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Trivia quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on April 7, 2009

1) Two Seattle detectives swap trivia questions while keeping an eye on a lovely waitress in what 1987 movie?

2) Because of Madonna’s involvement, what 1985 drama filmed in Spokane was renamed Crazy for You in several countries?

3) What 1988 film “Based on true events in the life of Frank Dux” features Jean-Claude Van Damme competing in the Kumite, “the secret contest where the world’s greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death”?

4) “The first casualty of war is innocence” was the tagline for what Oscar-winning 1986 film?

5) Kiefer Sutherland, star of the real-time 24, plays a sinister voice in what 2003 suspense film also told in real time?

6) Following one in 1956 and one in 1978, what 1993 science fiction film starring Gabrielle Anwar was the third adaptation of a novel by Jack Finney?

7) What 1986 sequel won an Oscar for its star 25 years after the original movie, in which he also starred, was released?

8) Because Nicole Kidman injured herself while filming Moulin Rouge, Jodie Foster took over the lead in what 2002 thriller?

9) What 1999 mafia film features a score by The RZA, a copy of Rashomon, and extensive use of homing pigeons? (Half point for the short title, full point for the whole thing)

10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these films?

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Quiz: Americana (Special Abraham Lincoln Edition)

Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 3, 2009

1) Lincoln Logs were invented by the son of what American architect?

2) Over 14,000 feet high, the tallest mountain named Lincoln in the United States is part of the Mosquito Range in what state?

3) Abraham Lincoln’s image was added to the front of the penny in 1909. Until 1958, the back of the penny depicted what agricultural product?

4) Which Seattle park is named after a survivor of Booth’s assassination plot, Lincoln’s Secretary of State?

5) Lincoln, featuring the songs “Purple Toupee” and “They’ll Need a Crane,” is the second album by what alternative rock band?

6) John Keating’s students could tell you: Which Walt Whitman poem includes the line “The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won”?

7) The Lincoln Highway, the US’s first coast-to-coast highway, connected Lincoln Park, San Francisco, to what New York City landmark?

8) Two ships in the US Navy have been named the USS Abraham Lincoln. For a half point each, what kind of vessels are they?

9) “The Apotheosis of Lincoln” and “Abraham Lincoln the Martyr Victorious” are among the pictures that show Lincoln being welcomed into heaven by what politician?

10) “If she were a president, she’d be Baberaham Lincoln,” says Garth about Wayne’s unbelievably hot girlfriend. What’s her name?

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Quiz: Americana

Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Dec. 2, 2008
Average score: 5.67/10 (15 teams)

1) What US president, called Sharp Knife by the Creek indians, is the subject of the recent biography American Lion?

2) A Squared, The Breakfast Capital of the World, and the Paris of the Midwest are nicknames for cities in what state?

3) “Little Twelvetoes,” “Them Not-So-Dry Bones,” and “Sufferin’ Till Suffrage” all aired as part of what series of animated short films?

4) What famous Red Sox partisan was the most recent American to be named sexiest man alive by People magazine, before being displaced this year by Hugh Jackman?

5) Sherman’s March to the Sea covered the 300 miles between what two Georgia cities? (Half point each)

6) The Kim Carnes song “Above the Waterline” was the original theme song to what iconic TV series?

7) Machias Seal Island, the Dixon Entrance, and North Island are all areas currently subject to boundary disputes between the US and what other country?

8) What Beach Boys album, featuring “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” and “Sloop John B,” was named the second greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone, and spurred the Beatles to record Sgt. Pepper’s in an effort to equal it?

9) Flag, an encaustic, oil, and collage painting mounted on plywood, became a major influence on US pop art when it was released in 1955 by what artist?

10) Who Would Buy This? is the recently released story of what local [i.e. Seattle-based] business?

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Quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on Nov. 18, 2008
Average score: 4.2/10 (15 teams) — a little more difficult than I’d like

1) Stephen King wrote the miniseries Rose Red after he left working on what similar 1999 horror film based on a novel by Shirley Jackson?

2) What 2006 Robert Altman comedy is set at a farewell performance at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota?

3) John Grisham’s favorite adaptation from any of his novels is what 1997 Francis Ford Coppola film co-starring Danny DeVito?

