Minnesota Pigpen
January 15-16, 2010
On-Air Questions and Songs
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| Number | 1 |
| Realm | Geographical Cartoons |
| Subrealm | Let's get things started |
| Question | What was the home state of Peanuts cartoonist Charles Shultz and who was his dirtiest character? |
| Answer | Minnesota Pig-Pen |
| Song | Linus and Lucy |
| Artist | Vince Guirauldi |
| Number | 2 |
| Realm | Niche TV |
| Subrealm | "Who ya gonna call?" |
| Question | By night they hunt ghosts. By day, what company do Grant Wilson and Jason Hawes work for? |
| Answer | Roto-Rooter |
| Song | The Legend of Wooley Swamp |
| Artist | Charlie Daniels Band |
| Number | 3 |
| Realm | Kevin Smith Films |
| Subrealm | Does this hat make me look fat? |
| Question | When Brodie and TS go to the second mall of their day, TS tries on a hat. What word is stitched onto the front of the hat? |
| Answer | Clerks |
| Song | Chewbacca |
| Artist | Supernova |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 4 |
| Realm | Theatah! |
| Subrealm | Don't Spoil the Ending! |
| Question | Agatha Christie's longest-running West End mystery was written for whose 80th birthday? |
| Answer | Queen Mary |
| Song | God Save the Queen |
| Artist | Jimi Hendrix |
| Number | 5 |
| Realm | Animal Husbandry |
| Subrealm | You want me to put my hand WHERE? |
| Question | British veterinarian turned computer programmer Sarah Baillie created an artificial cow's butt to train would-be livestock vets. What's her invention called? |
| Answer | The Haptic Cow |
| Song | Cows with Guns |
| Artist | Dana Lyons |
| Number | 6 |
| Realm | Potent Potables |
| Subrealm | Beer for fun and profit |
| Question | Which of the famed "Real Men of Genius" was said to be a funny bunny train conductor who wore size 25 fluffy shoes? |
| Answer | Mr. Dedicated Houston Astros Mascot (Junction Jack) |
| Song | It's Not Right, But It's Okay |
| Artist | Whitney Houston |
| Note | "Real Men of Genius" is a series of radio commercials for Bud Light. |
| Number | 7 |
| Realm | Dance, Marionette, Dance! |
| Subrealm | Blood on the dance floor |
| Question | In Spring 2007, overcrowding at a concert in Goodrich Hall caused the floor to collapse. Who was performing at that concert? |
| Answer | Gunther |
| Song | Something So Strong |
| Artist | Crowded House |
| Number | 8 |
| Realm | Name origins |
| Subrealm | Didn't he sing with Cher? |
| Question | We all know Bono, the lead singer of U2. What many don't know is how Bono -- originally born Paul David Hewson -- got his name. Tell us the store from which his name was derived. |
| Answer | Bonavox, OR "Bonavox of O'Connell Street" |
| Song | Where the Streets have no names |
| Artist | Pet Shop Boys |
| Number | 9 |
| Realm | Ethnic Foods |
| Subrealm | Fahgeddaboutit |
| Question | What Italian food company promises its products are made without mob connections? |
| Answer | Libera Terra |
| Song | Hey Mambo Italiano |
| Artist | Dean Martin |
| Number | 10 |
| Realm | Revenge of the Nerds |
| Subrealm | I went to school with a guy like that |
| Question | Penny tells Sheldon the Chinese character tattooed on her right buttock stands for "courage." But Sheldon points out it really stands for what? |
| Answer | Soup |
| Song | Stacey's Mom |
| Artist | Fountains of Wayne |
| Note | The medal-stripping appears in the Movie "Blades of Glory". |
| Number | 11 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Go for the gold! |
| Question | Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Nancy Kerrigan and Commissioner Ebbers were all on a committee that stripped what two skaters of their gold medals? (First names will suffice.) |
| Answer | Chazz and Jimmy |
| Song | What Would Brian Boitano Do? Pt. II |
| Artist | D.V.D.A. |
| Number | 12 |
| Realm | Fish heads, fish heads... |
| Subrealm | ...Roly-Poly Fish Heads. |
| Question | What invasive fish was responsible for the creation of the multi-million dollar Salmon sport fishing industry in Lake Michigan? |
| Answer | Alewife |
| Song | Salmon Dance |
| Artist | The Chemical Brothers |
| Note | Coho and Chinook salmon were introduced into the Great Lakes to prey on the alewife, who invaded via the bypass around Niagra Falls. |
| Number | 13 |
| Realm | Wealth |
| Subrealm | Who wants to be a millionaire? |
