Category Archives: Tough questions

Here’s a really good one I did last week. The questions aren’t all Christmas related, but at least one word in each answer ties in with all of the other answers, and the theme for what they all have in common is Christmas. See if you can figure out what it is. Answers are after the jump.

1. In what state will you find the town of Santa Claus?

2. What president died in office in August of 1923?

3. In what year did Michael Jackson unveil the moonwalk, Return of the Jedi was released, and Kate Bosworth was born?

4. What kind of sauce used in Chinese restaurants is usually made from apricots, sugar, vinegar, chilies, and ginger?

5. This teen sitcom aired on FOX from 1990 to 1993 and starred Corin Nemec.

6. This man , whose last name is Couture, is widely credited with bringing UFC into the mainstream. What’s his first name?

7. In what sport will you find practices known as “Two-a-days”?

8. Formerly Bic’s slogan, it’s also the name of their website.

9. One of the most notorious stagecoach robbers of the 19^th century, it’s also the nickname of a pirate and the name of a pro wrestler.

10. If you mix sugar, butter, milk, and chocolate to the soft ball stage at 240 degrees, what do you get?

Bonus. What does at least one word in each answer have in common with all of the others?

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Let’s Talk Turkey Round

1. What is the flap of skin under a turkeys chin?

2. What ACC college football team’s official team name is the Fightin’ Gobblers, with a turkey for a mascot?

3. What is a baby turkey called?

4. Male turkeys gobble. What sound do female turkeys make?

a) clicking b) chirping c) whooping d) nagging

5. What lady, famous for her Christmas cards, created a painting called Thanksgiving Turkey that is currently at the Metropolitan Museum?

6. What is a female turkey called?

7. Butterball advises putting the thermometer in this part of the turkey.

8. What founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird, writing that the Eagle was a coward?

9. What dish, often prepared with turkey, is cooked in a parmesan sauce and is named after an Italian opera star?

10. Who was pardoning a turkey while another one behind her was being executed in 2008?

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1. What was the first restaurant Stephen Starr opened, in 1995?
2. What legendary nightclub and restaurant was located at 824 Catharine until it burned down in a fire in 1994 (above)?
3. What’s the oldest continuously running bar in Philadelphia, having opened in 1860.
4. What Philadelphia restaurant gets its name from the French term for the Fine Palate?
5. What’s the last name of brothers Pat and Harry who invented the cheesesteak?
6. The portion of this street between Broad and 20^th, has traditionally been known as restaurant row.
7. This legendary hot dog stand stood at 6^th between South and Lombard for over 100 years.
8. The first ever automat was unveiled at 818 Chestnut Street in 1902. These food and drink vending machines were operated by what legendary food services company?
9. The only tavern remaining from colonial Philly is located on 125 Spruce, though it’s no longer open to the public. What’s it called?
10. The word hoagie probably comes from Hog Island, where shipbuilders during WWI put deli meats on Italian rolls. What covers most of Hog Island today?
11. In what year did Reading Terminal Market open in its current location (credit if you’re within 2 years)?

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Here’s 10 questions on some other famous groupies that were used in this week’s wild card round. I’ve included links to videos, interviews, and other interesting facts with the answers after the jump.

1. After dancing on a car in one of the bands videos, she married the lead singer, then later hooked up with Tommy Lee. Who was she?

2. Karrine Steffans has hooked up with Diddy, Kool G Rap, Ja Rule, and Usher, among others. What nickname did she acquire, owing to her oral skills?

3. Pleather was a groupie of the 1980s and 90s that was different than the vast majority of groupies. How?

4. What Beatles song was based on the true story of a bunch of groupies breaking into Paul McCartney’s home and stealing some of his personal items?

5. Before hooking up with Johnny Rotten, this groupie followed Aerosmith and the Ramones.

6. Cassandra Peterson was a rock n roll groupie before finding fame as what late night TV star?

7. Bebe Buell was a Playboy playmate turned grouie whose brief affair with one of the members of one of the hottest bands in America in the 1970s led to a daughter who is now a fairly famous movie star. Who is this star?

8. KISS commemorated groupie Cynthia Albritton with a song about her unusual hobby. What song was it?

9. Pamela Des Barres (nee Miller) was a famous groupie in the 1970s who wrote a book about her experiences. What appropriate 4 word title did the book have?

