Second Place Stars
January 20-21, 2012
On-Air Questions and Songs
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| Number | 1 |
| Realm | Mathematically Better |
| Subrealm | Items |
| Question | What item does Luke frequently and absurdly get to win races, even though it is an unfairly good item, and shouldn't be in Mario Kart 64? |
| Answer | SECOND PLACE STARS |
| Song | Send Me On My Way |
| Artist | Rusted Root |
| Number | 2 |
| Realm | Presidential Candidates |
| Subrealm | Who do you choose? |
| Question | Former Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain said, at an August debate, "A poet once said, 'life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line.'" However, it turns out this line came not from a dusty book of poetry, but from a movie's theme song. From which inspirational movie did Herman get this quote? |
| Answer | "Pokemon: The Movie 2000" (Accept "Pokemon: The Movie" or anything similar.) |
| Song | Turning Japanese |
| Artist | The Vapors |
| Number | 3 |
| Realm | Creepy |
| Subrealm | Ooky |
| Question | In the early 1970s, Hanna-Barbera produced another piece of cynical crap... er, created a great animated show based on "The Addams Family". This masterwork featured a well known child star, later an Oscar winner, as the voice of Pugsley, the Addams son. Who did his voice acting? |
| Answer | Jodie Foster. |
| Song | Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? |
| Artist | Bryan Adams |
| Number | 4 |
| Realm | Who's afraid of Virginia Schools? |
| Subrealm | It's an up and down situation |
| Question | By law, schools in Virginia are not permitted to open until after Labor Day. This law is in place to help one industry - which one? |
| Answer | Amusement parks/theme parks. |
| Song | Slide |
| Artist | Goo Goo Dolls |
| Number | 5 |
| Realm | Having dinner with the President |
| Subrealm | Om nom nom |
| Question | In November, President Obama, on his trip Down Under, was presented with a gift from the people of Australia that could be worth $50,000. However, this gift won't wind up in the National Archives, and it's really meant for the First Lady. What is it? |
| Answer | An insurance policy against the President being attacked by crocodiles during his visit. |
| Song | Never Smile At A Crocodile |
| Artist | Rolf Harris |
| Number | 6 |
| Realm | The Writing's On The Wall |
| Subrealm | Literally |
| Question | Where would you find all of the following graffiti messages: "On April 19th, I made bread." "Whoever wants to serve themselves can go on and drink from the sea." "I screwed a lot of girls here." "A small problem gets larger if you ignore it." "The man I am having dinner with is a barbarian." "Once you are dead, you are nothing." "Rufus loves Cornelia Hele" and "Chie, I hope your hemorrhoids rub together so much that they hurt worse than when they ever have before!" |
| Answer | All these messages were written on walls in ancient Pompeii. |
| Song | Word Girl |
| Artist | Scritti Politti |
| Note | Eeeeeasy music choice: (the band name means "Political Graffitti" in Italian.) |
| Number | 7 |
| Realm | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Subrealm | No, really |
| Question | Back in May, the Ohio Players asked us about the world's hottest chili pepper - the "bhut joloki" or ghost chili. Since then, we at the Second Place Stars have learned that if you try and bring some with you on your flight out of northeast India's Imphal Airport, they will be confiscated. We want to know - specifically why they will be confiscated? |
| Answer | Because they could be used as a hijacking weapon. |
| Song | Hands Up |
| Artist | the Black-Eyed Peas |
| Number | 8 |
| Realm | iPad |
| Subrealm | YouPad, we all Pad |
| Question | Apple has sued Samsung for ripping off the idea for the iPad to make Galaxy tablets. Samsung has countered by claiming that Apple themselves stole the concept for the iPad from a third party who showed it off several years ago. According to Samsung, who was the originator of the iPad? |
| Answer | 2001: A Space Odyssey (also accept Stanley Kubrick). |
| Song | Space Oddity |
| Artist | David Bowie |
| Number | 9 |
| Realm | Dutch |
| Subrealm | Treat |
| Question | Rembrandt's painting of Dutch engraver Jacob de Gheyn III holds an all-time art record. What is it? |
| Answer | It's the most stolen painting in history. (Since it is only 11.8 by 9.8 inches, it's been stolen 4 times just since 1966, earning the nickname "Takeaway Rembrandt".) |
| Song | Pass The Dutchie |
| Artist | Musical Youth |
| Number | 10 |
| Realm | The Big Apple |
| Subrealm | New York City |
| Question | According to a researcher who looked at the most posted pictures on Flickr, what is the most-photographed attraction in Manhattan? |
| Answer | The Apple Store. |
| Song | The Dirty Jobs |
| Artist | The Who |
| Note | New iPhones come with a Flickr app, and people tend to try it out as soon as they buy one. --Ed. |
| Number | 11 |
| Realm | You want the truth? |
| Subrealm | You can't handle the truth! |
| Question | What do books released by authors Judy Blume, Ian Fleming, and James W. Loewen, in that order, have in common? |
| Answer | Three of Chelsea Handler's book titles parody works by those three authors (Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea; Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang; and Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me). |
