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Congratulations to last night’s winning team, which had quite possibly the most ridiculous name of any team ever: United Confederation of Hobo Camp and Oh Pants! For Oceanographic Studies. It’s apparently leftovers from past teams, so there you go. UCHOOPOS managed to set a record last night - the fewest points scored by a winning team (42). There seemed to be a consensus that this week’s questions were a bit difficult.

A quick PSA: there will be no Triviotic next week. Triviotic is going on a summer vacation, but we’ll return on August 4th.

Next week, since you can’t come to trivia, you should check out Liam McEneaney’s show at Lolita (266 Broome St. at Allen St.) next Monday night at 8pm. He’s going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but he can’t do it without your help. It’s not a fundraiser… it’s a FUN-raiser! I swear, those are his words, not mine. That probably didn’t entice you very much, did it? Well, how about standup from John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac from the Daily Show? Does that do anything for you? And more standup from Todd Barry? And a musical performance from The Hazzards, who are very much not a gay band? Does that help at all? Hope so, cause that’s all I got.

It’s 10 bucks to get in, but it’s well worth the price. You could see these guys at Comix for twice that and you wouldn’t get half as close to these guys. I used to check out Liam’s shows at Lolita before Triviotic, and it’s… well, it’s intimate. Not like “bow-chika-bow” intimate… more like “so close you can smell a comedian’s halitosis” intimate.

All right, enough pimping out my readers to other bloggers. Last night’s questions and answers are after the jump.

I. Drama

The following is a list of ten television programs. For each one, tell me if it took place (a) in New York, (b) in Illinois, (c) in California, or (d) in another place.

1. Punky Brewster
2. Night Court
3. ER
4. Melrose Place
5. Married… with Children
6. Diff’rent Strokes
7. Two and a Half Men
8. Without a Trace
9. Step by Step
10. The Practice
II. History

The following are two lists of five items. Follow the directions for each one and place them in order by numbers 11-15 and 16-20 on your answer sheet with the corresponding letter.

11-15. Place the following products in order by the date of their invention, from oldest to newest.

a. microwave oven
b. electrical telegraph
c. cellular telephone
d. product barcode
e. crayons

16-20. Place the following presidents in order by the dates that they served, from oldest to newest.

a. William McKinley
b. Andrew Jackson
c. James Madison
d. Millard Fillmore
e. Ulysses S. Grant
III. Geography

The following are the shapes of ten world nations. Name them.

IV. Before and 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:

Youngest N’Sync member is the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

Answer: Justin Timberlake + Lake Placid = Justin Timberlake Placid

31. Kill Bill and Blade Runner star gets her own Disney Channel sitcom character
32. Ben Stiller is a guard at a 53rd Street institution
33. Charles Schultz character is namesake of Providence, Rhode Island University
34. Canned tuna fish brand performs at an Orlando theme park
35. University based in College Station melts in your mouth, not in your hand
36. “I Melt With You,” as performed by a class with U.S. immigrant grade school students
37. Ira Glass NPR radio program featuring Corky Thatcher
38. Sophia Petrillo and her daughter show it all off for the cameras
39. R.E.M. song about the maker of the Reaction line of clothing
40. U2 Joshua Tree single about Hemingway war novel
V. Study Hall

This is the general knowledge category. Answer each question correctly and receive two points.

41. What Queens neighborhood was host to the U.S. Open tennis tournament prior to its move to Flushing Meadows in 1978?
42. What numbered U.S. highway runs from Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida?
43. Which of the following artists does not currently have a top 25 single on the U.S. Country Charts: Jessica Simpson, Darius Rucker, or Jewel?
44. What was the title and artist of the first music video to appear on MTV when it launched on August 1, 1981?
45. Mandarin has the most native speakers of any language in the world. What language is second?
46. What was the last year that could be written the same upside-down as right-side-up?
47. Among the four major American sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL), what is the smallest media market with a team?
48. The flags of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Montserrat, and Bermuda are among the national flags that contain what emblem?
49. What CBS series, which premiered in 1952, is the longest-running daytime drama in U.S. television history?
50. Microsoft released a product for desktop computers called DOS in 1981. What does DOS stand for?

ANSWER KEY

1. b / 2. a / 3. b / 4. c / 5. b / 6. a / 7. c / 8. a / 9. d / 10. d

11. b / 12. e / 13. a / 14. c / 15. d / 16. c / 17. b / 18. d / 19. e / 20. a

21. Spain / 22. Australia / 23. Ukraine / 24. Israel / 25. Somalia / 26. Brazil / 27. Canada / 28. Italy / 29. Argentina / 30. Japan

31. Darryl Hannah Montana / 32. A Night at the Museum of Modern Art / 33. Charlie Brown University / 34. Chicken of the SeaWorld / 35. Texas A&M&M / 36. Modern English As A Second Language / 37. This American Life Goes On / 38. The Golden Girls Gone Wild / 39. What’s The Frequency Kenneth Cole / 40. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Whom The Bell Tolls

41. Forest Hills / 42. U.S. Route 1 / 43. Jewel / 44. “Video Killed the Radio Star,” The Buggles / 45. Hindi  / 46. 1961 / 47. Green Bay, Wisconsin / 48. The Union Flag, or Union Jack / 49. Guiding Light / 50. Disk Operating System

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