Friday, September 23, 2005

W.K. CAFE Trivia Champions 9-22-05!

1st Place: Fab 5 (3 straight weeks!)
2nd Place: Together Again
3rd Place: Beer 30
Thanks to everyone who came out to play trivia last night.

Next Week's Trivia will be a wild card week, no hints for 9-29-05!
check back here for hints for the 10-6-05 Match.

Stay trivial,

Joe

Thursday, September 22, 2005

9.22.5 trivia questions

1. FOOD Boxes of Barnum’s Animal Crackers were originally designed with string handles so they could be hung from Christmas trees:
TRUE or false

2. TELEVISION On Sunday night the 2005 Emmys were held, which show won BEST COMEDY?
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (except me, apparently)

3. ANIMALS Which animal is faster:
OSTRICH (44) or a reindeer (32)

4. BIRTHSTONES If you are born in June what is your birthstone (modern)?
Pearl or Moonstone

5. SPORTS Name the 3 current SEC teams to never win the championship
ARKANSAS, USC, VANDERBILT
SECRET MENU ITEM: Jamaican Jerk Wing








6. TELEVISION Which is not a color on the NBC peacock? purple, pink, red, orange, blue

7. CRIME According to FBI statistics, which day of the week is most popular for bank robberies?
FRIDAYS account for 22% of all robberies.


8. U.S. CONSTITUTION How many amendments have their been?
27, 30, 32, 47


9. MUSIC Name the artist.


10. KIDS On average, a 4 year old asks approximately how many questions a day? :
63,127, 267, 437 (too damn many J)
SERVER OF THE WEEK: ALL OF THEM


11. PHOBIAS Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar were all afraid of which of these animals: CATS dogs, horses, mice


12. TV On Monday the show 7th Heaven began what season on t.v.
7, 9, 10

13. MUSIC Name the artist:

14. SPORTS Which team is currently the leader for the wild card spot in the AL?


15. WORLD GEORGRAPHY Name the CAPITALS for the following countries:
Kuwait, Mexico, Panama, Luxembourg
KUWAIT, MEXICO CITY, PANAMA CITY, LUXEMBOURG






16. DEAD OR ALIVE Walter Kronkite. Anchor of the "CBS Evening News" for many years, war correspondent during World War II
ALIVE! 88

17. GEORGIA How many electoral votes does Georgia currently have?
15 (2 senators & 13 reps.) 2001-2010

18. SPORTS In what city did Hank Aaron hit his last Home Run (755)?
Atlanta, Milwaukee, Boston


19. LITERATURE Where does the following quote come from:
“If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
The Bible, Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare


20. US HISTORY Who was the last U.S. President to own slaves?
Teddy Roosevelt, James Garfield, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant
In 1848, when he married Julia Dent, she already owned 1 slave. She received a second as a wedding gift, and later purchased a third one. Grant bought a slave named William Jones and later freed him.

Monday, September 19, 2005

Hints for 9.22.5 Trivia

W.K. CAFE TRIVIA FANS
Your curiosity and attention to detail is rewarded in trivialand:
SEC football champs, 7th Heaven, speedy animals, 2005 emmys, capital cities, and Barnum's Animal crackers...

Saturday, September 17, 2005

W.K. CAFE Trivia Champions 9-15-05!

1st Place: FAB 5
2nd Place: We Love This Bar
3rd Place: The Crashers

Thanks to everyone who came out to play trivia last night.
Secret menu item for next week: Jamaican Jerk Wings
Server for next week: EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, September 16, 2005

Joe's all time favorite sports team names EVER #10



#10 The Butte Pirates (Colorado High School)

The real logo is seen here on the left, however, some enterprising souls went out and marketed to the gay community the more suggestive shirt on the right.

