QUESTION: Music Videos

What is the most played video in MTV history?

ANSWER: Music Festivals

Wavy Gravy

At the first Woodstock Festival, Gravy and the Hog Farm Collective accepted festival executive Stan Goldstein's offer to help with preparations.

Gravy called his group the "Please Force," a reference to their non-intrusive tactics at keeping order (e.g., "Please don't do that, please do this instead"). When asked by the press — who were the first to inform him that he and the rest of the Hog Farm were handling security — what kind of tools he intended to use to maintain order at the event, his response was "Cream pies and seltzer bottles"(both being traditional clown props; he may have been referring to the silent film era Keystone Kops in particular). In Gravy's words: "They all wrote it down and I thought, 'the power of manipulating the media', ah ha!" Gravy has been the MC, and the only person to appear on the bill of all three Woodstock Festivals.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 380-328

QUESTION: Music Festivals

Who was the emcee at Woodstock?

ANSWER: History

WWI

The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire to Mexico to make war against the United States. The proposal was caught by the British before it could get to Mexico. The revelation angered the Americans and led in part to a U.S. declaration of war in April.

The message came as a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 16, 1917, to the German ambassador in Washington, D.C., Johann von Bernstorff, at the height of World War I. On January 19, Bernstorff, per Zimmermann's request, forwarded the telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt. Zimmermann sent the telegram in anticipation of the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany on February 1, an act which German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg feared would draw the neutral U.S. into war on the side of the Allies. The telegram instructed Ambassador Eckardt that if the U.S. appeared likely to enter the war, he was to approach the Mexican Government with a proposal for military alliance. He was to offer Mexico material aid in the reclamation of territory lost during the Mexican-American War (the Southeastern section of the area of the Mexican Cession of 1848) and the Gadsden Purchase, specifically the American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Eckardt was also instructed to urge Mexico to help broker an alliance between Germany and the Japanese Empire.

The Zimmermann Telegram was intercepted and decoded by the British cryptographers of Room 40. The revelation of its contents in the American press on March 1 caused public outrage that contributed to the U.S.'s declaration of war against Germany and its allies on April 6.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 380-327

QUESTION: History

The Zimmerman Telegram resulted in the U.S. entering into what war?

ANSWER: Money

E Pluribus Unum

The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning, "one nation from many people." Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 379-327

QUESTION: Money

What phrase is on the ribbon in the bald eagle's beak on a dollar bill?

ANSWER: Basketball

Dallas Mavericks

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 378-327

QUESTION: Basketball

What team did Steve Nash play for between his two times with the Phoenix Suns?

ANSWER: Farms

Ant Farm

A formicarium is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave. The similar "ant farms" are a popular subject for school projects. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 377-327

QUESTION: Farms

What kind of farm is a formicarium?

ANSWER: Holiday Classics

Dentist



Matt: CORRECT
Record: 377-326

QUESTION: Holiday Classics

In Rudolph, what would Hermey rather be than a toymaker?

ANSWER: Art Supplies

Blue, gray, gold, plum

Matt: WRONG
Record: 376-326

QUESTION: Art Supplies

In a box of 64 Crayola crayons, which four colors have four letter names?

ANSWER: Music

First Violin

The concertmaster/mistress is the leader of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster (except in the case of a concerto, in which case a guest soloist usually plays).

The concertmaster makes decisions regarding bowing and other technical details of violin playing for the violins, and sometimes all of the string players; and is in charge of leading the orchestra in tuning before concerts and rehearsals and other technical aspects of orchestra management.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 376-325

QUESTION: Music

What instrument does the concertmaster play in a symphony orchestra?

ANSWER: Politics

Geraldine Ferraro

In 1984, former Vice President and presidential candidate Walter Mondale selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election. In doing so she became the only Italian American to be a major-party national nominee in addition to being the first woman. The positive polling the Mondale-Ferraro ticket received when she joined faded as questions about her and her husband's finances arose. In the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated in a landslide by incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 375-325

QUESTION: Politics

Who was the first woman to run on a presidential ticket?

ANSWER: Miscellaneous

Cigars

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 374-325

QUESTION: Miscellaneous

Pefecto, torpedo, and parejo are shapes of what?

ANSWER: Food/Movies

Wafer Mint



Matt: WRONG
Record: 373-325

QUESTION: Food/Movies

What food causes the obese Mr. Creosote to explode in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?

