Playoffs/World Series Flashcards
1
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“Keep on sucking” is the advertising slogan of what product
A
Jolly Rancher
2
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Named for a tribe of Native Americans, which U.S. state of about 6.8 million residents was admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788?
A
Massachusetts
3
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Which one-word song title was used by Olivia Newton-John, The Cars, and Coldplay, while also serving as the name of a band which recorded a #1 hit in 2014?
A
Magic
4
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What are the three most populous world cities (other than Delhi) whose names end with the letter “I”
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Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi
5
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What is the breed known as the barkless dog
A
Basenji
6
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The work of 20th Century Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian inspired a design featured prominently within what TV show that ran for 96 episodes in the 1970’s?
A
The Partridge Family
7
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Who played the grandfather in the film The Princess Bride?
A
Peter Falk
8
Q
DMARDs are used for the treatment of what disease?
A
Rheumatoid arthritis
(disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs)
9
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For what film did Goldie Hawn earn an Academy Award
A
Cactus Flower
10
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Who is the only male to have won four Olympic gold medals in basketball
A
Kevin Durant
11
Q
What fictional characters are Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers’ outfits designed to mimic?
A
Indiana Jones and Magnum PI
12
Q
What letters correspond to a single dot in Braille and Morse?
A
A and E
13
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What was the one-hit wonder group composed of Scottish twins Charlie and Craig Reed?
Bonus: Name the hit and the movie in which it was featured
A
The Proclaimers
Bonus: I’m Gonna Be [500 miles]
Featured in Benny & Joon
14
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Which Hall of Fame third baseman led the National League in home runs eight times from 1974 through 1986?
A
Mike Schmidt
15
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What two actresses who respectively voiced the title character in the 1973 and 2006 versions of “Charlotte’s Web”
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Debbie Reynolds; Julia Roberts
16
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What is the subtitle of the Beatles’ song Norwegian Wood
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This Bird Has Flown
17
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Name either the highest grossing film starring Woody Allen or the highest grossing film directed by Woody Allen (unadjusted for inflation)
A
Antz; Midnight in Paris
18
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The names of these two Greek letters are derived from the fact that they were ‘small’ and ‘large’ versions of the same sound.
A
Omega; Omicron
19
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At eight letters, what country has the longest name among those whose one-word English name does NOT include ANY of the letters R, S, T, L, N, or E?
A
Cambodia
20
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In Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code”, the character of Bishop Aringarosa is presented for most of the story as if he is at the center of the church’s conspiracies, but is later revealed to have been innocently duped by the true antagonist of the story. Fittingly, Aringarosa’s name can be translated loosely from Italian into what English phrase?
A
Red Herring
21
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What pair of Oscar winners landed early career roles on the sitcom “Growing Pains”
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Leonardo DiCaprio; Brad Pitt
22
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What is the modern name of the formation that the Lakota Sioux referred to as The Six Grandfathers?
A
Mount Rushmore
23
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Who provided the voice of Lord Voldemort in The Lego Batman Movie
A
Eddie Izzard
24
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Which liqueur would you add to a White Russian to turn it into a Mudslide?
A
Irish Cream
25
Who was the author of memoir
“Marley & Me”?
John Grogan
26
In which war did Robert E. Lee and Ulysses Grant fight on the same side?
Mexican-American War
27
Name the two foreign countries whose national flags contain at least six horizontal red stripes
Liberia; Malaysia
28
What is the stock symbol of Spirit Air?
SAVEQ
29
This Connecticut tribe lent its name to a colonial war of the 1630s. Thanks to a slight change in spelling, this tribe later became the namesake for a fictional vessel.
Pequod
30
Name the current African country which previously existed as a colony known as the Gold Coast
Ghana
31
In the Braille system of writing, each character is made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a cell. Since a completely blank cell is NOT used in this system, how many different characters can be represented in Braille?
63
32
Though it contained a minor vocal part, this 2013 song is still considered to be an instrumental. Name this song which is the only instrumental song to top the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the 21st century.
Bonus: Who recorded it?
Harlem Shake
Bonus: Recorded by DJ Baauer
33
Since its first appearance nearly 150 years ago, which chart has been published in over 700 different versions, including Giguère’s Helix, Dufour’s Tree, and Benfey’s Spiral?
Periodic table
34
Sitagin hemorrhoid cream, Rottenbrau beer, Golden Grenades cereal, and Chug-a-Cherry Soda were fictional brands introduced in an early 1990s advertising campaign for what real-life brand?
Energizer Batteries
35
Name the two franchises that have lost to BOTH the Steelers and the Patriots in the Super Bowl
Seahawks, Rams
36
CLUE 1: This video game was launched by the Swedish company Mojang on Nov. 18, 2011.
CLUE 2: One of the names it took on during development was “Cave Game”.
Minecraft
37
What is the language spoken by inhabitants of the Isle of Man?
Manx
38
In physics, this the more common name of a capillary wave. On the internet, it is the name of the third-most valuable cryptocurrency based on market capitalization.
