Wrapping up 1 of 3 - Trivia
14 June 2009 | Real Club Nautico - Palma de Mallorca
Jonathan
So here are the right answers to the trivia quesitons:
1. Tom Hanks followed a phosphoresic trail back to safety on his ship in Apollo 13. During an interview he described an incident when he was piloting an airplane and his communication gear was down, and then all of his instruments went dead. Since there was no light in the cockpit he was then able to see the phosphorescence in the water and make his way back to the ship. 2. Mandy Pitinkin�s character Indigo Montoya avenged his father�s death in The Princess Bride. 3. We were in 10-12 foot seas, making 10-12 knots, for 10-12 hours, so D all of the above 4. U2 offered a harbor in the tempest in their song, �All I want is you� 5. Max Headroom was Coke-a-Cola�s spokesperson in the old commercials that coined the phrase �Catch the Wave � Coke� 6. In 2000 Canadian Simon Whitfield won the inaugural running of the sport of Triathlon in the Summer Olympics in Sydney. 7. Kramer dated a girl who had �The Jimmy Legs� 8. In an experimental configuration the Tour de France concluded with an individual time trial in 1989. Greg Lemond was in second place entering the time trial but went 58 seconds faster than first place rider Lauret Fignon. Fignon�s lead entering the time trial was 50 seconds. Lemond went on to claim victory of the overall race by 8 seconds. LeMond�s average speed for the time trial was a whopping 34 miles per hour � the fastest time trial in Tour de France history by almost 3 miles per hour at the time. 9. Tip originally was given at the beginning of a meal and stood for To Insure Promptness. 10. The little bump on the back of your head is called the External Occipital Protuberance. 11. Coldplay performed their song titled Lost at the 51�st Grammy Awards with an appearance by Jaz Z. 12. The advertising slogan �Mikey Likes It� was the sales pitch for Life cereal. 13. And in face YES How Long IS a chinease name!
Kate�s mom Kathleen had 11 of 13 right to take the crown as Trivia Champion � Congrats! (send me your address and I will mail your tee shirt!) Thank you everyone for your responses!