Monday, April 30, 2018

Correct, unique: 2 points

Correct, repeated: 1 point

Incorrect: 0 points

Player doubled the category

Name an NBA team which made the playoffs in the 2017-18 season.
	Vince	Andre	Andy	Not given
	Toronto Raptors	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington Wizards; Portland Trail Blazers; Oklahoma City Thunder; San Antonio Spurs; Minnesota Timberwolves
	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers	Miami Heat
	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors
	Utah Jazz	New Orleans Pelicans	Utah Jazz
ROUND 1	8	16	7

Name a Canadian musical act (solo artist or band) that has a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1999.
	Andre	Andy	Vince	Not given
	Nickelback	Celine Dion	Shania Twain	Terry Jacks; Gordon Lightfoot; Paul Anka; Andy Kim; Bachman Turner Overdrive; Nick Gilder; Anne Murray; Sheriff; Alannah Myles; Snow; The Barenaked Ladies
	The Guess Who	Bryan Adams	Neil Young
	Rush	Alanis Morissette	Sarah McLachlan
	Loverboy	Loverboy	Joni Mitchell
ROUND 2	2	8	2
TOTAL	18	15	10

Name a U.S. state whose ZIP Codes begin with an 8 or a 9.
	Andy	Vince	Andre	Not given
	Wisconsin	California	Washington	Wyoming; Arizona; Texas (P.O. Boxes in El Paso - most Texas ZIP Codes begin with 7)
	Oregon	Hawaii	Montana
	Alaska	New Mexico	Nevada
	Colorado	Idaho	Utah
ROUND 3	6	16	6
TOTAL	21	26	24

IN WHAT YEAR…	Correct year	Vince	Andre	Andy
was the Disney animated film Bambi first released?	1942	1945	1946	1942
did the first episode of the TV series How I Met Your Mother first air?	2005	2005	2004	2004
did Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash?	1959	1955	1965	1959
did the American League and National League split into two divisions each, East and West? (first year of play with two divisions per league)	1969	1965	1988	1973
was Judy Blume's Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret first published?	1970	1985	1956	1985
was social media app Instagram first launched?	2010	2011	2011	2010
was famous arcade game Pac-Man first released?	1980	1975	1977	1982
did Hurricane Andrew cause $26 billion of damage to Florida and the U.S Gulf Coast?	1992	1992	1995	1994
HALFTIME		5	3½	5½
TOTAL		31	27½	26½

According to GoodCarBadCar.com, name any of the twenty best-selling cars in the United States in 2017.
	Vince	Andre	Andy	Not given
	Toyota Camry	Toyota Corolla	Chevy Corvette	Hyundai Electra; Nissan Altima; Nissan Sentra; Chevy Malibu; Chevy Cruze; Ford Focus; Subaru Impreza; Toyota Prius; Chevy Impala; Kia Forte; Ford Mustang; Kia Soul; Volkswagen Jetta; Nissan Versa
	Honda Civic	Chevy Equinox	Honda Civic
	Honda Accord	Honda Accord	Honda Accord
	Ford Fusion	Hyundai Sonata	Ford Taurus
ROUND 4	8	5	2
TOTAL	39	32½	28½

In the five categories of Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, fifteen of the nominees at the 90th Academy Awards (the most recent, held in March 2018) had at least one previous Oscar nomination. Name them.
	Andre	Andy	Vince	Not given
	Frances McDormand	Meryl Streep	Christopher Nolan	Paul Thomas Anderson; Gary Oldman; Daniel Day-Lewis; Sally Hawkins; Willem Dafoe; Woody Harrelson; Richard Jenkins; Octavia Spencer
	Christopher Plummer	Christopher Plummer	Denzel Washington
	Saoirse Ronan	Saoirse Ronan	Guillermo del Toro
	Sam Rockwell	Sam Rockwell	Mahershala Ali
ROUND 5	6	4	6
TOTAL	38½	32½	45

Warren G. Harding died in office on August 2, 1923. Name somebody who has served in the office of U.S. President who died since Harding's death.
	Andy	Vince	Andre	Not given
	John F. Kennedy	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Harry Truman	Herbert Hoover; William Howard Taft
	Richard Nixon	Woodrow Wilson	Gerald Ford
	Ronald Reagan	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Theodore Roosevelt
	Lyndon B. Johnson	Calvin Coolidge	Lyndon B. Johnson
ROUND 6	8	8	5
TOTAL	40½	53	43½

GRAND FINALE

Category: Olympic Sports
What is the world record point total in the decathlon, as set by Ashton Eaton in 2015?
Answer and bounds	Andy	Andre	Vince
9,949 9,045 8,141	9,000	8,546	65
WAGER	9½	6	7
FINAL SCORE	50	49½	46
Winner: Andy Silikovitz