Rock Bridge High School

Show Choirs

Trivia
Extravaganza
February 24, 2007
 Basic Rules
1. first and last names must be included in
your answers.
2. inaccurate spelling will not count against
you, but it will be at the judges’ discretion
whether or not they can tell what you are
meaning.
3. all questions and answers have been
researched carefully. However, if your
table disagrees with an answer, calmly send
one person to the judges’ table with your
version of the story. The judges will then
make a final decision.
4. Scoring updates will be given prior to
revealing the answers from the previous
category.
 Categories
1. famous faces 6. america!
2. inventions 7. Science Fiction
3. weather *ABC Challenge*
*Heads & Tails* 8. Computer terms
2. animals & birds 9. famous firsts
3. around the world 10. Name that Tune
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Famous
faces
(visual Category)
 Famous Faces

# 1:
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# 2:
 Famous Faces

# 3:
 Famous Faces

# 4:
 Famous Faces

# 5:
 Famous Faces

# 6:
 Famous Faces

# 7:
Title
&
Last
Name
 Famous Faces

# 8:
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# 9:
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# 10:
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Famous
faces
Answers
 Famous Faces

# 1: Andrew Lloyd Webber

 Famous Faces

# 2: Lee Harvey Oswald

 Famous Faces

# 3: Isabella Rosellini
Famous Faces

# 4: Shakira
 Famous Faces

# 5: Burt Lancaster
Famous Faces

# 6: Bill Gates
 Famous Faces

# 7: Emperor hirohito
Famous Faces

# 8: marion jones
 Famous Faces

# 9: cate blanchett
 Famous Faces

# 10: enrico fermi

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Inventions
 Inventions
Question 1:
What "foot doctor" held
over 300 patents?
 Inventions
Question 2:
What disease prompted
polio vaccine inventor
Dr. Jonas Salk to come
out of retirement in
1987?
 Inventions
Question 3:
What century saw the
invention of the
shoelace?
 Inventions
Question 4:
What portable device
did James Spengler
invent in 1907, using a
soap box, pillow case, a
fan and tape?
 Inventions
Question 5:
What kitchen invention
took the top prize at
the 1893 Chicago World's
Fair?
 Inventions
Question 6:
What Edwin Budding
invention began
changing the face of
English landscapes in
the 1820’s?
 Inventions
Question 7:
What invention for
keeping cold air out of
buildings in winter was
patented by Theophilus
Van Kannel in 1888?
 Inventions
Question 8:
What was the occupation
of cotton candy machine
inventor William James
Morrison?
 Inventions
Question 9:
What landmark
invention did Ts'ai Lun
invent from bark and
hemp in the second
century?
 Inventions
Question 10:
What name did George
Eastman invent in 1888
because it was easy to
memorize, pronounce,
and spell?
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Scoring Update
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Inventions
Answers
 Inventions
Question 1:
What "foot doctor" held over
300 patents?

Answer: Dr. Scholl

 Inventions
Question 2:
What disease prompted polio
vaccine inventor Dr. Jonas
Salk to come out of
retirement in 1987?

Answer: AIDS
 Inventions
Question 3:
What century saw the
invention of the shoelace?

Answer: The 18th

 Inventions
Question 4:
What portable device did
James Spengler invent in 1907,
using a soap box, pillow case, a
fan and tape?

Answer: Vacuum Cleaner

 Inventions
Question 5:
What kitchen invention took
the top prize at the 1893
Chicago World's Fair?

