February 2010 - The Last Word Newsletter

A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A C O N T E S TThey finished with 35, 30, and 25 points respectively in the last round; the prize payout was:• $250 1st place• $150 2nd place• $100 3rd place• $20 Last place booby prize•Below are the questions. I have the handouts in excel files (if anybody would like to see them, justshoot me an email and I will send them to you). Note that this was not the order of the questions,and some have been changed slightly from the way I announced them at the tournament, although Ihave tried to note most of the changes.Anybody who is ever in Chicago and wants to come see one of my pub quizzes--I host 3 a weekback home (t-w-th)--let me know when you will be in town and I'll make sure I throw in aSCRABBLE® question or two.TEAM TRIVIA QUIZ (ANSWERS ARE ON PAGES 20-23)1. Name two countries that are not GREAT. (That do not contain any of the letters in the wordGREAT.)2.There are 5 countries in the world whose full names contain all 5 vowels. Only one of thosecountries has a one-word name. Which one? (The others are United States of America, DominicanRepublic, Equitorial Guinea, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.)3. What is the only state capital whose name has no letters in common with the state that it is in?(i.e., Springfield, Illinois would be incorrect because both names have INS in common.)4. If you were to list all the state capitals alphabetically, which would be first and which would belast?5. If you were to list all the world capitals alphabetically, which would be first and which would belast?6. Which city is furthest West? Spokane, Washington; Canyon City, Oregon; Reno, Nevada; LosAngeles, California; or San Diego, California?8. What is the oldest English founded settlement in North America?9. On April 3, 1953 which baby was on the very first issue of TV Guide? (His mother was also on thecover with an inset photo.)10. On “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” who was Dobie’s beatnik sidekick?16