Super Mixed Trivia V Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Astrodome hosted Super Bowl VIII.

When it opened in 1965, the Astrodome was touted as the Eighth Wonder of the World, because it allowed fans to watch both the Astros and the Oilers in air-conditioned, bug-free comfort. But the stadium was far from perfect. In fact, its large glass skylights smeared the sunshine coming in, making life miserable for outfielders. Tinting the glass was great for ballplayers, but bad for the natural grass growing in the stadium. So, Monsanto Corporation came up with the first artificial playing surface, appropriately enough, called AstroTurf.

Although the Astrodome hosted a number of famous events over its lifetime, including the infamous Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, it never hosted a Super Bowl. Rice Stadium was the site of Super Bowl VIII in 1974; Reliant Stadium, the facility that replaced the Astrodome, hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.

Answer: Adultery

Under the Sharia, strict Muslim laws used in many of the northern states of Nigeria, a man or woman can be sentenced to death by stoning if convicted of adultery. In the case of Lawal, she admitted to having a child with a man several months after divorcing her second husband.

The man, who originally pledged to help Lawal with her baby, later denied the baby was his, after his family pressured him. Lawal's case drew attention from Amnesty International and Oprah Winfrey, and ultimately she was set free during appeals in September 2003, because her pregnancy occurred before Sharia law was enacted in her home province. (Thanks to snopes.com for additional information.)

Answer: False

Succeeding Republican Jon Engler as governor of Michigan in 2003, Democrat Jennifer Granholm was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1959. An honors graduate of both California and Harvard, Granholm served as a federal prosecutor in the US Attorney's office in Detroit and was elected as Michigan's attorney general in 1998.

As attorney general, she established a unit dedicated to fighting cybercrimes over the Internet and cracked down on gas stations accused of price gouging after the attacks on America on September 11, 2001. (Thanks to michigan.gov for additional information.)

Answer: Cincinnati

A self-important and self-serving man, Mathews had a love-hate relationship with UN Secretary-General (later Potentate) Nicolae Carpathia. Ultimately, Carpathia conspires with his regional potentates to have Mathews killed.

Answer: Interstate 10

As the weary traveller speeds down Interstate 65 from the north (presumably Montgomery or Birmingham) to Mobile, the signs at the junction with Interstate 10 don't point at control cities, as most signs do. They point at control states--in this case, Mississippi (via I-10 West) and Florida (via I-10 East). I-10 links Mobile to Pensacola and Tallahassee before reaching its eastern terminus near downtown Jacksonville.

Answer: Completely false

Nobel's 1895 will specified that there be five annual prizes given in the fields of endeavor that interested him, to those people whose work was deemed of greatest benefit to mankind. Those prizes, first awarded in 1901, were in Peace, Medicine and Physiology, Literature, Physics and Chemistry. (The prize for Economics was added in 1969.)Nobel had no interest in mathematics, and likely no interest in endowing a prize to compete with a mathematics prize established some years before by King Oscar II.

Although Nobel never married, he did have a mistress named Sophie Hess, who wasn't a mathematician and didn't jilt him for a mathematician. (Thanks to snopes.com for additional information.)

Answer: An envelope

The "corner card" is the area on an envelope in which the sender writes his/her name and return address. On pre-printed envelopes, like those used for bank statements and credit-card solicitations, it's the area containing a corporate logo and that company's return address.

Answer: Sinclair Broadcast Group

In May 2004, the long-running ABC News program, "Nightline", did a roll call of all those in the Armed Forces who have died during the War on Terror. Many critics claimed that ABC was simply doing the roll call as a ratings stunt, to boost viewership during the May sweeps period, and to rally anti-war sympathies. Sinclair Broadcast Group went one step further and instructed the eight ABC affiliate stations it owns not to show the program. Critics of Sinclair's move saw this as a political tit-for-tat, as they found out later that top-level executives had earlier made generous contributions to President George W. Bush's reelection campaign.

Answer: Willie Nelson

The song "Seven Spanish Angels" can be found on Willie Nelson's 1985 album "Half Nelson", which includes duets with singers like Merle Haggard, Julio Iglesias and Lacy J. Dalton.

Answer: Sacramento Surge

As a member of the WLAF (World League of American Football), the Surge won World Bowl II beating the Orlando Thunder 21-17 in 1992. After the second World Bowl, the WLAF took a two-year hiatus, before returning in 1995 with teams based only in Europe. In 1998, the league got its present name, NFL Europe League, and now has six teams.

Answer: Taurus-Littrow Valley

The only nighttime launch of an American manned space mission prior to the space shuttle program, Apollo 17 took off for the moon on December 7, 1972. Geologist Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the moon with veteran astronaut Gene Cernan, was the only one of the twelve Apollo moonwalkers without previous military service.

He would later become Chief of Scientist-Astronauts for NASA and, after serving as an NASA Assistant Administrator, represent New Mexico in the US Senate from 1977 to 1982.

Answer: West Virginia

The cardinal, a songbird known for its brilliant red plumage, is most prodigious in the Southern states, but can also be found in the Midwest and up the Eastern Seaboard as far as Massachusetts. Two professional sports teams got their starts in cardinal territory--the Arizona Cardinals began life in Chicago (Illinois claims the cardinal), and the St Louis Cardinals have been a fixture in Missouri for years (although the state bird is the bluebird).

The next most common state bird is the western meadowlark (claimed by six states) and the mockingbird (claimed by five). (Thanks to 50states.com for additional information.)

Answer: True

A native of Emporia, Kansas, Ronald Lee Ermey spent eleven years in the US Marine Corps, two as a drill instructor in San Diego, and also served in Vietnam before being retired because of injuries. After studying criminology and drama at the University of Manila in the Philippines, Ermey got involved in front of the camera, appearing in a number of movies, including "Apocalypse Now", "Full Metal Jacket" and "Seven", and as a voice in such animated features as "Toy Story 2" and "Recess: School's Out". Currently, he hosts "Mail Call", a military-themed series on The History Channel. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database and Redeemer.com for additional information.)

Answer: Completely true

On March 31, 1984, ten years before the release of the Nicolas Cage-Bridget Fonda movie "It Could Happen To You", this made-for-Hollywood story played itself out in Sal's Pizzeria in Yonkers, New York. Robert Cunningham, a 30-year police veteran, was a regular customer of the place, and knew many other regular customers and workers in the restaurant, including Phyllis Denzo, herself a 24-year employee. Jokingly one night, Cunningham said he would tip Penzo half-interest in a lottery ticket. They ended up picking the six numbers together--each choosing three--and Cunningham bought the ticket.

The next night, they were each $3 million richer. (Thanks to snopes.com for additional information.)

Answer: Martin St. Louis

Although Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis didn't win the Richard Trophy, he did rack up plenty of hardware in the 2003-04 season. In addition to hoisting the Stanley Cup, St. Louis walked away with the Art Ross Trophy (most points), the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP, media) and the Lester B. Pearson Award (MVP, players). For the 2003-04 year, Jarome Iginla, the star of the Calgary Flames, also won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, presented by the NHL Board of Governors, for his leadership on the ice and his humanitarian work off of it.