Trivia

I don’t know how well this will work in a blog. But, I fucking LOVE trivia. I’m not that good at writing questions, or really answering, but I love the idea of trivia. So, I thought it’d be cool to come up with some questions for you to go through. Just know, no matter how well you do, you can’t do better than me because I know all the answers.

We’ll do some “common” categories and see what happens. Answers will be at the bottom of the blog.

Business

1. Before becoming Nike, what was Phil Knight’s Oregon based sportswear company called?

2. What political party was Adidas founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler, a part of?

3. The first billion dollar company was U.S Steel. It was formed in 1901 with the merger of Elbert H. Gary’s Federal Steel Company, William Henry Moore’s National Steel Company, THIS SCOTSMAN’S steel company. Who is this man from Scotland?

4. This business school is home to convicted war criminal Charles Taylor and the 4th winningest womens basketball coach of all time. What is the name of this New England based school?

5. ‘got milk?’ is the slogan for which non-profit?

6. What is the first penny-stock that Jordan Belfort sells in the movie ‘Wolf of Wall Street’?

Sports

7. The Old Course at St. Andrews is considered the oldest golf course in the world. What is the oldest golf course in America?

8. Hank Aaron retired with the most home runs in baseball history. Over 23 years, he hit 755 home runs. How many 50 home run seasons did Aaron have?

9. The Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl in the 1966-67 season. What team finished with the worst record in the NFL that year at 1-12-1?

10. What were the 4 WHA teams that joined the NHL in 1979?

11. In 1961-62, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 PPG and 25.7 RPG, but lost the MVP race to Bill Russell. Who came in third?

12. With 28 National Championships, which football program holds the most national titles in NCAA D1 history?

13. Who was the first player to win the Naismith College Player of the Year under head coach John Calipari?

14. Which club has had the most players win the Ballon d’Or?

15. Of the number one overall picks in NBA history, who has the most career points?

16. Jason Varitek was drafted 14th overall in the 1994 MLB draft by which team?

17. Cleveland named their baseball team after this second baseman/manager in 1903 after a write-in contest.

Geography

18. Prior to 1819, the United States did not have a national capital. The capital was considered wherever Congress met. 9 cities were considered the capital of the United States before Washington D.C. Name 4 of these cities.

19. The peak at Mt. Everest is the highest point above sea level on Earth. A mountain in the United States is nearly a mile taller. Only 14,000 feet above sea level, this mountain also extends almost 20,000 feet below the ocean. Which state is this mountain located in?

20. Hawaii is the southernmost state in America. What is/are the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state(s)?

21. It hasn’t rained in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in over 2 million years. Which continent are these valleys located?

22. The largest cave in the world is in which country?

23. In which US state did Lukas Cruikshank film his ‘Fred’ videos?

24. What is the most populated city in Europe?

Science

25. What makes a molecule an alcohol?

26. What is the softest rock?

27. What does E=mc^2 relate to?

28. Density equals…..?

29. What is the speed of sound?

30. What scale is used to measure earthquakes?

31. What are ghosts made out of?

32. What year was the first computer invented?

Hollywood

33. Adjusted for inflation, what is the highest grossing movie in history?

34. Who was born first-Marilyn Monroe or Clint Eastwood?

35. Before starring in ‘The Office’, which crime-centered drama did John Krasinski appear in?

36. It might’ve been shocking to learn Tom Holland is British. Did you know Margot Robbie is also from not America? Which country is Robbie from?

37. Three movies have ever won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay Academy Awards. Name one of them.

38. Name the writer, director, producer, and star actor of Citizen Kane.

39. The diet of elves, according to Buddy the Elf, consists of candy, candy cane, candy corn, and…..

40. What does it say on Jules’ wallet in Pulp Fiction?

Don’t cheat. Or cheat. I don’t care. You can’t beat me. I got a 100.

Answers

1. Blue Ribbon Sports

2. The Nazi Party

3. Andrew Carnegie

4. Bentley University

5. California Milk Processor Board

6. Aerotyne International

7. Foxburg Country Club in Foxburg, PA

8. Zero

9. New York Giants

10. Edmonton Oilers, New England/Hartford Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes), Winnipeg Jets (now Arizona Coyotes), and Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche)

11. Oscar Robertson

12. Yale

13. Marcus Camby

14. Real Madrid

15. Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

16. Seattle Mariners

17. Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie. The team was called the Cleveland Naps.

18. All 9 cities are: Albany, NY, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, York, PA, Lancaster, PA, Trenton, NJ, Princeton, NJ, Annapolis, MD, and Baltimore, MD

19. Hawaii. The mountain is Mauna Kea

20. Alaska. The Aleutian Islands cross the Prime Meridian.

21. Antarctica

22. Vietnam

23. Nebraska

24. Istanbul (would also accept Constantinople)

25. The presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) group.

26. Talc

27. The relation between mass and energy

28. Density equals mass divided by volume

29. 340 m/s or roughly 767 mph

30. Richter Scale