Friday Quiz

Today at work I didn't have anything to do, and my bosses couldn't come up with anything for me to do. Why? Leaving at the end of June has made roughly 90% of the things I used to do irrelevant, so I sit at my desk and try to look busy. I'd leave early, but most of the people at work wouldn't understand why I'm leaving early every day, and doing it everyday would lead to problems. As a result, I made this quiz this afternoon using Wikipedia and emailed it to friends around the office. The current high score without using the internet is eight/fifteen.

1. The band with the most number one weeks on the Billboard modern rock chart (81) is:

A) U2

B) Red Hot Chili Peppers

C) Green Day

D) Marcy Playground

2. The original Nintendo was released in the following year:
   1. 1985
   2. 1986
   3. 1983
   4. 1981
3. Mark Curry, host of “Hanging with Mr. Cooper” lost to which of the following B-list celebrities in “Celebrity Mole: Yucatan”?
   1. Angie Everheart
   2. Dennis Rodman
   3. Stephen Baldwin
   4. Tracy Gold
4. Name two American Gladiators, and two events from the show:

5. In Seinfeld, the character responsible for allowing prostitutes to work in parked cars in a downtown lot also plays which other minor character?
   1. Kramer’s caddy
   2. An employee of Elaine’s boss, Mr. Pitt.
   3. A dump worker who refuses muffin stumps.
   4. The thief responsible for snatching Jerry’s man purse.
6. Besides being an inspiration for Ice-T, the rapper Schoolly D created the theme song for which Adult Swim cartoon:
   1. The Boondocks
   2. Metalocalypse
   3. The Venture Bros.
   4. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
7. In Batman: The Animated Series, the actor responsible for providing the voice of The Joker is:
   1. Mark Hamill
   2. Jim Carrey
   3. Jack Nicholson
   4. Don Johnson
8. While credited as being the Center of Hollywood by the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”, the actual center of the Hollywood universe is:
   1. Dennis Hopper
   2. Harvey Keitel
   3. Rod Steiger
   4. James Caan
9. Which of the following is not a tagline for the movie “The Princess Bride”?
   1. Heroes. Giants. Villains. Wizards. True Love.
   2. It's as real as the feelings you feel.
   3. The Fire Swamp. Lightning sand. Dread Pirates. True love has never been easy.
   4. She gets kidnapped. He gets killed. But it all ends up okay.
10. Which is the coolest fad of the last twenty-five years?
    1. Pogs
    2. Slap bracelets.
    3. Laser pointers.
    4. Member’s only Jackets.
11. Which formerly intimidating NBA player had a brief cameo in the 1992 film Singles?
    1. Xavier McDaniel
    2. Wilt Chamberlain
    3. Mitch Richmond
    4. Charles Barkley
12. According to Wikipedia, which of the following activities is “usually free of the common race, gender and age boundaries of a subculture?”
    1. Live Action Role Playing
    2. Body Building
    3. Break Dancing
    4. Drifting
13. When not executing his wives, King Henry the VIII could be found:
    1. Playing golf
    2. Dieting
    3. Playing Badminton
    4. Playing Shuffleboard
14. What fan of classical philosophy is known to have said “I’m like the Pythagorean Theorem- no one has an answer to my game” in reference to his on-court basketball ability?
    1. Jalen Rose
    2. Shaquille O’Neal
    3. Allen Iverson
    4. Mark Madsen
15. What famous mathematical problem should he have been referring to?
    1. Fermat’s Last Theorem
    2. The Bridges of Konigsberg
    3. Zeno’s Paradox
    4. Any math problem not easily understood by sixth graders.