Chain Gang Shebang Trivia Quiz

Answer: Imprint

"Imprint", Miike's contribution to the show, originally aired in February 2006, and was shelved until its release on DVD later that year. Miike has directed numerous films in plenty of genres, but his horror films tend to break the boundaries and leave audiences with a pit in their stomach. In his prior work in the genre, "Ichi the Killer", the title character graphically cuts off his own tongue. The work before that, "Audition", was a film about obsession, and depicted lengthy torture scenes. Miike also directed the original "One Missed Call" (known in Japan as "Chakushin Ari") which was re-released (but Americanized) in January 2008.
"Imprint" follows the same vein as "Audition" in which a North American journalist returns to Japan to rescue a prostitute from a life of torture. When he arrives, it's too late, and a woman he finds recounts the bloody details (twice).
Miike only made one episode of the anthology series. "Jenifer" and "Pelts" were created by Giallo Horror producer Dario Argento while "The Damned Thing", based on a short story by Richard Christian Matheson, was helmed by Tobe Hooper, who originally directed "Poltergeist" with Steven Spielberg (and first season episode "Dance of the Dead").

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Answer: Clydesdale

The Clydesdale horse originated from Scotland. They stand up to six feet tall and weigh up to 2000 pounds, yet they are very versatile and graceful.

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Answer: Brook Berringer

"The Nebraska Song" was written at the request of Nebraska Cornhuskers team member Brook Berringer. Brook was the quarterback for the Huskers when they won the Orange Bowl in 1994, and was going to be drafted to the NFL in 1996. He was a friend of Mark Millers who is the lead singer of Sawyer Brown. The song was going to be sung at the celebration of the Husker's second National Championship in 1996, but the event was cancelled because Brook died in a plane crash in Raymond Nebraska one day before the event was to take place, and two days before the NFL draft. The song was never sung but was released on Sawyer Brown's album titled "Six Days on the Road" and can still bring a tear to the eye of any real Nebraska Cornhusker fan.

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Answer: Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were the only team in the 1990s to win three Super Bowls, claiming Super Bowl XXVII (1993), XXVIII (1994), and XXX (1996). The Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers each won two Super Bowls in the 1990s.

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Answer: Five

The bee's eyes, like those of other insects, differ greatly from human eyes. They consist of a pair of compound eyes made up of numerous six-sided facets (28,000 in some dragonflies, 4,000 in house flies) plus three simple eyes. Despite this, their vision is believed to be sharp only for a distance of about 1 meter.

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Answer: Trempé jusqu`aux os

This was a tough question, because even though the French word for 'skin' is 'peau,' the French version of the phrase is actually 'trempé jusqu`aux os,' despite the fact that 'os' means 'bone'. The phrase is 'soaked to the skin' in English.

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Answer: A keynote speech at a holiday festival

Cary Grant (1904-1986) was to be a keynote speaker at the inaugural Festival of Trees as a part of "A Conversation with Cary Grant", but suffered a stroke before the speech, so the event was cancelled. Grant later died at St. Luke's (now Genesis) Hospital later that evening. There was some controversy after his death because the local newspaper, the Quad-City Times, decided to publish Grant's death certificate. The Festival of Trees is now a holiday tradition in Eastern Iowa, where there is a whole week of dinners and tree displays around Thanksgiving. St. Ambrose College is now St. Ambrose University, a private Catholic university in Davenport.

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Answer: You don't need a size limit if it's catch and release

In 1984, a giant Red Drum was caught off Hatteras Island that weighed 94 pounds 2 ounces. Aside from being the state record Red Drum, this is also a world record for all tackle. North Carolina has produced 10 out of 16 current world records for the Red Drum. Also, the creel limit is one fish per fisherman per day, but you can catch and release and many as you can stand.
However, there is no size limit as to the fish you keep for the day.
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Answer: Epstein Barr Syndrome

Epstein Barr syndrome is a debilitating disease. It causes chronic fatigue, swollen glands, headaches, depression and sleep disturbances. This disease has no known cure and is contagious. A person will have this disease for life, but it is not life threatening.

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Answer: Will Ferrell

This sketch was retired in 2002 when Will Ferrell departed, but returned again in 2005. On May 14th, 2005, Will Ferrell hosted for his first time since he left. The second to last sketch featured a cameo appearance by Alex Trebek himself. Twelve sketches were made from 1996 to 2002, two sketches each season. There was a thirteenth sketch in 2005, with Ferrell's return.

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Answer: Josef Mengele

Josef Mengele was infamous for his cruel human experimentation. He used many prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp for human experimentation. Some of the acts he did included injecting deadly germs into prisoners to help cure illnesses, amputating limbs and performing painful surgeries without anesthesia, and even killing prisoners just to dissect them afterwards. Adolf Eichmann was a fellow German SS Officer, Benito Mussolini was the former prime minister and dictator of Italy, and Josef Stalin was the former dictator of the Soviet Union.

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Answer: Magnolia

The magnolia is the Louisiana state flower, and the Louisiana Iris is the state wildflower. It is unknown as to when this flower was adopted.