| Song | Hard To Handle |
| Artist | The Black Crowes |
| Number | 12 |
| Realm | Yeah, Rock and Roll! |
| Subrealm | Well, at least the long hair is there |
| Question | According to a Rolling Stone reader poll from 2009, who is the #1 musical artist who should be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame? |
| Answer | "Weird Al" Yankovic. |
| Song | Strange Love |
| Artist | Depeche Mode |
| Number | 13 |
| Realm | Modern Art |
| Subrealm | Brushes With Fame |
| Question | In 1964, works by avant-garde artist Pierre Brassau were presented at a show in Sweden, to fulsome praise from local art critics. Why did the critics later look silly? |
| Answer | "Pierre" was a four-year-old chimpanzee from the local zoo. (After the hoax was revealed, one of the critics stated that the works were still the best at the show.) |
| Song | Shake Me Like a Monkey |
| Artist | DMB |
| Number | 14 |
| Realm | Olde time TV |
| Subrealm | They're coming for you, Barbara... |
| Question | Zombie master George Romero got his start on TV in the 60s. On which scary show did he first work? |
| Answer | Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. |
| Song | Undone (The Sweater Song) |
| Artist | Weezer |
| Number | 15 |
| Realm | Razor-Toothed Piranhas |
| Subrealm | Bite Me |
| Question | What is the significance of this 2 sentence statement? "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human." |
| Answer | It's the message always used for texting contests. |
| Song | Under My Thumb |
| Artist | The Rolling Stones |
| Number | 16 |
| Realm | We won! |
| Subrealm | Do we still care? |
| Question | What is the only remaining state to still commemorate V-J Day with a state holiday? |
| Answer | Rhode Island. |
| Song | My Beautiful Rescue |
| Artist | This Providence |
| Note | The official name of the holiday is "Victory Day", and it is celebrated on the second Monday of August. --Ed. |
| Number | 17 |
| Realm | Happy Birthday! |
| Subrealm | To you? |
| Question | 1953 was a huge year for Alice, Barbara, Carol, Dolly, and Edna. Why is this? |
| Answer | First year that Hurricanes were officially named, and these were the first five |
| Song | Blowing in the Wind |
| Artist | Bob Dylan |
| Number | 18 |
| Realm | Bears Eat Beets |
| Subrealm | My dog eats the garbage |
| Question | In Kiethville, LA, 40-50 people spent an evening trying to rescue a bear caught 50-60 feet up in a pine tree. When they chopped down the tree in the morning, they realized that had actually been shooting what with tranquilizer darts? |
| Answer | A bag of trash. |
| Song | Trashin' the Camp |
| Artist | Phil Collins |
| Number | 19 |
| Realm | Law |
| Subrealm | Order |
| Question | Although Judge Clarence Thomas has his job for life, he only makes about $215,000 a year as opposed to what other judge who makes $45,000,000 by only working 52 days a year? |
| Answer | Judge Judy |
| Song | The Trolley Song |
| Artist | Judy Garland |
| Number | 20 |
| Realm | Senior prank |
| Subrealm | Gone drastically awry |
| Question | On the final night of shooting for the movie Titanic, 80 cast and crew members were taken to the hospital, for what reason? |
| Answer | Pranksters put PCP in their clam chowder |
| Song | Puff the Magic Dragon |
| Artist | Peter Paul and Mary |
| Number | 21 |
| Realm | I'm all thumbs! |
| Subrealm | I mean knees... |
| Question | What is the only mammal in the world with four knees? |
| Answer | Elephant |
| Song | Falling In Love (Is Hard on the Knees) |
| Artist | Aerosmith |
| Number | 22 |
| Realm | Flag Code |
| Subrealm | Doesn't always apply |
| Question | Where is the only American flag that is never raised or lowered? |
| Answer | The moon. |
| Song | Born in the USA |
| Artist | Bruce Springsteen |
| Number | 23 |
| Realm | What's with falling birds lately? |
| Subrealm | What used to fall from birds? |
| Question | All this recent news of flocks of dead birds falling on towns hearkens back to 1876, when a shower of meat blanketed a Kentucky town. What was the popular prevailing theory about where the meat came from? |
| Answer | Buzzards vomited up their last meal as they flew over the town |
| Song | Two Out of Three Ain't Bad |
| Artist | Meat Loaf |
| Number | 24 |
| Realm | From the sky |
| Subrealm | Again |
| Question | A small town in Tasmania celebrates the anniversary of what every year by throwing jelly all around Slimies, a local bar? |
| Answer | The day when slime fell from the sky on their town in 1996, 'Slime Day' |
| Song | It's Raining Men |
| Artist | The Weather Girls |
| Number | 25 |
| Realm | Nation states |
| Subrealm | No, really. |
| Question | Many people know that Texas was its own nation for a while before it became a US territory and state, but what other now state was its own incorporated nation, with formal international diplomatic recognition before it joined the US? |
| Answer | Hawaii. (Vermont and California didn't have international diplomatic recognition, but were also nations) |
| Song | Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| Artist | Israel Kamakawiwole |
| Number | 26 |
| Realm | He's no Einstein |
| Subrealm | But he's kinda smart |
