"Officer Phil's" KUSI Trivia Undated 2006 Questions and Answers Page

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Here are the questions and the answers to the trivia questions I do each day on "Good Morning San Diego" on KUSI (51/9). The most recent questions are listed at the top of the page. The answers are at the bottom of the page.

To make a guess, just put your cursor over the correct letter. If you have guessed correctly, the letter will become a check mark . If you have guessed incorrectly, you will see a minus sign . On a few questions, the correct answer is "All of the above." In that case you will see .

You can also scroll to the bottom of the page where all of the answers are listed, often with a more detailed explanation. Clicking on an answer will take you directly to the more detailed answers at the bottom of the page.

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Undated from 2006 #1: What was actor Josh Duhamel's choice as a career before he became an actor?	: Astronaut : C.P.A. : Dentist : Marine Biologist
Undated from 2006 #2: One of the "100 Greatest TV Catch Phrases" is "We've got a really big show." Who is known for saying it?	: Regis Philbin : Jay Leno : David Letterman : Ed Sullivan
Undated from 2006 #3: Which one of the following things is NOT true about Ed Asner?	: Played professional football : His first name is really Yitzak : Made two movies with Elvis Presley : Only person to get Comedy & Drama Emmys for playing the same charcater
Undated from 2006 #4: "Black Friday" is often thought to be the busiest shopping day of the year. Which day is really the busiest?	: 1st Moday after Thanksgiving : 1st Saturday in December : Saturday before Christmas : Friday before Mother's Day
Undated from 2006 #5: When did Thanksgiving become an official, annual, national holiday?	: 1619 : 1789 : 1863 : 1941
Undated from 2006 #6: How did LaDainian Tomlinson show his love for football as a child?	: He had a bed shaped like a football : He slept with a football : He camped out on his high school football field : He slept in front of the TV before big games
Undated from 2006 #7: How long did the longest officially recognized Monopoly marathon last?	: 80 hours : 480 hours : 880 hours : 1680 hours
Undated from 2006 #8: When do most Americans start shopping for the holidays?	: October : November : First two weeks in December : Last 2 weeks in December
Undated from 2006 #9: What was the first coin-operated video game in the US?	: Breakout : Galaxy Game : Pong : Shooting Gallery
Undated from 2006 #10: What does the word "Tsunami" mean?	: Devil wave : Harbor Wave : Killer wave : Wall of water
Undated from 2006 #11: How much chocolate does the average American consume in one year?	: 1.6 pounds : 2.6 pounds : 6.6 pounds : 11.6 pounds
Undated from 2006 #12: Which of the following things is NOT true about the desert tortoise?	: State reptile of California & Nevada : Heaviest recorded weight was 123 pounds : Spends up to 95% of their time in their burrow
Undated from 2006 #13: Marvin Hamlisch has done which of the following?	: Youngest person enrolled at Juiliard : First person to win 3 Oscars in one night : Won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Pulitzer : Wrote the song "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows"
Undated from 2006 #14: How long ago was the Salton Sea formed?	: 100 years : 8 million years : 13 million years : 27 million years
Undated from 2006 #15: Which one of the following political parties did NOTonce existed in the USA?	: Anti-Masonic Party : Liberal Republican Party : Conservative Democratic Party : Vegetarian Party
Undated from 2006 #16: How many bachelors have been President?	: None : 1 : 2 : 3
Undated from 2006 #17: What is Madarosis?	: Fear of Angry People : Fear of Voting : Loss of Eyelashes : Loss of Hair on a Dog
Undated from 2006 #18: Recent reports say the oceans are being depleted of fish. How many fish species are there?	: 13,000 : 29,000 : 54,000 : 72,000
Undated from 2006 #19: Which actor claims to have an ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence?	: Kevin Federline : Angelina Jolie : Britney Spears : Reese Witherspoon
Undated from 2006 #20: According to a recent survey, what type of food do Americans eat most when they go out to eat?	: American : Asian : French : Italian

Answers:

Undated #1: What was actor Josh Duhamel's ("Vegas") choice as a career before he became an actor? --

C: Dentist

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Undated #2: One of the "100 Greatest TV Catch Phrases" is "We've got a really big show." Who is known for saying it? --

D: Ed Sullivan

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Undated #3: Which one of the following things is NOT true about Ed Asner? --

A: Yitzak Edward Asner was in 2 movies with Elvis and won a Comedy & Dramatic Emmy for playing Lou Grant.

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Undated #4: "Black Friday" is often thought to be the busiest shopping day of the year. Which day is really the busiest? --

C: Saturday before Christmas

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Undated #5: When did Thanksgiving become an official, annual, national holiday? --

C: President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving to be an annual holiday in 1863.

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Undated #6: How did LaDainian Tomlinson show his love for football as a child? --

B: He slept with a football

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Undated #7: How long did the longest officially recognized Monopoly marathon last? --

D: The longest Monopoly marathon lasted 1680 hours (70 days).

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Undated #8: When do most Americans start shopping for the holidays? --

B: 37% of Americans start shopping for the holidays in November.

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Undated #9: What was the first coin-operated video game in the US? --

B: Galaxy Game was released in 1971, but only had a limited distribution. Pong came out in 1972 and was the first "sucessful" coin-operated video game.

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Undated #10: What does the word "Tsunami" mean? --

B: Tsunami is Japanese for "Harbor Wave."

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Undated #11: How much chocolate does the average American consume in one year? --

D: 11.6 pounds

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Undated #12: Which of the following things is NOT true about the desert tortoise? --

B: Desert Tortoises do not get that big.

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Undated #13: Marvin Hamlisch has done which of the following? --

All of the above. Amazing, isn't it!

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Undated #14: How long ago was the Salton Sea formed? --

A: The Salton Sea was formed 100 years ago when floods caused irrigation levees to break.

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Undated #15: Which one of the following political parties did NOTonce existed in the USA? --

C: Conservative Democratic

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Undated #16: How many bachelors have been President? --

B: 1, James Buchanan was the only President to never marry.

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Undated #17: What is Madarosis? --

C: Loss of Eyelashes

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Undated #18: Recent reports say the oceans are being depleted of fish. How many fish species are there? --

B: 29,000

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Undated #19: Which actor claims to have an ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence? --

D: Reese Witherspoon

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Undated #20: According to a recent survey, what type of food do Americans eat most when they go out to eat? --

D: Italian: 27% (Asian=25%, American=16%, French=12%)

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