KTBB Morning Trivia

Friday December 20, 2024
Question: Which Apollo space mission included a special Christmas eve message from the astronauts?
Answer: Apollo 8
Winner: Tripp Harris, Whitehouse

Thursday December 19, 2024
Question: Which classic Christmas book begins with the phrase “Marley was dead”?
Answer: A Christmas Carol
Winner: John Christian, Tyler

Wednesday December 18, 2024
Question: Which US state has a city named Snowflake?
Answer: Arizona
Winner: Debbie Grissin, Jacksonville

Tuesday December 17, 2024
Question: Which Tex-Mex food item has become a holiday tradition in Texas?
Answer: Tamales
Winner: Zach White, Hawkins

Monday December 16, 2024
Question: Which classic film features the only actor to ever win an Oscar for playing Santa Claus?
Answer: Miracle on 34th Street
Winner: Leonna Lemmel, Overton

Friday December 13, 2024
Question: Which US president made Christmas a national holiday?
Answer: US Grant
Winner: Melanie Whitton, Longview

Thursday December 12, 2024
Question: What modern Christmas movie includes a remake of the song “Love is all Around”?
Answer: Love Actually
Winner: No Winner

Wednesday December 11, 2024
Question: The Sami people of northern Europe are herders of what type of animal?
Answer: Reindeer
Winner: Zachary Isaacks, Arp

Tuesday December 10, 2024
Question: Which Christmas plant has Texas connections and dubious pronunciation?
Answer: Poinsettia
Winner: Bob Hamilton, Longview

Monday December 9, 2024
Question: What book does the angel Clarence have with him in “It’s a Wonderful Life”?
Answer: Tom Sawyer
Winner: Kendal Crittendan, Gilmer

Friday December 6, 2024
Question: How many reindeer are named in the poem “Twas the NIght Before Christmas?
Answer: Eight
Winner: Larry Jowell, Tyler

Thursday December 5, 2024
Question: What creamy drink is the most linked to the Christmas holiday?
Answer: Eggnog
Winner: Jeff Hamilton, Diana

Wednesday December 4, 2024
Question: The original St Nick was born in what modern country?
Answer: Turkey
Winner: Elisha Baskerville, Tyler

Tuesday December 3, 2024
Question: Which Metroplex city shares its name with a type of Christmas decoration?
Answer: Garland
Winner: Kevin Brawley, Tyler

Monday December 2, 2024
Question: Which Christmas movie features bad guys call the Wet Bandits?
Answer: Home Alone
Winner: Chuck Brawner, Tyler

Friday November 29, 2024
Question: What was the first commercially successful video game?
Answer: Pong
Winner: Wesley Vance, Tyler

Wednesday November 27, 2024
Question: Which is the only US state with 2 panhandles?
Answer: West Virginia
Winner: Betty Atchley, Bullard

Tuesday November 26, 2024
Question: Which Texas town has a statue of Old Yeller?
Answer: Mason, Texas
Winner: Steve Anderson, Winona

Monday November 25, 2024
Question: Who’s the main character of animated specials that use this music (Theme from the Peanuts)?
Answer: Charlie Brown
Winner: Patty Long, Tyler

Friday November 22, 2024
Question: What movie was the first to be released in the US on DVD?
Answer: Twister
Winner: Ken Poppelwell, Bullard

Thursday November 21, 2024
Question: Which TV character’s shooting became a cultural phenomenon in the 80s?
Answer: JR Ewing
Winner: Gene Merriman, Longview

Wednesday November 20, 2024
Question: We commonly refer to the Republic of China by what name?
Answer: Taiwan
Winner: Robbie Albright, Gilmer

Tuesday November 19, 2024
Question: In which Texas town will you find a pecan pie vending machine?
Answer: Cedar Creek
Winner: Anna Johnson, Hideaway

Monday November 18, 2024
Question: What 80s film from the producers of Star Wars brought animated dinosaurs to the screen?
Answer: The Land Before Time
Winner: Randall Jackson, Tyler

Friday November 15, 2024
Question: What kind of confetti-covered parade is New York famous for?
Answer: Ticker tape parade
Winner: Michael McDonald, Jacksonville

Thursday November 14, 2024
Question: What great American novel opens with the phrase “call me Ishmael”?
Answer: Moby Dick
Winner: David Ermis, Tyler

Wednesday November 13, 2024
Question: What are the two landlocked countries in South America?
Answer: Bolivia and Paraguay
Winner: Gary Hooker, Gun Barrel City