| Question | Failing to recognize their impact on the theory of evolution, Darwin and his crewmates enjoyed the succulent flavor of the 48 specimens they had brought back with them to England from the Galapagos, and ate all of them on the journey back. What animal is this? |
| Answer | Galapagos tortoises |
| Song | Terrapin Station |
| Artist | Grateful Dead |
| Number | 27 |
| Realm | Squeaky Clean |
| Subrealm | And with nice skin! |
| Question | The Ancient Greeks and Romans were innovators-developing many marvels of plumbing, and thus improving their self-hygiene in many ways. On the other hand, they bathed in a substance most of us have never seen, much less would consider ever taking a bath in. What is this? |
| Answer | Crocodile poop |
| Song | Crocodile Rock |
| Artist | Elton John |
| Number | 28 |
| Realm | It's not what you'd think..... |
| Subrealm | Is it ever? |
| Question | What nation was the first to use an airplane in a war? |
| Answer | Italy |
| Song | Seven Nation Army |
| Artist | The White Stripes |
| Note | Italy flew both reconnaissance and bombing missions in Libya in 1911, during the Turko-Italian war. --Ed. |
| Number | 29 |
| Realm | Toxic Waste |
| Subrealm | Tastes Delicious |
| Question | Throughout the years, water has been infused with many things. In the 1930's, what was water infused with that claimed itself as a remedy for senility, rheumatism, eczema, flatulence, and stomach troubles? |
| Answer | Radium |
| Song | Toxic |
| Artist | Britney Spears |
| Number | 30 |
| Realm | By the people, for the people, |
| Subrealm | against the Beatles. |
| Question | When the Beatles woke up the second morning of their two day stay in the Phillippines, they had all of a sudden lost any room, transportation, or security services that had been afforded them. As they proceeded to leave, they were kicked, booed, and all-around ridiculed. What had they done to deserve this treatment? |
| Answer | Maybe stood up the first lady for lunch the day prior. |
| Song | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| Artist | Queen |
| Note | Brian Epstein had declined the request that the band attend a breakfast reception with Imelda Marcos, because it was their day off. Marcos was not used to being turned down, and when news of the snub hit the airwaves, the Beatles had to make their own way to the airport. --Ed. |
| Number | 31 |
| Realm | What A Guy |
| Subrealm | Could He Take Obama? |
| Question | Pope John Paul II did many things in his lifetime, and as such garnered many accolades. In 2000, he became an honorary member of what group? |
| Answer | The Harlem Globetrotters |
| Song | Basketball |
| Artist | Lil Bow Wow |
| Number | 32 |
| Realm | Manual Labor |
| Subrealm | Digital Labor |
| Question | Chinese inmates in prison frequently spend all day doing hard, manual labor. Some of them frequently then spend hours on the computer, playing online games to earn credits. Why are they doing this? |
| Answer | Forced to by the prison guards |
| Song | DotA |
| Artist | Basshunter |
| Number | 33 |
| Realm | Minimum Wage |
| Subrealm | Doesn't Apply to Stars |
| Question | During the 1939 filming of the Wizard of Oz, each Munchkin actor was paid $50/week. Which of their screenmates was paid $125/week? |
| Answer | Toto |
| Song | One |
| Artist | Three Dog Night |
| Number | 34 |
| Realm | PETA would be angry. |
| Subrealm | Really angry. |
| Question | An elephant in the 1960's was given 3000 times a normal human dose of this, appeared very agitated for a few minutes, and then promptly died. What substance was he given? |
| Answer | LSD |
| Song | With A Little Help From My Friends |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Hint | Consider the next song on the album. |
| Number | 35 |
| Realm | The Wide World of The Web |
| Subrealm | Hasn't Changed That Much |
| Question | What is the only website that was a top ten most visited in 1997 and 2007? |
| Answer | Yahoo |
| Song | Inspector Gadget Theme |
| Artist | (no artist required) |
| Number | 36 |
| Realm | Healthy Living |
| Subrealm | Not the magazine |
| Question | Although known for a couple other characteristics, what nation actually has the highest percentage of organically farmed land? |
| Answer | Liechtenstein. |
| Song | All The Small Things |
| Artist | Blink 182 |
| Number | 37 |
| Realm | I Love Pigeons More Than Anything Else In The World |
| Subrealm | Besides Oatmeal |
| Question | The characters in "It's a Wonderful Life" are pretty well known on their own, but two of their names were reused as which dynamic duo in a children's TV show? |
| Answer | Bert and Ernie |
| Song | Caravan of Love |
| Artist | Isley-Jasper-Isley or the Isley Brothers |
| Number | 38 |
| Realm | Leave the gun |
| Subrealm | Take the cannoli |
| Question | Marlon Brando had a tougher time becoming Vito Corleone than any other character he had played in twenty years. Why is this? |
| Answer | He had to audition for the first time in two decades for a role. |
| Song | My Temperature is Rising |
| Artist | The Audition |
| Number | 39 |
| Realm | How high? |
| Subrealm | How deep? |
| Question | In Jules Vernes's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, what is the maximum described depth attained by the submarine? |
| Answer | 4 leagues |
| Song | In The Whole Wide World |