Answer: Dishwasher
 Inventions
Question 6:
What Edwin Budding invention
began changing the face of
English landscapes in the
1820s?

answer: Lawn mower

 Inventions
Question 7:
What invention for keeping
cold air out of buildings in
winter was patented by
Theophilus Van Kannel in
1888?

answer: revolving door

 Inventions
Question 8:
What was the occupation of
cotton candy machine
inventor William James
Morrison?

answer: dentist
 Inventions
Question 9:
What landmark invention did
Ts'ai Lun invent from bark and
hemp in the second century?

answer: paper
 Inventions
Question 10:
What name did George Eastman
invent in 1888 because it was
easy to memorize, pronounce,
and spell?

answer: kodak
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Weather
 Weather
Question 1: What is the name
given to the temperature at
which the air is saturated?
Weather

Question 2:
What causes a
halo around
the moon?
 Weather

Question 3:
What name is given to clouds
associated with thunderstorms?
 Weather
Question 4: What extreme weather
feature, observed in all 50 states, does
this map illustrate?
 Weather

Question 5:
What weather feature has
been described as “fluffy”,
“sticky”, “corduroy”, and
“mashed potatoes."
 Weather

Question 6: What kind of

weather causes the large red
spot on the surface of Jupiter?
 Weather

Question 7: At what temperature

do Fahrenheit and Celsius read
the same?
 Weather

Question 8: What is an
anemometer used to Measure?
 Weather
Question 9: What weather
feature in the Atlantic Basin
reflects colonial Spanish and
Caribbean Indian words for
evil spirits and big winds?
 Weather

Question 10: What is the layer

of atmosphere closest to the
earth called?
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Scoring Update
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Weather
answers
 Weather
Question 1: What is the name
given to the temperature at
which the air is saturated?

Answer: Dewpoint
Weather

Question 2:
What causes a
halo around
the moon?

Answer:
Moisture in
atmosphere
 Weather

Question 3:
What name is given to clouds
associated with thunderstorms?

Answer: Cummulonimbus
 Weather
Question 4: What extreme weather
feature, observed in all 50 states, does
this map illustrate?

Answer: Average incidence of tornados

 Weather

Question 5:
What weather feature has
been described as “fluffy”,
“sticky”, “corduroy”, and
“mashed potatoes."

Answer: SNOW
 Weather

Question 6: What kind of

weather causes the large red
spot on the surface of Jupiter?

Answer: An Anticyclonic Storm

 Weather

Question 7: At what temperature

do Fahrenheit and Celsius read
the same?

answer: Minus 40 Degrees

 Weather

Question 8: What is an
anemometer used to Measure?

Answer: Wind Speed or Pressure

 Weather
Question 9: What weather
feature in the Atlantic Basin
reflects colonial Spanish and
Caribbean Indian words for
evil spirits and big winds?

answer: Hurricane
 Weather

Question 10: What is the layer

of atmosphere closest to the
earth called?

Answer: Troposphere
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heads
&
tails
Trivia Extravaganza

Animals and
Birds
Animals and Birds

Question 1:
which bird’s eye is bigger
than its brain?
Animals and Birds

Question 2:
What is distinctive about
Manx cats, from the Isle of
Man in Great Britain?
Animals and Birds

Question 3: Macaroni, Gentoo,

Chinstrap and Jackass are
all types of what ?
 Animals and Birds
Question 4: which country’s
national bird lives in a hole
in the ground, is almost blind,
lays only one egg a year, but
has survived for more that 70
million years?
 Animals and Birds
Question 5: What is the
offspring of a male horse and
a female donkey called?
 Animals and Birds
Question 6: Name one of only
two mammals that have blue
tongues.
 Animals and Birds
Question 7: Which animals
have teeth so sharp that they
were once used by Native
Americans as knife blades?
 Animals and Birds
Question 8: What is the
collective name for a group of
ravens?
 Animals and Birds
Question 9: What special
adaptation keeps camels from
getting sand in their eyes?
 Animals and Birds
Question 10: Apart from man,
which animal is the only
known reservoir for leprosy?
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Scoring Update
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Animals and
Birds
answers
Animals and Birds

Question 1:
which bird’s eye is bigger
than its brain?

Answer: The Ostrich

 Animals and Birds
Question 2:
What is distinctive about
Manx cats, from the Isle of
Man in Great Britain?

