Game of 05/04/2020

We continue to play trivia each week online - no prizes, just pride. Here are the results from this week's game.

Team Name	Game Score	Rank
Bitter Wisdom	48	1
Hold The Door	46	2
Hot Cops	44	3
On the Trophy	43	4
Yung Pervs	43	4
Social Masturbation Leads to Chronic Isolation	41	6
Tickin Time Bags	37	7
Franklin's Parents	36	8
Trash Can Girls (bella, kyra, marisa)	31	9
Imma Titty (coco)	31	9

​And here are the questions from this week's game:

Round 1 - It's Gonna Be May

1. What is the birthstone for May?  (L. Frank Baum was born (and died!) in May)
2. In 1620, the Mayflower Pilgrims founded what Massachusetts town?
3. Who is the current mayor of Los Angeles?
4. Mayonnaise is primarily made from oil, vinegar, and what other main ingredient?
5. May 4, 1953: Who won the Pulitzer Prize for their book The Old Man and the Sea?
6. May 4, 1979: What woman became the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
7. May 4, 1988: Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years. By what nickname is he better known?
8. May 6, 1954: Roger Bannister became the first to accomplish what track & field feat?
9. Willie Mays (born May 6, 1931) spent the majority of his career with what MLB franchise?
10. Which Triple Crown horse race is usually held on the third Saturday in May each year?

Round 2 - It's My "Party"
Each question is about “parties” found across various topics. Each answer will contain “party”. Give the answer that best fits the content of the question.

1. What 1773 party was orchestrated by the Sons of Liberty?
2. Whose party’s invitees included the Dormouse and the March Hare?
3. ​What TV party included Scott Wolf, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, and Lacey Chabert?
4. What is the political party of Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur?
5. What political party was created by Benito Mussolini?
6. What 1984 party movie included Tom Hanks, Adrian Zmed, and Tawny Kitaen?
7. What party’s invitees could have included the director of The Goonies and Superman, one of Santa’s reindeer, and “one who puts on clothing”?
8. What TV party featured Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr?
9. What political party was promoted by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
10. What 2016 movie party attendees included Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Kate McKinnon, and Jennifer Aniston?​
    

Round 3 - I'll Cry If I Want To
A series of video clips featuring crying. Identify the movie. If film is part of a franchise, be specific about which film in the series it is.

​Round 4 - May the 4th Be With You
Name the fourth installment in the following film franchises:

1. Harry Potter
2. Twilight
3. Pirates of the Caribbean
4. Ice Age
5. Shrek
6. Die Hard
7. Terminator
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Bring It On
10. James Bond

​Round 5 - Cinco de Mayo

1. Celebrated as Primero de Mayo in Mexico, the first day of May is observed there and in many other countries as the equivalent of what U.S. holiday?
2. Maynard James Keenan is the lead singer and lyricist for what rock band?
3. The week after her death in May 2014, what Maya Angelou autobiography (her first) rose to number one on Amazon’s bestseller list?
4. Which Supreme Court Justice has “may” in their name?
5. Rob Ford made headlines in 2013 as the “crack smoking” mayor of what city?
6. Which John Mayer song, the second single from his debut studio album, is still rumored to be about Jennifer Love Hewitt?
7. Brian May, lead guitarist for Queen, also has a PhD in what field?
8. Mayans M.C. is a spin-off series of what show that ran for 7 seasons?
9. The Maya civilization spanned many present day countries in Central America as well as what Mexican peninsula highlighted here?
10. In 1981 – at the age of 21 and while still an undergraduate at Yale – Maya Lin achieved national recognition when she won a national competition to design what famous Washington D.C. memorial?