2016 Questions & Answers
TIEBREAKER:
Question 1: In fiscal year 2015, what is the number of clients that St. Patrick Center placed
into housing?
Answer: 712
Question 2: In fiscal year 2015, what is the number of clients that St. Patrick Center
maintained in housing?
Answer: 322
Question 3: In fiscal year 2015, what is the number of clients that St. Patrick Center placed
into full-time and part-time jobs?
Answer: 348
Question 4: In fiscal year 2015, what is the number of behavioral health clients that
St. Patrick Center helped work on personal goals, securing benefits, employment and
housing?
Answer: 794
TOTAL: 2,176
ROUND 1, HE SAID IT OR DID IT:
Question 1: “There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase most often associated with
what 19th century American showman?
Answer: P.T. Barnum
Question 2: U2 fans know him as “The Edge” but of course he wasn’t born with that name.
What is this musician’s real name?
Answer: David Howell Evans (David Evans also acceptable)
Question 3: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford
became known as the “Rat Pack”. But they actually called themselves by a different name.
What was it?
Answer: The Summit
Question 4: Don Shula is the leader in all-time career wins by an NFL head coach, with 328.
What coach is second on the list?
Answer: George Halas (318 wins)
Question 5: As a member of the New York Mets, this former Cardinals outfielder was fined
$1,000, put on probation and served 200 hours of community service after he threw a lit
firecracker into a crowd of fans after a game at Dodger stadium in 1993. Who was he?
Answer: Vince Coleman
Question 6: Today he is recognized as one of Hollywood’s top actors but back in the 1970s
he was better known as “Count Dracula” on the children’s TV show The Electric Company.
Who is he?
Answer: Morgan Freeman
Question 7: This 19th Century author and humorist had an avid scrapbooking habit, so
much so that he patented a “self-pasting” scrapbook. Who was he?
Answer: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens also acceptable)
Question 8: “Just one more thing…” was the catch-phrase for what TV detective?
Answer: Columbo
Question 9: Actor Jon Hamm is best known for his role as Don Draper on the TV show Mad
Men. He’s a native St. Louisan… so where did he go to high school?
Answer: John Burroughs
Question 10: The movie Goodfellas is a movie adaptation of a book called Wise Guy, based
on the life of which mobster-turned-informant?
Answer: Henry Hill
ROUND 2, SHE SAID IT OR DID IT:
Question 1: In 1963, Russian Valentina Tereshkova was the first female into space. What is
the name of the first female American astronaut?
Answer: Sally Ride
Question 2: Gene Wilder was married to what pioneering comedienne who was one of the
original cast members on Saturday Night Live?
Answer: Gilda Radner
Question 3: Who was this former first lady that penned a syndicated news column for 27
years entitled simply My Day?
Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Question 4: Who was this pioneering scientist that, along with her husband, discovered the
elements polonium and radium? Together, they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
in 1903. She also won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911.
Answer: Marie Curie
Question 5: Who is this actress that has the most Oscar nominations of either gender,
currently holding at 19 nominations.
Answer: Meryl Streep
Question 6: Who was this warrior queen of England that led an infamous revolt against the
Romans in the first century AD and has a statue erected next to Westminster Bridge and
the Houses of Parliament in London in tribute to her and her daughters?
Answer: Boudica
Question 7: Who was this woman that won the so-called “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match
against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs in 1973?
Answer: Billie Jean King
Question 8: “Kiss my grits” was the catch phrase for which Character on the TV Show Alice?
Answer: Flo
Question 9: Who was this Hollywood actress that was also a pioneer in the field of wireless
communications and created a “Secret Communications System” to help combat the Nazis
during WWII?
Answer: Hedy Lamarr
Question 10: The Joy of Cooking is one of the most successful cookbooks ever written. What
is the name of the St. Louis native who authored it?
Answer: Irma Rombauer
ROUND 3, MEN ARE FROM MARS:
Question 1: Mars is the Roman god of war. Who is the Greek god of war?
Answer: Ares
Question 2: What #1 album recorded by Bruno Mars was released in 2012?
Answer: Unorthodox Jukebox
Question 3: Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for what hard rock band?
Answer: Motley Crue
Question 4: M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research System) is a fictional organization in
what Hasbro toy franchise?
Answer: G.I. Joe
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Question 5: What actor played Uncle Martin on the 1960s sitcom My Favorite Martian?
