Trivia Tuesday

Round 1:

First Lines of Movies

1. As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.

2. Do you find me sadistic? You know, I bet I could fry an egg on your head right now, if I wanted to.

3. The World is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air.

4. The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it.

5. My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman.

6. I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being.

7. I don’t want to be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me.

8. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, he was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

9. M doesn’t mind you earning a little money on the side, Dryden. She’d prefer it if it wasn’t selling secrets, though.

10. All right, everyone! This is a stickup! Don’t anybody move! Now empty that safe.

Round 2:

Technology

1. What year was the first iPhone released?

2. What does HTTP stand for?

3. What was Twitter’s original name?

4. What kind of apple is portrayed on Apple’s logo?

5. What year was the first iMac released?

6. Which company makes the operating system Umbuntu?

7. Which type of email literally got its name from canned meat, partially because of a Monty Python sketch?

8. Which gaming console was the first to allow real-time online gaming?

9. What year was the very first domain name, www.symbolics.com, registered?

1. 1980
2. 1982
3. 1985
4. 1988

10. Approximately how many people in the USA still use AOL 56k dial-up internet connections?

1. 2 million
2. 3 million
3. 5 million
4. 10 million

Round 3:

Manitoba!

1. Winnipeg has the largest mature elm tree urban forest in North America, approx. how many elms are in the city of Winnipeg?

1. 75 000
2. 160 000
3. 240 000
4. 320 000

2. The Pas, MB hosts Manitoba’s oldest winter festival, which began in 1916. Name that festival.

3. Winnipeg is a Cree word that means what?

4. When was the University of St Boniface founded?

1. 1810
2. 1818
3. 1834
4. 1857

5. In which Manitoban city can you find the world’s largest curling rock?

(hint: not Winnipeg)

6. Which small Northern Manitoba town is musician Tom Cochrane originally from?

7. Which two Olympic events did Manitoban Clara Hughes participate in?

8. Which fictional character was inspired by WWII Spymaster Sir William Stephenson, who was born and raised in Winnipeg?

9. Which popular animated character is named after Winnipeg?

10. What popular frozen-food brand was created in Winnipeg by Paul Faraci in 1964?