Trivia Recap – Game # 703 – July 27, 2022 – Virtual Sporcle “Pub Quiz” Format
Here were our questions in a recent virtual trivia game:
1 Folklore – In North American folklore, what color is Babe, the ox who accompanies the legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan? 2 Fans – Fans of singer Justin Bieber are widely known by what term, which combines his name with another word? 3 Viral Videos – In a series of clips from Sesame Street that went viral in January 2022, what character is exasperated with fellow Muppet Zoe’s devotion to her pet rock, Rocco? 4 All Stars – Name one of the two captains—one from the Las Vegas Aces and the other from the Seattle Storm—who selected the teams at the WNBA All-Star Game played on July 10, 2022.NERD POINT: Name both. Mystery Round One – The correct answer to each clue is a word that can be formed using the letters found in the phrase “Be Like Mike.”(Note: Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.) M1. First word in the stage name of the Philadelphia-born rapper whose highest-charting single is “Going Bad,” which features Drake M2. An arm or a leg or the branch of a tree M3. Last word in the title of the 2001 game in the Super Smash Bros. series M4. Fluid secreted by the liver that aids in digestion
Round Two 5 Brand Names – What brand of syrups introduced in 1887 was named by its founder Patrick J. Towle in honor of Abraham Lincoln? 6 Space Travel – What name was given to the lunar lander of Apollo 11, from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to step on the Moon in 1969? 7 Mythology – Cerberus, a multi-headed dog who guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving, is also referred to as the “Hound of” what? 8 Mountains – In addition to Andorra, the Pyrenees Mountains straddle the border between what two European countries? Mystery Round Two
Got all of these correct.
In addition to Michigan and Ohio State, there are four schools that have won at least ten Big Ten Conference championships in football.Name two of those four schools, all of which have more conference championships than Michigan State.(Note: This includes both shared and outright championships.)
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