Ripple
39
Only two films that won the Best Picture Oscar depict the death of the title character in the first 15 minutes of the film. One of these characters is killed in a motorcycle accident, while the other is shot. Name these films.
Lawrence of Arabia; Gandhi
40
Name the two most populous countries which border the Mediterranean Sea.
Egypt, Turkey
41
Normally shown from the neck down or from the back, what non-Springfield native is the only character to be seen on “The Simpsons” with five fingers?
God
42
What was the series of international diplomatic meetings that aimed to establish a new political and constitutional order in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars
Bonus: Who was the chairperson?
Congress of Vienna
Bonus: Klemens von Metternich
43
Name any two of the three Americans who won the gold medal in ladies’ singles figure skating from 1992 through 2002
Kristi Yamaguchi; Tara Lipinski; Sarah Hughes
44
In Mandarin, this word is literally translated as ‘gourd’, but it has also taken on the modern definition of ‘interactive recording’. In the U.S., this word was adopted as a technological brand name.
Hulu
45
Despite a fairly small exterior, the inside of this fictional character’s abode includes (among many other things) a pool table, a pipe and deerstalker hat, enough room for seven siblings, a basketball hoop and net, a Jacuzzi, a birdhouse, a picture of Tiny Tim, an exercise room, and a science lab. Name this character introduced on October 4, 1950.
Snoopy
46
In what year did the following take place:
1) The first U.S. Open tennis tournament.
2) Clara Barton establishes the American Red Cross.
3) The infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
1881
47
Name the first two Disney songs to earn an Academy Award
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
48
In addition to appearing on a prominent NBC franchise, which character also appeared on episodes of “The X-Files”, “30 Rock”, “The Wire”, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, and “Arrested Development”?
Detective John Munch
49
What are the ingredients in a
Dark ‘N’ Stormy cocktail?
Dark rum; ginger beer
served over ice with a slice of lime
50
This term for a large area of land lying at the foot of a mountain has a name which means “foot of the mountain”. Name this term that shares its name with a region in northwest Italy
Piedmont
51
Which adjective is used to describe a square grid filled with distinct positive integers in a range such that the sum of each row, column, and diagonal is equal?
Magic Square
52
What Mythological figures are the namesakes for the two moons of Mars
Phobos and Deimos (twin sons of Greek god of war Ares [counterpart of Mars])
53
What is the name of the 7Up advertising mascot?
Cool Spot
54
What's the name of the treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War?
Treaty of Portsmouth
55
What kind of animal is a Tufted titmouse?
Bird
56
What kind of animal is a horny toad?
Lizard
57
What kind of animal is a mountain chicken?
Frog
58
What is the automobile Zastava Koral better known as to Americans?
Yugo
59
Name the two consonants that begin the names of EXACTLY one U.S. state capital each.
N (Nashville); F (Frankfurt)
60
Who is the most recent person to win both an Academy Award for Best Director and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director?
Francis Ford Coppola
(Oscar for The Godfather - 1972)
(Razzie for Megalopolis - 2024)
61
From 1985 to 1987, the three winners of the Tony Award for Best Musical were each based on works penned by 19th century authors. Name the three authors who wrote those novels.
Victor Hugo; Charles Dickens; Mark Twain
62
Used in the treatment of sleep apnea, what is the full name of the scientific concept often abbreviated as CPAP?
Continuous positive airway pressure
63
Name the two films with a period in the title that won a Best Picture Oscar
Kramer vs. Kramer; Mrs. Miniver
64
What is the only U.S. state whose ENTIRE northern border is formed by a river?
Kentucky
65
The 13 minutes of animated sequences in this Disney movie were not actually produced by Disney, due to having abandoned traditional animation for computer animation three years earlier. Name this 2007 film which earned three Oscar nominations for Best Original Song
Enchanted
66
The difference between these two numbers is six, while the difference between their squares is 180. What are these two numbers?
12 and 18
67
What is the most common college athletic nickname that is NOT used by a team in one of the four major professional sports leagues?
Bulldog
68
The names of both a Honda car model introduced in 1972 and a 1997 movie starring Mira Sorvino fit this specific distinction. The South American shrub known as a divi-divi is the longest word in the dictionary to fit this specific distinction. What is this distinction?
Can be written with Roman numerals (civic, mimic, divi-divi)
69
Where is Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night currently housed?
Museum of Modern Art in New York
70
What three men made up The Great Triumverate?
John Calhoun; Daniel Webster;
Henry Clay
71
What two NBA players who have each had their jerseys retired by three different teams?
Wilt Chamberlain; Pete Maravich
72
There are 16 states in the contiguous U.S. whose capital city is also its most populous city. Which of these states does NOT border any of the other fifteen?
Iowa
73
What is the current chemical composition of the U.S. penny?
97.5 percent zinc; 2.5 percent copper plating (since 1982)
74
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the first two Best Actress Oscar winners?