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Answer: He is the namesake of a world famous video game character

Mario Segale (or Segali) was the landlord of the Nintendo of America office building in the 1980s. While "Mario Bros." was in development, Segale walked into a meeting and demanded overdue rent money. He decided to cut Nintendo a break, and the game's designers decided to rename the game's hero to 'Mario' in his honor. It is said that Segale also shared a physical resemblance with Mario. Both Mario Segale and the character of Mario are of Italian heritage and sport impressive mustaches. He has since starred in over 15 Nintendo games.

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Answer: Vancouver Canucks

The Atlanta Flames and the New York Islanders joined for the 1972-73 season. The Washington Capitals started in 1974-75 along with the Kansas City Scouts.

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Answer: Peanuts

"Peanuts" made its debut in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. By July 1, 1984, "Peanuts" was published in over 2,000 newspapers worldwide.

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Answer: What Not to do at a Spotlight

SpongeBob procrastinates and doesn't get the assignment done until there are only five minutes left until class. Mrs. Puff tries to contact him to tell him the paper had been canceled. I don't think he would have gotten a good grade. His whole essay was one large run-on sentence, and the assignment was to write a paper on "What Not to Do at a Stoplight". SpongeBob wrote "What Not to Do at a SPOTLIGHT." He misspelt stoplight, so it is a good thing the essay was canceled.

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Answer: Ron Lancaster, Kent Austin, and Kerry Joseph

Ron Lancaster played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1963 to 1978. He took the team to the playoffs for 14 years, including five Grey Cups. Kent Austin was the winning quarterback in the 1989 Grey Cup against the Hamilton TigerCats and was the winning coach in his first coaching season with the Riders in 2007. Kerry Joseph has become the third quarterback in CFL history to gain over 1000 yards rushing in a single season.

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Answer: All of these

RAMSAR is listed under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance signed at Ramsar, Iran in 1971. SSSI stands for Site of Special Scientific Interest. SPA is classified under the European Community Direction on the Conservation of Wild Birds (1979).

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Answer: Kalan Porter

The single, "Awake in a Dream," was released back in October of 2004. It was certified 8X platinum in November of the same year. Kalan Porter, from Medicine Hat, Alberta, was the only "Idol" winner to not be placed in the bottom two or three on his way to the top. His first album, "219 Days" (signifying the time period from his audition to the album's release), reached the number four spot on Canadian charts in its first week of sales.

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Answer: Bullmastiff

The bullmastiff is a powerful dog, a crossbreed of an English Mastiff and an Old English Bulldog. The bullmastiff was originally bred to find and immobilize poachers. Bullmastiffs generally grow a few inches above two feet, excluding the head, and can weigh over 100 pounds. The Bullmastiff is very loyal to anyone it knows, but is a very protective dog. The bullmastiff doesn't attack the intruders in order to protect. They will push them over with their size and pin them to the ground. Another way they protect is simply standing there; moving when the intruder tries to move, not letting the intruder get past.
Scientists have found that dogs can "smell" (that is what was written) the autism in children. Another medical snippet is that some dogs can sense and then alert a person who is going to have an epileptic seizure. They can sense a seizure up to one hour before a person has it.

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Answer: Semper Fidelis

Semper Fidelis is Latin for "Always Faithful". The phrase was adopted as the official Marine Corps motto in 1868.

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Answer: Because of the large number of volunteers

The Olympic Games were opened in Sydney at Homebush Bay's Olympic Park on the 16th of September, with the closing Ceremony on the 1st of October 2000. The Australian team of 632 athletes collected a total of 58 medals. 50,000 volunteers staffed all venues and the Games were declared the friendliest Games ever. This is the second time Australia has been host for the Olympic Games. In November 1956, Melbourne in Victoria was the Games host, and Australia fielded a team of 325 athletes and won a total of 35 medals.

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Answer: Hotspot

A hotspot is a spot where lava seeps through a weak point in the Earth's crust. The lava then punches active volcanoes in the land. This formed the Hawaiian Islands. The hotspot never moves; however, the plate tectonics move slowly over time. This causes multiple islands to emerge.

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Answer: Prairie Crocus

The prairie crocus is also called the Pasque flower. The prairie crocus was chosen as the provincial flower in 1906 as a result of a vote made by children. The western red lily is the provincial flower of Saskatchewan, Manitoba's neighboring province to the west. The white trillium is the provincial flower of Manitoba's easterly neighbor, Ontario. The wild prairie rose is the state flower of North Dakota, the American state found along much of Manitoba's southerly border. The wild rose is also the provincial flower of the Canadian province of Alberta. Manitoba's provincial bird is the great gray owl and its provincial tree is the white spruce.

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Answer: Back in the U.S.S.R.

"Back in the U.S.S.R." was written by Paul McCartney. The song talks about a bad flight from the U.S. to the U.S.S.R. on an airplane and mentions Soviet women, balalaikas ringing, and the pleasure of returning home to their own country.

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