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NFT: Office Trivia question help

davek3698 : 3/3/2021 9:20 am
In my small office (~10) we take turns opening biweekly virtual meetings with some trivia questions to lighten things up. My turn is tomorrow and I could use some help getting 5-10 trivia questions together. Any topic, really. Demographics of the office range from mid 30s to 60. TIA.
Who is the only woman to be enducted into the Rock and Roll  
JayBinQueens : 3/3/2021 9:33 am : link
Hall of Fame twice?

(Stevie Nicks)
RE: Who is the only woman to be enducted into the Rock and Roll  
JayBinQueens : 3/3/2021 9:34 am : link
In comment 15165602 JayBinQueens said:
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Hall of Fame twice?

(Stevie Nicks)

*inducted
Where did Rick hide  
PEEJ : 3/3/2021 9:34 am : link
the letters of transit in the movie, "Casablanca"?
Roughly how far away is the moon from the surface of the earth?  
GiantCuse : 3/3/2021 9:35 am : link
239,000 miles
closest answer wins.

What is the diameter of the earth?
7,917 miles (closest answer wins)



RE: Where did Rick hide  
PEEJ : 3/3/2021 9:35 am : link
In comment 15165605 PEEJ said:
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the letters of transit in the movie, "Casablanca"?


In Sam's piano
Who was the only president to get married while in office?  
Greg from LI : 3/3/2021 9:36 am : link
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What city was the first capital of the United States?  
chick310 : 3/3/2021 9:37 am : link
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How many left handed people  
Eli owns all : 3/3/2021 9:38 am : link
Die each year using right handed products? More than 2500 each year
What is the color of an airplane's Black Box  
Mike in NY : 3/3/2021 9:39 am : link
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The #1 trivia question that nobody can answer...  
EricJ : 3/3/2021 9:44 am : link
how does a thermos know whether to keep things hot or to keep them cold?

Then this one..
why do we drive on the parkway and then park on the driveway?
Who's buried in Grant's tomb ?  
PEEJ : 3/3/2021 9:48 am : link
What color was George Washington's white horse ?

Who used these questions on his TV quiz show ?
Name the 4 sitting US Presidents that were assassinated?  
chick310 : 3/3/2021 9:49 am : link
Bonus - name the two other Presidents (one a former president at the time) that were injured in assassination attempts?
RE: What is the color of an airplane's Black Box  
section125 : 3/3/2021 9:57 am : link
In comment 15165614 Mike in NY said:
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Orange
IN 1985  
jvm52106 : 3/3/2021 9:57 am : link
what actor was the star of two of the 5 highest grossing films that year? Also 1985 what band/artist had two of the top 5 singles that year!


answers- Stallone (Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part 2) and Wham!
How many games are played in the NCAA basketball tournament?  
dannysection 313 : 3/3/2021 9:59 am : link
Well, when it was strictly 64 teams?

Most people start to count the number of games in each round and then add them up.

32 + 16 + 8, etc.

Easiest was to calculate?

How many teams lose in the tournament, which equals the number of games in the tournament?

Answer...63 teams lose, all but the winning team.
RE: Name the 4 sitting US Presidents that were assassinated?  
section125 : 3/3/2021 9:59 am : link
In comment 15165621 chick310 said:
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Bonus - name the two other Presidents (one a former president at the time) that were injured in assassination attempts?


Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy

Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt
Archibald Leach, Bernard Schwartz and Lucille LeSueur  
Pete in MD : 3/3/2021 10:15 am : link
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How many turnovers was Evan Engram responsible for last year?  
eric2425ny : 3/3/2021 10:15 am : link
2, 4, 6, or 8?
Who is the earliest President with a Living Grandchild?  
Juice921 : 3/3/2021 10:20 am : link
President John Tyler born in 1790 still has one living grandson (one other passed away relatively recently). President Tyler was 52 when he married 22 Year old Julia Gardner. He was 62 when their son Lyon Tyler (one of 7) was born. Lyon also had a much younger second wife, and they had a child, Harrison Tyler in 1928 when he was 75. Harrison is age 93.
There are only 2 double land locked countries in the world.  
MOOPS : 3/3/2021 10:21 am : link
Name them.

Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.
My usual GO TO trivia for office co-workers  
NYG27 : 3/3/2021 10:54 am : link
Which NFL franchise is the only team in NFL history to with 4 Superbowls in 4 different decades?

Hardly anyone guesses the Giants with Superbowl victories in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s
RE: Roughly how far away is the moon from the surface of the earth?  
giants#1 : 3/3/2021 11:01 am : link
In comment 15165606 GiantCuse said:
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239,000 miles
closest answer wins.

What is the diameter of the earth?
7,917 miles (closest answer wins)




In this spirit, which countries have successfully landed a probe on Mars?