Julie Andrews; Anne Bancroft
75
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the last two Best Actress Oscar winners?
Loretta Young; Renee Zellweger
76
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the last two Best Actor Oscar winners?
John Wayne; Forest Whitaker
77
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the first two Best Actor Oscar winners?
F. Murray Abraham; Casey Affleck
78
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the last two Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners?
Renee Zellweger; Catherine Zeta-Jones
79
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the first two Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners?
Patricia Arquette; Peggy Ashcroft
80
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the last two Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners?
Gig Young; Robin Williams
81
Listed alphabetically by the last name, who are the first two Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners?
Jack Albertson; Mahershala Ali
82
Who portrayed the President of the United States in the disaster film “2012”?
Danny Glover
83
Name the two teams in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference that have nicknames which are also the names of occupations
Purdue Boilermakers; Nebraska Cornhuskers
84
What is the highest peak in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
85
The ancient physician Hippocrates coined the term ‘carcinoma’ after seeing a tumor that resembled the shape of which animal?
Crab
86
CLUE 1: This 1989 Queen song marks the only instance in which the names of all four band members are mentioned in the lyrics.
CLUE 2: Played by Chevy Chase on film, Nick Halloway is known by this titular moniker in a science fiction novel by H. F. Saint
Invisible Man
87
If she were to pick a college to attend based solely off of matching her house sigil with the school’s athletic team nickname, what Division I university would literary character Daenerys Targaryen choose to attend?
Drexel University (Dragons)
88
What is the lowest temperature recorded in Hawaii?
12 degrees Fahrenheit
89
Who was the most recent U.S. President to NEVER have a Vice President?
Bonus: In which state was he born?
Chester A. Arthur
(bonus: born in Vermont)
90
Name the only three musical acts from mainland Europe to score multiple #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: a Spanish act with two chart toppers, a Swedish act with four, and a German act with three. All of these hits topped the charts within 11 years of each other.
Enrique Iglesias; Roxette; Milli Vanilli
91
Who is the only person credited with the first name of Tony to win a competitive Tony Award specifically for acting?
Tony Shalhoub
92
Tallest statue in North America is a 360-foot sculpture of who?
Bonus: Where is it located?
Christopher Columbus
(bonus: located on the island of Puerto Rico)
93
By typing www.[BLANK].org into your internet search bar, you’ll be directed to a website specifically dedicated to provide cancer awareness and help fight the disease. For your wager, what letter of the alphabet fills in that blank?
‘V’
94
Name the first and last element (in terms of atomic number) on the periodic table.
Hydrogen; oganesson
95
What is the name of the trophy given to the NBA champion?
Bonus: What was it originally called?
Larry O’Brien Trophy
(bonus: Walter A. Brown Trophy)
96
Who wrote the children’s novel
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster (1961)
97
At 2,831 games with three different teams from 1986 to 2003, who holds the MLB record for most games played without ever playing in World Series?
Rafael Palmeiro
98
When this man in the film industry was born in 1944, his first name was the 14th most popular baby name for boys. In 2024, his last name was the 9th most popular baby name for boys. Name this celebrity.
George Lucas
99
Where did quarterback Kurt Warner attend college?
University of Northern Iowa
100
The 1990s film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation featured early career roles for what two future Oscar winners?
Matthew McConaughey
Renee Zellweger
101
CLUE 1: This TV network was originally launched in 1977 as Madison Square Garden Sports Network, before being relaunched under its current name in 1980.
CLUE 2: In April 2016, this TV network unveiled a new branding campaign and slogan, “We the Bold”.
USA Network
102
Who succeeded Nobel Peace Prize winner George Marshall as U.S. Secretary of State in the late 1940s?
Dean Acheson
103
From the Italian for ‘it jumps in the mouth’, which Italian dish is made of veal, lined or wrapped with prosciutto and sage?
Saltimbocca
104
Hawaii is one of the five U.S. state names that can be written using only letters in the Hawaiian alphabet, which consists of five vowels and seven consonants. Name all four of the other states.
Iowa; Ohio; Maine; Oklahoma
105
If you change one letter among these two words, you’ll go from the last name of the anthropomorphic title character voiced by Michael J. Fox in a 1999 film to the name of the dot above a lower case ‘i’ or ‘j’.
Little (as in “Stuart Little”) and Tittle
106
Since the year 2000, three films with commas in their official titles have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: a foreign language film released in 2000, a historical drama released in 2005, and a drama released in 2017. Identify these films.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Good Night, and Good Luck
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
107
Who portrayed Gregori Rasputin in a 1966 film?
Christopher Lee
108
CLUE 1: Drafted in 1948, he played for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts.
CLUE 2: A Hall of Fame inductee in 1971, he retired in 1964 with NFL career records in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and games played.
Y. A. Tittle
109
Debuting in 1954 and airing for 19 seasons, this is the longest-running American TV show in history to have been adapted from a novel. Name this TV show, based on a 1940 novel that also spawned a series of seven films.
Lassie
