Saturday, September 29, 2012

Trivia Questions & Answers 1

This past week I asked the trivia questions to the little sales group at work. It was fun, and supposedly I was a hit. Since the gang was too young to have seen much of MASH and even Seinfeld (or many Tom Hanks movies), I had to keep the questions ultra simple. 

The baseball questions come from a calendar, except for the braves questions, made up by me.

Q: BASEBALL: Who is the most recent player to enter the Hall of Fame with 3,000 hits?
A. Rickey Henderson…2009. Only Josh got this one right.
B. Cal Ripken…2007
C. Wade Boggs…2005
D. Tony Gwynn…2007

Q: SEINFELD: What iconic historical event was "recreated" on the show, by Kramer, Newman, ex-Met Keith Hernandez, and current Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell? 
A: The JFK assassination. Kramer & Newman contend that Hernandez spit on Kramer after a Mets game. Jerry deducted that since both Kramer and Newman were "hit", and Hernandez was walking away from them, either it was a "magic loogie" or a "second spitter". Roger McDowell was the second spitter. Only funny if you're a JFK Assassination buff. Check it out on YouTube. Or not. Dan and Mike got this one.

Q: MASH: Match the character to his hometown:
A. Charles Emerson Winchester…from the Boston Winchsters.
B. BJ Honeycutt…San Francisco. His wife was Peg.
C. Corporal Maxwell (Max) Q Klinger…Toledo (he wore the T cap)
D. Nurse Kellye…Honolulu. Dark-haired, she looked Hawaiian, and often wore Hawaiian shirts.

Q: TOM HANKS: Which of the following actresses has NOT appeared in at least TWO movies with Hanks? There is only one correct answer. No one got this one right!

Amy Adams…Catch Me if You Can, Charlie Wilson's War
Joan Cusack…Toy Stories 2 and 3
Sally Field…Forest Gump and Standup
Helen Hunt…Cast Away
Laurie Metcalf…all three Toy Story movies
Rosie O'Donnell…Sleepless in Seattle (Meg's friend) and A League of Their Own
Annie Potts…all three Toy Story movies
Julia Roberts…Charlie Wilson's War and Larry Crowne
Meg Ryan…Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail
Rita Wilson…I forgot to add Hank's wife, who was in at least four of his movies.

Q: RYERSON: What three Norcross employees all hail from the greater Buffalo NY area?
HINT: All three work on the third floor. One point for each correct employee named.
A: Bill Baldwin, Tim McKenna, and Chris Tarquinio. Hey! I am from Georgia! Callie's Chris O'Leary answer was CLOSE…she is from Syracuse. Kevin Richardson is from Pittsburgh. Eileen has a Buffalo-sounding name.

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