KTBB Morning Trivia

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Question: Which classic horror film was shot in Austin?
Answer: Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Winner: Wesley Vance, Tyler

Monday May 19, 2025
Question: Which modern Disney animated classic featured dongs by Phil Collins?
Answer: Tarzan
Winner: John Chance, Whitehouse

Friday May 16, 2025
Question: Two words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called what?
Answer: Homophones
Winner: Steven Jinde, Gilmer

Thursday May 15, 2025
Question: Of the top 25 American cities in population which is the newest?
Answer: Las Vegas
Winner: No Winner

Wednesday May 14, 2025
Question: What’s the official name for the art & science of making maps?
Answer: Cartography
Winner: Jonathan Earnest, Tyler

Tuesday May 13, 2025
Question: Which Texas city is home to the American Windmill Museum?
Answer: Lubbock
Winner: Thomas Harrison, Tyler

Monday May 12, 2025
Question: Who has the most Best Actor/Actresses Oscars?
Answer: Katherine Hepburn
Winner: No Winner

Friday May 9, 2025
Question: Which 20th century decade had the most Western TV shows?
Answer: 1950s
Winner: Anthony Quinney, Kilgore

Thursday May 8, 2025
Question: Who is the oldest person to ever host Saturday Night Live?
Answer: Betty White
Winner: Jeff Hamilton, Diana

Wednesday May 7, 2025
Question: After Brazil, what’s the largest South American country by area?
Answer: Argentina
Winner: Hans Gruber, Longview

Tuesday May 6, 2025
Question: US highways 69 and 80 intersect at which East Texas town?
Answer: Mineola
Winner: Steven Melton, Longview

Monday May 5, 2025
Question: Which 1983 film told the story of NASA’s Mercury Seven?
Answer: The Right Stuff
Winner: Melanie Whitton, Longview

Friday May 2, 2025
Question: How many times has a Texas horse won the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Twice (1946 & 1950)
Winner: Marcy Newsome, Tyler

Thursday May 1, 2025
Question: The world’s first adhesive postage stamp?
Answer: UK
Winner: No Winner

Wednesday April 30, 2025
Question: Which nation is home to the world’s longest place name?
Answer: New Zealand (Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu)
Winner: Chris Walker, Flint

Tuesday April 29, 2025
Question: Which Texas native commanded the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet during WW2?
Answer: Chester Nimitz
Winner: Matt Hardin, Athens

Monday April 28, 2025
Question: What 4 letter b-word is used to describe a failure at the box office?
Answer: Bomb
Winner: Thomas Moore, Whitehouse

Friday April 25, 2025
Question: Which character in literature had a friend named Friday?
Answer: Robinson Crusoe
Winner: Todd Korich, Tyler

Thursday April 24, 2025
Question: Which NASA telescope has lived in low Earth orbit since 1990?
Answer: Hubble
Winner: Steven Wise, Bullard

Wednesday April 23, 2025
Question: Which American city has roads called stravenues?
Answer: Tuscon, AZ
Winner: Annabelle Johnson, Hideaway

Tuesday April 22, 2025
Question: How many years was Texas a part of Mexico?
Answer: 15 years
Winner: Betty Atchley, Bullard

Monday April 21, 2025
Question: What was the first military unit made up entirely of film industry professionals in WW2?
Answer: First Motion Picture Unit
Winner: No Winner

Friday April 18, 2025
Question: Which original baseball Hall of Famer is credited with building a stadium?
Answer: Babe Ruth
Winner: Joe Van Meter, Kilgore

Thursday April 17, 2025
Question: What vehicle is considered the first pony car?
Answer: Ford Mustang
Winner: Cory Cox, Lindale

Wednesday April 16, 2025
Question: Birmingham, Alabama takes its name from a city in which country?
Answer: England
Winner: Ricky Todd, White Oak

Tuesday April 15, 2025
Question: Outside which west Texas town will you see a sign for the Stardust Motel?
Answer: Marfa
Winner: No Winner

Monday April 14, 2025
Question: Which Grace Kelly film implies a telephone in its title?
Answer: Dial M for Murder
Winner: Robbie Albright, Gilmer

Friday April 11, 2025
Question: In the 80s we were told to get which soft drink “just for the taste of it”?
Answer: Diet Coke
Winner: Trent Taylor, Whitehouse

Thursday April 10, 2025
Question: What was the first US nuclear submarine lost at sea?
Answer: USS Thresher
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Wednesday April 9, 2025
Question: The Nordic countries are know collectively as?
Answer: Scandinavia
Winner: Michael Wilson, Big Sandy

Tuesday April 8, 2025
Question: Which early Texas Ranger had a revolver named for him?
Answer: Samuel Walker
Winner: James Byrd, Tyler