| Question | No one was surprised to see Forbes magazine name Bill Gates the richest man in the world in 2009. Who did the magazine name as the richest FICTIONAL CHARACTER that year? |
| Answer | Uncle Sam |
| Song | Shakin' |
| Artist | Eddie Money |
| Number | 14 |
| Realm | Honey, I'm Home |
| Subrealm | You did WHAT? |
| Question | The former Jane Means Appleton never liked her husband's political career. When he came home to say he'd won the nomination for U.S. President, she immediately did what? |
| Answer | fainted |
| Song | SOS |
| Artist | Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep |
| Note | Ms. Appleton was Mrs. Franklin Pierce. |
| Number | 15 |
| Realm | Address, please. |
| Subrealm | Talk about stoned! |
| Question | Where does Paro the Moai live? |
| Answer | Easter Island (or Rapanui) |
| Song | Lips Like Sugar |
| Artist | Echo and the Bunnymen |
| Number | 16 |
| Realm | Recreation |
| Subrealm | Where's the answer key? |
| Question | The first book published by Simon and Schuster is often credited as the first book published about what feature present in almost every modern newspaper. |
| Answer | crossword puzzles |
| Song | Games People Play |
| Artist | Alan Parsons Project |
| Number | 17 |
| Realm | Geography |
| Subrealm | Sent to the foothills |
| Question | Women were relegated to play golf on what putting green at the birthplace of golf in Scotland? |
| Answer | The Himalayas |
| Song | Anything You Can Do I can Do Better |
| Artist | Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat (Annie Get Your Gun) |
| Number | 18 |
| Realm | Yellow Culture Club |
| Subrealm | Church of the Poison Mind |
| Question | From which religious organization did Matt Groening admit stealing the Simpsons characters? |
| Answer | The Healing Stream Deliverance Church |
| Song | Dueling Banjos |
| Artist | Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell |
| Number | 19 |
| Realm | Easter Bunny he's not |
| Subrealm | You have to crack a few eggs... |
| Question | Slothful, yes. But Sid foster-parents three found eggs he names what? |
| Answer | Shelby, Eggbert and Yoko |
| Song | Walk The Dinosaur |
| Artist | Was (Not Was) |
| Note | The adoption occurred in the movie "Ice Age 3". |
| Number | 20 |
| Realm | Movie Tie-Ins |
| Subrealm | "Jim, I'm a doctor, not a creepy fast-food icon!" |
| Question | What alien race employs the "nipple pinch" to abscond with an Uhura glass? |
| Answer | The Kingons |
| Song | Star Trekkin' |
| Artist | Dr. Demento |
| Note | The Kingons appeared in a Burger King ad which tied in with the 2009 Star Trek movie. |
| Number | 21 |
| Realm | Famous Inventions |
| Subrealm | Baby needs a new pair of shoes |
| Question | In 1993, Michael Jackson patented a dance move that allowed the wearer of special shoes to lean forward beyond his or her center of gravity. What is the name of this patent as registered by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office? |
| Answer | "Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion." |
| Song | Smooth Criminal |
| Artist | Alien Ant Farm |
| Number | 22 |
| Realm | Destination: Facebook |
| Subrealm | Did you friend us? |
| Question | According to a print ad, how many people believe Central Park is shaped like an Absolut Vodka bottle? |
| Answer | 19842 |
| Song | Moonlight and Vodka |
| Artist | Chris De Burgh |
| Number | 23 |
| Realm | Alienology 101 |
| Subrealm | So say we all. |
| Question | Speaking before the United Nation's General Assembly, Edward James Olmos channeled Admiral William Adama in objecting to the U.N.'s manner of using what word? |
| Answer | race |
| Song | Black or White |
| Artist | Adam Lambert |
| Number | 24 |
| Realm | U.S. Landmarks |
| Subrealm | "Who's your daddy?" |
| Question | Hanging out with 15 women, who peeks down from inside the dome at the U.S. Capitol as if he were God? |
| Answer | George Washington |
| Song | Girls, Girls, Girls |
| Artist | Motley Crue |
| Number | 25 |
| Realm | Aye, damned good spirits! |
| Subrealm | Watch out for that octopus, lad! |
| Question | During which atmospheric event did John Jameson leap from his ship into the ocean after a keg of Irish whiskey? |
| Answer | The Great Storm of 1781 |