4) What Rob Reiner movie dramatizes the 1994 trial of Byron de la Beckwith, the white supremacist accused of assassinating Medgar Evars in 1963?

5) According to the poster, what 1995 horror film that spawned four sequels features “an evil born in heaven … about to be unleashed on earth”?

6) Alan Smithee and Judas Booth are credited with directing and writing a longer cut of what David Lynch film, which he turned down Return of the Jedi to film?

7) Until this year’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, what 2006 thriller, set in Seattle, was the last Harrison Ford film in theaters ?

8) Mr. Skin’s favorite movie for seeing Jennifer Connelly naked (butt and breasts!) is what 1990 neo-noir directed by Dennis Hopper?

9) What 1992 horror film, inspired by the legend of Mary Worth, spawned two sequels, subtitled Farewell to the Flesh and Day of the Dead?

10) What actor or actress appears in all nine of these movies?

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Quiz: Pop Seattle

Round 3 at Post on October 20, 2008

The third round of trivia for the Yes on Seattle Prop. 1 fundraiser focused on local pop culture. Some of these appeared in other quizzes, though much is new.

Special tip of the hat to Jen Koogler at Scarecrow Video for tracking down the info for the tiebreaker question this round. Merci!

1) For Hump! 4, this year’s amateur porn contest, filmmakers could get extra credit by including what political candidate in their movie?
2) The Coryell Court Apartments at 1820 E Thomas became famous because of what 1992 release?
3) KUOW alumnus and former Seattleite John Moe currently hosts what weekly radio program produced by American Public Media?
4) In September, local band Heart asked the McCain campaign to stop playing what song at their events?
5) The notorious Led Zeppelin “shark episode” took place during their 1969 stay at what local hotel?
6) “Songs From a Parallel Universe,” an album of cello compositions, was recorded in 2003 aboard what ferry, which is now located in Tacoma?
7) Chris Wedes is much better known in Seattle by what name?
8) What article of clothing, worn by Richard Hatch on Survivor: All Stars, was originally made from a pair of green military field pants?
9) Mistress Matisse, Shannon Kringen, Elisabeth Eaves, and Victoria Langley have all worked at what famed local landmark, originally known as the Sultan Theater?
10) What local band was originally named Mookie Blaylock until legal concerns forced a name change?
11) How many laserdiscs does Scarecrow Video still have in its rental inventory?

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Quiz: The Pike Place Market

Round 2 at Post on October 20, 2008

The second round of the Seattle Prop. 1 fundraiser went hyperlocal — a Market round for the Support Our Market initiative.

Turns out the two teams comprising people who workat the Market almost tied for victory — saved by the tiebreaker! (Which they were also quite close on.)

No questions were adapted from any used before. Non-hyperlocals beware.

1) In 1971, the Market became Seattle’s second designated historic district. What was the first?
2) In 1985, what park was renamed Victor Steinbrueck Park?
3) In 1971, coffee beans sold at the original Starbucks originally came from what future competitor?
4) The finale of last year’s Centennial Days concert featured a supergroup of local musicians, including Mike McCready, playing what song famously re-interpreted by Jimi Hendrix?
5) Spike Lee filmed a commercial at the Pike Place Fish Market promoting what brand?
6) What retail company, founded at the Market by Shirley Collins in 1972, operates over locations throughout the nation?
7) In Sleepless in Seattle, Tom Hanks and Rob Reiner discuss tiramisu while sitting in what restaurant?
8) In 1950, Harlan Edwards suggested tearing down the Market and replacing it with what?
9) The idea for a public farmers market was proposed in 1907 because middlemen had driven the cost of what produce item from 10 cents to 1 dollar per pound?
10) At the Old Seattle Paperworks, it costs just a few quarters to get a peep at what collection?

Tiebreaker: In 1971, how many votes were cast in favor of Initiative No. 1, establishing the market as a historic district?

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Quiz: Seattle Landmarks

Round 1 on Oct. 20, 2008

I hosted a quiz to benefit the Yes on Seattle Prop 1 campaign (Support Our Market — fund infrastructure investment). By request, all the rounds were related to Seattle, so you out-of-town readers are in for a difficult slog. (I suspect I would’ve been lynched even on my home turf, actually.)

