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 Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 07:16
The quiz masters, Jessica (L) and Jocelyn
The quiz masters, Jessica (L) and Jocelyn
UPDATE!  We've added the Pub Quiz Questions from week 1.

To play, look at the questions at the bottom of the page.  To check your answers, click on the photo of Quizmasters Jocelyn and Jessica.

The winning team earned 52 of 64 possible points during Gaffer's first pub quiz

on Wednesday, January 25.  Six teams and nineteen players competed.  

"Even the old folks had fun," said Leslie Monticone, whose mature group correctly answered a question about the length of Kim Kardashian's second marriage and named two bands that debuted at the legendary New York club CBGB.

"Even though we sucked, it was fun," said Kati Wharton of her team's last place finish.

Volunteer organizers Jocelyn Wright and Jessica Caldwell researched and wrote the questions.  They served as presenters and scorers, although both admitted they would prefer to be playing.  Jocelyn began enjoying pub quizzes during visits to England, and said the idea to host one on Ocracoke had been simmering for a while.

Resist the temptation to look the answers up on a mobile device, said Jessica.  Texting during the quiz will only make you look shady, she pointed out. The breaks between rounds were opportunities to refresh beverages and compare answers with other teams.

Gaffer's hopes to host the event weekly during the winter.  Entry fees are $1 per person, and teams may have up to four members.

"We wanted to offer something fun and affordable," said Gaffer's owner Scott MacNally, who competed on the winning team along with girlfriend Sara Batchelor.  

"Fist pump!" said Chrisi Gaskill of their team's runaway victory.  Anchored by Jeopardy! champion Charles Temple, the team was clearly the one to beat.  They donated their winnings to Ocracoke Child Care.

Charles recused himself for the final portion of the quiz, called "Are you smarter than Charles Temple?"  All the questions in that section were ones he had incorrectly answered while competing on Jeopardy! in 2011, winning the Teacher's tournament and participating in the Tournament of Champions.  

How does the Gaffer's pub quiz compare to his experience in the studios in Burbank?  "The beer's better," said Charles.


The things these people know!
The things these people know!

 

American History 

  1. Name all four presidents on Mount Rushmore 

  2. What year did the US have its bicentennial? 

  3. Name two states that border the Mason Dixon Line 

  4. There are 9 US Territories.  Name three.  

  5. What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?  

Sports 

  1. This NFL quarterback is a great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young  

  2. In bike racing, what do the initials BMX represent? 

  3. What baseball team once carried George Clooney as a minor-league prospect?  

  1. Los Angeles Dodgers[Soft Break]b. Houston Astros[Soft Break]c. Cincinnati Reds[Soft Break]d. St. Louis Cardinals  

  1. What yard line must a football team drive to, to reach the "red zone"?  

  2. What NFL footballer saw his weight reach a league-leading 340 pounds in 1988?  

 

Pop Culture 

  1. How long did Kim Kardashian’smarriage last? 

  2. How many seasons of ‘The Real World’ have there been?  

  1. Bonus: Where was Season 1 located? 

  1. Michael Jackson had three children.  What are their names?  

  2. What was O J Simpson driving in the famous police chase?  

  3. What chairman and chief executive of News Corporation was charged with illegally tapping celebrity cell phones in 2011 

TV & Film 

  1. In the original L. Frank Baum story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what color were Dorothy's slippers?  

  2. Who plays Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 & 2011 movies? 

  3. In the 2009 movie ‘Hangover’ what was the name of the lost groom? 

  4. Which stage show, which became a successful movie, features Frank N Furter and Riff Raff?  

  5. What cartoon mice try to take over the world from their cages in Acme Labs?  

 

Science & Nature 

  1. What is the study of insects called? 

  2. A baby shark and a baby fox share the same name.  What is it?  

  3. Emperor, Rock Hopper and jackass are all types of what?  

  4. True or False: Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur.  

  5. What is the state mammal of North Carolina? 

General Knowledge 

  1. Diazepam is a drug more commonly known by what brand name? 

  2. What kind of legume provides the colored inks used in most U.S. daily newspapers?  

  3. On the periodic table the letter ‘K’ represents what element?  

  4. What popular game used in gambling was created by French mathematician Blaise Pascal, which he discovered when doing experiments into perpetual motion?  

  5. New Jersey is the Garden State, Texas is the Lone Star State.  What is North Carolina?  

Music 

  1. Which day of the week did the Mamas & the Papas sing about?  

  2. What pharmaceutically inspired 1995 album was gobbled up by 16 million music buffs? 

  3. The New York club CBGB gave many famous bands their first show.  Name two.  

  1. Bonus: What does CBGB stand for?  

  1. What female singer was recently sued by her ex-boyfriend claiming that he was responsible for her successful break-up songs?  

  2. Van Halen has had three lead singers.  Name two. 

 

Are you smarter than Charles Temple? 

  1. Category: 10 Letter Words$1000 

  1. It's the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the aged.  

  1. Category: Elizabeth Taylor Films $800 

  1. Variety called it "a horse picture" with "a new dramatic find-- moppet Elizabeth Taylor" 

  1. Category: Scientists $2000 

  1. He discovered that the observed frequency of light waves is affected by the relative motion of the source & detector 

  1. Category: Ethnic Groups  $400 

  1. People originally from this Iberian country make up Luxembourg's second-largest ethnic group 

  1. Final Jeopardy $2200 

Shortly after he received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, his country ceased to exist

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