newton, Massachusetts?

Answer

True

Question 9

What candy was the first wrapped penny candy in America?

Answer

Tootsie Rolls

Halftime Question (5 points)What are the first and last names

of the 4 main characters in Sex and The City?

Answer

Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, and Miranda Hobbes

ROUND TWO

Question 11

What was the character name of the coffee shop worker on Friends who was in love with character Rachel Green? He is also a Clemson graduate!

Answer

Gunther

Question 12

Within 50, how many calories does a McDonald’s Big Mac have?

Answer

540 calories

Question 13

At the CMA’s this past week, who won 2010 New Artist of the Year?

Answer

Zac Brown Band

Question 14

What are the birthstone of months May, July and October?

Answer

May: EmeraldJuly: RubyOctober: Opal

Question 15

True or False: The teddy bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer

True

Question 16

What country does this flag represent?

Answer

Argentina

Question 17

Who played Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”?

Answer

Mark Hamill

Question 18

In what state was the Krispy Kreme Doughnut company founded?

Answer

North Carolina

Question 19

Which of the following is a town in the most number of states?

A) Springfield B) Centerville

C) Franklin D) Fairfield

Answer

B) Centerville, it is a town in a total of 45 states

FINAL QUESTION!!!!

List the 7 continents in order from largest to smallest according to land size.

Answer

Asia (44,579,000 km2)Africa (30,065,000)North America (24,256,000)South America (17,819,000)Antarctica (13,209,000)Europe (9,938,000)Australia (7,687,000)