| Song | Whiskey in the Jar |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Note | The leap and subsequent encounter with a giant squid occurred in an ad for Jameson Whiskey which played during 2009. |
| Number | 26 |
| Realm | Under the sea |
| Subrealm | Move over, Sebastian |
| Question | According to the menu, how much is a Krusty Combo on the Krusty Krab's eleventy-seventh anniversary? |
| Answer | $39.90 |
| Song | We've Got Scurvy |
| Artist | Pink |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 27 |
| Realm | Bad film... |
| Subrealm | ...on the Satellite of Love |
| Question | Rotating the intensifier disk 18 degrees left will activate what device? |
| Answer | The Interocitor |
| Song | Dare to be Stupid |
| Artist | Weird Al Yankovic |
| Note | The Interocitor appears in "This Island Earth", which was the subject of The MST3K Movie. |
| Number | 28 |
| Realm | Pop, Pop, Pop Muzik |
| Subrealm | Funerals for fun and profit |
| Question | Who had to die before this cover of the following song would be recorded? |
| Answer | Michael Jackson |
| Song | Blackbird |
| Artist | Dandy Warhols |
| Number | 29 |
| Realm | Benched! |
| Subrealm | Take me OUT OF the ballgame! |
| Question | George Brett didn't join his teammates on the field on August 18th, 1983. Where was he hiding out? |
| Answer | Spanish Tavern |
| Song | Spanish Harlem |
| Artist | Neil Diamond |
| Note | The game in question was the continuation of the famous Pine-Tar Incident. |
| Number | 30 |
| Realm | Seeing double |
| Subrealm | He's Fred, I'm George. |
| Question | What positions did the future proprietors of "Weasley's Wizard Wheezes" play on the Gryffindor quidditch team? |
| Answer | Beaters |
| Song | Witchcraft |
| Artist | Arabella Hong |
| Number | 31 |
| Realm | Fleeting Art |
| Subrealm | SUPER Fleeting Art |
| Question | What vehicle is featured in the Google logo celebrating the 2009 Comic Con? |
| Answer | Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet |
| Song | Jet Airliner |
| Artist | Paul Pena |
| Number | 32 |
| Realm | Road Trip! |
| Subrealm | Dozens and dozens NOT served! |
| Question | What state would you be in if you were at the farthest point from a McDonalds restaurant -- that you could be -- in the lower 48 states? |
| Answer | South Dakota |
| Song | 500 Miles |
| Artist | Proclaimers |
| Number | 33 |
| Realm | Culinary Secrets |
| Subrealm | More secrets than the Colonel |
| Question | How many secret flavors are there in the soft drink created in 1885 in a Waco, Texas drugstore? |
| Answer | 23 |
| Song | Doctor, Doctor |
| Artist | Thompson Twins |
| Note | Dr. Pepper, that is. |
| Number | 34 |
| Realm | Celebrities |
| Subrealm | It's all about me!! |
| Question | "I have executive produced several television shows, I like to pretend to be a photographer and I didn't need Red Bull to get my wings. Who am I?" |
| Answer | Tyra Banks |
| Song | Supermodel (You Better Work) |
| Artist | RuPaul |
| Number | 35 |
| Realm | Shopping |
| Subrealm | God, I HATE shopping |
| Question | What size clothing does Woody Allen's character in "Love and Death" wear? |
| Answer | Size 28 Dwarf |
| Song | Just the Two of Us (Dr Evil Mix) |
| Artist | Austin Powers |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 36 |
| Realm | Happy Trails |
| Subrealm | Joy to the world |
| Question | Kasey Casem ended his 39-year run as host of a weekly radio countdown show in July 2009. The last number one song he introduced was "Second Chance" by Shinedown. What was the FIRST number one hit he introduced back in July 1970? |
| Answer | "Mama Told Me Not To Come" (by Three Dog Night) |
| Song | The Final Countdown |
| Artist | The Popettes |
| Number | 37 |
| Realm | Famous Autographs |
| Subrealm | It's all about ME! |
| Question | What Latin phrase did Leonardo da Vinci write backwards on the back of his paintings to tell the world "This was painted by me"? |
| Answer | Pinxit mea |
| Song | Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down) |
| Artist | The All-American Rejects |
| Number | 38 |
| Realm | FORE! |
| Subrealm | More like 14! |
| Question | The ladies love Eldrick. But we love Woods' Voicemail Slow Jam Remix even more. What company is responsible for creating that song less than a day after the infamous voicemail recording was released? |
| Answer | Half Day Today |
