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posted: Nov. 27, 2025

The winners of the November 18th, 2025 quiz were We Want To Be Your Latex Salesmen. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were Bubba Trump Shrimp Co..

Movies of 1990

1) In the David Lynch directed film Wild At Heart, Laura Dern plays Lula. What actress plays her mother in the movie, an actress who is her mother in real-life?

2) When Wynona Ryder dropped out of what major movie, the last in a trilogy, she was controversially replaced by the director's daughter, who had no acting experience?

3) Miller's Crossing, a complex tale in which Gabriel Byrne and Albert Finney play 1920s gangsters was written and directed by what two filmmakers?

4) Two movies released in 1990 were based on Wiseguy, the 1985 biography of mobster Henry Hill. One was Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and the other was what comedy starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis?

5) Moneyball Question: What acclaimed British film starring Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson drew comparisons to Ghost, also released in 1990, as they both dealt with women whose deceased boyfriends return to visit them?

November 18th - The Day in History

1) In 1803, the Battle of Vertières took place which was the last major conflict in a revolution that established what country as the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere?

2) In 1918, the country of Latvia declared independence from what other country?

3) In 1928, what animated film, the first to feature synchronized sound, was released?

4) In 1985, what comic strip, created by Bill Watterson, first appeared in newspapers?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1883, the railroads of Canada and America came together to create what, to better aid the running of trains across the two countries?

"35"

1) Who was the 35th president of the United States?

2) What element with the chemical symbol Br has an atomic number of 35?

3) What US state was the 35th admitted to the Union in 1863 because it did not want to secede from the Union like the rest of the state it had been part of had at the beginning of the Civil War?

4) In the year 35 A. D. the Roman Emperor Tiberius named his grandson Gemellus, and what other man, who actually succeeded him as emperor, his co-heirs?

5) Moneyball Question: What decorative stone, that has a strong association with the country of China, is the modern gift to give for 35th wedding anniversaries?

Thanksgiving Trivia

1) What Sega video game character was the first character from a video game to be represented at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, debuting in 1993?

2) Most years the Detroit Lions have played Thanksgiving Day games beginning in 1934, and the Dallas Cowboys have played Thanksgiving games beginning in 1966. Since 1978, which team has played the earlier game?

3) What well-known Christmas song was originally written as a song for Thanksgiving?

4) Prior to the Plymouth event which we commemorate today, a group of Spaniards held a feast of Thanksgiving in 1565 in the area now occupied by what Florida city?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1926 President Calvin Coolidge was sent what kind of living creature from Mississippi to be served at the White House Thanksgiving dinner, which he instead named Rebecca and kept as a pet?

Family Bands

1) Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana, all of whom appeared in the 2021 movie Licorice Pizza, make up what band?

2) What were the first names of The Everly Brothers, a duet who had a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s?

3) What Canadian identical twin sisters were Oscar nominated for the 2014 song Everything Is Awesome, that was featured in The Lego Movie?

4) What is the surname of Anita, Ruth and June who had numerous hits including 1982's I'm So Excited?

5) Moneyball Question: What family band had a major hit with the song Rhythm Of The Night in 1985?

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