Answer: They Have no tails

 Animals and Birds

Question 3: Macaroni, Gentoo,

Chinstrap and Jackass are
all types of what ?

answer: Penguins
 Animals and Birds
Question 4: which country’s
national bird lives in a hole in the
ground, is almost blind, lays only
one egg a year, but has survived for
more that 70 million years?

answer: New zealand

 Animals and Birds
Question 5: What is the
offspring of a male horse and
a female donkey called?

answer: A hinny
 Animals and Birds
Question 6: Name one of only
two mammals that have blue
tongues.

answer: Black bear, chow dog

 Animals and Birds
Question 7: Which animals
have teeth so sharp that they
were once used by Native
Americans as knife blades?

answer: beavers
 Animals and Birds
Question 8: What is the
collective name for a group of
ravens?

answer: A murder
 Animals and Birds
Question 9: What special
adaptation keeps camels from
getting sand in their eyes?

answer: They have 3 eyelids

 Animals and Birds
Question 10: Apart from man,
which animal is the only
known reservoir for leprosy?

answer: The armadillo

Trivia Extravaganza

Around the
World
 Around the World
Question 1: Which is further
from the equator: Tasmania,
Tanzania or Transylvania?
 Around the World
Question 2: What body of
water gets its name from the
latin phrase meaning “sea in
the middle of land”?
 Around the World
Question 3: What do the
Chinese call kwai-tsze or
“Quick little fellows”?
 Around the World
Question 4: What European
country uses its Latin name,
Helvetia, on its stamps?
 Around the World
Question 5: What is the name
of moscow’s largest department
store?
 Around the World
Question 6: Which of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World
was at Ephesus?
 Around the World
Question 7: What was the
original purpose of the leaning
tower of Pisa?
 Around the World
Question 8: What Middle
eastern country’s name
includes the name of its first
ruler?
 Around the World
Question 9: Which country in
the world spans two
Continents?
 Around the World
Question 10: What is 8,488
meters tall and growing
about 4 millimeters a year?
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Scoring Update
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Around the
World
answers
 Around the World
Question 1: Which is furthest
from the equator: Tasmania,
Tanzania or Transylvania?

answer: Transylvania
(46-47 degrees north)
(Tasmania is 41-43 degrees south
Tanzania is 3-12 degrees south)
 Around the World
Question 2: What body of
water gets its name from the
latin phrase meaning “sea in
the middle of land”?

answer: The Mediterranean sea

 Around the World
Question 3: What do the
Chinese call kwai-tsze or
“Quick little fellows”?

answer: chopsticks
 Around the World
Question 4: What European
country uses its Latin name,
Helvetia, on its stamps?

answer: Switzerland
 Around the World
Question 5: What is the name
of moscow’s largest department
store?

answer: gum
 Around the World
Question 6: Which of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World
was at Ephesus?

answer: The temple of artemis

 Around the World
Question 7: What was the
original purpose of the leaning
tower of Pisa?

answer: a Bell Tower

 Around the World
Question 8: What Middle
eastern country’s name
includes the name of its first
ruler?

answer: Saudi Arabia

(Ruler Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud unified his dual
kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd and their dependencies
under the name Saudi Arabia in 1932.)
 Around the World
Question 9: Which country in
the world spans two
Continents?

answer: turkey
 Around the World
Question 10: What is 8,488
meters tall and growing
about 4 millimeters a year?

answer:
Mount everest
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America!
America, America
Question 1: How many of
the Great Lakes do not
border Michigan?
 America, America
Question 2: which state’s
capital shares its name with
a famous dance?
America, America
Question 3: What US state
has only 113 divorces for
every 1,000 marriages?
 America, America
Question 4: Why does
chicago’s o’hare airport
carry the abbreviation
“ord”?
America, America
Question 5: What is the
flattest US state?
America, America
Question 6: What famous US
leisure attraction covers
30,500 acres, twice the size
of Manhattan Island?
America, America
Question 7: What is the
only U.S. state to grow
coffee?
 America, America
Question 8: First erected in 1923
as a real estate ad, this sign
stands 50 feet tall, stretches
450 feet across and weighs
450,000 pounds.
What does it read today?
 America, America
Question 9: What southern
city does Federal Express
channel all its packages
through?
 America, America
Question 10: Which state
shares borders with more
states than any other?
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Scoring Update
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America!
answers
America, America
Question 1: How many of
the Great Lakes do not
border Michigan?

