The following are the answers to the 2012 Michigan Wikipedians Trivia Night questions. Our second annual Trivia Night happened on March 14, 2012. Hope you enjoyed the trivia! The underlined portion was required to earn points for the correct answer.
University of Michigan
edit- The capacity of Michigan Stadium (The Big House) always ends in a 1. For whom is this extra seat reserved?
- Fritz Crisler, former coach and athletic director
- What year will the University of Michigan’s bicentennial be celebrated?
- 2017
- What is the name of the strip of land directly north of the Diag across North University Avenue, flanked by the League, Alumni Center, Bell Tower, and MLB?
- Ingalls Mall
- What kind of exam will you fail if you step on the block M in the middle of the Diag?
- A blue book exam
- Besides “The Victors” and “Let’s Go Blue”, name one song that the Michigan Marching Band regularly plays during pregame.
- M Fanfare, the opposing team’s fight song, Varsity, the Star-Spangled Banner
- The Residential College (RC) will be moving to which residence hall next year (2012-13) due to renovations being performed on East Quad?
- West Quadrangle
- This accomplished Michigan alumnus is possibly best known as the voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies.
- The University of Michigan is ranked 40 spots above what university, according to the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (hint: other important stats are 58-43-6)?
- The Ohio State University or OSU
- Louis Elbel wrote “The Victors” after Michigan beat which college for the football league championship?
- University of Chicago
- On what street is Zingerman’s Deli located? Bonus point if you can give the complete address (number and street).
- Detroit Street (bonus for 422 Detroit Street)
Pi Day/Math/Numbers
edit- What is the last digit (0-9) to appear if you start listing the digits of pi? Hint: it’s not 3, 1, or 4.
- 0 (zero)
- Pi is this kind of number, which means it cannot be expressed as a fraction with integers in the numerator and denominator.
- Irrational number
- Middle school math: pi is the ratio of the ...
- Circumference
- ... to the ...
- Diameter
- What state’s legislature famously tried to legislate the value of pi in 1897?
- Indiana
- Today (March 14) is Pi Day. When is Pi Approximation Day?
- July 22 (from 22/7 )
- What college often mails its acceptance letters on Pi Day?
- MIT or Massachusetts Institute of Technology (post-Trivia Night note: Caltech also sent out their acceptance letters on Pi Day this year.)
- Pi Day was invented by Larry Shaw, a physicist at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Within 5 years, what year was Pi Day first celebrated?
- 1988 (1983-1993)
- The number of shares offered in Google’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2004 was 100 million times this other irrational number.
- e or 2.718281828…
- What is the most popular flavor of pie, the food?
- Apple
Modern Movie Trivia
edit- This was the highest grossing film of 2011--'nuff said.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- This 2011 spy film based on a novel by John Le Carré was the bestseller at UK box offices for three consecutive weeks.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Brad Bird, writer of The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Iron Giant, made his live-action directorial debut this year with which fast-paced action film?
- Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- 2011's Drive, a movie featuring a getaway-driving Ryan Gosling and heartbreakingly-gorgeous Carey Mulligan, was directed by which Danish director?
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Noomi Rapace played Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. Who portrayed Salander in the 2011 Fincher remake of the same film?
- Rooney Mara
- Jean Dujardin plays a silent-movie star whose career is ruined by the advent of "talkies" in this 2011 silent movie by Michel Hazanavicius.
- The Artist
- It's official! 2012 will see a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby, and Jay Gatsby will be portrayed by this top Hollywood man.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- In the 2006 Casio Royale, the only woman James Bond has ever loved, Vesper Lynd, is portrayed by which French-born Actress?
- Eva Green
- This actor has captivated audiences in the titular roles of the films The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Michael Clayton.
- George Clooney
- In the fabulous Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris, which actor portrays Gil Pender, a sell-out Hollywood screenwriter hopelessly living in the past?
- Owen Wilson
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Classic Movie Trivia
edit- Name the legendary director whose works include The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, and The Asphalt Jungle.
- This man created two films in 1974; one won the Academy award for Best Picture and the other the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
- George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion was adapted into which film musical starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn?
- Name the director whose first movie was 1977's Eraserhead and whose Wild at Heart won him a Palme d'Or.
- Name the leading man common to the films Roman Holiday, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
- Which leading lady portrayed Norma Desmond in the Billy Wilder classic, Sunset Boulevard?
- This film, Cecil B. DeMille's last and most successful, was released in 1956 and starred Charlton Heston.
- Which director, known for addressing important social issues in each of his films, is known for The Defiant Ones, Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremberg, and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?
- Which famous French director made only a single English-language film, Fahrenheit 451, but is better known for such works as Jules and Jim and The 400 Blows?
- Joan Fontaine and Lawrence Olivier star in this 1940 film which was Alfred Hitchcock's first American project and was produced by David O. Selznick.
Rock Across the Decades
edit- Most famous for singles such as "Maybellene" (1955) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), this early American rock and roll pioneer continues to play live today at the age of 85.
- Sometimes regarded as the most popular group in the United States before the arrival of The Beatles, this pop and rock band from Newark, New Jersey has hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 five times with songs such as 1962's "Sherry" and 1975's "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)".
