Standard Trials Pub Quiz
Lab Coat Guy, Music Guy, Book Guy.
We scored 14 out of 20. This was a tie for first. We won the tie-breaker.
The Missed Questions
- In what country was the car manufacturer Audi founded?
- Name the John Carpenter directed 1980 film that was his second collaboration with Jamie Lee Curtis.
- What team won the National League East with 96 wins in 2013?
- What Shakespearean play opens with a scene of three queens seeking an audience with Theseus and Hippolyta?
- What is the current home stadium of the San Jose Earthquakes?
- Block, Horsetail, Cataract, and Punchbowl are all types of what natural occurance?
- (Tie Break) Sidney Crosby leads the NHL with 102 points. How many assists does he have (as of April 7)?
Our Wrong Answers (and some Excuses)
- Sweden. Sweden was my first guess, but Game Guy was leaning towards Germany. We ruled out every other country, other than these two. (We were pretty sure there weren't any major car manufacturers from Denmark or Belgium). Ultimately, Game Guy held the pen, and we let him take a guess. Ah well.
- Halloween. We knew that Halloween was a Jamie Lee Curtis movie, we weren't sure if it was the first or second collaboration. To be fair, we did have a John Carpenter question last week, but didn't remember a lot of details. Ultimately, another wrong guess.
- Pittsburgh Pirates. I'm the sports representative, and I could narrow it down to the Pirates or the Braves. I had a vague sense that the Braves didn't even make the playoffs (they did), but I guess another 50/50 guess that didn't pay off.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream. Whenever it is a Shakespeare play, we usually guess As You Like It or Midsummer or Twelfth Night or something like that. However, last week, when everyone missed the questions on The Two Noble Kinsman, the quizmaster told us that it would be an answer on next week's quiz. I don't think we took the warning seriously.
- Spartan Stadium. Another sports question. (Yes, America does have a thing called Major League Soccer) I used to drive past this stadium, and I knew they were at that location. Apparently, they've moved to this other stadium since. Fun fact: they are partners with the Tottenham Hotspurs, or Tot'num
- lava flow. Music guy knew that 'Cataract' was a type of waterfall and we agreed. But we had no idea on the other terms, so the suggestion was withdrawn. And we tried to list other things that are sorta 'fluid'. Accordingly, our brainstorm was worth 0 points.
- (Tie Break) 60. In hockey, a player's "points" is the sum of their goals and assists. I knew Sidney Crosby is a prolific goal scorer, so estimated that he had more goals than assists, so I wrote down my best guess. Afterwards, I realized my error, but couldn't change it. Since the other team guessed "75", my two mistakes cancelled out, and we are winners. Hooray!
- Tesla added an underbody shield made of what metal to help prevent battery fires in its cars?
- What 80s TV show's theme song was Joey Scarbury's hit 'Believe it or Not'?
- Titanium. Most of the car is probably carbon fiber, but the question wanted a lightweight metal. Our guess was either aluminum (or aluminium) or titanium. Aluminum would be the cheaper alternative, but then we reasoned that this is a Tesla and so the more expensive option is likelier. And it was.
- Greatest American Hero. An excuse to link to the catchy theme song.
Post your scores in the comments! Tell me how much smarter you are!
Music Guy, not Game Guy. :)
ReplyDeleteUpdated, finally. :)
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