Wildcat Trivia Showdown

Question 1

How much do adult Americans, on average, spend for gifts on Christmas? The total number spent is about $1 Trillion.

Accepted Answer

$980

Question 2

Name the artist from Cleveland who attended Shaker Heights High School and whose real name is Richard Colson Baker?

Accepted Answer

Machine Gun Kelly

Question 3

What Christmas movie (1946) directed by Frank Capra is showing on the television in Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

Accepted Answer

It's a Wonderful Life

Question 4

The house used in A Christmas Story is located in Cleveland, Ohio. What specific neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

Tremont

Question 5

Since 1971 St. Ignatius has been governed independently of the Jesuits by what?

Accepted Answer

Board of Regents

Question 6

On June 4, 1974, a Ten Cent Beer Night promotion was held in Cleveland v Texas. Fans got so drunk that a riot broke and

Accepted Answer

The Indians had to forfeit the game

Question 7

Mr. Kelly, Class of 1999 and a 17-year pro athlete, was the 1st EVER to be inducted into the hall of fame for what sport

Accepted Answer

Lacrosse

Question 8

St. Ignatius College opened with _____ students in 1886

Accepted Answer

76

Question 9

Which of the following movies were NOT filmed (in part) in Cleveland?

Accepted Answer

Jack Reacher

Question 10

How fast would santa’s sleigh have to travel to deliver presents to all the world’s 700 million kids in 1 evening?

Accepted Answer

6 million mph

Question 11

On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River became so polluted that it caught fire. How long was it on fire?

Accepted Answer

30 Minutes

Question 12

Saint Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, was from what modern day country?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 13

Two Browns players, B. Willis (#30) & M. Motley (#76), broke the color barrier in sports before what man (#42)?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 14

St. Edward’s High School may seem to be our greatest rival….It was only founded in 1949...who was the rival before Eds?

Accepted Answer

Cathedral Latin

Question 15

According to 2018 estimates, the population of Cleveland, Ohio was?

Accepted Answer

383,793

Question 16

The SIHS football team’s formal organization began in what year?

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 17

In 1952, a Cleveland disc jockey, Alan Freed, coined what now famous term?

Accepted Answer

Rock 'n Roll

Question 18

The school occupies ____acres and includes 19 buildings and three athletic fields.

Accepted Answer

23

Question 19

What building has the address “2008 West 30th Street”?

Accepted Answer

Breen Center

Question 20

In 1967, this man was one of the first African Americans to be elected mayor in a major US city. Who was it?

Accepted Answer

Carl Stokes

Question 21

2003’s Elf features Will Ferrel, James Caan & Zoey Deschanel. What actor from Elf can also be found in Game of Thrones?

Accepted Answer

Peter Dinklage

Question 22

In January 1886, the Jesuit Superior of WHAT US CITY came to Cleveland & promised the bishop our school would open?

Accepted Answer

Buffalo, NY

Question 23

What is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?

Accepted Answer

Grinch

Question 24

They played their games in Public Square in the 1870s, but what was the NAME of the 1st professional baseball team here?

Accepted Answer

The Forest Citys

Question 25

Circa 1905- A student at Ignatius will take Theology, Latin, Greek, English, Math, Science, History. The 7th year is for

Accepted Answer

Philosophy

Question 26

How many Jesuits do we currently have on campus?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 27

What is the #1 most recorded Christmas song of all time?

Accepted Answer

Silent Night

Question 28

What happened to Christmas in this country between 1659 and 1681?

Accepted Answer

It was outlawed by the Puritans

Question 29

Opened in 1886, Ignatius was a combined high school and college until what year?

Accepted Answer

1902

Question 30

Between December 16th & December 21st, how many packages does the USPS average for delivery EVERY DAY?

Accepted Answer

20.5 million

Question 31

In the 1990 Classic, Home Alone, this now famous actor (Uncle Buck) played Gus Pulanski & improvised all of his lines.

Accepted Answer

John Candy

Question 32

Cleveland’s Catholic schoolchildren began attending parochial schools in the 1850s because public schools were seen as

Accepted Answer

Anti Catholic

Question 33

According to Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, how many lights does he use on his house?

Accepted Answer

25000

Question 34

Lorenzo Carter was a frontiersman, tavern owner, and Cleveland’s first permanent settler. What year did he arrive here?

Accepted Answer

1797

Question 35

The principal main building on campus was originally constructed in what style?

Accepted Answer

Gothic

Question 36

Who was the President of St. Ignatius High School in 1980, the era when many of the teachers on this call were born?

Accepted Answer

Fr. Robert Walsh, S.J.

Question 37

What WWII submarine is now a Cleveland Museum?

Accepted Answer

USS Cod

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