Answer: Ray Walston
Question 6: In 1938, CBS radio broadcast an adaptation of an H.G. Wells’ novel about aliens
from Mars invading Earth. Its broadcast allegedly caused panic when some in the audience
thought it was an actual news broadcast. What is the name of the novel?
Answer: The War of the Worlds
Question 7: What 1970s NASA program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent
to Mars?
Answer: Viking
Question 8: In the 2015 movie The Martian, Matt Damon plays an astronaut who is
presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. What is the name of the
character played by Damon?
Answer: Mark Watney
Question 9: Mars is known as “The Red Planet” due to what compound prevalent on its
surface?
Answer: Iron oxide
Question 10: Who was the author of The Martian Chronicles, a 1950 science fiction short
story collection that chronicles the colonization of Mars?
Answer: Ray Bradbury
ROUND 4, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS:
Question 1: Venus is the Roman goddess of love. Who is the Greek goddess of love?
Answer: Aphrodite
Question 2: How many times has Venus Williams won Wimbledon?
Answer: 5 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009 & 2012)
Question 3: Venus was the only female turtle in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise
and the only one named for a work of art. What were the names of the other four Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Answer: Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
Question 4: What wireless telephone company exclusively sold the LG Venus touch screen
cell phone in 2007?
Answer: Verizon
Question 5: Venus Flytrap was a DJ on the 1970s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and was
played by what actor?
Answer: Tim Reid
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Question 6: What pop singer released the #1 hit “Venus” in 1959?
Answer: Frankie Avalon
Question 7: Venus Van Dam was a character that appeared in six episodes of what FX crime
drama series?
Answer: Sons of Anarchy
Question 8: What computer technology entrepreneur and inventor had a super yacht
designed at a cost of €100 million (Euros) and named it “Venus”?
Answer: Steve Jobs
Question 9: What band released the album Venus and Mars in 1975?
Answer: Wings (Paul McCartney & Wings also acceptable)
Question 10: The statue “Venus de Milo” is currently on permanent display at what
museum?
Answer: The Louvre Museum (The Louvre; The Louvre in Paris, France also acceptable)
ROUND 5, MAN’S BEST FRIEND:
Question 1: According to Guinness World Records, what is the oldest breed of dog known
to man?
Answer: Saluki (Egypt circa 329 BC)
Question 2: What is the name of the dog on the front of the Cracker Jack box?
Answer: Bingo
Question 3: Within five years, when did Snoopy make his first cartoon appearance?
Answer: 1950 (1945-1955 acceptable)
Question 4: Through what part of the body do dogs sweat?
Answer: Paws
Question 5: Fred MacMurray stars as mailman Wilson Daniels in what 1959 Disney film?
Answer: The Shaggy Dog
Question 6: This German Shepherd was rescued from a bombed-out dog kennel during
World War I and became an international movie star, appearing in 27 Hollywood movies,
before his death in 1932. What was his name?
Answer: Rin Tin Tin
Question 7: What is Scrappy Doo’s relationship to Scooby Doo?
Answer: Nephew
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Question 8: Preschool children are invited to help solve the day’s puzzle in what play-along,
think-along Nickelodeon series?
Answer: Blue’s Clues
Question 9: What is the most popular breed of dog, according to the American Kennel
Club’s registrations?
Answer: Labrador (Labrador Retriever also acceptable)
Question 10: Which dog breed is the smallest of them all?
Answer: Chihuahua
ROUND 6, CRAZY CAT LADY:
Question 1: What is the name of the first famous cartoon cat?
Answer: Felix
Question 2: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats is based on a poem by what author?
Answer: T. S. Eliot
Question 3: The Cheshire Cat was made famous in the 1866 novel Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland. When the Cheshire Cat’s body disappears, what is the last thing that is visible?
Answer: His grin (smile acceptable)
Question 4: Puss in Boots was introduced in the movie Shrek 2 and got his own movie in
2011. Who is the voice of Puss in Boots in these movies?
Answer: Antonio Banderas
Question 5: The Cat in the Hat was one of the most notable characters in the children’s
books penned by Dr. Seuss. What is Dr. Seuss’ real name? (need first & last)
Answer: Theodor Geisel
Question 6: Who is this fictional cat that is owned by Sanrio, a Japanese company? She just
celebrated her 40th birthday in 2014.
Answer: Hello Kitty
Question 7: As of 2013, Garfield held the Guinness World Record for the world’s most
widely syndicated comic strip, appearing in more than 2,500 newspapers and journals.
