here are the questions and answers from trivia last night. thanks, matt!
1. What famed and Oscar-winning actor got his first big break on the tremendously bad television series Bosom Buddies?
Tom Hanks
2. At what landmark does the Twin Cities 3-Day end?
The state capitol
3. The original version of this company's logo featured a bewitching siren with a mermaid's tale and bare breasts, the latter of which have since been covered up. At least half of you very likely enjoyed their product today; name the company.
Starbucks
4. In what state was the first Hooters restaurant?
Florida
5. If you order a drink that contains peppermint schnapps and Bailey's Irish Cream, what drink will you be handed?
Slippery Nipple
6. What month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
October
7. What bird, found on the Galapagos islands and elsewhere, has a mating dance that involves flaunting its notably-colored lower extremities to impress the ladies?
Blue-footed booby
8. According to legend, dancers applying to the Folies Bergere were subjected to certain tests to determine their bodily eligibility. Into what object, supposedly, did a prospective dancer's breast have to fit in order for her to qualify?
Champagne glass
9. How many years has the Breast Cancer 3-Day had a walk in the Twin Cities?
4 (counting 2007)
10. The t-shirt I am wearing – available for sale from any of the Team Boobylicious members, by the way – is, obviously, a takeoff of the famous I Heart New York logo, designed by Milton Glaser. In what year was that logo introduced?
1977
11. The first mammal to be cloned was a sheep, cloned by Scottish scientists in 1996 from a mammary cell. After whom was this famous ewe named?
Dolly Parton
12. What, ironically, is the name for a statue featuring only a subject's head and shoulders?
Bust
13. How far do participants in the 3-Day walk over the course of those three days?
60 miles
14. Super Bowl 38 was an excellent game, overshadowed by a halftime controversy in which millions of Americans suddenly witnessed a mostly-bare breast on national television, to their undoubted horror. Whose breast was it, and, who exposed it for her? Bonus point if you can also name the team that won the game.
Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, New England Patriots
15. We're right across the street from the Metrodome, of course; each year the Twins and major league baseball partner with Susan G. Komen For the Cure for a special mother's day event, so please keep an eye out for that. And while we're on the subject: three players have gotten their 3,000th career hit inside that building; one of them was a Minnesota native and U of M alumnus. Who was he?
Dave Winfield
16. What band, best known for its 2001 hit "Superman (It's Not Easy)," donated its most recent single, "World" to the 3-Day for use in its currently airing television commercials?
Five for Fighting
17. What was the name of the short-lived sitcom in which notable breast-haver Pamela Anderson worked in a bookstore?
Stacked
18. Who is the actress who, famously, removed her bikini top in the endlessly parodied fantasy sequence in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
Phoebe Cates
19. Who was the U.S. Attorney General who ordered the "Spirit of Justice" statue covered up because he took offense to its bare, bronze chest?
John Ashcroft
20. Aside from the Twin Cities, name four other locations that host 3-Days.
Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Twin Cities, Seattle, Michigan, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Arizona and San Diego
21. In addition to the 3-Day, Susan G. Komen for the Cure also conducts the annual Race for the Cure at Mall of America. It's a popular event, but the mall is prepared. Let's see if you know just how prepared: how many parking spaces are there, in total, at the Mall of America? Is it (a)10,000; (b)20,000; (c)30,000 or (d)40,000?
B, 20,000
22. The oldest regularly-run bicycle event in the world today began in Paris in 1901. It is a 1200km endurance race which, to this day, begins and ends in Paris. What is the name of the town in Brittany, in western France, where cyclists turn around?
Brest
23. In what year was the current version of the Wonderbra introduced to the U.S. market?
1994
24. How many members does Team Boobylicious have?
14
25. During World War II, a factory in New Jersey ceased its usual production and instead manufactured vests in which American paratroopers could carry homing pigeons. What famous brand of brassiere was produced in this factory when they weren't making pigeon vests?
Maidenform
26. Name the oft-"disrespected" comedian responsible for the following line: "My mother never breast fed me. She said she only liked me as a friend."
Rodney Dangerfield
27. The silicone breast implant was developed by two plastic surgeons in Houston, Texas, in the early 1960s. Two United States Presidents were also born in the state of Texas. To our knowledge, neither of them had breast implants, but please name one of them; a bonus point if you name both.
Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower
28. What is the minimum amount of money each and every participant in the 3-Day will raise throughout the year? Is it (a) $200; (b)$500; (c)$1,200 or (d)$2,200?
D, $2,200
29. There is one Minnesota North Stars jersey hanging in Hubert's main bar. Whose jersey is it?
Mike Modano
30. What do the following women all have in common: Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, Nancy Reagan, Gloria Steinem, Cokie Roberts, Lynn Redgrave and Suzanne Somers?
They are all breast cancer survivors
also, several people asked about our tshirts; you can order them here, and all proceeds go to the 3day.