| Artist | The Four Freshmen |
| Note | 20,000 Leagues, of course, was the distance the narrator travelled with Captain Nemo on the Nautilus. |
| Number | 40 |
| Realm | Class Acts |
| Subrealm | Start in Soaps |
| Question | This actress made her television debut on the soap Another World Turns, playing a character who had the same name as her real life younger sister. Who was the actress? |
| Answer | Lindsay Lohan |
| Song | Jailhouse Rock |
| Artist | Elvis Presley |
| Note | Lindsay Lohan was on the soap "Another World". "As the World Turns" is a different soap. --Ed. |
| Number | 41 |
| Realm | Things that aren't true |
| Subrealm | It's all a matter of perspective |
| Question | What event caused The Daily Mail, a British newspaper, to run the headline "Britain is no longer an island" in July of 1909? |
| Answer | The first crossing of the English Channel by a heavier than air aircraft (Bleriot XI flown by Louis Bleriot) |
| Song | Somebody To Love |
| Artist | Jefferson Airplane |
| Number | 42 |
| Realm | Some call me Lucille Ball |
| Subrealm | Others know me as Dianne Belmont |
| Question | Many actors go by pseudonyms when they go into acting. What is the movie in which an actor's birth name is the name of a character that gets killed by a steamroller? |
| Answer | A Fish Called Wanda |
| Song | You Don't Know My Name |
| Artist | Alicia Keys |
| Note | John Cleese's character in A Fish Called Wanda is named Archie Leach, which was Cary Grant's real name. But it's Kevin Kline's character, Otto, who gets run over by the steamroller. (Otto is also the source for the name of the December, 1988 Currier Ballroom trivia team, "Apes Don't Read Philosophy", who finished second.) --Ed. |
| Number | 43 |
| Realm | The Suspense is Killing Me |
| Subrealm | Isn't it Killing You? |
| Question | Although he is not known for his acting in film, he is seen entering the hotel corridor after Tippi passes by, passing Robert, wearing a cowboy hat through Janet''s window, walking by a phone booth after George makes a call, tossing a white sheet of paper while the bus pulls up for Robert and Lucie, and sitting next to Cary. Who is he? |
| Answer | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Song | Vertigo |
| Artist | U2 |
| Number | 44 |
| Realm | A fifteenth of a point? |
| Subrealm | Who knows. |
| Question | What way, other than a point after, is there to get one point in an NFL game? |
| Answer | A safety on a point after or two point conversion |
| Song | Zombie |
| Artist | The Cranberries |
| Number | 45 |
| Realm | Comic Books |
| Subrealm | The Brits |
| Question | What comic book character recently appeared in a 2011 film with a European accent that does not match the character's origins of growing up in New York City? |
| Answer | Professor X |
| Song | Fresh Prince Theme Song |
| Artist | Will Smith |
| Number | 46 |
| Realm | Melchior Gabor, |
| Subrealm | He's such a radical |
| Question | What three Broadway actors have all played the roles of Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening and Claude in Hair? |
| Answer | Gavin Creel, Jonathan Groff, and Kyle Riabko |
| Song | Left Behind |
| Artist | the Spring Awakening Cast |
| Number | 47 |
| Realm | So long |
| Subrealm | And thanks for all the fish |
| Question | One of the most requested documents received by the National Archives (more so than the Bill of Rights or the Constitution) is the photograph of Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon shaking hands on December 21, 1970. However, when Elvis was asked to perform at a party thrown by President Nixon, why did Elvis' party decline the offer? |
| Answer | His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, demanded $25,000 for the gig when traditionally no one ever gets paid to play at the White House. |
| Song | I Walk The Line |
| Artist | Johnny Cash |
| Number | 48 |
| Realm | I love you, Eric. |
| Subrealm | I love... cake. |
| Question | What 1970s hit pop song appears to be about the marriage and relationship of the singers but is really about the writing partnership of the two writers? |
| Answer | "Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain and Tennille |
| Song | Do That To Me One More Time |
| Artist | The Captain and Tennille |
| Number | 49 |
| Realm | Cuckoo |
| Subrealm | Cuckoo |
| Question | "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyonce, "Be Out Guest" from Beauty and the Beast, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis and "The Sound of Music" all have what in common? |
| Answer | They were all songs that NASA have used in space to wake up astronauts. |
| Song | Across the Universe |
| Artist | the Beatles |
| Number | 50 |
| Realm | When I Was This Old |
| Subrealm | I was topping charts |
| Question | Who is the youngest person to have their vocals featured in a Billboard Top 100 song? |
| Answer | Blue Ivy Carter |
| Song | Blue |
| Artist | Eiffel 65 |