answer: One (Lake Ontario)

 America, America
Question 2: which state’s
capital shares its name with
a famous dance?

answer: West Virginia

(Charleston)
America, America
Question 3: What US state
has only 113 divorces for
every 1,000 marriages?

answer: nevada
 America, America
Question 4: Why does
chicago’s o’hare airport
carry the abbreviation
“ord”?

answer: It comes from its old

name “orchard field”.
America, America
Question 5: What is the
flattest US state?

answer: Florida
America, America
Question 6: What famous US
leisure attraction covers
30,500 acres, twice the size
of Manhattan Island?

answer: Disney world in

orlando, Florida
America, America
Question 7: What is the
only U.S. state to grow
coffee?

answer: hawaii
 America, America
Question 8: First erected in 1923
as a real estate ad, this sign
stands 50 feet tall, stretches
450 feet across and weighs
450,000 pounds. What does it read
today?
answer: hollywood
 America, America
Question 9: What southern
city does Federal Express
channel all its packages
through?

answer: memphis
 America, America
Question 10: Which state
shares borders with more
states than any other?

answer: Tennessee
Trivia Extravaganza

Science
Fiction
 Science Fiction

Question 1:
Flash Gordon (1936)

Flash landed on the rogue planet

Mongo, its orbit controlled by an
evil ruler with his own sinister
plans for Earth. What was this
evil ruler’s name?
 Science Fiction

Question 2:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

An alien named Klaatu and his

mighty robot land their
spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth
just after the end of World War
ii. what was the name of klaatu’s
robot?
 Science Fiction

Question 3:
War of the Worlds (1953)
This H. G. Wells classic novel that
focuses on the invasion of the earth
by Martian war machines. It finally
takes an unseen threat to conquer the
alien invaders. What was this threat?
 Science Fiction

Question 4:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

What was the name of the

computer, and what song did it
sing as it was BEING disconnected?
 Science Fiction

Question 5:
Soylent Green (1973)

According to the Soylent

Corporation, what is Soylent
Green derived from?
 Science Fiction

Question 6:
logan’s run (1976)

Logan 5 was a member of an elite

police force whose job was to
terminate all “runners” who
refused to be exterminated. What
was the nickname given to a
member of this police force?
 Science Fiction

Question 7:
Star Wars (1977)

In this first release of the

series, what was the name of
captain han solo’s ship?
 Science Fiction

Question 8:
Alien (1979)
What was the name of the spaceship
that stopped to investigate a supposed
SOS call?
What was the name of the cat that
crew member Ripley saved?
 Science Fiction

Question 9:
Blade Runner (1982)

Rick Deckard is a policeman of the

future who hunts down
artificially created humans.
These human clones were known
by what other name?
 Science Fiction

Question 10:
Coneheads (1993)

where did the Coneheads claim to

come from?
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Scoring Update
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Science
Fiction
Answers
 Science Fiction
Question 1:
Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash landed on the rogue planet Mongo, its
orbit controlled by an evil ruler with his
own sinister plans for Earth. What was this
evil ruler’s name?

Answer: Ming, Ming the Merciless, or

Emperor Ming
 Science Fiction

Question 2:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
An alien named Klaatu and his mighty robot
land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth
just after the end of World War II. What was
the name of klaatu’s robot?

Answer: Gort
 Science Fiction

Question 3:
War of the Worlds (1953)
This H. G. Wells classic novel that focuses on
the invasion of the earth by Martian war
machines. It finally takes an unseen threat
to conquer the alien invaders. What was this
threat?

Answer: Simple Earth bacteria

 Science Fiction

Question 4:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
What was the name of the computer, and what
song did it sing as it was BEING disconnected?

