Your The Dozen Daily Trivia answers for Sunday, October 15, 2023 were just about middle of the line when it came to difficulty. A gnarly sports question, a haunting photo, and Doogie Howser were all in order.
How did you do, Frank?: I missed three. Still better than yesterday’s nightmare.
Let’s go!
Subject: NFL
With a career spanning from 1997-2011, this WR has the most total receiving yards since 2000 for both the Ravens and Titans.
Answer: Derrick Mason
Explanation: Got this wrong, although I swear he was either on my fantasy team or on my Madden team the entire time.
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Subject: MLB
A year before winning the 2016 World Series, the Cubs lost in the 2015 NLCS to what National League East team?
Answer: New York Mets
Explanation: Cubs fan here. That was a rough one. Luckily, we’d finally get it right next year.
Subject: NBA
Rick Adelman, Tom Thibodeau, and Ryan Saunders all coached what Western Conference team during the 2010’s?
Answer: Minnesota Timberwolves.
Explanation: There is a special place in the hearts of sports fans for suffering T’Wolves coaches.
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Subject: Geography
Copenhagen is the capital of what European country that borders Germany?
Answer: Denmark
Explanation: Pretty straightforward geography question. Or if you like chewing tobacco.
Subject: Celebrity mashup
Answer: Joseph Gordon Levitt and Charlize Theron
Explanation: My photo was in black and white. That didn’t make things easier. Haunting.
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Subject: Snacks and Candy
Basketball All-Stars LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, and A’ja Wilson are current spokespersons for what potato chip brand?
Answer: Ruffles
Explanation: If you got it wrong then Ruffles isn’t doing its job. They’re responsible for making us remember these things.
Subject: Television
Earning 4 Emmy nominations for the role, what actor played suit-loving womanizer Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother from 2005-2014?
Answer: Neil Patrick Harris
Explanation: No one playing trivia on a Sunday morning should have gotten this one wrong.
Subject: Movies
Matthew McConaughey portrayed college football coach Jack Lengyel in this 2006 biographical sports drama that also starred Anthony Mackie and Matthew Fox.
Answer: We are Marshall
explanation: Nobody remembers this one but McConaughey was already a star, and Fox was in his “Lost” prime. Anthony Mackie. Yeah, he’s Captain America now.
Subject: Music
What 1987 Michael Jackson song has the following lyrics: “Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie…”?
Answer: Smooth Criminal
Explanation: Still a jam. And the Alien Ant Farm cover, which Jackson approved of, is one of the best covers ever, even 22 years later.
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