January 18, 2022 Answers

It's time for YellowBelly Trivia WEEK #3! 

We have tried some new ideas this week, including music. Please submit your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm on April 14th. 

Anagram Time

1. If you lived in St John’s and were big into anagrams, what would be the best street to open a CHILLI SHOP ?

2. Staying with local anagrams: in front of which local company would you expect to find the above sign?

3 and 4. In an episode of The Simpsons, the family is playing Scrabble. Homer had a word in his rack but says "how can anyone make a word out of these lousy letters?" 
3. What word did he have in his rack?  
4. What 'word' did Bart end up playing?

5. Surname of the actor who appears in the films Nebraska Jim and Tanner. 

TWO MUSIC TRACKS: They are on Soundcloud, and they may play automatically in succession. 6. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/common-bond-1 Listen to this clip. It contains 5 songs. Each song or artist has a word in it that is a hint to a common bond. Each hint should lead you to a type of _______ (3 letter word).  

7. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/number-please  There are numbers in the song titles of this mashup of songs. Add up all the numbers. The answer is that total in Roman Numerals.

8. The US flag is nicknamed “Stars and Stripes”. What country has a similar flag but its nickname would more likely be “Star and Stripes”. 

9. Follow the instructions above. For the ________ time, what is the answer?

10. This is a reunion photo for what film?

11. Twice, this performer was nominated for two BAFTAs in the same year for different roles. Has been nominated twice in the same year for MTV Movie & TV Awards, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and Teen Choice Awards, for different roles. Even nominated for two acting Oscars in the same year for different roles. One Film Critics’ Association offered this person four nominations in one year.

12. What very specific geographical feature do the following cities have in common? Auckland, Honolulu, Manila, Mexico City, Nairobi, Naples, Portland, Quito, Seattle, Tokyo.

13. This company has been around since before any of us were born. Its name became synonymous (literally) as a noun and a verb with what its product does – though it has fought against this. It got its name from a translation for “dry writing”.  

14. Aside from making films, shows, and plays, Pierce Brosnan, Jane Seymour, Viggo Mortensen, Johnny Depp, and Billy Dee Williams have all had professional side hustles making, SPECIFICALLY, what?  

15. In the world of social media, these people have something in common. David Bowie, Kevin Hart, Taraji Henson, Hugh Jackman, Stan Lee, Lamar Odom, Amber Rose, Donald Trump. Describe this feature in one word. 

16. This picture is a cast reunion from what TV show?

17. WORD LADDER: Each answer is a single word. No need to scramble letters. Take the five subtracted and added letters, in order, to make a musical instrument. 

18. The original performances had four of them from Central. (There should have been five, but one went missing). Later performances had seven. They all wear red, and all wear glasses.

19. Actor, whose full name is a nickname for the best starting hand you can get in the card game Texas Hold 'Em Poker. 

20. The “Eddie Murphy Rule” banned insider trading in commodities markets. It was inspired by Murphy’s role in what film? 

21. For years, he was the most "expensive" player in his sport. He's been named best in the world multiple times as a player and as a coach. He has "won it all" in his sport. Despite these accolades, he may be best known for a momentary faux pas that cost his team. 

22. The only US state in which it would be necessary for a person to travel through at least 3 different states in order to arrive at an ocean, bay, or gulf. 

23. When playing with the Green Bay Packers in 1992, Hall of Fame Quarterback Brett Favre's first regular season completion was caught by whom (surname)?

24. This country's name is derived from the name of a river. It has more English speakers than almost any country in the world. It has a big economy, but low per capita GDP. One of the world's great spiritual leaders was born here.  

  

25. The cover art from these three novels can be connected by what word?

26. There are dozens of countries that start with A, with M, and many other letters. Only three countries that start with F and with J. And there is a small group of countries that are the only countries that start with a certain letter. Of these countries, which one is largest in area?