10. Patti Boyd hooked up with Ronnie Wood of the Stones, but she is best known for marrying what two rock legends?

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I’ve had several out-of-towners request that I post a few of the questions from the rasslin quiz a couple of weeks ago. Here are some of the tougher ones. Let me know how you do. (answers below)

1. What wrestling legend won the first ever ECW championship in 1992?
2. In wrestling, what is juice (It’s not steroids)?
3. This former Eddie Gilbert manager was managing the Nasty Boys when they won the WCW tag team title in 1993.
4. What wrestling manager blew out his knee at Starcade ’86 when he fell off a 20 foot scaffold?
5. Who won the first ever Royal Rumble in 1988?
6. What two wrestlers were a tag team in the mid-1980s known as the Blade Runners?
7. This wrestler won the WWF heavyweight title, the WWF tag team title, the ECW tag team title, the WCW tag team title, and the TNA heavyweight title. Who is he?
8. The first ever African American heaveyweight champion was this former Florida State player, who won the WCW title in 1992.
9. In one of the most hilariously awful moments in wrestling history, Sting and Davey Boy Smith  were introducing their mysterious new teammates when their mystery mate slipped and fell, his helmet falling off his head, and the mystery was instantly solved. What was this wrestler, previously known as Tugboat?
10. Ernie Roth was probably the best known wrestling manager of the 1970s. He managed the Iron Sheik, Killer Kowalski, and Sergeant Slaughter. What was he known as?

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My mom wrote a round for Thursday’s quiz (and asked the questions at Ugly American). Here is that round. I think you’ll agree it’s kind of tough. In fact, it was harder. I made her change a few questions to make them easier. There are only 9 questions because one of them was the question of the week. Answers are after the jump.

1. The largest beach city in Orange County, this city with beach in its name infuriated residents of Santa Cruz by trademarking the name Surf City, USA.

2. What former Philadelphia prostitute made the lyrics “Summertime, and the living is easy” famous?

3. Three species of sharks are responsible for almost all shark attacks. What three species are they?

4. This US city has by far the most days a year above 99 degrees Fahrenheit, with over 100 days a year at over 99 degrees.

5. This month, which gets its name from the Roman Goddess of weddings, has been considered the most popular month to get married for centuries, thought it now looks like that may be changing.

6. What creature kills more people per year than any other, being responsible for the death of over 2 million people per year worldwide?

7. When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere?

8. Folly Beach is a popular wedding destination found near what southern city?

9. Who were the two stars of Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, and Beach Blanket Bingo?

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In case you missed it last week at the Black Sheep, Drew Lazor of the City Paper (interviewed here) wrote his own quiz about food and drink. Pretty damn good questions. Here they are. Answers are after the jump.

1. What are the three ingredients in a Manhattan?
2. In 1988′s “Coming to America,” what is the name of the signature sandwich at the McDonald’s clone McDowell’s?
3. What is the term for meat from an adult sheep?
4. Hamentashen, a triangular filled pastry, is traditionally eaten in honor of what Jewish holiday?
5. Which of the 50 states is the only one to grow coffee plants commercially?
6. Star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorn, fennel are together known as what?
7. What literary giant has a drink named after him that consists of white rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, and sugar?
8. Which current Philadelphia chef, who runs Zahav, was recently honored with the 2011 “Best Chef Mid-Atlantic” award from the James Beard Foundation?
9. What writer and TV personality is still considered the chef at large at the New York brasserie Les Halles?
10. In 1987′s “Adventures in Babysitting,” what food item does a temporarily blind Brenda attempt to buy with a personal check in the bus station?

Bonus: Which pasta variety’s Italian name translates to “little ear” ?

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Last week I did a round called Things My Wife Knows that I Don’t. It went over well, though she obviously knows a lot of things that nobody else knows…it was one of the toughest Round Threes ever. See how ya do. Answers are after the jump.

1. Although Leonardo of Pisa used rabbits to explain his famous integer sequence, a much better representation of them would be the family tree of honeybees. What are these numbers known as?

2. Some skates and sharks lay egg cases, known as these. Daryl Hannah probably knows the answer.

3. It’s not only a letter of the alphabet, it’s also a type of skirt that is fitted at the hips and gradually widens towards the hem.

4. What phylum do sea cucumbers and starfish belong to?

5. In French cooking, the combination of onions, carrots and celery is known as what?

6. Horseshoe crabs have blue blood because their body contains a lot of this element.

7. From what country do we get Helvetica font, from the Roman word for the country’s name?

8. Sara Gruen wrote this book in 2006, which has since been made into a 2011 film.

9. Princess, radiant, and marquise are all what?

10. What plant gives curry its yellow color?

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Here’s last week’s 50-50 round: Who said it, Charlie Sheen or Gary Busey?

1. There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
2. Sober stands for, “Son of a bitch, everything’s real.”
3. It’s been a tsunami. And I’ve been riding it on my mercury surfboard.
4. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.
5. Fear is the darkroom where Satan develops his negatives.
6. Drinking your own blood is the paradigm of recycling.
7. I’m tired of trying to pretend I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending I’m not a total bitchin rock star from Mars.
8. Resentments are the rocket fuel that lives in the tip of my saber.
9. The ocean is your imagination. The ocean is your emotion. The sail on the boat is the golden rule. The wind that sends your boat into the sunset, that wind is your spirit. You have an anchor you don’t know you have. It’s an invisible anchor.
10. You borrow my brain for 5 seconds and just be like, “Dude, can’t handle it! Unplug this bastard! It fires in a way that is perhaps not from this terrestrial realm.”

Answers are below.

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