Trivia Quiz?

[phkrause]

4 Trivia Questions about the Cuban Missile Crisis

On October 22nd, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced that Soviet missile bases had been discovered in Cuba. See how much you know about the famous standoff with these trivia questions...

What Set Off an Alarm at Volk Field Air Base That Could Have Caused a Nuclear War?

A Hotline Between Where and Where Was Installed after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

How Did Vaili Arkhipov Prevent a Nuclear War?

What Happened On December 1st, 1962 with Regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

[phkrause]

What is the name of the fictional spacecraft from Star Trek?

Millennium Falcon USS Enterprise Battlestar Galactica Death Star

[phkrause]

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which band sang the theme song, "You're Not the Boss of Me," for the Fox show Malcolm in the Middle?

A. They Might Be Giants
B. Soul Asylum
C. Vertical Horizon
D. Sugar Ray

????No idea

A. They Might Be Giants

Alternative rockers They Might Be Giants nabbed their only Grammy in 2002 for "You're Not the Boss of Me."

[phkrause]

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which TV family first appeared as a cartoon in a magazine in 1938?

The Flintstones The Munsters The Addams Family The Simpsons

My guess is the Flintstones??

Answer: The Addams Family is a fictional household created by cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family characters have traditionally included Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley and Thing. They originally appeared as an unrelated group of 150 single-panel cartoons, about half of which were published in The New Yorker magazine starting in 1938. They have since been adapted to other media, including a television series, films, video games and a musical.

[phkrause]

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Set Off an Alarm at Volk Field Air Base That Could Have Caused a Nuclear War?

A few days after Kennedy's TV address, alarms went off at Volk Field Air Base announcing Soviet Bombers taking flight over the North Pole. The US prepared Jets with nuclear air-to-air missiles to counter a potential Russian invasion. The Soviet nuclear threat was suddenly real. The cold war was about to go to hot when... the US realized it was a false alarm. A stray black bear had accidentally triggered a series of alarms while digging around near Volk Field.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

A Hotline Between Where and Where Was Installed after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

As two countries sat on the brink of nuclear war, one factor made negotiations especially tough. It took forever to get a message from one side to the other. Formal communications between the two sides had to go through a giant web of diplomatic bureaucracy that could literally take six hours. It was such a bogged down system that the two sides ended up communicating through public announcements through the press. When everything was done, a hotline was set up between the White House and the Kremlin and on August 30th, 1963, Kennedy became the first president to have a hotline directly to Russia.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Did Vaili Arkhipov Prevent a Nuclear War?

Another atomic close call came on October 27th, when an American destroyer was dropping depth charges on a Russian submarine. The submarine-- not realizing those death charges were nonlethal attempts to make it surface-- thought the two sides must be at war, and he readied a nuclear torpedo to attack a US aircraft carrier. Luckily for both nations, he needed approval from his senior officers before he could launch that strike, and one officer, Vasili Arkhipov, refused to give it. Had Vasili approved the strike, it likely would have set dominoes in motion for literally thousands of nukes to be fired around the world, including at non-US and non-Soviet targets. Years later, PBS aired a documentary about Arkhipov titled "The Man Who Saved the World." It wasn't an overstatement.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Happened On December 1st, 1962 with Regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Eventually, Kennedy and Krushchev came to a peaceful resolution. Krushchev agreed to withdraw his missiles and the US promised not to invade Cuba while also secretly removing missiles from Turkey. On November 20th, 1962, Kennedy lifted a blockade he had imposed on Cuba after determining that the Soviets had removed all their nuclear weapons. But contrary to what Kennedy believed and the way you might remember it, they hadn't. They had left behind about 100 nuclear weapons that had gone undetected with the idea that Russia might be able to train Cuba to use them, then hand the weapons over. The only thing that saved the US from this plan was Krushchev's eventual realization that Castro was too much of a wildcard to entrust with nuclear weapons. The Soviets removed the rest of their weapons, finishing the effort on December 1st, 1962.

[phkrause]

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the name of the fictional spacecraft from Star Trek?

Millennium Falcon USS Enterprise Battlestar Galactica Death Star

USS Enterprise!! What Star Trek watcher doesn't know that??? LOL

Answer: The USS Enterprise (often referred to as the "Starship Enterprise") is a fictional spacecraft from Star Trek, depicted in four network television series and six feature films. The original show (1966-1969) features a voice-over by Enterprise captain, James T. Kirk (William Shatner), which describes the mission of Enterprise as "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before".