| Note | Blue Ivy Carter is Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter. She was born January 7th, 2012, and can be heard at the end of Jay-Z's single "Glory", released on Jaunary 9th. It debuted at number 74 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart on January 21st, the second day of this contest. Stevie Wonder's song "Isn't She Lovely", a celebration of his daughter Aisha's birth, includes the sound of a newborn baby crying. Despite being a favorite on pop radio, it was never released as a single, and thus never made it to the Hot 100, though it made the Adult Contemporary chart two years after Aisha was born. To be unambiguous, the question could have specified the youngest *credited* vocalist, because "Isn't she Lovely" may include a younger voice, but no credit was given therefor. --Ed. |
| Number | 51 |
| Realm | Brass |
| Subrealm | What an Alloy |
| Question | Originally a drummer for one of the longest lived and commercially successful hip hop groups of all time, who later became a segment producer for a late night TBS talk show? |
| Answer | Kate Schellenbach |
| Song | Girls |
| Artist | Beastie Boys |
| Number | 52 |
| Realm | Domestic Terrorism |
| Subrealm | Definitely Terrifying |
| Question | The town of Churchill in Manitoba has a large building called D-20 as part of its now defunct military base. Who or what do they hold captive in this building, sometimes for months at a time, before releasing? |
| Answer | Polar bears |
| Song | Waterfalls |
| Artist | Paul McCartney |
| Number | 53 |
| Realm | Edward, Eduardo, |
| Subrealm | Iorweth |
| Question | What animal goes "ham ham" in Albania, "bup bup" in Catalonia, "wang wang" in China, and "gav gav" in Greece? |
| Answer | Dog |
| Song | Magic Carpet Ride |
| Artist | Steppenwolf |
| Number | 54 |
| Realm | My neck hurts |
| Subrealm | I wonder why |
| Question | There are only two mammals that don't have 7 cervical vertebrae. What are they? |
| Answer | Manatees and Sloths |
| Song | Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight |
| Artist | Spinal Tap |
| Number | 55 |
| Realm | Bond |
| Subrealm | James Bond |
| Question | Of all the alcohol he drinks in Fleming's books, what drink does Bond order the most? |
| Answer | Whisky. |
| Song | Beer For My Horses |
| Artist | Toby Keith |
| Number | 56 |
| Realm | Are you sure? |
| Subrealm | You can be wrong only so many times. |
| Question | What nation was the first to appoint an official court jester in modern times, as the royal court did so in 1999? |
| Answer | Tonga |
| Song | I Ain't Done Wrong |
| Artist | The Yardbirds |
| Number | 57 |
| Realm | Movies mess everything up |
| Subrealm | So stay in school and read more books |
| Question | What color were the Oompa-Loompa's in Roald Dahl's original edition of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? |
| Answer | Black |
| Song | Le Petit Negre |
| Artist | Debussy |
| Note | "Their skin is almost black" is what it says in the book. --Ed. |
| Number | 58 |
| Realm | Ew it's eating larva |
| Subrealm | Look at it walking backward |
| Question | According to Scientific American in 2009, what is the world's most aggressive and fearless animal? |
| Answer | Honey Badger |
| Song | On Wisconsin (Wisconsin fight song) |
| Artist | (no artist needed) |
| Number | 59 |
| Realm | Deep Truth |
| Subrealm | And Babelfish |
| Question | How many countries are represented in the G20, directly or indirectly? |
| Answer | 42 |
| Song | Enter Sandman |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Hint | This is Mariano Rivera's walk-up song (and his number is...) |
| Note | The G20 currently includes 15 Non-European countries, 4 European countries, and the European Union. The EU represents 27 countries, 4 of whom we already counted. So, final tally: 15 non-Europeans + 4 self-represented Europeans + 23 Europeans via EU = 42 total countries. --Ed. |
| Number | 60 |
| Realm | Hey Ma, Can I go watch Avatar? |
| Subrealm | No hunnnnnny, you aren't old enough |
| Question | Which European country has the lowest legal age of consent, and what is it? |
| Answer | Vatican City, 12 |
| Song | Like A Virgin |
| Artist | Madonna (Virgin Mary) |
| Note | There is more than a little debate about this point on the Internet. The facts seem to be that when Vatican State was founded in 1929, it adopted the Italian penal code, which at the time set the age of consent at 12. However, it also made it automatic for changes in the Italian code to be adopted into the Vatican penal code, and that auto-update was in place until repealed in 2009, when it was decided that new Italian laws would be adopted only on a case-by-case basis. Sometime between 1929 and 2009, Italy upped its minimum age of consent to 14 (the relevant number actually depends on the relationship between the parties). So, if all that is correct, you should leave the 12-year olds alone when you're in VC, because the minimum age is 14. --Ed. |
| Number | 61 |
| Realm | Huuuuudddddllle |
| Subrealm | Break |
| Question | For what purpose was the huddle as it is used in football created? |
| Answer | By an all-deaf school, to hide hand signals from opposing teams |
| Song | Pinball Wizard |
| Artist | The Who |
| Note | Some say the circular huddle was created by quarterback Paul Hubbard of Galludet University in 1892. Some give credit to Illinois coach Robert Zuppke. --Ed. |
| Number | 62 |
| Realm | Verbose Billy Shakes |
| Subrealm | Stop Complaining You Eighth Graders |
| Question | While many say Shakespeare, who actually introduced the most words to the English language, with 630 to Shakespeare's measly 229? |
| Answer | John Milton |
| Song | Surfin' Bird |