US only (USSR and ESA probes have all crashed/failed)
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Why is the sky blue?  
Jimmy Googs : 3/3/2021 11:05 am : link
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Name all the pro sports teams (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)  
giants#1 : 3/3/2021 11:09 am : link
that don't end in "s". (answer in white)

Washington Football Team
Magic
Heat
Jazz
Thunder
Lightning
Wild
Avalanche
Red Sox
White Sox

RE: Why is the sky blue?  
DonQuixote : 3/3/2021 11:10 am : link
In comment 15165703 Jimmy Googs said:
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Why are manhole covers round?
RE: What city was the first capital of the United States?  
chick310 : 3/3/2021 11:12 am : link
In comment 15165610 chick310 said:
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NYC was where Congress first met after the Constitution was ratified.

Then it was temporarily moved to Philly for about a decade until Wash DC was being built.
RE: Name all the pro sports teams (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)  
Gatorade Dunk : 3/3/2021 11:17 am : link
In comment 15165707 giants#1 said:
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that don't end in "s". (answer in white)

Washington Football Team
Magic
Heat
Jazz
Thunder
Lightning
Wild
Avalanche
Red Sox
White Sox


You're setting this one up for controversy when someone mentions the Seattle Kraken.
RE: RE: Why is the sky blue?  
chick310 : 3/3/2021 11:17 am : link
In comment 15165708 DonQuixote said:
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Why are manhole covers round?


Because they won't fall in when rotated.

The sky is blue because our atmosphere scatters sunlight. Blue light is more widely scattered as it is in shorter wave lengths therefore our eyes see more blue.
In what state  
NoPeanutz : 3/3/2021 11:21 am : link
is the only royal palace in the United States? (Hawaii)

Life expectancy at birth in the United States is 78.5 yrs. This is the same as which other nation?
a) Turkey- correct answer.
b) Costa Rica
c) Canada
d) Spain

The U.S. is #40 (~80 percentile) in the world in life expectancy at birth. Of course, we pay about 3x the OECD average for our healthcare for the privilege.

Answer key
a) Turkey (78.6) (t-#38)
b) Costa Rica (80.8) (#30)
c) Canada (82.2) (#15)
d) Spain (83.2) (t-#4)

Same geographic region and economic character and culture as Canada, and yet half a decade difference in life expectancy.
What is the weight of the average human head? 11 pounds  
Marty in Albany : 3/3/2021 11:31 am : link
What president's nickname was Ike? Eisenhower

Ask this really fast and hard to understand: 1. "Who invented the steam engine? What? Right!! (Watt)
2. What's a joule per second? What? Right!! (Watt)

What is meant by ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny?

toby is rumored to be which serial killer?  
GiantsFan84 : 3/3/2021 12:03 pm : link
michael's mug says what?
etc
Never have been able to verify this but  
DC Gmen Fan : 3/3/2021 12:48 pm : link
Q: Why are the roofs of the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial flat instead of domed?

A: To represent the fact that both presidents were assassinated and thus, their terms unfinished.
I was once asked by a college professor  
Scott in Montreal : 3/3/2021 1:56 pm : link
When the snow melts. Where does the white go?

There is no true answer but it will get everyone thinking and convinced that there is one to find.

He went into this whole 20 minute speech that everyone sees the color white differently and it is actually an unanswerable question, blah blah....... That was the point when I started to tune out. Dude was certainly a different cat on a different plane.

Damn Philosophy complementary courses. Luckily it was an easy credit.

What was the first licensed distillery in the U.S. ?  
I Love Clams Casino : 3/3/2021 3:07 pm : link
Answer

Lairds, in NJ, makers of Apple Jack

They were issued license #1 by George Washington in 1780. Washington asked for the recipe and it was granted. Apple Jack was issued to the troops in the American Revolution.

Buffalo Trace has been distilling since 1775, but Laird's has license #1.
Who is the only player to hit a World Series Game 7 Grand Slam?  
bitterblue : 3/3/2021 3:29 pm : link
Bill "Moose" Skowron. Game 7, 1956.
RE: Who is the earliest President with a Living Grandchild?  
I Love Clams Casino : 3/3/2021 3:42 pm : link
In comment 15165655 Juice921 said:
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President John Tyler born in 1790 still has one living grandson (one other passed away relatively recently). President Tyler was 52 when he married 22 Year old Julia Gardner. He was 62 when their son Lyon Tyler (one of 7) was born. Lyon also had a much younger second wife, and they had a child, Harrison Tyler in 1928 when he was 75. Harrison is age 93.


That's a good one
What's the only  
Pete in MD : 3/3/2021 4:03 pm : link
American sports team where the city and mascot name are in a foreign language?

What city's sports teams all have the same colors?
Who is the only switch hitter  
Hazlet Giant's Fan : 3/3/2021 4:35 pm : link
To win World series MVP? Vida Blue
Who are the three baseball players  
Carson53 : 3/4/2021 12:50 pm : link
to finish with 521 career HR's?
Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, and Frank Thomas.

I must admit I heard this the other day, I got 2 out of 3.
I missed the 'Big Hurt'.
What did the five fingers say to the face?  
Sneakers O'toole : 3/4/2021 1:15 pm : link
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San Diego  
DC Gmen Fan : 3/4/2021 4:52 pm : link
Padres?
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