Pub Quiz for the week of September 27, 2023
1. Mottos and Slogans. What brand claims “If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist"?
2. Internet Culture. The Apple iPhone 15 Max. What T word is being used to describe the telephoto lens on Apple’s highest-end iPhone 15: “Telemoto,” “TerraLight,” or “Tetraprism”?
3. Newspaper Headlines. What Boss has had to cancel the rest of his shows this year due to illness, a peptic ulcer?
4. Four for Four. Which two of the following dance crazes originated before 1960: The Electric Slide, The Hokey Pokey, The Mashed Potato, The Sock Hop.
5. California Lakes. California’s largest man-made lake, covering a total surface area of 47 square miles, and which sits on the upper Sacramento River, was established to generate hydroelectricity. Name the lake.
6. Superfans. Mariann from Brooklyn is evidently the number one superfan of what media personality?
7. Pop Culture – Music: Female Artists. What singer-songwriter who has earned 15 Grammy Awards (about half as many as Beyoncé) was named by Billboard as the R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Decade (2000s)?
8. Sports. Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in 1943, what NFL quarterback led the Jets to win one AFL championship and one Super Bowl, their only championships?
9. Science: The Number Four. For most of us, everyone we know has a greater than average number of what?
The Short Round
10. Great Americans. What was the royal stage name of the jazz musician born in Washington D.C. in 1899 with the first and middle names of Edward and Kennedy?
11. Unusual Words. What four-syllable M word, an adjective, do we use to describe instances of over-the-top generosity?
12. American Cities. The most populous city in Virginia has the name “Virginia” in its name. Name the city.
13. Pop Culture – Television. Who has third billing in the TV show Only Murders in the Building?
14. Another Pop Music Question. The Mayor of Bay City, Michigan initially refused to post a sign commemorating the birth of its most famous former resident. Name the female former resident.
End of The Short Round
15. Anagram. What kind of exercise do fantasy role players write about in their QUAINT BLOGS?
And now, five questions on the same topic. This week’s topic is People Named Katie.
16. Born in 1982, Katie Britt in 2023 became the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, representing a state with the nicknames of “The Yellowhammer State” and “The Heart of Dixie." Name the state.
17. In 2008, then Republican Nicolle Wallace famously pushed for what candidate for office to be interviewed by Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS Evening News? Name the candidate.
18. Who played Rachel Dawes in the 2005 film Batman Begins?
19. Living athlete Katie Ledecky has earned seven Olympic gold medals. What is her sport?
20. Maybe this will ring a bell for Harry Potter fans. What is the last name of the Katie from the House of Gryffindor who joins the Quidditch team in her second year (Harry's first) as a Chaser, and joins Dumbledore's Army in her sixth year?
And thus ends our round of questions on People Named Katie.
21. Books and Authors. A 2008 survey of secondary books read by students between grades 9–12 in the U.S. indicates that a 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is the most widely read book in these grades. Name the novel.
22. Film. Who has appeared in the most Alfred Hitchcock films?
23. Youth Culture. According to people who share information about such things on TikTok, men spend a lot of time thinking about what empire?
24. Countries of the World: World Capitals. The letters P and S each start the names of 17 world capitals, while the letter M starts the name of 20 world capitals. The only letter that is better represented starts the name of 25 world capitals. What is that letter?
25. American History. On September 24 in the same year that George Washington was elected U.S. President, the United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. Name the year.
26. Science: Animals that are also GM Cars. Found throughout much of southern and eastern Africa, what medium-sized, slender-bodied antelope has a common species name that starts with the letter I?
27. Books and Authors. What are the first and last names of the protagonist of the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice?
28. Current Events – Names in the News. What is the name of the New Jersey U.S. Senator who keeps a suspicious number of gold bars in his jacket closet?
29. Sports. A Philadelphia baseball, a football, and a hockey team all shared a now defunct team name that starts with the letter Q. Name it.
30. Shakespeare. In what century did Shakespeare live most of his life?
Tie-breaker. What percentage of households in the United States owned a computer in 1984?
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