| Artist | The Trashmen (also accept Bird is the Word in Family Guy) |
| Number | 63 |
| Realm | What did the lettuce say to the celery? |
| Subrealm | Quit stalking me. |
| Question | According to the Vegetarian Society, vegetarian derives not from vegetable, but from another Latin word. What word do they claim it derives from? |
| Answer | Vegetus, meaning vigorous |
| Song | Eat it |
| Artist | Weird Al |
| Number | 64 |
| Realm | Abby Someone |
| Subrealm | Abby Normal |
| Question | In Mary Shelley's book, Frankenstein's monster was not the classic green we most frequently see him depicted as today. What color was he described as? |
| Answer | Yellow |
| Song | Colorblind |
| Artist | Counting Crows |
| Number | 65 |
| Realm | Pulitzer Prize Please |
| Subrealm | For that alliteration! |
| Question | Cooking with God, Rats for those who Care, Atlas of Tongue Coating, and Children Are Like Wet Cement are all names of real book titles that share what in common? |
| Answer | They were all runner-ups for Bookseller magazine's Odd Title of the Year award |
| Song | People Are Strange |
| Artist | The Doors |
| Number | 66 |
| Realm | Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick |
| Subrealm | Nickelodeon |
| Question | Nickelodeon was launched in 1977 as the first cable channel dedicated to children's programming all day, every day. However, in 1983 Nickelodeon was $20 million dollars in debt. A year later, the channel decided to change its tactics and try something new and now earns more than $100 million a year by doing what? |
| Answer | Showing advertisements |
| Song | Money |
| Artist | Pink Floyd |
| Number | 67 |
| Realm | Emerald City |
| Subrealm | Nah, just green glasses |
| Question | Similarly, in L. Frank Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", Dorothy's shoes were not ruby. What color were they? |
| Answer | Silver |
| Song | Substitute |
| Artist | The Who |
| Note | When Gregory Maguire re-imagined Oz in his book Wicked, they were both red *and* silver. |
| Number | 68 |
| Realm | Liz Tripp and Dr. Gusha |
| Subrealm | That's my sister and dentist, no paintings of them |
| Question | What classic American painting actually features the artist's sister and the artist's dentist friend? |
| Answer | American Gothic |
| Song | Goth Girl |
| Artist | MC Frontalot |
| Number | 69 |
| Realm | You know this |
| Subrealm | Come on, it's easy |
| Question | What is the largest plant in the world without a wooden stem? |
| Answer | The banana plant |
| Song | Yellow |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Number | 70 |
| Realm | They just don't make them like they used to |
| Subrealm | Recess, Doug, Pepper-Ann made every Saturday morning great. |
| Question | This group of talented kids have 11 Grammys, 4 Emmys, and several teen choice awards despite never releasing an album or a sitcom together. How were they connected? |
| Answer | The Season 6 cast of the All-New Mickey Mouse Club. |
| Song | It's Gonna Be Me |
| Artist | N*SYNC |
| Number | 71 |
| Realm | An apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
| Subrealm | But it totally screwed Adam and Eve. |
| Question | What breakfast item orginally had a flavor called apple-currant that was later changed to apple-berry due to consumer's not knowing what currants were? |
| Answer | Pop-Tarts |
| Song | Pop, Goes My Heart |
| Artist | Pop! |
| Note | Pop! is the band in the movie "Music and Lyrics" |
| Number | 72 |
| Realm | Was no Appalachian Journey |
| Subrealm | But it was actually played |
| Question | From what musical did a song play as President H. W. Bush stepped up to the podium at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston? |
| Answer | La Cage Aux Folles |
| Song | You're Timeless to Me |
| Artist | the cast of Hairspray |
| Note | That was George H. W. Bush, of course. --Ed. |
| Number | 73 |
| Realm | Tarred and Feathered? |
| Subrealm | Tarred and haired. |
| Question | What sideshow performer was known for dressing himself up in tar and horsehair, then appearing in a cage and eating raw meat? When fed, he would scream out this noise, which is where he got his name. |
| Answer | Oofty Goofty |
| Song | Crazy |
| Artist | Gnarls Barkley |
| Number | 74 |
| Realm | Legolas being B.A. |
| Subrealm | That still only counts as one |
| Question | What record, not related at all to money earned or acting, does The Return of the King in the Lord of the Rings series hold? |
| Answer | Highest body count |
| Song | The Fields of Pelennor |
| Artist | Howard Shore |
| Number | 75 |
| Realm | Will the real Slim Shady |
| Subrealm | Please stand up? |
| Question | What do the books War of the Worlds, Ethan Frome, and The Fight Club have in common? |
| Answer | Nameless protagonists |
| Song | Song 2 |
| Artist | Blur |
| Number | 76 |
| Realm | Pull my finger |
| Subrealm | No one wants to hear that |
| Question | This instrument features pulling of animals tails each time a note is pressed, as their squeals play out a song. What is it called, and what animal is used? |
| Answer | Cats, Katzenklavier, cat organ |
| Song | Wild World |
| Artist | Cat Stevens |
| Number | 77 |
| Realm | Don't judge a book by it's cover |
| Subrealm | Cover me, I'm going in |