Tuesday November 12, 2024
Question: Which Texas town is home to the Baker Hotel?
Answer: Mineral Wells
Winner: Chris Chappa, Hawkins

Monday November 11, 2024
Question: What war is associated with the Glenn Miller song “Moonlight Serenade”?
Answer: WWII
Winner: Ronnie Davis, Tyler

Friday November 08, 2024
Question: What is the name of the metal device at the shoe store that measures your feet?
Answer: Brannock device
Winner: Sam Ford, Tyler

Thursday November 07, 2024
Question: Which actor is known as the “King of Cool”?
Answer: Steve McQueen
Winner: Teresa Kenney, Henderson

Wednesday November 06, 2024
Question: The nation of Mauritania is part of which continent?
Answer: Africa
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Tuesday November 05, 2024
Question: What is the oldest city in Texas?
Answer: Nacogdoches
Winner: Mike Wright, Whitehouse

Monday November 04, 2024
Question: What movie was Oprah Winfrey’s film debut?
Answer: The Color Purple
Winner: Gayla Trouse, Lindale

Friday November 02, 2024
Question: Strozzapreti, fusilli, ziti and bowtie are all types of what?
Answer: Pasta
Winner: Susan Berkhouse, Whitehouse

Thursday October 31, 2024
Question: What document is considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
Answer: 95 Theses
Winner: Laurel Maynard, Lindale

Wednesday October 30, 2024
Question: Which international border is affectionately known as The Slash?
Answer: US-Canada
Winner: Jack Clephas, Tyler

Tuesday October 29, 2024
Question: Which Texas city is home to the world’s longest car wash?
Answer: Katy
Winner: No Winner

Monday October 28, 2024
Question: What is the most streamed Halloween song?
Answer: Monster Mash
Winner: Trey Casper, Tyler

Friday October 25, 2024
Question: How many times have the Dodgers beaten the Yankees in the World Series?
Answer: 3
Winner: Bobby Oglesby, Tyler

Thursday October 24, 2024
Question: In what year was the first photo of the earth taken?
Answer: 1946
Winner: No Winner!

Wednesday October 23, 2024
Question: Which country is home to the longest straight road?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Winner: Ben Swain, Flint

Tuesday October 22, 2024
Question: Which Texas town is home to the world’s largest branding iron?
Answer: Vega
Winner: No Winner!

Monday October 21, 2024
Question: Which 90s film features 3 witches resurrected by the lighting of special candle?
Answer: Hocus Pocus
Winner: Manuel Rivera, Tyler

Friday October 18, 2024
Question: What is the official name of the hashtag symbol?
Answer: Octothorpe
Winner: Darlene Boatman, Tyler

Thursday October 17, 2024
Question: Of what crime was Al Capone convicted of?
Answer: Tax Invasion
Winner: Benjamin Fair, Longview

Wednesday October 16, 2024
Question: What country occupies most of North Korea, northern border?
Answer: China
Winner: Dr. Lieberman, Tyler

Tuesday October 15, 2024
Question: What is the smallest state park in Texas?
Answer: Old Tunnel State Park
Winner: Debbie Griffin, Jacksonville

Monday October 14, 2024
Question: In the classic 80s movie, they were cute and furry but you didn’t want to get them wet – what were they?
Answer: Gremlins
Winner: Stacy Oglesby, Tyler

Friday October 11, 2024
Question: Rock group The Romantics heard your secrets when you were doing what?
Answer: Talking in your sleep
Winner: Dan Forby, Tyler

Thursday October 10, 2024
Question: Which country did Kennedy refer to as “that imprisoned country”?
Answer: Cuba
Winner: Jody Garner, Longview

Wednesday October 9, 2024
Question: The Kalahari Desert covers about 70 percent of which African country?
Answer: Botswana
Winner: Michael Wilson, Big Sandy

Tuesday October 8, 2024
Question: Which Texas city is home to the “lone grave”?
Answer: Hearne
Winner: Stan Martin, Flint

Monday October 7, 2024
Question: Which actor voiced the charaters in the most Pixar animated movies?
Answer: John Ratzenberger
Winner: Angy Gordon, Lindale

Friday October 4, 2024
Question: In the 70s and 80s a product called Wisk fought what nagging laundry problem?
Answer: Ring Around the Collar
Winner: Perry Groiano, Kilgore