Triviotic: Last Night’s Answers
May 13, 2008 – 5:09 pmCongratulations to last night’s winners of Triviotic, Glacial Pace, who had the classic worst-to-first story with their one-week turnaround, slipping by Shake N Bake by a two point margin. Some might say last night was hard. And by “some,” I mean “all seven teams who played.” You can judge for yourself with the answers below.
The next chapter: next Monday, May 19th, 8pm at Arrow Bar. RSVP on Facebook, if you’re willing and able. And don’t be intimidated by these questions…
I. Science
Is it Pasta or Parasite? For the next ten items, tell me if the name is a given name of an (a) type of pasta or (b) a type of parasite.
1. Trichinella
2. Cavatappi
3. Tagliatelle
4. Cestoda
5. Acarina
6. Cuscuta
7. Pelmeni
8. Tuffoli
9. Trenette
10. Rafflesia
II. Driver’s Ed.
Here are ten multiple choice questions directly from the New York State Written Driver’s Test. Answer incorrectly and your license may be revoked.
11. You may pass another vehicle on the right if it is waiting to
a) Turn right.
b) Turn left.
c) Park at the curb.
d) Turn into a driveway on the right.
12. In which of the following situations is passing always forbidden?
a) The vehicle ahead is making a left turn.
b) You are on a one-way street which has two lanes.
c) The vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
d) The vehicle ahead is going to park parallel to the curb.
13. You are driving in the middle lane on a three lane expressway. A car begins to pass you on the right. The actions of that driver are:
a) Wrong because “pass to the left” is a firm rule.
b) Wrong because he’s passing you in your “blind spot”.
c) OK as long as he does it on a limited access highway.
d) OK if no signs forbid passing on the right.
14. Which of the following must you obey over the other three?
a) A steady red light.
b) A policeman.
c) A stop sign.
d) A flashing red light.
15. An intersection has a stop sign, crosswalk, but no stop line. You must stop:
a) Before the crosswalk.
b) 50 feet before the intersection.
c) Where you think the stop line would be.
d) With your front wheels in the crosswalk.
16. When you drive in heavy fog during daylight hours you should drive with your:
a) Headlights off.
b) Parking lights on.
c) Headlights on low beam.
d) Headlights on high beam.
17. You are getting on a highway which has a very short entrance lane. The safest way for you to enter the flow of traffic would be to:
a) Use as much ramp as possible to get up to cruising speed.
b) Use the left lane of the highway to get up to cruising speed.
c) Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quickly.
d) Get up to cruising speed gradually so other cars will see you.
18. On a New York State highway where there is no posted speed limit, the fastest you may legally drive is:
a) 40 mph
b) 45 mph
c) 50 mph
d) 55 mph
19. A blind person legally has the right-of-way when crossing the street when he is:
a) Wearing light-colored clothing.
b) Led by a guide dog, or using a white or metallic cane.
c) Helped by another person.
d) Wearing dark-colored glasses.
20. You want to turn left at an intersection. The light is green but oncoming traffic is heavy. You should
a) Wait in the center of the intersection for traffic to clear.
b) Wait at the crosswalk for traffic to clear.
c) Use the next intersection.
d) Take the right-of-way since you have the light.
III. Geography
For each picture, match the state outline to the correct U.S. state.
IV. Before & After School Activities
In this round, I will provide a clue with two answers and a common word. You will have to answer with the correct phrase that combines the two answers. For example:
- Danny Tanner sings the 1992 hit “Jump Around”
Answer: Full House + House of Pain = Full House of Pain.
31. The theme to Dirty Dancing as performed by Corky Thatcher
32. “Higher Love” singer plays the clarinet, saxophone, or bassoon
33. The smooth jazz sounds of a bald conservative commentator
34. Animated rodent Internet Meme plays very physical musical arcade game
35. The Peace Garden State hits the silver screen as a young actress in “Charlotte’s Web”
36. “Abbey Road” tune produces servers, workstations, and processors in Silicon Valley
37. He sang for Motley Crue after teaming up with Crosby, Stills & Nash
38. Site of Johnny Cash prison concert directs the film “Jackie Brown”
39. “Quit Playing Games” with the positive place for kids
40. John Mayer tune about paintings of flowers resembling female genitalia
V. Study Hall
This is the miscellaneous trivia round, coming from all subjects. Each question in this round is worth 2 points, so it’s anybody’s game.
41. Which country leads the world in per capita beer consumption, at 42 gallons per year?
42. The ‘Flying Fathers’ are a group of Canadian Catholic priests who tour North America playing which sport?
43. What city unveiled a mural of Jimi Hendrix on the building where he bought his first guitar?
44. What sitcom veteran took over for Charlotte Rae as the token grownup on The Facts of Life?
45. Which country has the most mobile phones in service of any country in the world?
46. Who is the current Prime Minister of Russia?
47. With just 2 million people over an area roughly the size of Alaska, what is the world’s most sparsely-populated country?
48. What two words can producer J.J. Abrams’ kids be heard saying after every episode of Lost and Alias?
49. Whose vault did Geraldo Rivera open on live TV in 1986?
50. The Volstead Act, passed by Congress in 1919, banned the sale of what product in the United States?
Answer Key
1. b / 2. a / 3. a / 4. b / 5. b / 6. b / 7. a / 8. a / 9. a / 10. b
11. b / 12. c / 13. d / 14. b / 15. c / 16. c / 17. c / 18. d / 19. b / 20. a
21. New Hampshire / 22. Pennsylvania / 23. West Virginia / 24. Missouri / 25. Delaware / 26. Oregon / 27. Mississippi / 28. South Carolina / 29. Iowa / 30. Montana
31. (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Goes On / 32. Steve Winwoodwind / 33. Kenny G. Gordon Liddy / 34. Hamster Dance Dance Revolution / 35. North Dakota Fanning / 36. Here Comes the Sun Microsystems / 37. Vince Neil Young / 38. San Quentin Tarantino / 39. Backstreet Boys & Girls Clubs / 40. Why Georgia O’Keefe
41. Czech Republic / 42. hockey / 43. Seattle / 44. Cloris Leachman / 45. China / 46. Vladimir Putin (Medvedev is President) / 47. Mongolia / 48. “Bad robot” / 49. Al Capone / 50. alcohol