What is the name of Garfield’s creator?
Answer: Jim Davis
Question 8: The Pink Panther comedy films feature Inspector Jacques Clouseau, an inept
French police detective originally played by Peter Sellers and more recently by Steve
Martin. Which of the following was NOT part of the series? Pink Panther 2, Curse of the
Pink Panther, Search for the Pink Panther, Pink Panther Strikes Back
Answer: Search for the Pink Panther
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Question 9: Who was this three-time Academy Award-winning cartoon feline whose
famous catchphrase was “Sufferin’ Succotash”?
Answer: Sylvester
Question 10: Within five years, when did Tony the Tiger become the mascot for Kellogg’s
Sugar Frosted Flakes?
Answer: 1951 (1946-1956 acceptable)
ROUND 7, HE ROCKS:
Question 1 Answer: Guns & Roses
Question 2 Answer: Marvin Gaye
Question 3 Answer: Los Del Rio
Question 4 Answer: Nelly
Question 5 Answer: The Knack
Question 6 Answer: Santana (featuring Rob Thomas)
Question 7 Answer: Soft Cell
Question 8 Answer: NSYNC
Question 9 Answer: Tag Team
Question 10 Answer: Psy
ROUND 8, SHE ROCKS:
Question 1 Answer: Joan Jett
Question 2 Answer: Adele
Question 3 Answer: Irene Cara
Question 4 Answer: Madonna
Question 5 Answer: Fergie
Question 6 Answer: Gloria Gaynor
Question 7 Answer: Destiny’s Child
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Question 8 Answer: Lady Gaga
Question 9 Answer: Cyndi Lauper
Question 10 Answer: Carly Rae Jepsen
ROUND 9, THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL:
Question 1: In North America, what is the oldest trophy that professional athletes vie for?
Answer: The Stanley Cup
Question 2: What were the names of the two films for which Tom Hanks was awarded an
Oscar for Best Actor?
Answer: Philadelphia and Forrest Gump
Question 3: What St. Louisan won four Men’s U.S. Open bowling titles in a five-year span
during the 1960s?
Answer: Dick Weber
Question 4: Which of the following British musicians has NOT been knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II?
Answer: Eric Clapton
Question 5: Who are the only two St. Louis Cardinals pitchers to win a Cy Young Award?
Answer: Chris Carpenter (2005) and Bob Gibson (1968 & 1970)
Question 6: Name three of the four United States Presidents that have been awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize.
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama
Question 7: John Wayne won only one Best Actor Oscar. Name the film.
Answer: True Grit
Question 8: Which Beatles album won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1967?
Answer: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Question 9: What coach has the most wins in Men’s Division 1 college basketball history?
Answer: Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)
Question 10: What singer/songwriter won the 2015 Library of Congress Gershwin Music
Award?
Answer: Willie Nelson
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ROUND 10, THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL:
Question 1: Who holds the record for most Best Actress Oscars with four?
Answer: Katharine Hepburn
Question 2: Who was the winner of the women’s gymnastics
all-around gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Gabby Douglas (Gabrielle Douglas also acceptable)
Question 3: Who won the Emmy Award for Actress in a Comedy Series in 1982-1983 for
Cheers?
Answer: Shelley Long
Question 4: Who is the only American Idol contestant to win both a Grammy and an Oscar?
Answer: Jennifer Hudson
Question 5: Which of the following British actresses has NOT been awarded knighthood by
Queen Elizabeth II?
Answer: Emma Thompson
Question 6: The United States won the Women’s World Cup Soccer Tournament in 2015.
Which nation won the tournament in 2011?
Answer: Japan
Question 7: This daughter of a boxing legend retired from professional boxing in February
2007 with a perfect 24-0 record. At the time of her retirement, she held the WIBA and the
WBC Super Middle Weight titles. Who is she?
Answer: Laila Ali
Question 8: Tatum O’Neal won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the tender age of 9
when she starred alongside her father in what motion picture?
Answer: Paper Moon
Question 9: Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 for which of her
works?
Answer: Beloved
Question 10: “Babe” Didrickson Zaharias dominated in track and field, golf and basketball
in the first half of the 20th Century, so much so that in 2008 ESPN named her the 10th
Greatest North American Athlete of the 20th Century. What was Babe’s real first name?
Answer: Mildred
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