1. John and Thomas Trivia
Extravaganza
A quiz Language, Philosophy and Scientific Progress

2. Some general info….
1. This is not a Calvin and Hobbes quiz
2. This is not a Calvin and Hobbes quiz
3. My usual shtick
4. Starred Questions – Sudden Death – Nepotism
5. This quiz has been proof checked as much as ToI

3. 1. Something's rotten in ……

4. “To be or not to be”, that is the question

5. *2. City in Jordan? Maybe.
This word rose to prominence when Neil Gaiman used in as a telepathic password
in an Episode of Dr. Who.
The first part of this word is derived from the Greek word for stone, the second part
from the word for the blood of Gods.
What‘s the good word?

6. Petrichor

7. 3. Kobe‟s first rap
What Mom calls Calvin is actually an anglicized name for an old eastern assassin
cult.
First mentioned in 14th century, to their credit they were at least sober while they
ritualistically strangled their victims as an offering to their deity.
Give me the blanked out word.
(Blanks NOT indicative of length)

8. Thug or Thuggee

9. 4. Apparently all babies are born with them
This is a very famous marketing gimmick followed by K-Mart from where it
entered the popular lexicon to mean many things, for example
- A cheap ‗working woman‘
- A cop car
- In Amsterdam‘s red light district (apparently) it means the individual is
transgender
What is the phrase?

10. Blue light special

11. 5. Up goes the eyebrow
Give me what has been blanked out.

12. Peck

13. 6. Brutin and Big Rem
Give me the name of the painting and the Artist. No part points.
(Artwork on the next slide)

15. Nude Descending the staircase, No. 2 by
Marcel Duchamp

16. 7. The cross in French
Id the sport Suzie seems to play.

17. Lacross

18. *8. Antonio and Angela woo!
The question Calvin is asking is one that is fairly important in Christian theology
and according to the Pope the answer is Yes!
Now that may seem odd but with the help of the clue on the next slide give me
the exact 2 word phrase (for full points) or the general funda (for part points) as
to why this is so.

20. Original Sin or Ancestral Sin

21. 9. Not like a bore but like a dog
According to this guy – ―To be is to be perceived‖. Sometimes called ―the Matrix
philosopher‖, because he believed everything exists only in the mind, he
famously asked (not really), ―If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to
hear it, does it make a sound?‖. Name this Irish philosopher who has a
(…………………….. give away clue ……………………) famous university
named after him in California.

22. George Berkeley

23. 10. Prof. (‟86 explosion)

24. Along with Chaos Island
In the previous comic Bill Watterson, I believe, references a famous sequence
from a seminal 1925 silent film which also features a battle between an
Allosaurs and a Brontosaurus (sic).
The movie itself was based upon a Conan Doyle novel the basic premise of
which has been redone endlessly since, including in the movie ―Up‖.
Name this move/book which also shares its title with a similarly themed
Michael Crichton book.

25. The Lost World

26. 11. (Insert negative) not get this answer
Hobbes is quoting from a landmark book in philosophy written by this dude from
Koingesberg (now Kalingard). His evening walks were so legendarily set that
supposedly the church clock was set by them. Although he is said to have missed
his walk one time when he was too engrossed in reading Hume realize the time.
Id this Germanic philosopher who stated ―Always act according to that maxim
whose universality as a law you can at the same time will‖

27. Immanuel Kant

28. 12. 041326

29. Flag pole wars!
Perhaps the most famous version of what Hobbes is referring to exists on the
38thparallel and is, perhaps, the most heavily militarized place in the world.
On one side it has a brightly painted fully electrified village that is actually
almost entirely empty. On the other side you often have pop songs being
played loudly on giant speakers.
Other example of this are the Sinai Peninsula and Aland.
Give me this phrase.

30. DMZ – DeMilitarized Zone

31. 13. Thank God they got rid of Perez
Featuring the drumming talent of Frank Beard, name this band that Calvin wants to
emulate.

