The weekend is almost upon us, trivia nerds. But two more workdays and some trivia questions lay before us. Your The Dozen Daily Trivia Answers Explained for Thursday June 13th, 2024 might be needed for this prickly quiz.

How did you do, Frank?: Missed three. Been much better before.

NFL: The 2009 Panthers had two players rush for over 1,000 yards, DeAngelo Williams and this second-year RB out of Oregon.

Answer: Jonthan Stewart

Explained: That was a fun Panthers team. I missed dual 1K rushers.

College Basketball: Before winning a Championship with the Bucks, Brook Lopez played alongside his brother Robin at this Pac-10 school from 2006-2008.

Answer: Stanford

Explained: Now they’re in commercials together.

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Hockey: The last sweep in the Stanley Cup Finals was in 1998 when the Detroit Red Wings swept this Eastern Conference team coached by Ron Wilson.

Answer: Washington Capitals

Explained: Hockey is tough. This was realllllly tough. Wow.

History: After defeating George H.W. Bush in the 1992 election, Bill Clinton won re-election by defeating this former Kansas Senator and Republican nominee in the 1996 election.

Answer: Bob Dole

Explained: Dole had some fun and made some money in a Pepsi commercial with Britney Spears a few years later.

Celebrity Mashup Answer: Jason Alexander and Julie Louis Dreyfuss

Explained: Both Seinfeld alums. My post hint of the day.

Chain Restaurants: While not the leader in its space, this chain, popular in the Midwest & Southeast, is known for the Big Buford burger and its seasoned fries.

Answer: Checkers and Rally’s

Explained: The best fries out there. They’re a leader in that space.

Television: From 2005-2010, this CBS crime drama followed a college mathematics professor as he helps his FBI agent brother solve crime cases in Los Angeles.

Answer: Numbers or Numb3rs

Explained: Amazing how quickly CBS dramas get forgotten. Don’t get me started on Scorpion.

Movies: In this 2011 animated comedy Western, Johnny Depp voiced a pet chameleon who accidentally ends up in a dirt town in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Answer: Rango

Explained: One of those movies you forget you exist until you see them on the 99 cent shelf.

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Music: Steve Winwood released this hit song in 1986 that was covered by Whitney Houston in 1990, and then her cover was remixed posthumously by Kygo in 2019

Answer: Higher Love

Explained: Still a good song. RIP Whitney

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