TED Talks, Amtrak and More at Gaslight Trivia Night 11/14/17




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1. What was the crime Gangster Al Capone was ever convicted of that sent him to Alcatraz?

2. What is the official name of Amtrak?

3. What is the more common name for the Sea of Cortez?

4. Relating to TED talks what does TED stand for

5. 2 points: Who played the two main cops in the 1988 movie Colors?

6. What are the only two contiguous US states that are not serviced by Amtrak?

7. What comedian/actor was a drummer in the early days of the band leather canary that eventually became Steely Dan?

8. What city was the titanic in route to when it Sank?

9. Originally established in 1857 which winery is considered the oldest winery in California?

10. Before releasing the iPad, iPod or Iphone what hand held device or PDA did Apple produce and sell from 1993 to 1998?

11. A hogshead is a measurement of what?

12. Which US state has the most pacific ocean coastline?

13. What is the name of the mayor of Springfield on the Simpsons?

14. What term which is a portmanteau of "iPod" and "broadcast” means an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to?

15. What slang term does urban dictionary describe as A hypersensitive, irrational person who can't stand to have their world views challenged, or be offended in any perceived or even slightest of ways; they will have any number of emotional reactions: impugning character and/or motives, blocking on social media, shouting, interrupting, threatening, assaulting, etc

16. What happens when you roll three consecutive doubles in the home of monopoly.

17. What is the name for an Argentinian cowboy and the mascot for UC Santa Barbara?

18. In the gamer world what does the abbreviation NPC mean?

19. What number was retired by the Chicago bulls to honor Michael Jordan

20. How many players are there on a standard ultimate frisbee team?

21. What desk top tool was invented 131 years ago today November 14 by Friedrich Soennecken and was celebrated as Google’s Doodle today?



Tie Breaker 48 American states divide themselves into counties – how many total counties are there in the US?





1. Tax Evasion

2. America trak or America Track

3. The Gulf of California

4. Technology, Entertainment and Design

5. Robert Duval and Sean Penn

6. South Dakota and Wyoming

7. Chevy Chase

8. New York City

9. Buena Vista Winery

10. Newton

11. Volume

12. Alaska

13. Mayor Quimby

14. Podcast

15. Snow Flake

16. You go to jail

17. Gauchos.

18. Non player character.

19. 23

20. 7

21. The hole punch/puncher





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