Answer:
Computer: Hal 9000 or Hal
song: “daisy”
 Science Fiction

Question 5:
Soylent Green (1973)
According to the Soylent Corporation, what
is Soylent Green derived from?

Answer: plankton
 Science Fiction

Question 6:
logan’s run (1976)
Logan 5 was a member of an elite police
force whose job was to terminate all
“runners” who refused to be exterminated.
What was the nickname given to a member of
this police force?

answer: “sandman”
 Science Fiction

Question 7:
Star Wars (1977)
In this first release of the series, what was
the name of captain han solo’s ship?

Answer: The Millennium Falcon

 Science Fiction
Question 8:
Alien (1979)
What was the name of the spaceship that
stopped to investigate a supposed SOS call?
What was the name of the cat that crew
member Ripley saved?

answer: the ship’s name was

“nostromo”, and the cat was named
“jones”.
 Science Fiction
Question 9:
Blade Runner (1982)
Rick Deckard is a policeman of the future
who hunts down artificially created humans.
These human clones were known by what
other name?

Answer: Replicants
 Science Fiction

Question 10:
Coneheads (1993)
where did the Coneheads claim to come from?

Answer: France
Trivia Extravaganza

Computer
Terms &
Acronyms
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 1:
Your ISP helps you access the WWW
to display HTML pages in your
browser. What do these acronyms
stand for?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 2:
The acronyms KB, MB, and GB are
commonly used for measuring or
sizing computer data. What does
each term mean?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 3:
A UPS doesn’t deliver packages,
but it can keep your computer
running when the lights go out.
What does UPS stand for?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 4:
Devices such as printers and
digital cameras can be connected
directly to your computer using a
USB cable. What does USB stand
for?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 5:
what does the ”XP” in windows xp
stand for?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 6:
One definition of AI is the ability
of a computer program to imitate
human behaviors. What is AI?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 7:
What are the meanings of the
chat room acronyms LOL, BRB, and
NP?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 8:
DOS was the software upon which
your old PC ran. DoS is a type of
attack designed to bring a
network to its knees by flooding
it with useless traffic. What do
these two acronyms stand for?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 9:
ABEND is a term that refers to a
program stopping prematurely
due to a bug. What does ABEND
mean?
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 10:
the name “Yahoo!” is actually an
acronym for the popular search
engine. Fill in the blanks:
“_________ _________ Hierarchical
Officious _________”
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Scoring Update
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Computer
Terms &
Acronyms
Answers
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 1:
Your ISP helps you access the WWW to display
HTML pages in your browser. What do these
acronyms stand for?

answer: internet service

provider, world wide web,
hypertext transfer markup
language
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 2:
The acronyms KB, MB, and GB are commonly
used for measuring or sizing computer data.
What does each term mean?

answer: kilobyte, megabyte,

gigabyte
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 3:
A UPS doesn’t deliver packages, but it can
keep your computer running when the lights
go out. What does UPS stand for?

answer: uninterruptible power

supply/system
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 4:
Devices such as printers and digital cameras
can be connected directly to your computer
using a USB cable. What does USB stand for?

answer: universal serial bus

 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 5:
what does the ”XP” in windows xp stand
for?

answer: experience
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 6:
One definition of AI is the ability of a
computer program to imitate human
behaviors. What is AI?

answer: artificial intelligence

 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 7:
What are the meanings of the chat room
acronyms LOL, BRB, and NP?

answer: laughing out loud, be

right back, no problem
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 8:
DOS was the software upon which your old PC
ran. DoS is a type of attack designed to bring
a network to its knees by flooding it with
useless traffic. What do these two acronyms
stand for?

answer: Disk Operating System, denial

of service
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 9:
ABEND is a term that refers to a program
stopping prematurely due to a bug. What does
ABEND mean?

answer: ABEND is short for Abnormal

End
 Computer Terms &
Acronyms
Question 10:
the name “Yahoo!” is actually an acronym for
the popular search engine. Fill in the
blanks:
“_________ _________ Hierarchical Officious
_________”

answer: yet, another, oracle

Trivia Extravaganza

abc
challenge
 ABC Challenge

1. What is the main

ingredient in wasabi?