| Song | The Golf Song |
| Artist | Arrogant Worms |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 39 |
| Realm | Executive desserts |
| Subrealm | Perhaps the world's perfect pie |
| Question | According to "The Crustmaster," what's Barack Obama's favorite type of pie served at the White House? |
| Answer | Banana Cream |
| Song | Cherry Pie |
| Artist | Warrant |
| Number | 40 |
| Realm | Shhhhh... |
| Subrealm | "There's nothing like the smell of musty books in the archives!" |
| Question | Everyone knows old volumes in the library give off a certain mustiness. Turns out, there's a new scientific method of figuring out the condition of the paper through that mustiness. What's this non-destructive method called? |
| Answer | material degradomics |
| Song | The Tra la la Song |
| Artist | Material Issue |
| Number | 41 |
| Realm | Today in History |
| Subrealm | Really, it happened on THIS DATE! |
| Question | In what country did the U.S. military last use a horse-mounted cavalry charge? |
| Answer | The Philippines |
| Song | Runaway Horses |
| Artist | Belinda Carlisle |
| Note | The date was January 16th, 1942. |
| Number | 42 |
| Realm | Eternal choices |
| Subrealm | Devil or Angel? I can't make up my mind! |
| Question | According to Max Allan Collins, what is Max's full barcode number? |
| Answer | 332960073452 |
| Song | Look Homeward Angel |
| Artist | John Taylor |
| Note | The second "Max" is Max Guevera, the main character of "Dark Angel". Max Allan Collins gave her serial number in his novelization, "Dark Angel: Before the Dawn" |
| Number | 43 |
| Realm | Tim Burton films |
| Subrealm | "Come into my parlour..." |
| Question | With what sweet treat does Beetlejuice tempt a fly? |
| Answer | Zagnut bar |
| Song | Hell |
| Artist | Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| Number | 44 |
| Realm | Billions served |
| Subrealm | We're not talking burgers |
| Question | It took only 9 months for the iPhone App Store to reach a landmark number of application downloads. In recognition, Apple showered a 13-year-old boy with prizes after he downloaded what app? |
| Answer | BUMP |
| Song | Submarine Symphonika |
| Artist | Submarines |
| Number | 45 |
| Realm | Maritime Games |
| Subrealm | "You sunk my battleship!" |
| Question | Despite sinking eight days after launching, what ship inspired numerous books and movies and one delicious pastry? |
| Answer | The Bismarck |
| Song | Otto |
| Artist | The Replacements |
| Number | 46 |
| Realm | TV Food |
| Subrealm | BAM! |
| Question | What three vegetables make up a traditional French mira poix (mirra-pwah)? |
| Answer | Onion, celery and carrot |
| Song | The Veggie Tales Theme Song |
| Artist | Veggie Tales |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 47 |
| Realm | Story time |
| Subrealm | "Life is like a yellow hat..." |
| Question | What is Forrest Gump's favorite book? |
| Answer | Curious George |
| Song | Monkey - REMIX |
| Artist | George Michael |
| Number | 48 |
| Realm | Classroom etiquette |
| Subrealm | Please raise your hand |
| Question | Speaking up in a college classroom can be intimidating. So one major midwestern college created a system where students can Twitter, Facebook, or text their questions in class without saying a word. What's the brand name of this sizzling suite of software? |
| Answer | Hotseat |
| Song | You sexy thing |
| Artist | Hot Chocolate |
| Number | 49 |
| Realm | Team Sports |
| Subrealm | Hockey Night on Television |
| Question | This Presbyterian minister led another type of icy flock in 1991 all the way to The Promised Land. Who was it that swapped-out his iconic sweater for a jersey? |
| Answer | Fred Rogers |
| Song | I Like To Move It |
| Artist | Will.I.Am |
| Note | Fred Rogers was "Celebrity Captain" of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1991-92 season, during which the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. |
| Number | 50 |
| Realm | Moving Pictures |
| Subrealm | Breakthrough Artists |
| Question | Name the Oscar-winning screenwriter who also was a writer for a short-lived cable TV show on bowling. |
| Answer | Nick Schenk |
| Song | Take The Skinheads Bowling |
| Artist | Camper Van Beethoven |
| Note | Mr. Schenk did indeed write for "Let's Bowl" in 1998, but although he won an award for "Gran Torino" in 2008, sadly, it was not an Oscar. |
