mighty fine trivia by James Callan
Let’s lower the brow a little:
In the movie version of The Shining, Jack Nicholson goes after his family (and Scatman Crothers) with an axe. But not in the book. What piece of sporting equipment is his weapon of choice in the Stephen King novel?
That question, again: What line from the poem “Sacred Emily†is ten words long, but contains just three different words used several times each?
Round 3Â at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 3, 2009
I give you three definitions, you provide the one term that fits them all. Example: a porn studio, Elphaba’s story, and Bostonese for “extremely†are all wicked.
1) a kind of neuron, a character in Snow White, and a copy of a website
2) a sea monkey, Boogaloo’s last name, and another word for butterface
3) a kind of wall, a kind of bread, and an emotion related to surprise and awe
4) a force central to fluid dynamics, something you do with a mouse, and a kind of king or queen
5) something that bites, a well-known Jack, and a television interviewer
6) Nemo’s mom, a venemous snake, and a pinkish gemstone
7) a Kennedy, a Dr. Who character, and a word that Gertrude Stein was fond of repeating
8) a breakdancing move, a music magazine, and something a Sufi might do
9) what we call the movie Hana-bi in America, a Schoolhouse Rock! song, and an Adobe product
10) a battle cry, an indie rock band from Austin, and to snuggle
1) On March 21, 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was charged with the kidnapping and murder of who?
2) On March 22, 1997, what 14-year-old became the youngest women’s world figure skating champion?
3) On March 18, 2002, who announced on Larry King Live that he would run for president as an independent?
4) On March 19, 1987, “cancer and a scab on the face of Christianity” Jim Bakker resigned from what religious group?
5) What country occupied South Georgia island on March 19, 1982?
6) A&M Records signed what band on March 10, 1977, but dropped their contract six days later after a band member vomited on a bigwig’s desk?
7) In 1972, the short British novels If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet were published in the US as one book. What was it called?
8) Alice B. Toklas died on March 7, 1967. Who wrote her 1933 autobiography?
9) What country artist, sometimes known as Chris Gaines, was born on February 7, 1962?
10) The European Economic Community was founded on March 25, 1957, with the signing of the Treaty of what city?
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