Wednesday Night Trivia

1. Daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and wife of Liam Neeson, what 45 year old actress died in March when she hit her head during a ski lesson?

2. What red-headed actress, star of several iconic 80’s movies, welcomed twins on July 10?

3. What two huge celebrities both died mere hours apart on June 25?

4. Star of Days of Our Lives and The Biggest Loser, who welcomed baby Megan Hope Sanov on January 12?

5. What 73 year-old actor died on June 3 from apparent autoerotic asphyxiation?

1. Ann Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles began with 1976 publication of what book?

2. What teacher in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series is a lycanthrope?

3. What English actor played Frankenstein’s Monster in the original film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel?

4. In Beowulf, who invades Heorot, the mead-hall of the Danes, and makes it uninhabitable?

5. First published in 1886, what Scottish author wrote the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

1. What school set a record for consecutive Final Four appearances with 10 from 1967 – 1976?

2. In 1902, what was the first non-Ivy league school to win the NCAA Football National Championship?

3. What point guard from Gonzaga was the first-round pick by the Utah Jazz in the 1984 NBA Draft?

4. During his 36-year career, what basketball coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill won 879 games, two national titles and took his team to 11 Final Fours?

5. Three schools share the record for most Hesiman Trophy winners, each with 7. Name two.

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1. How many properties on the classic Monopoly board are named after US States?

2. In the original game of Risk, how many countries or regions are there in South America?

3. Name the six characters, including the correct titles, in the game of Clue.

4. In the game of Life, how many seats are there in each car?

5. Trivial Pursuit was officially introduced the same year as “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and Seattle’s waterfront streetcar. Name that year!

1. Washington’s state tree is the Western Hemlock, its state gem, petrified wood. What is the state flower?

2. On April 30, 1789, George Washington took his oath of office as the first President of the US. In what state was he born, 57 years earlier?

3. The Redskins have called Washington DC home since 1937, but they were an expansion team in 1932. What was their original city?

4. IMDB says that Denzel Washington’s first role was in a 1977 made-for-TV movie, but his big break came when he starred in what popular 1980s television hospital drama?

5. Not renamed as the University of Washington until Washington became a state in 1889, the Territorial University of Washington was first established on a forested 10-acre knoll overlooking Elliott Bay, on the site of what is now the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. In what year did the school open?

1. 1954 – “You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.”

2. 1967 – “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”

3. 1975 – “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

4. 1986 – “Your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.”

5. 1994 – “Either get busy living, or get busy dying.”

1. (12 weeks at #1, April-July)

2. (1 week at #1 in October)

3. (3 weeks at #1 in January)

4. (6 weeks at #1 in Feb, Mar & Apr)

5. (2 non-consecutive weeks at #1 in November)