ANSWER: Television

Elephant

Each show represented a meeting of the "Banana Splits Club", and the wraparounds featured the adventures of the club members, who doubled as a musical quartet, meant to be reminiscent of The Beatles and The Monkees. The main characters were Fleegle, a beagle; Bingo, a gorilla; Drooper, a lion, and Snorky (called "Snork" in the theme song lyrics), an elephant. Fleegle would assume the role as leader of the Banana Splits and preside at club meetings. The characters were played by actors in fleecy costumes similar to later Sid and Marty Krofft characters such as H.R. Pufnstuf. They all spoke in English (Drooper with a Southern drawl), except for Snorky who "spoke" in honking noises.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 373-324

QUESTION: Television

On the Banana Splits children's tv show, what kind of animal was Snorky?

ANSWER: Mascots

San Diego Padres

The Swinging Friar has been a mascot with the team as early as 1958, when the Padres were still a member of the Pacific Coast League, a minor league baseball organization. He was named after Spanish missionaries settled by Franciscan friars, who were prominent figures when the city of San Diego was founded centuries ago. The Padres joined Major League Baseball in 1969 and kept the popular mascot. He was even on the team emblem until 1984. Wanting a more "professional" image, the owners introduced a more corporate logo. In 1996, he was brought back as a sleeve patch for the club's blue alternate jerseys, and though the team has changed its logo and colors since then, the Friar remains there to this day.

The Swinging Friar is a cartoon-like character, pudgy, balding and always smiling. He is dressed as a friar with a tonsure, sandals, a dark hooded cloak, and a rope around the waist. He swings a baseball bat; but reportedly, in some years he swings left-handed, in other years he swings right-handed, he may be ambidextrous, or even a switch hitter. On home game Sundays, the Friar wears a special camouflage cloak as the team honors the military background of San Diego with similar uniforms.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 373-323

QUESTION: Mascots

What baseball team's mascot is the Swinging Friar?

ANSWER: Coins

Penny

there's no real reason for it. It was simply the designer's choice. None of the other coins existed when the Lincoln penny was released. Victor D. Brenner, the engraver who designed Lincoln's portrait for the penny didn't have other coins to base himself on. He used an already-existing image as his model. And in that image, Lincoln faced right.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 372-323

QUESTION: Coins

What's the only currently minted US coin with a right facing profile on the heads side?

ANSWER: Literary Characters

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantès is the protagonist and title character of Alexandre Dumas, père's novel, The Count of Monte Cristo.

Dumas may have gotten the idea for the character of Edmond from a story which he found in a book compiled by Jacques Peuchet, archivist to the French police. Peuchet related the tale of a shoemaker named Pierre Picaud, who was living in Nîmes in 1807. Picaud had been engaged to marry a rich woman, but four jealous friends falsely accused him of being a spy for Britain. He was imprisoned for seven years. During his imprisonment, a dying fellow prisoner bequeathed him a treasure hidden in Milan. When Picaud was released in 1814, he took possession of the treasure, returned under another name to Paris and spent ten years plotting his successful revenge against his former friends.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 371-323

QUESTION: Literary Characters

Edmond Dantes is the title character of what novel?

ANSWER: US States

Maine

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 371-322

QUESTION: US States

What is the only state whose name has only one syllable?

ANSWER: Native Americans

Sioux

A noted Sioux warrior and tribal leader of the Hunkpapa Teton division, born on Grand Rivers, South Dakota, in 1834, his father being Sitting Bull, alias Four Horns, a subchief.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 370-322

QUESTION: Native Americans

What tribe was Sitting Bull a part of?

ANSWER: Medical

Tuberculosis

The Tine test is a multiple puncture tuberculin skin test used to aid in the medical diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).

This test uses a small "button" that has four to six short needles coated with TB antigens (tuberculin). The needles are pressed into the skin (usually on the inner side of the forearm), forcing the antigens into skin.

The test is read by measuring the size of the largest papule. A negative result is the presence of no papules.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 369-322

QUESTION: Medical

What disease does the tine test detect?

ANSWER: Movies

Sixth Sense

The film has received numerous awards and nominations, with nomination categories ranging from those honoring the film itself (Best Film), to its writing, editing, and direction (Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay), to its cast's performance (Best Actor / Actress). Especially lauded was the supporting role of actor Haley Joel Osment, whose nominations include an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Overall, The Sixth Sense was nominated for six Academy Awards and four British Academy Film Awards, but won none.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 368-322

QUESTION: Movies

What was the last horror film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

ANSWER: Miscellaneous

Eucharist wafer and wine

In Roman Catholic theology, transubstantiation means the change, in the Eucharist, of the substance (what the thing is in itself - see "Roman Catholic theology of transubstantiation", below) of wheat bread and grape wine into the substance of the Body and Blood (respectively)of Jesus, while all that is accessible to the senses (the species or appearances) remains as before.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 368-321

QUESTION: Miscellaneous

What changes during the process of transubstantiation?

ANSWER: Geography

Venezuela

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 368-320