Monday April 7, 2025
Question: Which 1988 film stars Sigourney Waver as a primatologist?
Answer: Gorillas in the Mist
Winner: Chip Hamilton, Longview

Friday April 4, 2025
Question: Which is the only band ever with the top 5 songs on the chart simultaneously?
Answer: The Beatles
Winner: Kathy Green, Tyler

Thursday April 3, 2025
Question: Which company produced the first handheld mobile phone?
Answer: Motorola
Winner: Gene Merriman, Longview

Wednesday April 2, 2025
Question: Suva is the capital of what island nation?
Answer: Fiji
Winner: Stan Martin, Flint

Tuesday April 1, 2025
Question: Which west Texas city, known for high school football, is named for a Ukrainian city?
Answer: Odessa
Winner: Mike Oglesby, Tyler

Monday March 31, 2025
Question: Which animated film is considered the first of the Disney Renaissance?
Answer: The Little Mermaid
Winner: Pam Hudgins, Gilmer

Friday March 28, 2025
Question: Which country music queen left Oklahoma, became fancy and showed that she’s a survivor?
Answer: Reba McEntire
Winner: Greg Patton, Lindale

Thursday March 27, 2025
Question: Who was the first US president to install a telephone in the Oval Office?
Answer: Herbert Hoover
Winner: No Winner

Wednesday March 26, 2025
Question: What term is used for a cluster of chain of islands?
Answer: Archipeligo
Winner: Larry Jowell, Tyler

Tuesday March 25, 2025
Question: What is the oldest state park in Texas?
Answer: Mother Neff State Park
Winner: Matt Wicks, Longview

Monday March 24, 2025
Question: What was the first movie ever released on DVD?
Answer: Twister
Winner: James Lowe, Jacksonville

Friday March 21, 2025
Question: What US city was home to the very first rock and roll concert?
Answer: Cleveland
Winner: Nancy Bateman, Arp

Thursday March 20, 2025
Question: The formula E=mc2 is associated with which famous scientist?
Answer: Albert Einstein
Winner: David Whitehurst, Longview

Wednesday March 19, 2025
Question: What country i s home to an island called Vulcan Point?
Answer: Philippines
Winner: Michelle Hagler, Gilmer

Tuesday March 18, 2025
Question: An old metal desk sites on top of a ridge outside of which Texas college town?
Answer: Alpine
Winner: Bryan Cobb, Diana

Monday March 17, 2025
Question: Who holds the record for the most Oscars for Best Director?
Answer: John Ford
Winner: Tim Peterson, Tyler

Friday March 14, 2025
Question: What diminutive mythical Irish character is know for his pranks and his wealth?
Answer: Leprechaun
Winner: David Gano, Lindale

Thursday March 13, 2025
Question: TV commericals in the 70s and 80s told us “nothing beats a great pair of ???”?
Answer: L’eggs
Winner: Sunny Whitaker, Tyler

Wednesday March 12, 2025
Question: What is the only sea with no land boundaries?
Answer: Sargasso Sea
Winner: Kendal Crittenden, Gilmer

Tuesday March 11, 2025
Question: What colorful tune is often called the unofficial state song of Texas?
Answer: Yellow Rose of Texas
Winner: Jason McCrary, Tyler

Monday March 10, 2025
Question: What was the first animated feature film in the US?
Answer: Snow White and 7 Dwarfs
Winner: No Winner

Friday March 7, 2025
Question: A common idiom refers to what flower to say that something has lost its charm?
Answer: Rose
Winner: James Moran, Whitehouse

Thursday March 6, 2025
Question: What famous newsman ended his broadcasts with the phrase “that’s the way it is”?
Answer: Walter Cronkite
Winner: David Ledkins, Hawkins

Wednesday March 5, 2025
Question: Which nation is said to have a special relationship with the US?
Answer: Great Britain
Winner: Steve Anderson, Winona

Tuesday March 4, 2025
Question: Which small town has a replica of Stonehenge know as Stonehenge II?
Answer: Ingram
Winner: No winner

Monday March 3, 2025
Question: What 1962 movie told the story of Helen Keller and her teacher?
Answer: The Miracle Worker
Winner: Melanie Whitton, Longview

Friday February 28, 2025
Question: Which actor appeared in both the MASH movie and series?
Answer: Gary Burghoff
Winner: Tinley Harris, Whitehouse

Thursday February 27, 2025
Question: What song won the only-ever Grammy for best disco recording?
Answer: I Will Survive
Winner: Thomas Harrison, Tyler

Wednesday February 26, 2025
Question: The island of Corregidor is part of what nation?
Answer: Philippines
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Tuesday February 25, 2025
Question: Which small Texas town is home to the Trump Burger?
Answer: Bellville
Winner: Cindy Graves, Tyler

