LOTH Trivia

Here’s an old round of trivia from Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee that I’d never written up. The players came and went: Alyssa, Haley, Elizabeth, Emily, Margaret, Craig, David, Mary, Denise, Kevin, and me.

1. COFFEE: Where does decal coffee come from? Brazil. I think we missed it.

2. MOVIES: What actor died shortly after filming The Dark Knight, where he played the Joker? David knew: Heath Ledger. Five points.

3. GREEK MYTHOLOGY: The name of the winged horse was called? Pegasus. Three points.

4. AMERICA: Where is Rockefeller University? New York. One point.

5. ASTRONOMY: What planet is closet to the sun? Mercury. An easy five points.

6. FAMOUS PEOPLE: What country is Arnold Schwarzenegger from? Emily knew: Austria. Three points.

7. HISTORY: In what month was Pearl Harbor attacked? December. Five more easy points.

8. SCIENCE: What is the first element on the Periodic Table? Hydrogen. Three points.

9. GEOGRAPHY: The Great Barrier Reef is off what continent? Australia. One point.

10. HALFTIME: A handout.

11. ANIMALS: How many appendages does a squid have? We said nine. Ten was correct. A two point miss.

12. FAMOUS PEOPLE: What country is Oscar Wilde from? Ireland. No one got it right, but I’m sure some teams only wagered two.

13. MOVIES: In what year was the last Harry Potter movie released? Emily knew: 2011. Six big points.

14. GAMES: How many pieces does a player start with in chess? Kevin knew: sixteen. Another six pointer.

15. SPORTS: Who won the 2010 World Cup? Spain. Four points.

16. DISNEY: In Peter pan, what were the names of Wendy’s two brothers? Michael and John. Two points.

17. CELEBRITIES: What is Jimi Hendrick’s middle name? Alyssa knew (Marshall), but she was over-ruled. Alyssa was steamed.

19. MUSICALS: What musical featured the song “The Street Where You Live”? My Fair Lady. Another miss.

20. MOVIES: What was Aunt Em counting in the opening scene of “The Wizard of Oz”? Chickens. We missed this?

21. FINAL: What were the top five most visited countries in 2011? We got the top three (France, USA, and China) but not Spain and Italy.