March 25, 2019

Episode 38: T-3PO

1 hour 10 minutes

Quizmasters Lee and Marc are joined once again by Moist Max, a member of the SWFL trivia team The Moist Men who recently logged the top score at a Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge venue, completing their goal of having the top score ever at all three venues. Together they discuss the team's dynamics and answer a full set of questions.

Questions

Round One

ACRONYMS - What does OSHA stand for?

ART THEORY - In color theory, what are considered to be the three secondary colors?

GEOGRAPHY - Khartoum is the capital of what African country?

LITERATURE - Who wrote the 1897 science fiction novel The Invisible Man?

ASTRONOMY - What did astronomer William Herschel discover in 1781 from his home in Bath, England?

SCIENCE - Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics and acoustic theory are sub-disciplines of what field of study in physics and engineering?

Round Two

SUMO WRESTLING - What is the name of the highest rank in sumo, a word which translates to horizontal rope in English?

MOVIES - What was the name of Dr. Evil's Cat in the Austin powers movies?

POP CULTURE - According to statista.com, what is the most popular pet in America based on number owned?

VIDEO GAMES - In the Super Mario series, of the Koopalings named after musicians, which is the only one NOT named after one from the 20th Century?

TELEVISION - What was the first cable series to win an Emmy for best drama?

TRUE CRIME / BEER HISTORY - Joseph Corbett Jr. was known as an escaped murderer who in 1960 kidnapped and killed the CEO, chief board member and heir to what beer company fortune?

MYTHS & LEGENDS - In Greek mythology, who was the father of Icarus?

Final Questions

CURRENT EVENTS - All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts were landed after a crash involving one flying from where?

BEATLES TWO PARTER - What music venue banned performances of the song “A Day in the Life” due to being mentioned in the lyrics, a ban which was broken by which musical group during a sell-out 1989 performance?

Missed Corrections

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. - submitted by Dallas

Alaska, like Louisiana, has no counties. but has burroughs. - submitted by Fletcher

Weekly Wrap-up

March 18, 2019 @ No. 3 Craft Brews & Beer Bar – Something Indecipherable, 112 pts.

March 20, 2019 @ 3 Pepper Burrito Co. – Moistfast at Tiffany’s, 109 pts.

March 21, 2019 @ Bury Me Brewing Co. – The Hideaways, 63 pts.

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

March 25, 2019 – Downtown Fort Myers, FL – 7:30 PM @ 3 Pepper Burrito Co.

March 27, 2019 – Fort Myers, FL – 7:00 PM @ Bury Me Brewing Co.

March 28, 2019 – Cape Coral, FL – 7:30 PM @ No. 3 Craft Brews & Beer Bar

April 1 , 2019 – Special April Fools Trivia - Downtown Fort Myers, FL – 7:30 PM @ 3 Pepper Burrito Co.

Thank you

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Thank you, Team Captains – Kristen & Fletcher

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Special Guest: Max.

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