Trivia Categories 6, 7, & 8

Nothing new to report today, so I'll make it another trivia category post. Category 7 was an audio category. I haven't taken the time to figure out how I can post the audio clips here, so I'll just report on how it worked. The title was "Children Songs". We played brief audio clips of the following 10 songs. The trivia players had to provide the artist(s), not the song titles.

1. Isn’t She Lovely?
2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice?
3. To Zion
4. Thank God for Kids
5. Teach Your Children Well
6. Forever Young
7. In My Daughter’s Eyes
8. Beautiful Boy
9. Growin’ Up
10. You’re Gonna Miss This

1. Stevie Wonder
2. The Beach Boys
3. Lauryn Hill
4. The Oak Ridge Boys
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
6. Rod Stewart
7. Martina McBride
8. John Lennon
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. Trace Adkins

Category #6 was "Stuck in the Middle". Questions are as follows:

1. South America has two land-locked countries. One of them is Bolivia. What is the other one?

2. Before becoming the voice of the Chicago Cubs, Harry Caray was the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1945-1969 and the voice of the White Sox from 1971-1981. For which team did he broadcast in 1970?

3. Grover Cleveland is the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms. Who served the term in between (1889-1893)?

4. Which state contains the geographic center of the continental United States?

5. For what does the ‘G’ in MGM Studios stand?

6. What is the subtitle of the second film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series?

7. Of the three Jonas Brothers who perform in the pop band, which one is the middle child?

8. There are four U.S. presidents carved into Mount Rushmore. Of the two of them in the middle, one is Teddy Roosevelt. Who is the other?

9. In the opening credits of the television series, The Brady Bunch, each family member appears in a square. Who or what appears in the middle square?

10. Using the twelve signs of the zodiac, what sign comes between Aries and Gemini?

Category #8 was "Famous Illinoisans". Questions are as follows:

1. Name the famous movie critic born in Urbana on June 18, 1942.

2. What sitcom actor was born on October 17, 1948 in Chicago? He was best known for hanging out in a bar "where everybody knew his name".

3. Born December 5, 1901 in Chicago, this famous Illinoisan has received the most Oscar awards (26) and nominations (59). The company he founded still earns roughly $35 billion annually.

4. Name the model born February 20, 1966 in DeKalb. She earned a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University, but only stayed one semester.

5. Name Doris Day's famous co-star who was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. on November 17, 1925 in Winnetka and graduated from New Trier High School.

6. This key figure in the American Old West was born May 27, 1837 in Homer, Illinois, which is now known as Troy Grove. He was rumored to be romantically involved with Calamity Jane.

7. Born June 14, 1909 in Hunt City, this American folk singer was responsible for the song, "A Holly Jolly Christmas".

8. Named the "Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century", this Olympian was born March 3, 1963 in East St. Louis.

9. This Saturday Night Live veteran was seen prominently rooting for the Fighting Illini during their 2005 NCAA tournament run. He was born September 21, 1950 in Wilmette, Illinois.

10. Known as "The Velvet Fog" and also as Judge Harry Stone's favorite musician, this jazz singer was born September 13, 1925 in Chicago.

Answers Below:


Stuck in the Middle
1. Paraguay
2. Oakland Athletics
3. Benjamin Harrison
4. Kansas
5. Goldwyn
6. Dead Man’s Chest
7. Joe (or Joseph)
8. Thomas Jefferson
9. Alice (the housekeeper)
10. Taurus

Famous Illinoisans
1. Roger Ebert
2. George Wendt
3. Walt Disney
4. Cindy Crawford
5. Rock Hudson
6. Wild Bill Hickok
7. Burl Ives
8. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
9. Bill Murray
10. Mel Torme