Since the crowd wasn’t the usual from the Old Pequliar, some questions have been refurbished.

The Tiebreaker is there because prizes were awarded after each round, rather than for the whole night, so a built-in tiebreaker saved a lot of time.

1) Roethke Mews is the official name of the alley bordering what tavern?
2) In 1983, what business took over the Manning’s Cafeteria location at 5501 15th Ave NW?
3) For one point, name two of the three Seattle streets given the first names of members of the Denny Party. For two points, name all three.
4) Smith Tower was built as the tallest building west of the Mississippi, replacing the National Real Estate Building. That building, now known as Key Bank Center, is located in what Washington city?
5) The Space Needle didn’t make the American Institute of Architects’ list of America’s Favorite Architecture. For one point each, name the two Seattle buildings that did.
6) The first Cinerama screen in Seattle was installed in what venue originally built for vaudeville and movies?
7) The Bubbleator was moved out of the Center House at Seattle Center in 1984 to make way for what still-operating cultural institution?
8) The implosion of the Kingdome was the first live event to be broadcast on what cable network, which specializes in sports reruns, movies, and documentaries?
9) In August 2006, Chris Brugo decorated the outside of his house in the Roosevelt district with a mural depicting what sex symbol?
10) PK Dwyer’s band Felix & the Freelicks claims the distinction of being the first band to do what, back in 1971?

Tiebreaker: How many dances are commemorated in the “Broadway Dance Steps” installed in Capitol Hill sidewalks? And which ones can you name?

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Quiz: Seattle

Round 6 at the Old Pequliar on Sept. 2, 2008
Average score: 4.59/10 (11 teams)

1) Bumbershoot 2008 just ended. For half a point, name two of the six bands that played an evening mainstage show. For a full point, name three.
2) Roethke Mews is the official name of the alley bordering what tavern?
3) In 1983, what business took over the Manning’s Cafeteria location at 5501 15th Ave NW?
4) What media company has owned the Seattle Post-Intelligencer since 1921?
5) What local website describes itself as “Seattle’s sparkly indie-pop press”?
6) Seattle is part of the Ninth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals. What city is the Ninth Circuit headquarted in?
7) The first Cinerama screen in Seattle was added to what performing arts venue?
8) The Seattle Storm won the 2004 WNBA championship, defeating what team two games to one?
9) We all know where Benaroya Hall is. But which local hospital do we go to to visit the Benaroya Research Institute?
10) What fraternal organization, once based in the building that’s now home to A Contemporary Theatre, was founded by six theater owners in 1898?

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Quiz: Geography

Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Sept. 2, 2008
Average score: 7.77/10 (11 teams)

1) Which Seattle suburb claims to be “ahead of the curve”?
2) What popular nickname for Santa Clara Valley comes from a series of articles written for Electronic News in 1971?
3) If you’re visiting the formerly Hindu, now-Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat, what country are you in?
4) What river starts in Lake Tanganyika and flows through the Lualaba River and the Livingstone Falls before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?
5) What territory separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999 to become the newest and largest Canadian territory?
6) The Queen City of the Ozarks, the BBQ Capital of the World, and the Gateway to the West are all nicknames for cities in what state?
7) The Mozambique Channel separates continental Africa from what nation?
8) The Anatolian peninsula makes up most of the area of what country?
9) Türkmenbaşy, Rasht, Baku, and Atyrau are all port cities on what body of water?
10) The Sioux City metropolitan area (such as it is) covers part of three states. Name two of those states for half a point, all three for the full point.

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Quiz: Geography

Round 1at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 7.18/10 (11 teams)

1) Three lakes within Seattle city limits lie north of the Montlake Cut. Name two of them for one point.
2) What two European countries recently engaged in armed conflict over the territory of South Ossetia?
3) What country contains the westernmost point in continental Europe?
4) Bharat and Aryadesa are alternate names for what country?
5) What Canadian city lies across the Detroit River from Detroit?
6) The Cook Strait, also known as Raukawa, separates the two largest islands in what country?
7) The vast majority of Yellowstone National Park lies within what state?
8) Electric City, the Weather Capital of the World, and the Sweetest Place on Earth are nicknames for three cities in what state?
9) Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste all share land borders with what island nation?
10) What’s the second-highest mountain in Washington?

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