A. Seaweed
B. Horseradish
C. Chilies
 ABC Challenge

1. What is the main

ingredient in wasabi?

A. Seaweed
B. Horseradish
C. Chilies
 ABC Challenge

2. How many gallons of

water can an elephant’s
trunk hold?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
 ABC Challenge

2. How many gallons of

water can an elephant’s
trunk hold?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
 ABC Challenge

3. In what city was Martin

Luther King, Jr. shot?

A. Birmingham
B. Atlanta
C. Memphis
 ABC Challenge

3. In what city was Martin

Luther King, Jr. shot?

A. Birmingham
B. Atlanta
C. Memphis
 ABC Challenge

4. Which fruit is grown

more than any other
worldwide?

A. Apples
B. Tomatoes
C. Grapes
 ABC Challenge

4. Which fruit is grown

more than any other
worldwide?

A. Apples
B. Tomatoes
C. Grapes
 ABC Challenge

5. What was the name of

the clampett’s dog on the
Beverly Hillbillies?

A. Duke
B. Buddy
C. Bear
 ABC Challenge

5. What was the name of

the clampett’s dog on the
Beverly Hillbillies?

A. Duke
B. Buddy
C. Bear
 ABC Challenge

6. Who was the 16th

president of the United
States?

A. Roosevelt
B. Garfield
C. Lincoln
 ABC Challenge

6. Who was the 16th

president of the United
States?

A. Roosevelt
B. Garfield
C. Lincoln
 ABC Challenge

7. Which planet has the

highest temperature?

A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Mars
 ABC Challenge

7. Which planet has the

highest temperature?

A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Mars
 ABC Challenge

8. What is the largest

province in Canada?

A. Quebec
B. Saskatchawan
C. Alberta
 ABC Challenge

8. What is the largest

province in Canada?

A. Quebec
B. Saskatchawan
C. Alberta
 ABC Challenge

9. Which animal has the

largest brain in relation
to its body?

A. Bird
B. Human
C. ant
 ABC Challenge

9. Which animal has the

largest brain in relation
to its body?

A. Bird
B. Human
C. Ant
 ABC Challenge

10. Which is the only

mammal with fur on the
bottom of its feet?

A. Gorilla
B. Sloth
C. Polar Bear
 ABC Challenge

10. Which is the only

mammal with fur on the
bottom of its feet?

A. Gorilla
B. Sloth
C. Polar Bear
 ABC Challenge

11. Which actor once

worked in a circus?

A. Pierce Brosnan
B. rosie o’donnell
C. Yul Brenner
 ABC Challenge

11. Which actor once

worked in a circus?

A. Pierce Brosnan
B. rosie o’donnell
C. Yul Brenner
 ABC Challenge

12. How many hearts do

earthworms have?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
 ABC Challenge

12. How many hearts do

earthworms have?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
 ABC Challenge

13. Which is the most

widely used herb in the
world?

A. Parsely
B. Curry
C. Paprika
 ABC Challenge

13. Which is the most

widely used herb in the
world?

A. Parsely
B. Curry
C. Paprika
 ABC Challenge

14. Approximately how

many chopsticks are used
in China in one year?

A. 150 million
B. 45 billion
C. 135 billion
 ABC Challenge

14. Approximately how

many chopsticks are used
in China in one year?

A. 150 million
B. 45 billion
C. 135 billion
 ABC Challenge

15. Which of these

celebrities is left handed?

A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Tom Brokaw
C. Prince Charles
 ABC Challenge

15. Which of these

celebrities is left handed?

A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Tom Brokaw
C. Prince Charles
 ABC Challenge

16. Which is the oldest

known vegetable?

A. Beets
B. Corn
C. Peas
 ABC Challenge

16. Which is the oldest

known vegetable?

A. Beets
B. Corn
C. Peas
 ABC Challenge

17. How fast can a

crocodile run?