32. ZZ Top

33. 14. Leonard as per Sheldon

34. Happy!
It‘s a common fantasy that we have little versions of us inside our bodies
controlling our actions and thoughts. In fact in earlier times people thought
that this is was sperm was – tiny perfectly formed men.
Give me the term used for these men that is partly derived from the Greek word
for man.

35. Homunculus

36. 15. His bike features in Bridget Jones
He died in 1924 leaving most of his works unpublished and incomplete.
Orson Welles believed that his adaptation of one of the author‘s novel was his
finest work, better than even Citizen Kane.
Name this author, whose above referenced work, shares a tile with an equally
famous collection by Ovid.

37. Franz Kafka

38. *16. Why Einstein didn‟t find Newton
Named after a French philosopher/mathematician, give me the argument being
utilized by Calvin here.

39. Pascal‟s Wager

40. 17. Richard and Maurice
Calvin‘s Dad references two different things here.
One spent over 7 years in India trying to grow the perfect potato. TO figure out
the other refer to the next slide.
For full points give me both.

42. McDonalds and Walmart

43. 18. From the New York club
The article of clothing that Hobbes hopes to find is today used only for the most black
tie of black tie events.
First adopted by British officers in Afghanistan as an alternative to the waistcoat , in
earlier, and classier times, opera tickets were often tucked into it.
Name this article of clothing.

44. Cummerbund

45. *19.
The Germans have a knack of coming up with useful words. One of these is Welatanschauung. In
linguistics it was first popularised by Wilhem von Humbolt and later by Edward Sapir and Benjamin
Whorf.
During World War II the Nazi‘s use of propoganda, terror and state terror was called
Welatanschauungskerig as a means of securing an ideological victory over their enemies. This is
what we would call psycological warefare today.
What is the meaning of this word?

46. World View

47. 20. Clown Wrestler in WWF
Id the word that has been blanked out.

48. Boink!

49. It is but another beginning

50. 21. I am Sandra Dee
Which famous film was released in Mexico under the
name ‗Vaselina‘ and in Italy under the title
‗Brilliantino‘?

51. Grease

52. 22. It was an improv excercise
Id the person pictured.

53. Robert DeNerio

54. 23. CEO: Ben Huh
1. Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh
skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.
2. Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An
Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz.
3. At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz
X?
What is this text an extract from?

55. The LOLcat Bible

56. 24. Not the noodle incident
Voted as the #21 greatest metal song by VH1 the band
used it as the closing song for most of their tours.
According to X they needed to have a vote on the
second line because he wanted it to be "Where the
girls are fat and they've got big titties" although he
had come up with the actually line as well.
In an interview the lead singer said "the verses are
more about being in the jungle; the chorus is like
being back in the Midwest or somewhere".
Name this song.

57. Paradise City by Guns „N Roses

58. 25. Tandem with Pigeon
 Id the man.

59. John Birks„Dizzy‟ Gillisspe

60. 26. The shrimps love cat food
Tom Cartwright was a fairly good bowler but never did
find much favor with the selectors and ended up
playing in only 5 tests.
He did make history during the 68-69 tour despite not
playing a game.
How?

61. Basil D‟oliveria got selected

62. 27. He taught lions to fish
The Singh Brotherhood is a global crime syndicate that
has been around for centuries.
In the 1536 they attacked an English merchant ship of
the coast of Bangalla killing the captain and all the
crew.
Only the captain‘s son survived the massacre.
How do we know him today?

63. Phantom – The ghost that walks

64. *28. Its an overdog story
Id what is
happening here.
Full points only for
exact explanation

65. The Secretariat winning the Belmont stakes

66. 29. No one remembers Jim
And the—the surface is fine and powdery. I can—I can
pick it up loosely with my toe. It does adhere in fine
layers like powdered charcoal to the sole and sides
of my boots. I only go in a small fraction of an
inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the
footprints of my boots and the treads in the
fine, sandy particles.
Of what is this an extract?

