March 18, 2019

Episode 37: Question Marc

1 hour 7 minutes

Quizmasters Lee and Marc discuss what to do when a player presents a technically correct answer, whether or not to award any bonus points to the winning team of a tiebreaker question, risque team names and modeling your quiz after your regular players's interests.

Questions

Introduction

In Cockney slang, what character would you use at an ATM?

Round One

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - In the field of artificial intelligence, what does ML stand for?

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - In Internet terms, what does URL stand for?

PHRASES/BIBLE - Named after a figure from the bible, what is the term for someone who refuses to believe something before experiencing it for themselves first-hand?

CURRENT EVENTS - Cardinal George Pell, who hails from what country, became the highest-ranking member of the catholic church to be convicted of child sexual abuse?

MUSIC - According to the various songs he's written, who in country music can cry again, get off on you, and still reach yesterday, but can't find the time, didn't sleep a wink, can't believe your gone, should've kissed her more and is gonna lose a lot of teardrops?

MUSIC - Released in 2005, Mother Love was the last song released with vocals from singer?

Round Two

LANGUAGE - How would you write '400' in roman numerals?

SPORTS/BUSINESS - Skateboarder, Snowboard, Motocross athlete and co-founder of DC Shoes, what extreme sports athlete is currently a professional rally driver with Hoonigan Racing Division and is known for his popular drifting videos on YouTube?

MOVIES - Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam had cameo roles in the 1991 remake of what 1962 film in which they starred?

HISTORY - What "M" country was previously known as Burma?

HISTORY - 'Operation Dynamo' was the codename given to the evacuation of what Northern France town in World War II?

THE OFFICE - On the NBC sitcom The Office, what is the name of boss Michael Scott's secret agent alter ego?

Final Questions

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - What cast member on Saturday Night Live was the first to serve two multi-season tenures on the show?

GEOGRAPHY - How many countries begin with the letter J?

Best Worst Answers

SONS OF ANARCHY - On the television series Sons of Anarchy, what does the acronym SAMCRO stand for?

BUSINESS - Who was born in 1931 and was the longtime head of media organizations FOX-TV and the New York Post?

DISNEY - What Disney character’s name roughly translates to ‘child’ for Italian?

MOVIE TWINS - What was Capote’s movie twin released in 2006?

MUSIC - Who was the singer of the R&B group The Valentinos and also played lead guitar for Sam Cooke?

Missed Corrections

Which state has the fewest counties is technically Louisiana... It has 0 counties, they are the only state with parishes instead. - submitted by Mike E.

Weekly Wrap-up

March 11, 2019 @ No. 3 Craft Brews & Beer Bar – Go Pug Yourself, 76 pts.

March 13, 2019 @ 3 Pepper Burrito Co. – Seth, 92 pts.

March 14, 2019 @ Bury Me Brewing Co. – SWFL Hackerspace, 101 pts.

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

March 18, 2019 – Downtown Fort Myers, FL – 7:30 PM @ 3 Pepper Burrito Co.

March 20, 2019 – Fort Myers, FL – 7:00 PM @ Bury Me Brewing Co.

March 21, 2019 – Cape Coral, FL – 7:30 PM @ No. 3 Craft Brews & Beer Bar

Thank you

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Links:

Tim Minchin - Come Home (Cardinal Pell)
Hardcore history - Blueprint for Armageddon — Podcast recommendation from Lee
Behind the Bastards - The Astrologer Who Managed The Reagan Presidency — Podcast recommendation from Marc

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