March 2024 WCPL & Parlor City Brewing Trivia

Question 1

What is the Indiana state fossil?

Accepted Answer

Mastodon

Question 2

On which cartoon show would you find the characters - some of whom are also rabbits - watching 'The Bionic Bunny'?

Accepted Answer

Arthur

Question 3

What was the first permanent European settlement in Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Vincennes

Question 4

How many Final Four appearances has Purdue had?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 5

What year did the Berlin wall fall?

Accepted Answer

1989

Question 6

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

Accepted Answer

Aglet

Question 7

What is the maximum time a total solar eclipse can last?

Accepted Answer

7 Minutes 30 Seconds

Question 8

Who holds the all-time single game scoring record in NCAA men's history ?

Accepted Answer

Austin Carr

Question 9

The capital of Indiana was moved to Indianapolis from what town?

Accepted Answer

Corydon

Question 10

Which of these is the name of the river that flows through downtown Indianapolis?

Accepted Answer

White River

Question 11

The morality tale "The Tortoise and the Hare" was written by (or is attributed to) which author?

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 12

Who wrote Indiana's state song "On the Banks of the Wabash"?

Accepted Answer

Paul Dresser

Question 13

Which of these teams has never won the NCAA men’s basketball championship?

Accepted Answer

Notre Dame

Question 14

This word for a type of carpet comes from the Norse word for beard.

Accepted Answer

Shag

Question 15

What were chicken nuggets called when they were first invented?

Accepted Answer

Chicken Crispies

Question 16

What is the name given to the culture of mound-builder peoples that inhabited Indiana about 2,500 years ago?

Accepted Answer

The Adena

Question 17

This British footwear was founded by a German army medic.

Accepted Answer

Doc Martens

Question 18

Used as either a bittering, flavoring, or stability agent, the plant Humulus lupulus is more commonly called what?

Accepted Answer

Hops

Question 19

What is the lowest seeded team to win the men's NCAA Tournament?

Accepted Answer

Number 8

Question 20

Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 21

Which herb or spice is the flavor of aioli sauce?

Accepted Answer

Garlic

Question 22

What was the original flavor of Twinkie filling?

Accepted Answer

Banana

Question 23

What snack brand, introduced in 1968, features individual pieces shaped as hyperbolic paraboloids?

Accepted Answer

Pringles

Question 24

In ancient China, the word for eclipse was "Shi," which meant

Accepted Answer

Eat

Question 25

How many Final Four appearances has IU made?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 26

What is the name given to a scoop of gelato or ice cream and a shot of hot espresso?

Accepted Answer

Affogato

Question 27

Which of these foods were not named after a sports star?

Accepted Answer

Baby Ruth

Question 28

This is the Greek word for panting.

Accepted Answer

Asthma

Question 29

Who coined the term "March Madness"?

Accepted Answer

Brent Musberger

Question 30

"We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel mentions this Robert Heinlein book.

Accepted Answer

Stranger In A Strange Land

Question 31

Poutine, a favorite dish of Quebec, has what sauce added atop french fries and cheese curds?

Accepted Answer

Gravy

Question 32

What does “HTTP” stand for?

Accepted Answer

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Question 33

Who called Terre Haute, Indiana "the most nowhere place in America"?

Accepted Answer

Steve Martin

Question 34

What is the name of this painting by Salvador Dali

Accepted Answer

The Persistence Of Memory

Question 35

How many colors will you find in a regular bag of M&Ms?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 36

Lusophone means speaking this as your first language

Accepted Answer

Portuguese

Question 37

What is the capital of India?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Question 38

Musa acuminata is the scientific name of this large berry we eat as a fruit.

Accepted Answer

Bananas

Question 39

Mace grows around the outside of which fruit?

Accepted Answer

Nutmeg

Question 40

John Wooden coached 10 of UCLA’s 11 championship winners. Who coached the other?

Accepted Answer

Jim Harrick

Question 41

Which team was the first to win the NCAA Men's Tournament with an undefeated record?

Accepted Answer

San Fransico

Question 42

Name the very first animated television series, which was produced in 1950.

Accepted Answer

Crusader Rabbit

Question 43

What midwestern city was the home of the Studebaker car manufacturer?

Accepted Answer

South Bend

Question 44

A total solar eclipse in 1919 was used to help confirm what?

Accepted Answer

Einstein's Theory Of Relativity

Question 45

Who was the second king of the biblical Kingdom of Israel?

Accepted Answer

David

Question 46

Which rock group sang "And if you go chasing rabbits, And you know you're going to fall..."

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Airplane

Question 47

What berry was a cross of the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry and loganberry?

Accepted Answer

Boysenberry

Question 48

Where is Harvard University located?

Accepted Answer

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Question 49

What are the bumps on Legos called?

Accepted Answer

Studs

Question 50

The word "eclipse" comes from "ekleipsis," the Ancient Greek word for?

Accepted Answer

Abandonment

Question 51

In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," a rabbit appears at the tea party. Who is it?

Accepted Answer

The March Hare

Question 52

Which is not an Indiana invention?

Accepted Answer

Sweetened Chewing Gum

Question 53

Which are the only two teams to play in the Final Four in their hometown?

Accepted Answer

Butler & UCLA

Question 54

How many countries are in the European Union (EU) in 2023?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 55

What was the funny thing about Harvey, the Pooka, in the 1950 James Stewart movie of the same name?

Accepted Answer

All Of These

Question 56

Who won March Madness as both a player and a coach?

Accepted Answer

All Of These

Question 57

People who travel around the world to observe total solar eclipses are called what?

Accepted Answer

Umbraphiles

Question 58

Who wrote the Uncle Remus Stories that contain Brer Rabbit?

Accepted Answer

Joel Chandler Harris

Question 59

What is the name of the vampire rabbit (who sucks the juice out of vegetables) in James Howe's children's books?

Accepted Answer

Bunnicula

Question 60

When the moon completely obscures the sun and leaves only the faint solar corona, it is known as?

Accepted Answer

Totality

Question 61

How many ribs are in a human body?

Accepted Answer

24

Question 62

What doll was created in Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Raggedy Ann

Question 63

An eclipse moves from...

Accepted Answer

West To East

Question 64

What is the name of the ship that rescued Titanic passengers hours after the ship went down?

Accepted Answer

Carpathia

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March 2024 WCPL & Parlor City Brewing Trivia

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