| Number | 51 |
| Realm | -'allo luv! |
| Subrealm | Q could have helped with a parachute |
| Question | Her name is Jones. Bridget Jones. And she tried her hand at skydiving. Sadly, her landing spot was a pigpen, far from Minnesota. What song played during her descent? |
| Answer | "Nobody Does it Better" |
| Song | Me and Mrs. Jones |
| Artist | Michael Buble' |
| Number | 52 |
| Realm | iTunes selection of the year |
| Subrealm | A choir of angels |
| Question | Who is that heavenly vocalist featured in the new album "Alma Mater," released around Thanksgiving? |
| Answer | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Song | Vatican Rag |
| Artist | Tom Lehrer |
| Number | 53 |
| Realm | Fashionplates |
| Subrealm | SPINNING fashionplates |
| Question | It took four years and 70 people to harvest enough wild silk to create an 11-foot-by-4-foot piece of gold cloth -- the largest ever created. From what specific creature was this silk extracted in Madagascar? |
| Answer | golden orb spiders |
| Song | Spiderwebs |
| Artist | No Doubt |
| Number | 54 |
| Realm | Nosey Neighbors |
| Subrealm | Don't Invite the Ants |
| Question | Before the Berlin Wall fell between East and West Germany, what country was the first to pry open the Iron Curtain for a three-hour picnic with a neighboring country? |
| Answer | Hungary |
| Song | Hungry Like The Wolf |
| Artist | Duran Duran |
| Note | The Pan-European Picnic was held on the border between Hungary and Austria on August 19, 1989. |
| Number | 55 |
| Realm | Infomercials |
| Subrealm | Crap we don't want or need |
| Question | Vince the SlapChop Guy says you're going to love his nuts. In fact, you're going to love the little gadget that comes WITH the Slap Chop -- but only if you call now. What's the name of that handy little thing? Operators are standing by... |
| Answer | Graty |
| Song | Slap Chop Rap |
| Artist | DJ Steve Porter |
| Number | 56 |
| Realm | Channeling Brazil |
| Subrealm | What's in your lunch box? |
| Question | What is marketed as "quite possibly, the world's perfect food"? |
| Answer | Chiquita bananas |
| Song | The Banana Boat Song (De Oh) |
| Artist | Taj Mahal |
| Number | 57 |
| Realm | Spermology 101 |
| Subrealm | The Crazy Things We Do |
| Question | Williams College is a contender for the oldest college trivia contest in the country. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point contest is in contention for the largest. What two men write the questions for the Stevens Point contest? |
| Answer | John Eckendorf and Jim Oliva |
| Song | Always asking Questions |
| Artist | Howard Jones |
| Number | 58 |
| Realm | Television |
| Subrealm | Close shaves in the desert |
| Question | Who did President Barack Obama order to shave Stephen Colbert's head? |
| Answer | Ray Odierno (General, Commander of US Forces) |
| Song | Cheap Reward |
| Artist | Stephen Colbert |
| Number | 59 |
| Realm | Wonderful World of Disney |
| Subrealm | How much is that doggy in the window? |
| Question | What is the name of the business where Penny got Bolt? |
| Answer | Silver Lake Animal Rescue |
| Song | Lightning Crashes |
| Artist | Live |
| Number | 60 |
| Realm | Got kilt? |
| Subrealm | Not a Jedi yet |
| Question | The people of Crief Perthshire, Scotland celebrated their 117th Highland Games in 2001. Who was the chieftain for that set of games? |
| Answer | Ewan McGregor |
| Song | Princes of the Universe |
| Artist | Queen |
| Number | 61 |
| Realm | Space, The Final Frontier |
| Subrealm | Space Junk |
| Question | What astronaut, after spending more than a year in orbit at the International Space Station, was greeted back to Earth with a tickertape parade at Walt Disney World in October 2009? |
| Answer | Buzz Lightyear |
| Song | Love Buzz |
| Artist | Nirvana |
| Note | A 12-inch tall Buzz spent 468 days in space from 2008 to 2009, besting the old endurance record of Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov by a month. |
| Number | 62 |
| Realm | Here's the windup |
| Subrealm | and here's the pitch |
| Question | Who originally gave Billy Mays his trademark blue shirt? |
| Answer | Anthony Sullivan |
| Song | Blue |
| Artist | Eiffel 65 |
| Number | 63 |
| Realm | Sports blunders |
| Subrealm | Fly like an eagle |