[phkrause]

Which Saturday Night Live star was shot and killed by his wife?

A. Andy Kaufman
B. John Belushi
C. Charles Rocket
D. Phil Hartman

[phkrause]

Which western movie star once owned the California Angels baseball team?

John Wayne Roy Rogers Clint Eastwood Gene Autry

[phkrause]

4 Trivia Questions about the Apple iPod

On October 23rd, 2001, Apple introduced the world to the iPod. The reviews were underwhelming, but what do reviewers know? See how much you know about the device that changed technology forever...

Why Did Judge Edward Mann at One Point Consider Recusing Himself from an Apple Lawsuit?

In 2004, West Midland Police Urged People to Stop Wearing What?

What Did Vinnie Chieco Contribute to the iPod Creation Process?

In 2014, How Much Did a U2 iPod Sell for on eBay?

[phkrause]

Richard Bachman is a pen name used by which famous author?

Ernest Hemingway J. K. Rowling Danielle Steel Stephen King

[phkrause]

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which Saturday Night Live star was shot and killed by his wife?

A. Andy Kaufman
B. John Belushi
C. Charles Rocket
D. Phil Hartman

I know its not A or B so I guess I don't know

D. Phil Hartman Unfortunately, all of these stars had untimely deaths, but Phil Hartman was shot and killed in a murder-suicide at the age of 49. Source: various web sites.

[phkrause]

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which western movie star once owned the California Angels baseball team?

John Wayne Roy Rogers Clint Eastwood Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Answer: Gene Autry gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of The Gene Autry Show television series. He is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honor.

[phkrause]

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Did Judge Edward Mann at One Point Consider Recusing Himself from an Apple Lawsuit?

The first guy to notice it was George Harrison. He was paging through a magazine when he saw an ad for an Apple computer. It caught his eye because Apple was the name of the company the Beatles set up to handle their own affairs. The two companies reached an agreement that involved Apple staying out of the music industry, an issue which flared up and sparked a lawsuit in the early 90s when people started using Apple computers to write and edit music. And if that sparked a lawsuit, you can imagine how the music company was going to react when Apple came out with iTunes.

Apple (the Beatles' version) sued Apple (the computer giant) in a case that went before Judge Edward Mann. Mann at first considered recusing himself because, well, he owned an iPod so how impartial could he be? Mann stayed on the case, at one point even stopping the plaintiff as he explained a piece of Apple software and saying, "iLife is not a complete novelty to me. I've got it and I use it." The judge ultimately ruled in favor of the computer company.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

In 2004, West Midland Police Urged People to Stop Wearing What?

Thanks to those silhouette ads Apple used so effectively in the iPod's early days, their white earbuds became almost as iconic as the iPod themselves. That was good marketing, but it also worked to put a bullseye on people's backs for muggers passing by. When the iPod was first released, stores could barely keep them in stock so many people were buying them, and the price easily reached several hundred dollars. So thieves who saw someone with white earbuds knew they had a valuable target on their hands. It got so bad that the West Midland Police in England actually recommended people just stop wearing those signature headphones.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Did Vinnie Chieco Contribute to the iPod Creation Process?

Steve Jobs assembled a team to come up with a name for his new invention, and it was ultimately Vinnie Chieco of that team who got the job done. "As soon as I saw the white iPod, I thought 2001," Chieco explained in a 2006 interview. "Open the pod bay door, Hal! Then it was just a matter of adding the 'i' prefix, as in 'iMac.'" Jobs didn't like the name at first, but eventually changed his mind.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

In 2014, How Much Did a U2 iPod Sell for on eBay?

Perhaps no generation is more capable of generating instant nostalgia than our own. So when the iPod Classic was discontinued it shouldn't have been a surprise to see demand for the original model skyrocket. If you went on eBay in 2014, the year that happened, you could see an original iPod sell for $20,000. But that's nothing compared to the still-sealed limited edition U2 iPod that went for $90,000. But who knows? Those'll probably be worth even more down the line. They are a piece of technological history.

[phkrause]

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Richard Bachman is a pen name used by which famous author?

Ernest Hemingway J. K. Rowling Danielle Steel Stephen King

No clue

Answer: Stephen King is a New York Times bestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres. Stephen King has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, many of which have been adapted into successful films. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. The Bachman Books is a collection of short novels by King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 and 1982. It made The New York Times Best Seller List upon its release in 1985.

[phkrause]

Which star voices the character of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons?

A. David Hyde Pierce
B. Kelsey Grammer
C. Hank Azaria
D. Ted Dansen

[phkrause]

Who is the only U.S. president to win a Pulitzer Prize?