- Originally from Niles, Michigan, this garage rock and psychedelic rock band received significant national airplay with big hits such as 1966's "Hanky Panky" and 1969's "Crimson and Clover".
- "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", a folk song written by Anne Bredon and popularized by Joan Baez in the early 1960s, was covered by this English hard rock and folk rock band on its self-titled debut album in 1969.
- Widely acclaimed for studio albums such as Beggars Banquet (1968) and Exile on Main St. (1972) as well as numerous successful tours, this English rock band celebrates the 50th anniversary of its foundation this year.
- "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a nine-part, 26 minute song in its entirety, was one of just four songs on the 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here by this English progressive rock band.
- Initially the rhythm guitarist for the late-1970s all-female hard rock band The Runaways, this American rocker is best known for her later work with The Blackhearts and songs such as 1981's "Bad Reputation" and 1988's "I Hate Myself For Loving You".
- With husband-and-wife duo Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon playing guitar and bass, respectively, this New York City-based alternative rock band pursued an experimental sound with songs such as 1990's "Kool Thing" before going on hiatus in 2011.
- Fronted by Liam Gallagher and famous for songs such as "Wonderwall" (1995) and "Champagne Supernova" (1996), this English rock and Britpop group was also infamous for its rivalry with the band Blur in what has sometimes been called "The Battle of Britpop".
- Formed in Akron, Ohio, this blues rock and garage rock power duo has achieved significant success and recognition in the past couple years with the albums Brothers #: The Black Keys
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Michigan Football Trivia
edit- Bo Schembechler described this undersized defensive lineman from the 1973 season as the "greatest player he ever coached"
- Donnie Warner
- This Michigan alum and Heisman winner was also a Superbowl MVP.
- Desmond Howard
- This broadcaster was famous for pronouncing Michigan "Mee-chigan", sounding the horn from General Patton's jeep after every score, and going insane after Anthony Carter scored against Indiana to win the game in the final seconds.
- Bob Ufer
- This Michigan alum is tied for first with the most regular season interceptions during the 2011 NFL season.
- Charles Woodson
- This Heisman winner who played for Michigan has a famous son with a hit show on CBS.
- Tom Harmon
- Jim Hackett, a Michigan football alum, is the CEO of this office furniture supplier.
- Steelcase
- This Michigan athletic director fired his basketball coach on the eve of the first NCAA tournament game after learning he secretly accepted a head coaching job at Arizona. The Wolverines went on to win the national championship.
- Bo Schembechler
- This Michigan long snapper became one of the few long snappers to catch a pass in the 2012 Sugar Bowl.
- Jared Glanda
- This Michigan coach is unusual for being more likely to win a game entering the 4th quarter down by a touchdown instead of up by a touchdown.
- Lloyd Carr
- This Michigan coach is credited with inventing separate squads for offense and defense.
- Fritz Crisler
Miscellaneous
edit- The musical Hair opens with a song dedicated to this astrological age.
- Aquarius
- This audio engineer, previously or currently a member of Shellac, Big Black, and Flour, has recorded albums for Nirvana and the Pixies.
- Steve Albini
- Started in 1978, this independent record label released records by punk and post-punk acts like Desperate Bicycles, Swell Maps, and the Buzzcocks. After filing for bankruptcy in 1982, it was revived in 2000 and has since released records by the Strokes and Belle & Sebastian.
- Rough Trade Records
- Formerly a member of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, this musician went on to score the films Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and Black Swan.
- Clint Mansell
- This alternative rock style was named after the manner in which musicians in these bands observed their footwear during live performances.
- Shoegaze (or Shoegazing)
- What year was Super Smash Brothers Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube released?
- 2001
- How many playable characters does Super Smash Brothers Melee feature?
- 25
- How do you unlock the Battlefield stage?
- Beat All-Star mode for the first time
- Geometer and integration pioneer Georg Riemann studied under which superstar mathematician?
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- The model of the atom wherein electrons orbit around an atom's nucleus was introduced by...?
- Niels Bohr
- Which magnanimus Indian number theorist credited his mathematical ability to a Hindu goddess?
- Srinivasa Ramanujan
Wikipedia Trivia
edit- On what day did Wikipedia blackout in order to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA)?
- January 18, 2012
- Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and what other internet encyclopedian?
- In what year did Wikipedia reach three million articles?
- 2009
- Aside from the English Wikipedia, which language's Wikipedia contains the most articles?
- The German Wikipedia
- A 2005 investigation found that English Wikipedia science articles had a similar rate of "serious errors" to which other enclycopedia?
- What is the name of the wiki software used to run Wikipedia and all of its sister projects (such as Wikinews, Wiktionary, Wikibooks)?
- In January 2012 the Wikipedia community decided to use the name "talk pages" instead what previous name?
- "Discussion pages"
- Wikipedia's main page includes sections called "Today's featured article", "Did you know...", "In the news", "On this day...", and what other section?
- When editing Wikipedia, what code is used to create a redirect?
- #redirect [[Pagename]]
- Searching "WP:BEANS" on Wikipedia will send you to what Wikipedia page?