| Question | Thelonius Monk, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck are the only five jazz musicians to be featured on what? |
| Answer | The cover of Time |
| Song | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? |
| Artist | Chicago |
| Number | 78 |
| Realm | Grow marijuana in churches |
| Subrealm | But don't use the other one |
| Question | Despite using marijuana extensively as part of the religion, rastafarianism bans the use of what other substance? |
| Answer | Alcohol |
| Song | Dooley |
| Artist | The Dillards |
| Number | 79 |
| Realm | Heads down |
| Subrealm | Thumbs up |
| Question | 7-Up originally contained lithium citrate, and was marketed as what? |
| Answer | A mood-stabilizer/hangover cure |
| Song | Almost |
| Artist | Bowling For Soup |
| Hint | The name of the album is "A Hangover You Don't Deserve" |
| Number | 80 |
| Realm | Porn... wait for it |
| Subrealm | ography |
| Question | What novel, authored by John Cleland, was considered the first published pornographic novel? |
| Answer | Fanny Hill |
| Song | Fat Bottomed Girls |
| Artist | Queen |
| Number | 81 |
| Realm | Choose to be happy. |
| Subrealm | By eating your sorrows |
| Question | Of the top 10 happiest countries, 7 of them are also on another top 10 global list. What list is this? |
| Answer | Cheese-eating countries. |
| Song | Cowboy Take Me Away |
| Artist | Dixie Chicks |
| Note | According to the book "Listomania". --Ed. |
| Number | 82 |
| Realm | Ultra |
| Subrealm | Difficult |
| Question | What is only state quarter to feature a socialist? |
| Answer | Alabama, Helen Keller was a registered socialist |
| Song | Don't Trust Me |
| Artist | 3OH!3 |
| Number | 83 |
| Realm | Keep your clothes on |
| Subrealm | There are children present |
| Question | What gorgeous, interesting, and world renowned nation has a law on the books prohibiting people from going around shirtless, leading to many people being fully clothed all the time, even while swimming? |
| Answer | Tonga |
| Song | Island In The Sun |
| Artist | Weezer |
| Number | 84 |
| Realm | Remember, Remember the 11th of November |
| Subrealm | As what holiday? |
| Question | Before they settled on their final name, which of England's bands went through names such as The Originals, The New Originals, and The Thamesmen? |
| Answer | Spinal Tap |
| Song | Out Loud |
| Artist | Dispatch |
| Number | 85 |
| Realm | First is the worst. Second is the best. |
| Subrealm | Third is the one with a hairy chest. |
| Question | What actor, who starred in Shoulder Arms, once placed third in a contest for who looked the most like him? |
| Answer | Charlie Chaplin |
| Song | The Sounds of Silence |
| Artist | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Number | 86 |
| Realm | No one likes the noise |
| Subrealm | If only Garden State were real life |
| Question | In the movie Garden State, Jesse earns a fortune by inventing a silent alternative to what product? |
| Answer | Velcro |
| Song | Don't Panic |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Number | 87 |
| Realm | Viral Youtube Videos |
| Subrealm | Hamburgers and Root Beer |
| Question | What root beer brand was responsible for the first franchised restaurant chain in 1919, yet was unavailable for purchase in stores until 1971? |
| Answer | A&W |
| Song | Smile |
| Artist | Lily Allen |
| Number | 88 |
| Realm | Beat Drum! Beat Drum! |
| Subrealm | Animal not Animool. |
| Question | Since Nabisco Animal Crackers were started in 1902, the inside of the box has seen 18 different animals. What are the only four that have been there the whole time? |
| Answer | Lion, tiger, bear, elephant |
| Song | Great Gig in the Sky |
| Artist | Pink Floyd |
| Number | 89 |
| Realm | Blackberries grow on trees? |
| Subrealm | Morus |
| Question | Which of Dr. Seuss' books did 28 publishers decline to publish, much to their chagrin, as it went on to become a children's classic? |
| Answer | And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry St. |
| Song | The Only Living Boy In New York |
| Artist | Simon and Garfunkel. |
| Hint | Mulberry Street is a big street in New York |
| Number | 90 |
| Realm | Did you hear about the Knicks? |
| Subrealm | They're TERRIBLE! |
| Question | What is the oldest active international sports trophy? It was first awarded in 1851, 43 years before the first modern Olympics. |
| Answer | The America's Cup |
| Song | For the Price of a Cup of Tea |
| Artist | Belle and Sebastian |
| Number | 91 |
| Realm | Food not Bombs |
| Subrealm | But what what about bullets? |
| Question | In their final showdown with police, over 165 bullets were shot at what dynamic duo? |
| Answer | Bonnie and Clyde |
| Song | Excuse Me Miss |
| Artist | Jay-Z |
| Number | 92 |
| Realm | The Monkey won't unlock your door. |
| Subrealm | But they will sing a song. |
| Question | What city appears in the title of The Monkee's first release? |
| Answer | Clarksville, TN |
| Song | Breakdown |
| Artist | Jack Johnson |
| Note | The song lyrics do not mention a specific state. Songwriter Bobby Hart says that he was thinking of Clarkdale Arizona, but changed the name slightly for the song. It does happen that Clarksville, TN is very near the 101st Air Force base in Fort Campbell Kentucky, which fits the song's plot well. --Ed. |
| Number | 93 |
| Realm | Talk about a monopoly! |