| Question | What player was released from the Philadelphia Eagles, only to be picked up by another team for $100 on waivers and went on to seven consecutive Pro-Bowl appearances? |
| Answer | Cris Carter |
| Song | Come Go With Me |
| Artist | The Del-Vikings |
| Number | 64 |
| Realm | Presidential history |
| Subrealm | Stop, drop and roll |
| Question | What's the bureau number of the first aircraft to carry a sitting president onto an aircraft carrier by making an arrested landing? |
| Answer | 159387 |
| Song | The Mission "Theme from NBC News" |
| Artist | John Williams |
| Note | "Navy 1", a U.S. Navy Lockheed S-3B Viking, carried George W. Bush to the Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, so that Bush could make his fateful "Mission Accomplished" speech from the deck. |
| Number | 65 |
| Realm | Pine Cones |
| Subrealm | Imposters |
| Question | What creature is restricted from the state of Hawaii in order to protect the pineapple crop? |
| Answer | Hummingbirds |
| Song | Surfin' Bird |
| Artist | The Trashmen |
| Number | 66 |
| Realm | I need a hero |
| Subrealm | Six degrees of FABULOUS |
| Question | Kevin Bacon plays himself as a stalking victim on what show? |
| Answer | Will and Grace |
| Song | Footloose |
| Artist | The Bacon Brothers |
| Number | 67 |
| Realm | PBS |
| Subrealm | Poor, Stewart (name of woman who died before the ship crashed into the water) |
| Question | George Taylor is horrified to discover the planet run by apes is really his own post-apocalyptic Earth. Who is riding with him when he sees the Statue of Liberty? |
| Answer | Nova |
| Song | Shock the Monkey |
| Artist | Peter Gabriel |
| Number | 68 |
| Realm | Rattus Rattus |
| Subrealm | 1666 was a very bad year to be in London |
| Question | What's the name of the rat crawling on Michael Hutchence during the video "Need You Tonight?" |
| Answer | Plague |
| Song | Lay It Down |
| Artist | Ratt |
| Number | 69 |
| Realm | A rose by any other name... |
| Subrealm | Oh, nuts! |
| Question | In 1947, Idaho Springs, Colorado changed the name of one of its districts to honor comic strip hero Steve Canyon. What was the prior name of the district? |
| Answer | Squirrel Gulch |
| Song | Squirrels |
| Artist | The Beastly Boys |
| Number | 70 |
| Realm | Business advice |
| Subrealm | a new type of food pyramid |
| Question | According to Insurance.com, you should avoid what three dangerous food groups while driving? |
| Answer | Hot, greasy and gooey |
| Song | Eat It |
| Artist | Weird Al Yankovic |
| Number | 71 |
| Realm | Can you feel the love tonight? |
| Subrealm | Can't buy me love |
| Question | The journey of Juan Mann's need to be needed is documented in what 2007 award-winning YouTube video? |
| Answer | Free Hugs Campaign |
| Song | All the Same |
| Artist | Sick Puppies |
| Number | 72 |
| Realm | Batter up |
| Subrealm | Do the hustle |
| Question | Name the first professional baseball player to get a hit in the Hubert H. Humphrey MetroDome. |
| Answer | Pete Rose |
| Song | Every Rose Has Its Thorn |
| Artist | Poison |
| Number | 73 |
| Realm | Fine china?? |
| Subrealm | Would you like parmesan cheese on that? |
| Question | Walter Crouton asks his son if he "behaved well in church today" in this January 2nd, 1986 Seth McFarlane comic strip. What's the son's name? |
| Answer | Wedgewood |
| Song | The Wedge |
| Artist | Phish |
| Number | 74 |
| Realm | Unlucky |
| Subrealm | the numbers have it |
| Question | A good case of lunaediesophobia would be justified for these folks. According to their show's opening credits, what date signified a very bad day for John Koenig, Helena Russell and Victor Bergman? |
| Answer | 9/13/1999 |
| Song | Bad Moon Rising |
| Artist | Janice Hagan |
| Note | John, Helena, and Victor were the crew of Moonbase Alpha, on Space: 1999. |
| Number | 75 |
| Realm | Breakfast |
| Subrealm | It isn't stealing if the machine gives me product willingly, is it? |
| Question | When genius Mitch first asks Chris about Hollyfeld, what does he choose from the vending machine? |
| Answer | Black Coffee (20 cents) and Nestle Milk Chocolate (30 cents) |
| Song | Chocolate Rain |
| Artist | Tay Zonday |
| Note | Chris pays for the items with discs of solid nitrogen. (Real Genius.) |
| Number | 76 |