9.15.5 trivia questions

1. SPACE Which of Neil Armstrong’s feet touched the moon first?
Right or LEFT

2. SCIENCE One 75 watt bulb gives off more light than three 25 watt bulbs.
TRUE or false

3. ANIMALS A camels humps are comprised of only water.
true or FALSE (fat)

4. BIRTHSTONES If you are born in December what is your birthstone (modern)?
Blue Topaz or Turquoise

5. SPORTS Name the 4 schools that have won the most SEC Titles in football (1933 on):
Alabama 21, Tennessee 13, Georgia 11, LSU 9

Secret menu item for next week: Icy Cold Draft Beer
SECRET MENU ITEM: Jamaican Jerk wings Secret menu item for next week: Icy Cold Draft Beer






6. LITERATURE Prolific and imaginative writer, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote 26 Tarzan books without ever visiting Africa. TRUE or false

7. INSECTS centipedes have exactly 100 pairs of legs
true or FALSE (some more, some less)


8. ADVERTISING In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time shown is 10:10.
TRUE or false


9. MUSIC Name the artist.


10. SALES What was the first product in the U.S to have a bar code:
cigarettes, beer, GUM
SERVER OF THE WEEK: ALPHONSE



11. PHOBIAS Walt Disney was afraid of mice-
TRUE or false

12. TV In two weeks the show SMALLVILLE begins what season on the WB:
3,4,5

13. MUSIC Name the artist:

14. SPORTS Which team is currently the leader for the wild card spot in the AL?


15. SCIENCE Name the first 4 elements of the periodic table
HYDROGEN, HELIUM, LITHIUM, Beryllium



16. DEAD OR ALIVE Bob Denver, played Maynard G Krebbs on Doby Gillis
DEAD! Last week, poor Gilligan

17. GEORGIA What is the official state flower of Georgia?
Cherokee Rose

18. SPORTS Before LSU in 2003, name the last SEC football champion to win the national championship.
Tennessee (1998)

19. LITERATURE Where does the following quote come from:
“My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.”
The Bible, Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare


20. MOVIES Pinocchio was made of what type of tree
PINE

Monday, September 12, 2005

Hints for 9.15.5 Trivia

W.K. CAFE TRIVIA FANS
Your curiosity and attention to detail is rewarded in trivialand:
SEC football champs, Neil Armstrong's foot, camel humps, 1st bar code,
smallville, periodic table, and Pinocchio...

Friday, September 09, 2005

W.K. CAFE Trivia Champions 9-8-05!

1st Place: FAB 5
2nd Place: The Crashers
3rd Place: BDSM

Thanks to everyone who came out to play trivia last night.
Secret menu item for next week: 12" Vegetarian's Nightmare pizza
Server for next week: Meagan (sp?)

Thursday, September 08, 2005

9.8.5 trivia questions

1. BIOLOGY The fastest growing nail is on this finger.
Index, middle, thumb

2. ANIMALS Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
TRUE or false

3. U.S. HISTORY The pilgrims built log cabins.
true or FALSE

4. BIRTHSTONES If you are born in May what is your birthstone (modern)?
Emerald

5. SPORTS Name the TOP 4 WINNINGEST college football teams (number of wins):
Michigan 842, Notre Dame 802, Texas 787, Nebraska 786

Secret menu item for next week: Icy Cold Draft Beer
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6. SPEED OF SOUND Sound travels more swiftly through air than through steel.
True or FALSE (15 TIMES FASTER THROUGH STEEL)


7. DOGS The Chow is the only dog that has a black tongue.?
TRUE or false


8. MUSIC Name the artist.


9. GAMES George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were all avid players of this
game.
Hide and seek, MARBLES, scrabble, pictionary
In their day, Marbles were called "small bowls" and were as popular with adults as with children


10. MOVIES Of the 4 seasons, which is most often used in movie titles?
Summer (least Autumn)

SERVER OF THE WEEK: MARGARET

11. TV Monday Night Football has been on for how many seasons:
18, 24, 36

12. MUSIC Name the artist:


13. SPORTS Which team is currently the leader for the wild card spot in the NL?


14. DEAD OR ALIVE Harry Morgan, Starred as Colonel Potter on the TV series "M*A*S*H", also co-starred in the series "Dragnet" playing Friday's partner Bill Gannon. ALIVE 90!

