As the calendar turns from September to October, your The Dozen Daily Trivia quiz wasn’t as tough as in previous days, but still posed enough of a challenge to make us think.
How did you do, Frank? I missed three. Haven’t had a good week all things considered.
Let’s break it down.
Subject: NFL
While known primarily as an Eagle, Randall Cunningham started at QB for this present-day NFC North team that went 15-1 during the 1998-1999 season.
Answer: Minnesota Vikings
Explanation: This team was scary good. Randy Moss, Chris Carter, Robert Smith. So many weapons.
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Subject: College Football
Originally the third-string QB entering the season, who started at QB for Ohio State during the 2015 CFP National Championship game, leading them to a 42-20 win over Oregon?
Answer: Cardale Jones
Explanation: Got it wrong. Completely blanked. Reckon only Buckeye fans were tracking this one right.
Subject: Soccer
The 2010 World Cup Final featured two countries who had never won prior, eventual winner Spain and this European country in their third-ever World Cup Final.
Answer: Netherlands
Explanation: Got it wrong. If I remember it was a good game though.
Subject: History
In 2023, what West Coast state lifted a 72-year ban on self-service gas stations, leaving New Jersey as the only state where it’s illegal for drivers to pump their own gas?
Answer: Oregon
Explanation: I’ve been to Oregon. If you haven’t then you had three states to pick from. You still had a decent shot.
Subject: Celebrity Mashup
Answer: Vin Diesel and Jesse Plemons
Explanation: Got it wrong. I knew Jesse Plemons because he’s married to Kirsten Dunst, who I’ve adored for years. But guessed Bruce Willis for the other part.
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Subject: Beverages
Owned by PepsiCo since 1986, what is the name of the Root Beer brand that features a cool bulldog as part of its logo?
Answer: Mug
Explanation: It’s either A&W, Barqs or Mug. Mug has the bulldog.
Subject: Television
Following The Sopranos, Edie Falco earned 6 Emmy Nominations for her lead role in this Showtime medical dramedy that ran from 2009-2015.
Answer: Nurse Jackie
Explanation: This is a TV blog. Still, I followed Falco after Sopranos and she was always on the awards circuit.
Subject: Movies
This 1985 mystery comedy based on a board game of the same name starred Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, and Christopher Lloyd.
Answer: Clue
Explanation: Ain’t too many movies based on board games. It’s this or Battleship which was made in the early 2010s. It’s actually an amusing movie too.
Subject: Music
Known for her song “Pieces of Me”, this singer had an infamous lip-synch incident on Saturday Night Live in 2004, ending with her doing an awkward jig as she walked offstage.
Answer: Ashlee Simpson
Explanation: Once again. TV. But this was a mortifying moment for Simpson. And she never truly recovered. You can watch it below..
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