TRIVIA QUESTIONS - EPISODE 5
Warm it up
I have a list of old jungle sayings attributed to the phantom and I have slipped some of my own too. You have to tell me if the saying is True or False
1.The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears (T)
2.When the Phantom strikes, lightning stands still (T)
3.The Phantom moves as silently as a fog (T)
4.When the Phantom is angry, the snakes hide (F)
5.The Phantom can knock the flea off the ear of a warthog at 100 paces without hurting the beast (T)
6.The Phantom is a man of few words but wiser than David (F)
7.Furious Phantom is a sight to behold (T)
8.He who sees the Phantom's face, dies a horrible death (T)
9. You never find the Phantom, he finds you (T)
10. Phantom made of ice (F)
11. The Phantom moves faster than flea can jump (F)
12. Great cat is quick, the Phantom is quicker (T)
13. The Phantom is rough with rough-necks (T)
14. The Phantom freezes the blood of strong men (F)
15. The Phantom's steel hands can break men like bamboo (F)
16. Pirates to Phantom, like red flag to bull (T)
17. The Phantom's life is only one (F)
18. Man saw Phantom's face, flesh fell out of the man's bones, all at once (T)
19. Only a fool fights the Phantom (F)
20. Go into the jungle and call: the Phantom hears (T)
21. When the Phantom asks, you answer(T)
ROUND ONE
1.REALLY !
To the nearest odd number, how many songs did Elvis Presley write out of his more than 600 recordings?
Zero
2. REALLY !
Name a mammal that lays eggs ?
Duck-billed platypus and four species of Echidna .They also do not have nipples. they "sweats" the milk out of her abdomen, where it pools in the creases of her skin for the puggles (that's a baby platypus, or platypup) to lap up.
3. Really !
Which company is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world?
LEGO – supposedly makes 870,000 tires per day! This is because nearly half of all Lego sets include a wheel of some sort. In 2012, Lego was awarded the Guinness World Record for "largest tire manufacturer per annum."
ROUND TWO
1. 1. YOHAN MURDERS A HIT – (sing it like the blues)
Ain't no use in complainin’. When you've got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you
What is the title of this 1985 release and for two bonus points name the album?
Summer of 69 – bryan guy adams
Reckless
2. Geography
Which of the ancient colonial powers holds jurisdiction over the world’s largest island?
Denmark
Greenland
Used to be Denmark- Norway but Norway lost its hold in 1814
3. 3. Science
Of all the muscles in the human body, which is considered to be the hardest working?
Heart . Pumping 9450 liters of blood per day
ROUND THREE - MIDPOINT
ORIGINS
For four points each give me the superhero names of these four alter egos
1.Christopher Walker - Phantom
2.Scott Lang – Antman
3.Dick Grayson - Robin
4.Jean Grey – Phoenix / Dark Phoenix
5.Steve Rogers – Captain America
ROUND FOUR
1. phobias
What kind of phobia is hexa kosioi hexe konta hexa phobia
The fear of the number 666 or the number of the beast. The word is derived from ancient Greek
Hexakosioi – six hundred
Hexekonta – sixty
Hex – six
Phobos - fear
2. Literature
The opening lines of The Philosophers Stone give the address of Mr and Mrs Dursley. What is it ?
No.4 Privet Drive
Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much
4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, U.K.
3. quick death
Which country is home to 6 of the worlds most poisonous snakes out of the top ten most venomous snakes in the world ?
Australia
Inland Taipan, Eastern Brown Snake, Central ranges taipan, Coastal Taipan, Black Tiger Snake, Western Tiger snake
ROUND FIVE
1. It's Greek to me
Which of these 4 gemstones has a name that literally means NOT INTOXICATED
Amethyst
Onyx
Topaz
Emerald
Amethyst – Greek - a (not) methystos (intoxicated)
2. Science
To which of the body’s senses does olfactory refer?
Smell – Latin olfactare – to smell (old fart air)
3. Sports
In what sport is a ‘half – nelson’ sometimes used ?
Wrestling – you pin down your opponent by passing one hand under the arm of the opponent and locking your hand at the opponents neck so he cant move.
ROUND SIX
1.Who's your Daddy?
Name the God who purportedly sired these Sons of Ancient India? Ten points for all right. 5 points for minimum two right.
1.Arjuna (son of Indra)
2.Bhima (son of Vayu)
3.Karna (son of Surya)
4.Yudisthira (son of Dharma/ Yama)
2. Which continent derived its name eponymously from the man who discovered it ?
America
Amerigo Vespucci – Italian
3. Indian Brando
The secret of our energy is nahi cosmetic. It has taste bhi, health bhi, with swad zindagi ka because yeh heh youngistan meri jaan. Name all the brands that feature based on their taglines.
Boost
Vicco Turmeric
Maggi
Dairy Milk
Pepsi
GAUNTLET - OPPOSITES
1. Why don’t polar bears attack penguins?
Because they live on opposite poles
2. Jack and Jill are the masculine and feminine of what kind of animal, known to be rabies resistant and described originally as ‘hath an head like a swine, tail like a rate, of the bigness of a cat’?