| Realm | It's a bird, it's a plane |
| Subrealm | The dingo ate my baby! |
| Question | Researchers recently discovered there is some truth to the native New Zealanders' legend of the man-eating bird called the Poukai. Give us the modern common name and/or the scientific name of this bird, the world's largest species of eagle. |
| Answer | Haast Eagle (Harpagornis moorei) |
| Song | Psycho Chicken |
| Artist | Dr. Demento (Daffy Dave) |
| Number | 77 |
| Realm | Musical instruments |
| Subrealm | mouth organ |
| Question | What's the musical thread running through these songs: "There Must Be An Angel", "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," and "That's What Friends are For"? |
| Answer | Stevie Wonder plays harmonica |
| Song | Alfie |
| Artist | Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder backwards) |
| Number | 78 |
| Realm | Bring out your dead |
| Subrealm | Peanuts and crackerjacks |
| Question | Here's a math question. Take 1,020,532,394. Subtract the social security number for the creator of the Peanuts comic strip. Whose social security number remains? |
| Answer | Vince Guaraldi -- who wrote the Peanuts theme song, "Linus and Lucy" |
| Song | Three is a Magic Number |
| Artist | Blind Lemon |
| Number | 79 |
| Realm | Glass ceiling |
| Subrealm | Get in the chopper! |
| Question | On July 16, 2009, what U.S. Marine pilot -- in an historic first -- flew President Obama aboard the executive helicopter? |
| Answer | Jennifer Grieves |
| Song | Unmarked Helicopters |
| Artist | Soul Coughing |
| Note | Major Grieves was the first female presidential pilot. |
| Number | 80 |
| Realm | Ad men |
| Subrealm | A video a day keeps the doctor away |
| Question | Dr. Sheldon Cooper agrees to appear in an embedded video ad for which scholarly journal? |
| Answer | Physics Today |
| Song | Big Bang Theory Theme |
| Artist | Barenaked Ladies |
| Note | WARNING: SHORT SONG |
| Number | 81 |
| Realm | Pilgrim's progress |
| Subrealm | Parden the interuption |
| Question | One day you're targeted for execution. The next -- you're the grand marshal of a big parade. In 2005, what was your name? |
| Answer | Marshmallow (or Yam -- who was the alternate) |
| Song | Turkey in the Straw |
| Artist | Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs |
| Note | Mashmallow was pardoned by President Bush on Thanksgiving, 2005. |
| Number | 82 |
| Realm | Beam me up |
| Subrealm | Invasion of the hat snatchers |
| Question | What amazing mood hat could have been purchased for a limited time at the Kwik N E-Z? |
| Answer | Shats |
| Song | I Can't Get Behind That |
| Artist | William Shatner |
| Number | 83 |
| Realm | Parking with the stars |
| Subrealm | Home is where the cave is |
| Question | Alex Rogan, the Last Starfighter, describes his home as a mobile cave that never went any place. Where is his home parked? |
| Answer | The Starlight Starbright Trailer Court |
| Song | Shining Star |
| Artist | Earth Wind and Fire |
| Number | 84 |
| Realm | Peace offerings |
| Subrealm | Do you know the muffin man? |
| Question | When an '89 Eph (pron. EEF) got cranky on national TV, cupcakes were sent to cheer her up. Who delivered this sweet treat? |
| Answer | Dan Senor |
| Song | Cheney's Got a Gun |
| Artist | Bob Rivers |
| Note | The Eph in question is MSNBC journalist Mika Brzezinski, who received the cupcakes on October 28, 2009. |
| Number | 85 |
| Realm | Space fashion |
| Subrealm | I don't want to wear the red shirt! |
| Question | How many tokens were needed to earn a free Star Trek t-shirt from Kellogg's in the spring of 2009? |
| Answer | 9 |
| Song | nine in the afternoon |
| Artist | Panic! at the disco |
| Number | 86 |
| Realm | Science |
| Subrealm | Chronography for fun and profit |
| Question | What is the make and model of the watch used to time the 14 second secondary rocket burn used to bring the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth? |
| Answer | Omega Speedmaster |
| Song | Speed of Sound |
| Artist | Cold Play |
| Number | 87 |
| Realm | TV Weather |
| Subrealm | Yo Yo -- Your Nanna's secret love |
| Question | Say what? His on-air colleagues say Dr. Greg Forbes is THE MAN. He studied with tornado sensei Dr. Ted Fujita, but now divines his weather wisdom on the Weather Channel, under what hipper-than-he-really-deserves nickname? |