A. 11 mph
B. 2 mph
C. 8 mph
 ABC Challenge

17. How fast can a

crocodile run?

A. 11 mph
B. 2 mph
C. 8 mph
 ABC Challenge

18. How old was Elvis when

Lisa Marie Presley was
born?

A. 28
B. 30
C. 33
 ABC Challenge

18. How old was Elvis when

Lisa Marie Presley was
born?

A. 28
B. 30
C. 33
 ABC Challenge

19. On average, how long

does a person’s nose hair
grow in a lifetime?

A. 1 foot
B. 4 feet
C. 6 feet
 ABC Challenge

19. On average, how long

does a person’s nose hair
grow in a lifetime?

A. 1 foot
B. 4 feet
C. 6 feet
 ABC Challenge

20. who said, “my best

feature is my smile and
smiles, pray heaven, don’t
get fat.”
A. Jack Nicholson
B. Joan Rivers
C. Bruce Willis
 ABC Challenge

20. who said, “my best

feature is my smile and
smiles, pray heaven, don’t
get fat.”
A. Jack Nicholson
B. Joan Rivers
C. Bruce Willis
Trivia Extravaganza

Scoring Update
 Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table Total
1 1 0
2 2 0
3 3 0
4 4 0
Trivia Scoring
5 5 0
6 6 0
7 7 0
8 8 0
9 9 0
10 10 0
11 11 0
12 12 0
13 13 0
14 14 0
15 15 0
16 16 0
17 17 0
18 18 0
19 19 0
20 20 0
21 21 0
22 22 0
23 23 0
24 24 0
25 25 0
26 26 0
27 27 0
28 28 0
29 29 0
30 30 0
31 31 0
32 32 0
33 33 0
34 34 0
35 35 0
36 36 0
37 37 0
38 38 0
39 39 0
40 40 0
Trivia Extravaganza

Famous
firsts
 Famous Firsts

Question 1:
Who was the first U.S. Secretary
of the Department of Homeland
Security?
 Famous Firsts

Question 2:
Who is the first person to break
the sound barrier by flying
faster than the speed of sound?
 Famous Firsts

Question 3:
Who is the first American woman
to win three gold medals in a
single Olympics, on September 7,
1960?
 Famous Firsts

Question 4:
Who is the first U.S. President to
wear contact lenses?
 Famous Firsts

Question 5:
Who performed the first human
heart transplant?
 Famous Firsts

Question 6:
Who became the first woman to
conduct the Metropolitan Opera
in New York City?
 Famous Firsts

Question 7:
Who was the first U.S. woman in
space?
 Famous Firsts

Question 8:
What was the name and species of
the first cloned animal?
 Famous Firsts

Question 9:
Who was appointed the first
Postmaster General in America?
 Famous Firsts

Question 10:
Who was the first female artist
inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame?
Trivia Extravaganza

Scoring Update
 Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table Total
1 1 0
2 2 0
3 3 0
4 4 0
Trivia Scoring
5 5 0
6 6 0
7 7 0
8 8 0
9 9 0
10 10 0
11 11 0
12 12 0
13 13 0
14 14 0
15 15 0
16 16 0
17 17 0
18 18 0
19 19 0
20 20 0
21 21 0
22 22 0
23 23 0
24 24 0
25 25 0
26 26 0
27 27 0
28 28 0
29 29 0
30 30 0
31 31 0
32 32 0
33 33 0
34 34 0
35 35 0
36 36 0
37 37 0
38 38 0
39 39 0
40 40 0
Trivia Extravaganza

Famous
firsts
answers
 Famous Firsts

Question 1:
Who was the first U.S. Secretary
of the Department of Homeland
Security?
answer: Tom Ridge
 Famous Firsts

Question 2:
Who is the first person to break
the sound barrier by flying
faster than the speed of sound?

answer: chuck yeager

 Famous Firsts

Question 3:
Who is the first American woman
to win three gold medals in a
single Olympics, on September 7,
1960?