67. Small step for man a giant step for mankind

68. 30. This is a pipe
Simple enough. Id the
man.

69. Renee Magritte

70. *31. He quoted the Gita
There were supposed to be 165 of them. Called the nijyuu
hibakusha the last of them, Mr. Yamaguchi passed away
on the 6th of January 2010. He was also the only one to
be officially recognized by the authorities.
In 1969 he wrote
Thinking of myself as a phoenix,
I cling on until now.
But how painful they have been,
those twenty-four years past.
Who are the nijyuu hibakusha?

71. The twice bombed, survived both Hiroshima
and Nagasaki

72. 32. This Q. is in bad form but it is also 5:40 am
The screenplay for the movie ‗Twister‘ was written by
two people – one of them is Anne Marie Martin. The
MPAA rated this movie PG-13, and clarified that
rating with perhaps the greatest explanation in the
censor board history.
For full points, name the other script writer and the
reason given us the reason for the PG-13 rating.

73. Michael Crichton and for graphic depictions
of extremely violent weather

74. 33. Technically it isn‟t a part of Q.12
What is the bright orange
line?

75. Line of Control between India and Pakistan

76. 34. Lamar to Clips!
On June 17 1994 Domino‘s Pizza
recorded some of their highest
sales ever because of it.
It was covered live by every major
TV channel including NBC which
also showed the 1994 NBA
Finals at the same time.
It lasted for 1 hour 40 minutes and
80 km (approx.).
What am I talking about?

77. White Bronco chase. Part points for
something about O.J.

78. 35. Other than a carpenter Jesus probably was also ….
While on there, he used a Wilson six-iron head
attached to a sample scoop handle to drive golf
balls. Despite thick gloves and his stiff suit, which
forced him to swing one hand, his two drives went on
for ‗miles and miles‘, as he put it jokingly.
What is being described here?

79. Al Shepard hitting golf balls on the moon

80. *36. There is a magazine called 2600
His first and middle names are Horatio Magellan
presumably in reference to Nelson and Ferdinand
but were probably not given to him by his ‗mother‘
Pamela Low who worked as a flavorist at Arthur D.
Little.
In 1971 John Draper took on his name after he
discovered the wondrous applications of his ‗gift‘.
Who am I talking about?

81. Cap‟n Crunch

82. 37. Dentist and sister
This is the Dible house in
Eldon, Iowa. Built
sometime in the late
1920s it has entered the
popular consciousness
since the 1930s. A fact
a lot of Iowans were
initially not happy about.
Why is this house
famous?

83. American Gothic

84. 38. The bench is in a museum
Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home
to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they
don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I
have to say about that.
In an interview Tom revealed that this is what X
actually said, although we only here 6 words.
It is probably best that Robert opted to cut it out as the
mystery of it was much better.
Id X.

85. Forrest Gump

86. *39. Both are sons of barbers
I believe you can get criminal assault and battery
through whatever jurisdiction's version of MPC §
211.1(1)(a). I think the threshold question would be
what constitutes bodily injury. But given that many
jurisdictions leading case set the threshold at a
joking slap it would not be too much of a barrier. You
also get negligence. When playing sports you owe a
duty to other players to maintain a level of prudent
safety. M/s van Pelt purposefully breached it . The
actions on her part cause Mr. Brown injuries which
resulted in whatever damages he can prove.
Explain who is suing whom and why.

87. Can Charlie Brown sue Lucy van Pelt for
pulling the ball

88. 40. Asset prices in a heterogeneous consumer economy
When his predecessor had been asked why they had
bought so many assets knowing full well that they
were going fall in value, he had famously replied –
―When the music is playing you gotta dance.‖
Unsurprisingly he was forced out within few months
of that comment.
Roundly criticized and often brushed aside the best
thing that can be said about his tenure is that it could
have been worse.
For full points give me the first name of this manoos.

89. Vikram (Pandit)