| Answer | Storm Master G |
| Song | Sandstorm |
| Artist | Darude |
| Number | 88 |
| Realm | It's not easy being green |
| Subrealm | Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? |
| Question | Kermit the Frog is teaching Joey her ABCs. But she keeps insisting WHAT is a letter of the alphabet? |
| Answer | Cookie Monster |
| Song | Girl Scout Cookie Whore |
| Artist | Brave New Workshop |
| Number | 89 |
| Realm | Throw backs |
| Subrealm | head gear |
| Question | A summer 2009 event commemorated the very first intercollegiate baseball game. Each modern-day player wore a baseball cap emblazoned with what? Be specific. |
| Answer | 1859 |
| Song | Supermassive Black Hole |
| Artist | Muse |
| Note | The game, of course, was between Williams and Amherst. |
| Number | 90 |
| Realm | Sixth Sense |
| Subrealm | a dame's guy |
| Question | Who is the only fictional character to be honored with an obituary in the New York Times? |
| Answer | Hercule Poirot (AIR-kyool PWAH-roh) |
| Song | Your Belgian Things |
| Artist | The Mountain goats |
| Number | 91 |
| Realm | Baby geniuses |
| Subrealm | Move over Stephen Hawking |
| Question | She didn't deserve a diploma from Jefferson High School, but her family submitted an application for the 2-year-old anyway. What's the name of this playful youngster who earned a diploma online? |
| Answer | Oreo C. Collins |
| Song | Kitty |
| Artist | Presidents of the United States of America |
| Note | Oreo, a cat, received mostly As in her online test, so she got her diploma. |
| Number | 92 |
| Realm | Tradition |
| Subrealm | you thought we forgot? |
| Question | In Flashforward, on what does Tonga's intelligence bureau blame the "flashforward" in which the entire world blacked out and saw the future? |
| Answer | Phytoplankton Blooms |
| Song | Maniac |
| Artist | Michael Sembello |
| Number | 93 |
| Realm | Kermit friendly |
| Subrealm | bear's choice |
| Question | Multi-tasking is good. Just ask the author of the Japanese horror movie "The Ring" who published his most recent novella in what green format? |
| Answer | a roll of toilet paper |
| Song | Bop till you Drop |
| Artist | Rick Springfield |
| Note | The author is Koji Suzuki, and the novel is titled "Drop". |
| Number | 94 |
| Realm | Starving artists |
| Subrealm | antiques roadshow |
| Question | The BBC commissioned a special painting for a superfan of one of their 1980's comedies. Now that painting is proudly displayed in the ancestral home of the Marquess of Bath. Name the painting and be complete. It's more fun that way. |
| Answer | The Fallen Madonna Mit Ze Big Boobies by Van Clomp |
| Song | Lucky Star |
| Artist | Madonna |
| Note | The show was called "'Allo 'Allo", and the painting was a running theme. |
| Number | 95 |
| Realm | Pit Stops |
| Subrealm | forget the tiger in your tank |
| Question | An Ohio University engineer has come up with a new potential alternative auto fuel that makes it easier for men to gas up than for women. It uses hydrogen from what readily-available source? |
| Answer | Urine |
| Song | Substitute |
| Artist | Liquid Gold |
| Number | 96 |
| Realm | Old as dirt |
| Subrealm | Is this past its expiration date? |
| Question | What specific brand product is now marketed after scientists harvested a variety of yeast from a 45-million year old critter? |
| Answer | Fossil Fuel Beer |
| Song | Sweet Amber |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Number | 97 |
| Realm | Can you hear me now |
| Subrealm | long distance love affair |
| Question | The U.S. Navy secretary ordered all naval stations in August 1924 to monitor radio transmissions in hopes of hearing what? |
| Answer | Messages from Martians |
| Song | End of the World As We Know It |
| Artist | The Suicide Machines |
| Number | 98 |
| Realm | Space: The Final Frontier |
| Subrealm | The Cold War Made Us Do It |
| Question | Across two separate launches in 1961 and 1963, the U.S. purposely put into orbit approximately 1 billion identical orbiting objects. What were these objects? |
| Answer | tiny copper needles |
| Song | The Telstar |
| Artist | The Ventures |
| Note | "Project West Ford" was intended to allow communications between ground stations, because the needles acted as antennae for 8000 MHz microwaves. |