Opossums
3. The criminals had one straight brother. There are antonyms of two band names here . You have to name both of them?
The Police, Twisted Sister
Teams
Blind Squirrels Kokomojojojo(W) Les Quizerables
I have a list of old jungle sayings attributed to the phantom and I have slipped some of my own too. You have to tell me if the saying is True or False
1.The Phantom has a thousand eyes and a thousand ears (T)
2.When the Phantom strikes, lightning stands still (T)
3.The Phantom moves as silently as a fog (T)
4.When the Phantom is angry, the snakes hide (F)
5.The Phantom can knock the flea off the ear of a warthog at 100 paces without hurting the beast (T)
6.The Phantom is a man of few words but wiser than David (F)
7.Furious Phantom is a sight to behold (T)
8.He who sees the Phantom's face, dies a horrible death (T)
9. You never find the Phantom, he finds you (T)
10. Phantom made of ice (F)
11. The Phantom moves faster than flea can jump (F)
12. Great cat is quick, the Phantom is quicker (T)
13. The Phantom is rough with rough-necks (T)
14. The Phantom freezes the blood of strong men (F)
15. The Phantom's steel hands can break men like bamboo (F)
16. Pirates to Phantom, like red flag to bull (T)
17. The Phantom's life is only one (F)
18. Man saw Phantom's face, flesh fell out of the man's bones, all at once (T)
19. Only a fool fights the Phantom (F)
20. Go into the jungle and call: the Phantom hears (T)
21. When the Phantom asks, you answer(T)
ROUND ONE
1.REALLY !
To the nearest odd number, how many songs did Elvis Presley write out of his more than 600 recordings?
Zero
2. REALLY !
Name a mammal that lays eggs ?
Duck-billed platypus and four species of Echidna .They also do not have nipples. they "sweats" the milk out of her abdomen, where it pools in the creases of her skin for the puggles (that's a baby platypus, or platypup) to lap up.
3. Really !
Which company is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world?
LEGO – supposedly makes 870,000 tires per day! This is because nearly half of all Lego sets include a wheel of some sort. In 2012, Lego was awarded the Guinness World Record for "largest tire manufacturer per annum."
ROUND TWO
1. 1. YOHAN MURDERS A HIT – (sing it like the blues)
Ain't no use in complainin’. When you've got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you
What is the title of this 1985 release and for two bonus points name the album?
Summer of 69 – bryan guy adams
Reckless
2. Geography
Which of the ancient colonial powers holds jurisdiction over the world’s largest island?
Denmark
Greenland
Used to be Denmark- Norway but Norway lost its hold in 1814
3. 3. Science
Of all the muscles in the human body, which is considered to be the hardest working?
Heart . Pumping 9450 liters of blood per day
ROUND THREE - MIDPOINT
ORIGINS
For four points each give me the superhero names of these four alter egos
1.Christopher Walker - Phantom
2.Scott Lang – Antman
3.Dick Grayson - Robin
4.Jean Grey – Phoenix / Dark Phoenix
5.Steve Rogers – Captain America
ROUND FOUR
1. phobias
What kind of phobia is hexa kosioi hexe konta hexa phobia
The fear of the number 666 or the number of the beast. The word is derived from ancient Greek
Hexakosioi – six hundred
Hexekonta – sixty
Hex – six
Phobos - fear
2. Literature
The opening lines of The Philosophers Stone give the address of Mr and Mrs Dursley. What is it ?
No.4 Privet Drive
Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much
4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, U.K.
3. quick death
Which country is home to 6 of the worlds most poisonous snakes out of the top ten most venomous snakes in the world ?
Australia
Inland Taipan, Eastern Brown Snake, Central ranges taipan, Coastal Taipan, Black Tiger Snake, Western Tiger snake
ROUND FIVE
1. It's Greek to me
Which of these 4 gemstones has a name that literally means NOT INTOXICATED
Amethyst
Onyx
Topaz
Emerald
Amethyst – Greek - a (not) methystos (intoxicated)
2. Science
To which of the body’s senses does olfactory refer?
Smell – Latin olfactare – to smell (old fart air)
3. Sports
In what sport is a ‘half – nelson’ sometimes used ?
Wrestling – you pin down your opponent by passing one hand under the arm of the opponent and locking your hand at the opponents neck so he cant move.
ROUND SIX
1.Who's your Daddy?
Name the God who purportedly sired these Sons of Ancient India? Ten points for all right. 5 points for minimum two right.
1.Arjuna (son of Indra)
2.Bhima (son of Vayu)
3.Karna (son of Surya)
4.Yudisthira (son of Dharma/ Yama)
2. Which continent derived its name eponymously from the man who discovered it ?
America
Amerigo Vespucci – Italian
3. Indian Brando
The secret of our energy is nahi cosmetic. It has taste bhi, health bhi, with swad zindagi ka because yeh heh youngistan meri jaan. Name all the brands that feature based on their taglines.
Boost
Vicco Turmeric
Maggi
Dairy Milk
Pepsi
GAUNTLET - OPPOSITES
1. Why don’t polar bears attack penguins?
Because they live on opposite poles
2. Jack and Jill are the masculine and feminine of what kind of animal, known to be rabies resistant and described originally as ‘hath an head like a swine, tail like a rate, of the bigness of a cat’?
Opossums
3. The criminals had one straight brother. There are antonyms of two band names here . You have to name both of them?
The Police, Twisted Sister
Teams
Blind Squirrels Kokomojojojo(W) Les Quizerables
Siddharth Anu Sumi
Xan Ananth Anupa
Ruqshad Oliver Zubin
Shefali
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