15. METEROLOGY Currently there are 2 storms on the radar in the Atlantic and the Caribbean what are there names HINT (M) & (N):
Maria and Nate (Lee, Ophelia, Phillipe)




16. U.S. HISTORY Which state was the first state to abolish capital punishment?
MICHIGAN, florida, new hampshire

17. GEORGIA What is the official state bird of Georgia?
(not free bird) Brown Thrasher

18. SPORTS There are only 2 divisions in the NFL in which all 4 teams have played in at least one Super Bowl, one is the NFC EAST name the other:
AFC EAST (Buffalo, Miami, New England, NY Jets)

19. LITERATURE Where does the following quote come from:
“I will praise any man that will praise me."”
The Bible, Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare

20. ARCHITECTURE There are 20 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
true or FALSE (10 million)

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Hints for 9.8.5 Trivia

W.K. CAFE TRIVIA FANS
Your curiosity and attention to detail is rewarded in trivialand:
MLB standings, Teams in the Super Bowl, College Football all time wins, MNF, pilgrim houses, hurricane names, Col. Potter, movie title seasons, and blink of an eye.

Friday, September 02, 2005

W.K. CAFE Trivia Champions 9-1-05!

1st Place: We Love This Place
2nd Place: Crashers
3rd Place: Fab 5

Thanks to everyone who came out to play trivia last night.
Secret menu item for next week: Fried Squash and Zucchini
Server for next week: Margaret
Hints for next week coming up soon....

9.1.5 trivia questions

1. FOOD Which contains more natural sugar (all same size)
Tomato, Lemon, Olive, LIME

2. ANIMALS Praying mantis’ have been known to kill hummingbirds.
TRUE or false

3. SPORTS Which league has more teams NL or AL?
NL 16- AL-14

4. BIRTHSTONES If you are born in September what is your birthstone (modern)?
Sapphire

5. WORLD GEOGRAPHY Name the 4 SMALLEST countries in SOUTH AMERICA (size, area):
SURINAME; URUGUAY; GUYANA, ECUADOR
SECRET MENU ITEM: Pee Wee Burger




6. BULL Red Bull contains ground up bull testicles
True or FALSE


7. PLANETS Which planet shines brightest in the night sky?
VENUS


8. MUSIC Name the artist.


9. SPORTS What is the only division in ML baseball to have only 4 teams-
AL WEST: Oak, Tex, Sea, Anaheim/LA (but 5 names)


10. WORLD GEOGRAPHY What is the capital city of Belgium?
Brussels (not Stella)

SERVER OF THE WEEK: JOBY



11. TV The television show Reno 911 has been on for how many seasons:
2,3, 4, 5,

12. MUSIC Name the artist:


13. SPORTS Who is currently in 1st place in the NL East?


14. DEAD OR ALIVE Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President LBJ. ALIVE 92!

15. U.S. GEOGRAPHY 4 state capitals are named after Presidents, name them:
Jackson (Mississippi), Jefferson City (Missouri), Madison (Wisconsin) and Lincoln(Nebraska)




16. U.S. HISTORY The vice president has always been sworn in to office in the U.S true or FALSE (William Rufus King; Franklin Pierce 1853 Cuba)

17. GEORGIA What is the capital city for the country of Georgia?
Tbilisi

18. SPORTS What is the only division in ML baseball to have 6 teams
NL CENTRAL-St Lou, Hou., Mil, Chi, Cinn., Pitt


19. LITERATURE Where does the following quote come from:
“If your riches are yours, why not take them to the next world?”
The Bible, Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare

20. SPIRITS The strongest liquor that is allowed by U.S. law is 190 proof.
TRUE (97% ALCOHOL)