answer: Wilma Rudolph

 Famous Firsts

Question 4:
Who is the first U.S. President to
wear contact lenses?

answer: lyndon johnson

 Famous Firsts

Question 5:
Who performed the first human
heart transplant?

answer: Dr. Christiaan Barnard

 Famous Firsts

Question 6:
Who became the first woman to
conduct the Metropolitan Opera
in New York City?

answer: Sarah Caldwell

 Famous Firsts

Question 7:
Who was the first U.S. woman in
space?

answer: Sally Ride

 Famous Firsts

Question 8:
What was the name and species of
the first cloned animal?

answer: “dolly”, lamb or sheep

 Famous Firsts

Question 9:
Who was appointed the first
Postmaster General in America?

answer: Benjamin Franklin

 Famous Firsts

Question 10:
Who was the first female artist
inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame?

answer: Aretha Franklin

Trivia Extravaganza

Name
That Tune
12 songs
in this category
Name That Tune

Song 1
Name That Tune

Song 2
Name That Tune

Song 3
Name That Tune

Song 4
Name That Tune

Song 5
Name That Tune

Song 6
Name That Tune

Song 7
Name That Tune

Song 8
Name That Tune

Song 9
Name That Tune

Song 10
Name That Tune

Song 11
Name That Tune

Song 12
Trivia Extravaganza

Scoring Update
 Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table Total
1 5 1 5
2 6 2 6
3 4 3 4
4 7 4 7
Trivia Scoring
5 4 5 4
6 2 6 2
7 1 7 1
8 1 8 1
9 1 9 1
10 1 10 1
11 58 11 58
12 12 0
13 51 13 51
14 51 14 51
15 1 15 1
16 16 0
17 17 0
18 18 0
19 19 0
20 20 0
21 25 21 25
22 21321 22 21321
23 552 23 552
24 5 24 5
25 5 25 5
26 5 26 5
27 5 27 5
28 5 28 5
29 5 29 5
30 5 30 5
31 5 31 5
32 5 32 5
33 33 0
34 34 0
Trivia Extravaganza

Name
That Tune
answers
 Name That Tune

Song 1
BLACK HORSE AND THE
CHERRY TREE
(by K.T. Tunstall)
Name That Tune

Song 2
CLAIR DE LUNE
(performed by
Jonathan
Burchfield)
Name That Tune

Song 3
COLD COLD HEART
(performed by
Norah Jones)
Name That Tune

Song 4
DANCIN IN THE
MOONLIGHT
(performed by
Toploader)
Name That Tune

Song 5
FAST CARS AND
FREEDOM
(Rascal Flats)
 Name That Tune

Song 6
HOW HIGH THE MOON
(performed by Ella
Fitzgerald)
 Name That Tune

Song 7
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
(by The Fray)
 Name That Tune

Song 8

JESUS LOVES ME
(performed by Bill
Piburn)
Name That Tune

Song 9
NO SUCH THING
(John Mayer)
 Name That Tune

Song 10
A SONG FOR YOU
(performed by
Christina Aguilera)
Name That Tune

Song 11
vertigo
(by U2)
Name That Tune

Song 12
YOU'VE GOTTA
FRIEND
(James Taylor)
Trivia Extravaganza

Scoring Update
 Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table Total
1 1 0
2 2 0
3 3 0
4 4 0
Trivia Scoring
5 5 0
6 6 0
7 7 0
8 8 0
9 9 0
10 10 0
11 11 0
12 12 0
13 13 0
14 14 0
15 15 0
16 16 0
17 17 0
18 18 0
19 19 0
20 20 0
21 21 0
22 22 0
23 23 0
24 24 0
25 25 0
26 26 0
27 27 0
28 28 0
29 29 0
30 30 0
31 31 0
32 32 0
33 33 0
34 34 0
35 35 0
36 36 0
37 37 0
38 38 0
39 39 0
40 40 0
Thanks for your
support of the
RBHS Show Choirs!
Our Next performance:
March 2nd at 7:00pm
Charity Benefit Concert
$5.00