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A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A A N S W E R SANSWERS1. Name two countries that are not GREAT? (That do not contain any of the letters in the wordGREAT.) KOSOVO and FIJI2.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.) MOZAMBIQUE3. 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.) PIERRE,SOUTH DAKOTA4. If you were to list all the state capitals alphabetically, which would be first and which would belast? ALBANY and TRENTON (Thankfully I think everybody got Albany right!)5. If you were to list all the world capitals alphabetically, which would be first and which would belast? ABU DHABI, U.A.E. and ZAGREB, CROATIA6. Which city is furthest West? Spokane, Washington; Canyon City, Oregon; Reno, Nevada; LosAngeles, California; or San Diego, California? RENO, NEVADA (Look at a map--it’s true!)8. What is the oldest English founded settlement in North America? ST. JOHNS,NEWFOUNDLAND (Founded in 1497 by James Cabot.)9. On April 3, 1953 what baby was on the very first issue of TV Guide? (His mother was also on thecover with an inset photo.) DESI ARNAZ, JR.10. On “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” who was Dobie’s beatnik sidekick? MAYNARD G. KREBS11. Who is the last surviving member of “The Honeymooners” TV show cast? JOYCE RANDOLPH(Trixie)12. The answer to #11 was not the first person to play her character. What Tony and Emmy awardwinningactress was the first to play the role on “Cavalcade of Stars”? (HINT: She won her Emmy forher work on “30 Rock,” playing Alec Baldwin’s mother.) ELAINE STRITCH13. Steven Spielberg has appeared in and directed several films; however, he has never actuallyappeared in a film that he directed. The closest he came was when he used himself as a voice onthe radio in this, his fourth highest grossing film to date, and one of the seven films he has directedto be nominated for Best Picture. What is the name of this film? JAWS14. On Saturday Night Live who provided the voice for the “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handy”sketch? JACK HANDY15. On July 11, 2000, which company--the world’s largest chain store--opened its 20,000th store inTokyo, Japan? 7-1120
A L B A N Y T E A M T R I V I A A N S W E R S16. What is the only state that has on its flag a picture of a real person and not just a genericcaricature of a soldier or something of that nature? WASHINGTON17. What is the only state whose state flag is not four-sided? OHIO18. Who is the only African American to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar? JOHNSINGLETON (Boyz in the Hood)19. What is the only movie to win Best Picture and be primarily set in and around LA? (HINT: I saideverybody in the room was alive when the picture won. If you look at cross-tables.com, theyoungest entrant at Albany was in the room with her brother, and I assured her that I was correctwhen I said EVERYBODY was alive when the picture won.) CRASH20. Only 3 movies have ever swept all of the top awards at the Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director,Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay). Name one of them. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT,ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS21. Formed in 1992, the Premier League Championship has only ever been won by 4 teams.Manchester United has won it 11 times. Name the other 3 squads that have a combined 6championships between them? (Actually I asked competitors to name 3 of the 4 teams withoutgiving Man. U at the trivia event.) ARSENAL, CHELSEA, and BLACKBURN ROVERS22. According to cross-tables.com, what woman has played in more then 400 tournaments, morethen any other woman? (This question was misread at the event as “more than anybody else.”)VERNA RICHARDS BERG23. According to cross-tables.com, who has won more money then any other SCRABBLE® playerwithout ever having won a major tournament? (Majors being the National Championship, Worlds,the King’s Cup, etc.) JOEY MALLICK (Here's hoping I can ask this next year, and the answer willbe different.)24. According to cross-tables.com, only 2 women have won more then $16,000 playingSCRABBLE®. Name them. PAT BARRETT and JAN DIXON25. Who is the only person to win a Heisman Trophy, the Super Bowl MVP, and the AP NFL MVPaward? MARCUS ALLEN26. What Hall of Famer is the only person to be the all-time career leader in 2 of the 5 majorstatistical categories in the NBA (Points, Rebounds, Steals, Assists, and Blocked Shots)? JOHNSTOCKTON (Assists and Steals)27. Who led the majors in wins in the last decade (2000-2009)? (HINT: He played in both leaguesduring that span.) ANDY PETTITTE28. Who led the NFL in rushing yards during the 1990's: Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith? EMMITTSMITH (Would have been Barry Sanders but he retired before the decade was up.) 21
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