January 11, 2022: YellowBelly A to Z Trivia
Happy/Unhappy to be back, but here we are. It is the January 11, 2022 edition of YellowBelly A to Z Trivia.
Anyway, welcome to Season 3, Episode 1! There are 26 letters in the alphabet, meaning there are 26 question in the quiz. They are not in alphabetical order.
Each answer begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Email your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm NDT on January 11, 2022. That's TODAY! Prizes (gift card and pitchers of beer) provided by YellowBelly, once regular trivia gets back OTG. Feel free to use Google or any other tools to answer the questions.
We have introduced a tip jar - we put a lot of time into putting this quiz together. If you want to send a TIP by e-transfer, send it on to the same email: YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com. You don't need to pay to play, but if you want to, have at it, and thanks. On with the show.
Let's start off with some music hosted on Soundcloud - songs may play out of order, so pay attention to that:
1. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/common-bond-1 The five songs in this montage should suggest a six-letter proper name. Name it.
2. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/common-bond-2 Consider these five clips - what four letter word is suggested by them?
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3 (above): Follow the instructions and name the show.4. This program began more than 40 years ago and has an indigenous name. It was cancelled and defunded a couple of times, but has had a resurgence in the last 3 or 4 years. Initially it was supported by the country’s leader, and then again 41 years later by his son – also the country’s leader. There have been more than 37,000 participants in this program. Its vision aligns with The United Nations Economic and Social Council and focuses on some of the following: Social services, Poverty reduction, Literacy, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Gender Equality, Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and Social Justice. Name the program. 5. In France, you would refer to it using the word camembert, and in Italian you would use the word torta. Sounds delicious, but this thing has absolutely nothing to do with food (you’d find it in the business world, sometimes in memes, and in a lot of news articles). The English version of it, that we all know, also has a reference to a food. What is the two-word term in English? 6. Take the full name of a Harry Potter character and change the only two vowels in the character’s name to two other vowels, to leave an onomatopoeia you might hear in an old-timey grocery store. Name that sound. 7. This one-word film shares its name with the last name of the main character (like Patton, or MacGruber); and was born out of a skit at an awards show created by the film’s star. The film had a sequel and an animated comedy film. All films featured many of the same cast members including the lead actor and father; and the first two films featured cameos from more than 30 well-known actors and celebrities. Name the film.
9. I was once "world athlete of the year". Am in my 60’s now, and still hold the world record in one event and am ranked in other all-time lists. I was my country’s Sportsperson of the Year more than a dozen times. I competed in every Olympic Games from 1980 – 2000 for my country of birth, but they ticked me off, so I began competing for another country and competed for them at the 2004 Olympics; and made the National team in my 50’s to compete at the European Championships in 2012. Name the athlete (surname). 10. This infamous guy, let's call him ____ ____, recently won a “family” professional sports competition with his son. His son has the same name as him, and used to go by "Little ____ ____", but now goes by "_____ _____ II". Rather than trophies, the prizes were red belts (and cash). Name the athlete (surname). 11. If you think Coronavirus is carnivorous, and you were dealt Delta, then you probably believe that Omicron is ______? Fill in the blank. 12. He served as the honorary mayor of an Historic District US community for 20 years, beginning at a very young age and concluding upon his death. During his time in ‘office’ he was shot by local residents, ended up in a medical facility following a dog attack, and featured in a video that criticized both the Democratic and Republican candidates in a state Senate race. Reportedly, dozens of people each day came by just to meet him – usually found sipping spiked water from a wine or margarita glass. Name the mayor. 13. Anagrams! Can you unscramble each of the following to reveal a place name - they all have something in common, but one is missing...name the missing place! 1) Beach Marlins 2) Fart Pox 3) Grill Weeks 4) Penance World 5) Elm Anus 6) Love Aces 7) A Pistol 8) Glue Supplier 14. This city lies between two rivers both starting with the same letter and having the same small number of letters. The settlement and surrounding area dates back thousands of years to prehistoric times. It has two universities: one that dates back more than half a millennium. The shield on its Coat of Arms has two big wild cats (that are nowhere to be found in the whole country). These cats have sat atop a bridge for more than a century, and are also featured in the name of a local magazine. The city is home to many famous people including a multiple-Grammy winning artist, world-class golfer and current television star. Name the city.
16. Apparently, Omicron was supposed to be called something else, but the variant namers, whoever they might be, skipped this one, unofficially, because it shares the name of a world leader. Who is that leader (the answer is the shorter of his two names)? 17. Imagine you are playing Scrabble. Two rules of the game would have to be broken in order to play this movie title as a word. First you would have to be allowed to play a proper name, and second, there would have to be an additional letter in the bag, assuming you did not use a blank. You would land a massive 112 points for playing it as your opening word. Just like the word Scrabble, the film’s title is also a game. It was remade (starring someone found somewhere in this week’s quiz) a few years ago. Name the seven-letter movie. |
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| 18. This fictional creature (above) is a mammalian, quadruped with mostly brown fur. It has a bushy tail, mane/collar which are lighter in color. It has short, thin legs with 3 wee toes. Brown eyes, pointed ears and a black nose. Rarely found in the wild and is mostly only found in urban areas. Has irregularly shaped genetic structure that is impacted by its environment. Name the palindromic creature. |
19. This company is the manufacturer of a well-known item with a National descriptor – coined by American soldiers after WWII. There are millions in circulation (since the late 19th Century), with production estimated to be in the neighbourhood of 45,000 per day. They have been government issued, and have been on space missions and are synonymous with efficiency and utility. The company website features many different items, with its flagship item listing 176 different sizes/varieties and ranging in price from $22 to $378. Name the ten-letter company that makes the item.
20. This person’s first name is the same as the first name of a very well-known sci-fi character (adored by us). His last name would loosely translate to the name of a Russian Czar. Now if you look at his full name, it has a very interesting, rare characteristic. This characteristic gave rise to his nickname - a nickname that appears in his official Twitter handle. Give his nickname.
21. This creature remains a consistent symbol for a unique island. It appears on the coat of arms, its university’s mace, the government logo, and on the licence plate. Curiously, it has been extinct for decades; and it's much more widely known closest living relative is hugely synonymous with the island. Name the extinct one-word creature.
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| 22. Can you name the one 7 letter word that they all have in common? |
23. I have more sheep and more cattle than I have people – we love beef. I share my name with a river (that also flows through other countries). My population is less than that of most of the states in the US. My capital has more than a million people, but then I have no other cities as populous as St. John’s NL. I have no official religion, though most people identify as Christian. Like many countries in the world, my most popular sport is Football (Soccer), and we are not bad at it having made many appearances in the men’s world cup, but have yet to qualify for the women’s. My national beverage is a heteronym for someone that you may drink it with! What country am I?
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| 24. The countries above are part of a select group. Can you name the country that is missing? |
25. A rare sports occurrence has occurred only five times in the history of the professional sport, though many have been close. It was never done by Magic, MJ, King James, or Mamba. It is a feat that happens in a single game of the sport. Twice it was accomplished by the same guy, in the same year! It has not happened in 27 years. What is the sports feat.
26. Recipient of 8 Emmy Awards for with only one duplication (won Emmy twice for same role). Married three times, a Guinness Book of Records World record holder. Was bestowed with honorary titles of Mayor, Forest Ranger, Honorary Doctorate, and of Kentucky Colonel. Member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and recipient of several lifetime achievement awards. Outside of acting and philanthropy, also published books and audiobooks.
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