| Subrealm | But not really... |
| Question | In 1987, Louisiana produced 90% of the world supply of this good. What is it? |
| Answer | Crayfish |
| Song | Louisiana Man |
| Artist | Johnny Cash |
| Number | 94 |
| Realm | Mauna Kea |
| Subrealm | Is the Tallest Mountain |
| Question | What is the tallest man made structure in the world? |
| Answer | A Shell offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico stands 3280ft tall. The Auger field is 2,878 ft below the water. |
| Song | Under The Sea |
| Artist | The Little Mermaid |
| Number | 95 |
| Realm | Surprisingly Isn't |
| Subrealm | Springfield |
| Question | Despite being made to appear like a quintessential American town, which town in Florida does not have a Main Street due to county laws against duplicate street names? |
| Answer | Celebration, Florida |
| Song | Celebration |
| Artist | Kool & the Gang |
| Note | Celebration is a planned community created by the Disney Corporation. --Ed. |
| Number | 96 |
| Realm | Hot and Cold |
| Subrealm | Because Who Doesn't Love Katy Perry |
| Question | Chileans Juan and Gisella can claim that they were born in what unusual place? |
| Answer | Antarctica |
| Song | We Found Love |
| Artist | Rihanna |
| Number | 97 |
| Realm | Actually Been To Space |
| Subrealm | Call 'em Buzz |
| Question | What bearlike animal is known to survive in a near vacuum, in temperatures close to absolute zero, and in heat as high as 150 degrees Celsius? |
| Answer | Waterbears, moss piglets, tardigrade |
| Song | Lions and Tigers And Bears |
| Artist | Jazmine Sullivan |
| Note | Tardigrades are microscopic, water-dwelling, segmented animals with eight legs. They are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal. --Ed. |
| Number | 98 |
| Realm | When Father Carves The Duck |
| Subrealm | Wasn't A Line In The Book |
| Question | The author of the humorous poem, "When Father Carves the Duck" is better known for his fourth novel. What is noteworthy about this book of his? |
| Answer | 50,000 words, no e's |
| Song | Eenie Meenie |
| Artist | Justin Bieber |
| Note | The author is Ernest Vincent Wright, and his novel Gadsby is a Trivia favorite. --Ed. |
| Number | 99 |
| Realm | My Auntie Says I Can't |
| Subrealm | On account of my ass-ma |
| Question | When using it in "The Origin of Species," Darwin gave credit where it's due to the man who first coined the phrase "Survival of the Fittest". To whom did he give credit? |
| Answer | Herbert Spencer |
| Song | Revolution |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Note | The first edition of "On the Origin of Species", which came out in 1859, did not include the phrase "Survival of the Fittest". Spencer read that edition, and included "survival of the fittest" in his own book, "Principles of Biology", in 1864. Darwin picked it up, and used the phrase himself in the 5th edition of Origin, which appeared in 1869. --Ed. |
| Number | 100 |
| Realm | A nice warm glass of milk |
| Subrealm | And a pound of hair a year |
| Question | What is the name of the animal which is a cross-breed of a cow and a yak, so that it can still live in the colder climates of the yak, but produce the more nutritious milk of the cow? |
| Answer | Dzo |
| Song | Baby Got Back |
| Artist | Sir Mix A Lot |
| Number | 101 |
| Realm | You have not won 2nd prize in a beauty contest, do not receive $10 |
| Subrealm | You won first! |
| Question | Not the birthplace of escargot, what city name means "snails"? |
| Answer | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Song | Hugo Chavez |
| Artist | Das Racist |
| Hint | Song mentions the answer |
| Number | 102 |
| Realm | The Leaves Spell |
| Subrealm | SEX |
| Question | Although known for a few other things, who was the first American to be buried in Britain? |
| Answer | Pocahontas |
| Song | It's Not Just Make Believe |
| Artist | Kari Kimmel |
| Note | (Song about disney princesses from Ella Enchanted) |
| Number | 103 |
| Realm | Smells great |
| Subrealm | Because it doesn't smell |
| Question | What waste product did the Confederates mine during the Civil War for use in gunpowder? |
| Answer | Bat guano |
| Song | Batman Theme |
| Artist | Neal Hefti (composer) |
| Number | 104 |
| Realm | She's beauty and she's grace. |
| Subrealm | She's Miss United States |
| Question | During which disastrous year did 3 Miss America contestants have to drop out because it was revealed that they did not reside in the state they represented, Miss New York collapse from an abscessed tooth, and Miss Oklahoma go to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy? |
| Answer | 1933 |
| Song | Drop Me Off in Harlem |
| Artist | Duke Ellington |
| Note | You can find the whole story of the 1933 Miss America pageant at http://missamerica1933.com. Miss Iowa, Miss Illinois, and Miss Idaho were disqualified for residency reasons. (Miss Illinois, for instance, was from St. Louis, and she lost the Miss Missouri contest one week, then won the Miss Illinois contest the next. The real Miss Missouri presumably ratted her out when they met again later.) --Ed. |
| Number | 105 |
| Realm | Letters |
| Subrealm | The Motion Is Tabled |
| Question | What two letters do not appear on the Periodic Table? |
| Answer | J & Q. |
| Song | The Elements |
| Artist | Tom Lehrer |