Thursday, December 19, 2013

QUESTION: Music

Who sings the "I want my MTV" part on the Dire Strait's song, Money for Nothing?

ANSWER: Clothing

Guess

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 610-510

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

QUESTION: Clothing

What clothing line's logo is a question mark?

ANSWER: Music

Jazz Flute

Matt: CORRECT (even though I said be specific)
Record: 609-510

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

QUESTION: Music

What instrument does Ron Burgundy play? (be specific)

ANSWER: Animals

Eucalyptus

Matt: --
Record: 608-510

Monday, December 16, 2013

QUESTION: Animals

Most of a koala bear's diet consists of what type of leaf?

ANSWER: Gambling

36

The pockets of the roulette wheel are numbered from 1 to 36. In number ranges from 1 to 10 and 19 to 28, odd numbers are red and even are black. In ranges from 11 to 18 and 29 to 36, odd numbers are black and even are red. There is a green pocket numbered 0 (zero). In American roulette, there is a second green pocket marked 00. Pocket number order on the roulette wheel adheres to the following clockwise sequence in most casinos:

Single-zero wheel
0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25-17-34-6-27-13-36-11-30-8-23-10-5-24-16-33-1-20-14-31-9-22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26

Double-zero wheel
0-28-9-26-30-11-7-20-32-17-5-22-34-15-3-24-36-13-1-00-27-10-25-29-12-8-19-31-18-6-21-33-16-4-23-35-14-2

Matt: --
Record: 608-510

Friday, December 13, 2013

QUESTION: Gambling

What is the highest number on a standard roulette wheel?

ANSWER: Places

Lorraine Motel

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 608-510

Thursday, December 12, 2013

QUESTION: Places

In 1991, what motel reopened as the National Civil Rights Museum?

ANSWER: Pets

Cat


Matt: WRONG
Record: 607-510

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

QUESTION: Pets

What is the name of Audrey Hepburn's cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's?

ANSWER: Cars

DeLorean

The DMC-12 was the only model produced by the company which would go into liquidation as the US car market went through its largest slump since the 1930s. In 2007, about 6,500 DeLorean Motor cars were believed to still exist.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 607-509

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

QUESTION: Cars

What company only produced one car, the DMC-12?

ANSWER: Sports

Linebacker

The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. The award, named in honor of College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, Dick Butkus, is presented by the Butkus Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports a number of health and wellness activities including the "I Play Clean" anti-steroid program. Traditionally, the award was given only to the top collegiate linebacker. The Butkus Award was expanded in 2008 to include high school and professional winners as part of a makeover by the Butkus family to help end anabolic steroid abuse among young athletes.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 606-509

Monday, December 9, 2013

QUESTION: Sports

What position does the football player that receives the Dick Butkus Award play?

ANSWER: Landmarks

Gateway Arch (St. Louis)

Matt: WRONG
Record: 605-509

Friday, December 6, 2013

QUESTION: Landmarks

Inside what landmark is there a plaque that reads "y = -127.7 ft x cosh (x/127.7 ft) + 757.7 ft"?

ANSWER: Books

A Tale of Two Cities

Matt: WRONG
Record: 605-508

Thursday, December 5, 2013

QUESTION: Books

What novel tells the story of a love triangle between Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, and Sydney Carton?

ANSWER: Geography

Indian Ocean

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 605-507

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

QUESTION: Geography

If a person living anywhere in the contiguous United States were to tunnel through the center of the earth to the other side, what body of water would they come out in?

ANSWER: Music

Goat

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 604-507

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

QUESTION: Music

What type of animal is on the cover of the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album?

ANSWER: Awards

Canadian films

Genie Awards were given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949–1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards (they were also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette). In 1980 they were renamed The Genie Awards.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 603-507

Monday, December 2, 2013

QUESTION: Awards

What kind of movies compete for the Genie Awards?

ANSWER: Plays

Pygmalion

Matt: --
Record: 603-506