Universal Joint Trivia

i play a fair bit of trivia, and there is one place in atlanta that has been rumored to be the hardest, nastiest, mind-boggling trivia in all the land. universal joint trivia. i played a while back and got stomped, bad. since then, i have been talking about this trivia to everyone who would listen, to warn them.

but against my better judgement, me and my merry band of miscreants decided to ante-up, steel ourselves, and forge ahead into the great unknown, and hopefully don't get our asses kicked. here is what we encountered.... (i will post the answers in the comments sections)


Round 1
Nicknames – what country’s nickname “oum el donya” translates to “mother of the world”?
Capitals – Bridgetown is the largest city and the capital of what country?
Mobile – Ransom E. Olds founded Olds Motor Comp. in which state?
Colonel – What is the 1st name of Col. Clink on Hogan’s Heroes?
Local Fruit – Out of strawberry, blueberry, cranberry, concord grapes, which is NOT native of the US?

Round 2
Moonlighting – Lockheed made what parts for Chrysler Automobiles before they made aeroplanes?
Somehow Appropriate – Loretta Lynn devised her singer/sister’s stage name after seeing what?
Tasty – “Stones in your mouth for clarities sake to strengthen the speech” was advocated by whom?
Yes! What, Indeed – If one is using “wefts” and “warps”, what is one doing?
No Vacation For You - What is the only NFL team that has won a Super Bowl at their home/near their home stadium? BONUS: Name their opponent.

Round 3
Welfare Billionaire – Princess Di referred to Camilla as being what specific type/breed of species?
Modern Warfare – Not the 1st to attempt a sinking, what was the name of the first submarine to sink a warship?
OR – Name the ship that was sunk. BONUS – If you get both.
1st In A Series – Petunia #2 was the first work done by what artist?
Sibling Rivalry – Which two brothers shared an outfield on the same team on an All-Star team?
Listening to Disembodied Voices – Noah was instructed to build an ark that was 300 cubits by 50 cubits. How long is a cubit?

Round 4
Bantu to You – What food related word do we get from the Bantu word “NGURA”
Knock Knock – What literary figure is credited with inventing the knock-knock joke?
Ironmen – Cal Ripkin Jr. holds the record for most consecutive games played in baseball. Who is the only player in history to have 500+ games at each of 5 different positions?
Autobiography – “The Story of My Experiment with Truth” was an autobiography of which political leader?
Deathrace 2012 – Donna Summer died recently. In 1982, who wrote and played guitar on the song “Protection” about Donna Summer?

FINAL
TWO OPTIONS – ONLY ANSWER ONE
1. Only one group/artist has had 4 #1 Billboard ALBUMS in a single calendar year. Who is it?
2. Which 7 US Presidents were Civil War Veterans?



but at the end of the night we got a very respectable 3rd place, and have now been back 3 times. and have placed 2 out of those 3 times. so we have been slowing but surely taming the beast. one day... maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, we will get first place.....