Dozen Daily Trivia Answers Explained 12/4/24: “Caught up in the action”
Happy Hump Day trivia friends! Hard to believe it’s been almost a week since Thanksgiving but here we are. I hope all of you are having a terrific recovery from the long weekend. Today’s quiz was on the tougher side.
How did you do, Frank? Missed four (yikes). Perfects for the year? One.
NFL: Linebacker C.J. Mosley was 2nd Team All-Pro in 4 out of his first 5 seasons with this AFC team from 2014-2018.
Answer: Baltimore Ravens
Explained: Not part of those elite Ravens defenses though.
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NBA: After six seasons in Orlando, the Magic traded Penny Hardaway to this Western Conference team in 1999.
Answer: Penny got stuck in Orlando limbo after Shaq left for Los Angeles and just sort of wandered around the wilderness until he retired.
MLB: In 2008, this Red Sox player hit his 500th career Home Run off Chad Bradford.
Answer: Manny Ramirez
Explained: Manny being Manny used to be a weekly thing in baseball.
History: This Russian revolutionary and founder of the Bolsheviks was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until his death in 1924.
Answer: Vladimir Lenin
Explained: Not much to add here.
Celebrity Mashup Answer: Amber Heard and Bill Hader
Explained: If you haven’t watched Hader in “Barry” you should. One of the most clever shows of the modern era.
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Snacks and Candy: Before getting rebranded in 2017, Chocodiles were the chocolate-coated variation of what famous Hostess product?
Answer: Twinkies
Explained: I’m a Hostess expert. Those Meltamores are where it’s at these days.
Television: Following a dysfunctional family who runs a funeral home, Peter Krause and Michael C. Hall starred in this HBO drama from 2001-2005.
Answer: Six Feet Under
Explained: Of course Krause would go on to do 911 and Parenthood. And Hall would star on a little show called “Dexter”.
Movies: With a non-linear narrative structure, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel starred in this 2009 romantic dramedy.
Answer: 500 Days of Summer
Explained: Was JGL the bad guy in this film? A lot of people think so 15 years later.
Music: A founding member of The Eagles, this musician had a successful solo career, releasing hits in the 1980’s with: “The Heat Is On”, “You Belong To The City”, and “Smuggler’s Blues”.
Answer: Glen Frey
Explained: He had a couple of jams. Didn’t he?
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