April 2, 2012...

[J_Dee]

It's been a while since UK won it all. How well has your memory held up since 2012? XD


1. What was the top-grossing movie of 2012 at the American box office?

Spoiler

The Avengers

2. Who was the top scorer in the 2012 D1 NCAA mens' basketball championship game?

Spoiler

Doron Lamb, 22 points

3. In what city were the 2012 Summer Olympics held?

Spoiler

London, England

4. What Kentucky school did UK beat 81-66 in its first game of the 2012 NCAA tournament?

Spoiler

WKU

5. What American television show aired its 500th episode, "At Long Last Leave", in early 2012?

Spoiler

The Simpsons

6. What Kansas Jayhawk was a 2012 consensus First-Team All-American, 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year, and fifth pick in the 2012 NBA draft?

Spoiler

Thomas Robinson

7. Carrying 0.99% of the popular vote, what Libertarian candidate placed third in the 2012 U.S. Presidential election?

Spoiler

Gary Johnson

8. In November 2012, who was canned near the end of his third season as UK's head football coach?

Spoiler

Joker Phillips

9. What popular American actor, comedian, and singer (among other things) passed away in his home state of North Carolina on July 3, 2012?

Spoiler

Andy Griffith

10. Who led the 2011-2012 Wildcats in total assists?

Spoiler

Marquis Teague, 191

11. What player on the 2012 UK championship team attended West Jessamine High School in Nicholasville?

Spoiler

Jarrod Polson

12. What state featured four schools in the 2012 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen?

Spoiler

Ohio -- Cincy, Ohio, Ohio State, and Xavier

13. What planet did the NASA rover Curiosity land on in August of 2012?

Spoiler

Mars

14. What album won Best Rock Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards?

Spoiler

Wasting Light, by Foo Fighters

15. In 2012, what MLB player racked up the first Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967?

Spoiler

Miguel Cabrera

 

[chroix]

I got Doron right. Good quiz.

 

[J_Dee]

I got Doron right. Good quiz.

Thanks. I would've gotten about half of them. I wouldn't have gotten 2, but I definitely could've told you that it wasn't AD. XD

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

I thought this was about the Titanic and that bitchy Karen floating on the big door.

 

[Ron Mehico]

I got 3 - joker Phillips, Teague, Mars. My memory is hot garbage! Great quiz actually that was fun and depressing

 

[thabigbluenation]

So firing joker and hiring the fiery ginger stole cals MOJO. Nice

 

[J_Dee]

It could be definitely be worse. Here's the "University of Indiana Bloomington Sucks" (March 30, 1987...) version.

1. March 29: at WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, what wrestling legend heroically put himself at great risk in order to stop "The Macho Man" Randy Savage from illegally striking Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat with a ring bell while referee Dave Hebner was momentarily incapacitated, thus enabling Steamboat to defeat Savage with a reverse cradle and win the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship?

2. August 22: what popular Nintendo franchise set in the world of Hyrule was first released?

3. June 22: who was the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, but didn't play in the league until the 1989-1990 season because of military service at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia?

4. August 21: what former UK player (and 2019 NBA champion) who scored 54 points in a game against the University of Tennessee was born in Nashville, Tennessee?

5. April 19: what television family debuted in a feature titled "Good Night" on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show?

6. March 27: what retired MLB catcher -- a seven-time All-Star, 2012 NL MVP, and three-time World Series champion who spent his entire career with a single team -- was born in Georgia?

7. March 30: what film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Willem Dafoe won four Oscars at the 1987 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director?

8. July 21: what band from Los Angeles released its debut album, Appetite for Destruction?

9. January 22: after being convicted for corruption, what Pennsylvania state treasurer gruesomely killed himself with a .357 Magnum on television at a press conference at the state capitol?

10. October 14: in what state did 18-month-old Jessica McClure fall into a deep well in her aunt's back yard, prompting a successful days-long rescue that dominated national news headlines?