Welp... Its a Snow Day here at the Trivia mines. I hope everybodys having a safe blizzard holiday! Remember! Next week is the start of our next TRIVIA season! Until then, here are last seasons BOWL advantage questions! SCOREGASMIC #1 - 80’S Wrestlers: The Scorpion Death-lock is a professional wrestling submission hold. This move is known by many names, most of them a mouthful: “the cloverleaf leg-lace Boston crab,” “the standing reverse figure-four leglock,” or originally in Japanese the sasori-gatame. The move definitely needed a new name. Bret Hart, the submission specialist, gave the hold a name the move is much more commonly known as. What was Bret Hart’s Scorpion Death-Lock finisher called? #2 - State Capitals: Of the U.S.’s 50 states, 10 have two-word names. Of the U.S.’s 50 state capitals, 9 cities have 2 or 3 words in their name. Only 1 state has a 2 word state name and a 2 word capital city. What is that capital city? #3 - 80’s Sitcom: In 1982, NBC wanted to create a television series based on the movie Arthur. Of course they couldn’t have a gallivanting drunk partying on primetime, so they created a show starring a 12-year-old Ricky Schroder dealing with rich kid problems. What 1982 show did NBC base off the movie Arthur? TIP IT BACK #1 - American Inventors: In 1906, an American engineer by the name of Willis Carrier discovered the “law of constant dew-point depression.” Then filing a patent claim in 1907, Carrier presented what became known as the “Magna Carta of Psychometrics.” Using this “Law of constant dew-point depression”, what everyday household item did Willis Carrier invent? #2 - Highest Grossing Dead Celebrities: Forbes 2014 list of highest grossing dead celebrities is ruled by 3 male musicians. The #1 is easily Michael Jackson, while #2 is Elvis Presley. #3 on this list is in a completely different genre than the two kings. He continues to be the only celebrity on the list to still be increasing revenue from year-to-year. This is due to the amount of merchandising. A beverage company and an apparel company add to the already impressive music sales. What dead music artist ranks number 3 of the 2014 Forbes List of Highest Grossing Dead Celebrities with $20 million last year? #3 - Hottest Places on Earth: The hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet was found right here in the United States. Death Valley in California, on July 10th, 1914 recorded the hottest air temperature, measuring in at 134 degrees Fahrenheit. So, in the U.S., California owns the highest recorded temperature. What state owns the second highest recorded temperature at 128 degrees? TURTLE #1 - Top TV Shows: Modern Family has won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy series all 5 seasons it has been on the air. Beating out the likes of “The Big Bang Theory,” “30 Rock,” and “Louie,” Modern Family remains undefeated, currently sharing the record for most Emmy Wins. The other show with 5 Primetime Emmy’s won, won it’s awards all in a row just like Modern Family, in its first 5 seasons. On its 6th season, it lost to Ally McBeal. Besides Modern Family, what other T.V. comedy has 5 Primetime Emmy’s for Outstanding Comedy? #2 - NFL QB Busts: Widely considered the biggest draft bust in NFL history, Quarterback JaMarcus Russell was selected with the #1 overall pick by the Oakland Raiders. All the more worse, 2 of the NFL’s best players at their position were drafted in the #2 and #3 spots, WR Calvin Johnson and OT Joe Thomas. All the focus has gone on to this bust, but the 2007 Draft had another “quarterback bust” taken in the first round. The Cleveland Browns, with the #22 pick, selected which Notre Dame QB in the 2007 Draft? #3 - Family Guy Characters: Living in Rhode Island, most of us are familiar with Family Guy and its fictional setting of Quahog. Many ideas, imagery, and humor can be traced to real-life Rhode Island landmarks and traits. For instance, Peter’s original job at Happy-Go-Lucky toys is a direct reference to Hasbro in Providence. Later, the toy factory becomes a hospital as stated in the owner’s will when he dies at Peter’s dinner table. What was the name of the character who owned Happy-Go-Lucky toys in Family Guy? TOO MUCH PRESSURE #1 - Rhode Island History: In 1636, Roger Williams was forced out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and bought land from Narragansett and Pequot tribes, calling his religiously free land, Providence. After much expansion, a war broke out between settlers and the native tribes of the area. Led by Metacomet, Wampanoag forces fought the invaders until his death. By what name was Metacomet called by English settlers? #2 - TV Comedies Today: Parks and Recreation is considered one of the best comedies on the air, running the last 5 years, only receiving an Emmy nod this past year. Starring several big names in comedy, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, and Aziz Ansari are apart of a small town’s Parks and Recreation Deparment. The writers for the show researched local California politics, consulting local elected officials and urban planners. What fictional small town in Indiana does Parks and Recreation take place in? #3 - Computer Networking: The idea of communication today and even 20 years ago are drastically different. Today, text messaging, emails and the internet allow just about anybody to connect with another person pretty much anywhere. Most of us take this for granted, but there is a lot that goes into sending data from one source to its recipient. Multi-layer systems make up the networks between us, starting with a physical link and ending with an appropriately named final layer. What layer, now a word commonly used by everybody, is the final protocol for such actions as viewing emails or playing games with your friends?
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