Flash Back Friday: Soma Trivia

Flash Back Friday: Soma Trivia

At Soma Technology, we like to plan events for our employees. The event we ran yesterday was trivia! Since Soma is comprised of so many different backgrounds, we thought it would be a fun idea. Check out the questions below to see if you know the answers!

Trivia Questions

Sports 

1. What number, worn by Jackie Robinson, has been retired from every MLB team?
2. Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite?
3. What year was this first Super Bowl played in?
4. Bobby Fischer was a world champion in this sport.
5. Which US women’s soccer star famously ripped her jersey after winning the 1999 World Cup.

 

Fun & Games 

1. These toys featured Mystic the Unicorn, Gucci the jellyfish, Waddles the penguin and a Princess Diana Bear.
2. Ken would know that this doll came out originally with a black and white striped bathing suit.
3. Take a chance, and know that the standard amount of money in this game is $20,580.
4. Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde come from this animated game.
5. In casinos, these used to dispense gum, instead of coins.

 

Medicine & Science 

1. In 1954, Jonas Salk invented a vaccine to cure this disease.
2. The triceratops and stegosaurus were these types of eaters.
3. People with sickle cell anemia cannot get this disease carried by mosquitoes.
4. This is responsible for the greenery in plants. Leaves stop producing this in the fall.
5. Bats and whales alike use this to navigate and communicate.

 

History 

1. During the French Revolution, who started and ended the Reign of Terror with his death?
2. Henry Carter was responsible for finding whose tombs?
3. Greenland was discovered by which nation who still contributes to their parliament?
4. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated as the win of the town of Puebla between these two nations.
5. Which President never married?

 

The Arts 

1. This fashion designer was credited with menswear for women in the 1920s.
2. Traveling from Gary, Indiana, he is a traveling salesman selling instruments.
3. Desmoiselles d’Avignon was produced by this Spanish artist in 1907.
4. In Citizen Kane, what is Rosebud?
5. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh belongs to which museum?

 

Bonus Questions

1. What college was the first to establish Greek life?
2. How hot a pepper is, is determined by this scale.
3. The Jungle, written by this author, inspired the creation of the FDA.
   

   Trivia Answers

    

   Sports 

   1. 42
   2. Evander Holyfield
   3. 1967
   4. Chess
   5. Brandi Chastain

    

   Fun & Games 

   1. Beanie Babies
   2. Barbie
   3. Monopoly
   4. Pacman
   5. Slot Machines

    

   Medicine & Science 

   1. Polio
   2. Herbivores
   3. Malaria
   4. Chlorophyll
   5. Sonar

    

   History 

   1. Maximilien Robespierre
   2. King Tutankhamen
   3. Denmark
   4. Mexico and France
   5. James Buchanan

    

   The Arts 

   1. Coco Chanel
   2. The Music Man
   3. Picasso
   4. A sled
   5. MoMA

    

   Bonus Questions

    

   1. Union College
   2. Schoville Scale
   3. Upton Sinclair

 

 

Final Thoughts

Do you like playing trivia? What are some of your favorite categories?!