John F. Kennedy George H. W. Bush Barack Obama Jimmy Carter

[phkrause]

How Much do You Know About the Final Flight of the Concorde?

If you ever wanted to experience a sonic boom, outrun the sun, on just get in a superfast airplane, the Concorde was for you. A fleet of supersonic commercial planes, they ran from January, 1976 until October 24, 2003, when the Concorde made its final flight from New York City to London. In honor of that last flight, we decided to see just how much you knew about the historic planes.

How Fast Was The Concorde's Fastest Ever Transatlantic Flight?

What Mildly Unsettling Things Would Happen to the Planes During Flights?

Who Was on That Final Flight?

What Did they Do with the Planes?

[phkrause]

Who was NOT one of the Three Musketeers?

Athos Porthos Aramis Eros

[phkrause]

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which star voices the character of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons?

A. David Hyde Pierce
B. Kelsey Grammer
C. Hank Azaria
D. Ted Dansen

My guess is Hank

B. Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer, star of Cheers, Frasier and more, is the voice of Sideshow Bob.

Source: various web sites.

[phkrause]

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who is the only U.S. president to win a Pulitzer Prize?

John F. Kennedy George H. W. Bush Barack Obama Jimmy Carter

Answer: John F. Kennedy is the only American president to win a Pulitzer Prize. Kennedy was awarded the 1957 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book "Profiles in Courage". Profiles in Courage is a volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators throughout the Senate's history. The book profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity because of their actions.

[phkrause]

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Fast Was The Concorde's Fastest Ever Transatlantic Flight?

On February 7, 1996, the Concorde flew from New York to London in 2 hours, 56 minutes and 59 seconds, breaking a world record by 90 seconds. The airline was so fast that if you left at the right time and flew east, you could catch up with the sun and watch it rise all over again. Or, even cooler, if you flew west on flights, you could arrive at a (local) time before the (local) time you left. And indeed, that was British Airways' slogan for the plane: "Arrive before you leave."

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Mildly Unsettling Things Would Happen to the Planes During Flights?

As the plane zoomed through the air, the friction of the air passing by would create more heat than usually experienced by a commercial airline. The windows would become hot to the touch and the plane itself would actually stretch 6-10 inches. And due to the force being applied when the plane turned and the narrow fuselage height, the plane would actually twist during flights or take off. In reality, the Concorde was very safe and, until 2000, had never crashed. But you were probably better off not thinking about what was happening as you flew. 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who Was on That Final Flight?

Due to rising costs and lowering ticket demand, the Concorde eventually stopped offering commercial flights. When it made that final journey, it was somewhat of an event, with spectators seated in a grandstand at the destination and people from around the world paying attention. The final flight featured Joan Collins, Christie Brinkley, Lord Marshall (chairman for British Airways), Sir David Frost (of "Frost/Nixon" fame), and Chris Gibson-Smith (chairman of the London stock exchange). 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Did they Do with the Planes?

When they were shutting down, Richard Branson tried to buy the fancy planes, offering as much five million pounds for each, but was rebuffed. Many pieces of the plane and items from them were then sold at auction at Christie's. You could buy cockpit seats, flight manuals, or something called a Machmeter. Clearly, people were quite fond of the aircraft. A $100 blanket went for $2,000 and a needle nose went for $550,000, which of course begs the question: Once you buy it, where the heck are you gonna put it?

[phkrause]

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who was NOT one of the Three Musketeers?

Athos Porthos Aramis Eros

Answer: The names of the Three Musketeers are Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The Three Musketeers is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas. The main character of the novel, however, is D'Artagnan, a poor, young adventurer who leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although D'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age: Athos, Porthos and Aramis.

[phkrause]

Which '70s rock star stopped touring in 1998 due to a fear of flying?

A. Grace Slick
B. Stevie Nicks
C. Christine McVie
D. Chrissie Hynde

[phkrause]

What is the most common first name in the world?

James William John Muhammad

[phkrause]

4 Trivia Questions About Pablo Picasso

On October 25, 1881, in Malaga, Spain Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso was born. Or as you probably know him: Pablo Picasso.  So today we invite you to try your luck with these Pablo Picasso puzzlers ...

What Was Picasso's Father's Profession?

As of 2012, What Had Happened to 1,147 of Picasso's Works?

Picasso Was Accused of Stealing What Famous Painting?

Steve Wynn Was All Set to Sell a Picasso for $133 Million, Until What Happened?