Monday February 24, 2025
Question: What 1944 movie made a teenage Liz Taylor famous?
Answer: National Velvet
Winner: Patty Long, Tyler

Friday February 21, 2025
Question: According to the 70s commercial sometimes you feel like a nut – what candy bar would you reach for?
Answer: Almond Joy
Winner: Perry Troiano, Kilgore

Thursday February 20, 2025
Question: Which major US airport was named after a WWII flying ace?
Answer: O’Hare
Winner: Steven Melton, Longview

Wednesday February 19, 2025
Question: What national currency is the global “reserve currency”?
Answer: US dollar
Winner: Natalie Walker, Tyler

Tuesday February 18, 2025
Question: How many time zones does Texas have?
Answer: 2
Winner: Bob Hamilton, Longview

Monday February 17, 2025
Question: What 1976 film starred Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange with a giant co-star?
Answer: King Kong
Winner: James Byrd, Tyler

Friday February 14, 2025
Question: What Asian sounding phrase is slang for enthusiastic?
Answer: Gung-ho
Winner: Chris Chappa, Hawkins

Thursday February 13, 2025
Question: Which brand of chair is named for the behavior it encourages?
Answer: La-Z-Boy
Winner: Natalie Rocker, Flint

Wednesday February 12, 2025
Question: In which German town can you find the streets with no name?
Answer: Mannheim
Winner: Catherine, Svessko, Flint

Tuesday February 11, 2025
Question: Which town near the DFW metroplex is named after mythological love goddess?
Answer: Venus
Winner: Mike Wright, Whitehouse

Monday February 10, 2025
Question: What 1970s disaster film featured a blimp attacking the Super Bowl?
Answer: Black Sunday
Winner: Richard Adams, Rusk

Friday February 7, 2025
Question: In 1978 a group named after the classical elements sang about a month- what month?
Answer: September
Winner: Sarah Laughlin, Brownsboro

Thursday February 6, 2025
Question: Who was the longest reigning queen in world history?
Answer: Elizabeth II
Winner: Zack White, Hawkins

Wednesday February 5, 2025
Question: Which US national park has a zone of death where can get away with murder?
Answer: Yellowstone
Winner: Annabell Johnson, Hideaway

Tuesday February 4, 2025
Question: The end of which war established the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas?
Answer: Mexican-American
Winner: Kyle Wilson, Whitehouse

Monday February 3, 2025
Question: What actor played Buddy Holly in the 1978 film about the singer?
Answer: Gary Busey
Winner: Staten Grave, Tyler

Friday January 31, 2025
Question: What flat, sticky candy can give you new “dad jokes”?
Answer: Laffy Taffy
Winner: Jack Clephas, Longview

Thursday January 30, 2025
Question: What small Japanese sportscar was known for its rotary engine?
Answer: RX-7
Winner: Brandy Chatfield, Longview

Wednesday January 29, 2025
Question: Which nation has a capital named Sofia?
Answer: Bulgaria
Winner: Jenny Creswell, Gilmer

Tuesday January 28, 2025
Question: Which Texas city is home to the Buddy Holly Center?
Answer: Lubbock
Winner: Chet Thomas, Hideaway

Monday January 27, 2025
Question: After Butch & Sundance, what other film co-starred Robert Redford and Paul Newman?
Answer: The Sting
Winner: Robbie Albright, Gilmer

Friday January 24, 2025
Question: American beer drinkers consume the beverage most from what type of vessel?
Answer: Aluminum can
Winner: Richard Townsend, Arp

Thursday January 23, 2025
Question: What .45 caliber handgun was issued by the US military for 75 years?
Answer: M1911 (Colt 1911)
Winner: Mike Terry, Jacksonville

Wednesday January 22, 2025
Question: The world’s tallest waterfall is in what country?
Answer: Venezuela
Winner: Gene Merriman, Longview

Tuesday January 21, 2025
Question: What Texas town is home of the Chicken Fried Steak Festival?
Answer: Lamesa, Texas
Winner: Tricia Harper, Rusk

Monday January 20, 2025
Question: Which 1968 sci-fi movie featured a manned spacecraft controlled by AI?
Answer: 2001 A Space Odysessy
Winner: Tom Shaffer, LaRue

Friday January 17, 2025
Question: If you were lost in a 1950s TV show, what shaggy dog might bring helpers to your rescue?
Answer: Lassie
Winner: Cindy Graves, Tyler

Thursday January 16, 2025
Question: In literature, what “ingenious gentleman” hailed from a town called La Mancha?
Answer: Don Quixote
Winner: Curtis Wilson, Chandler

Wednesday January 15, 2025
Question: In New York, which river is on the Manhattan’s west side?
Answer: Hudson
Winner: Ty Ford, Winnsboro

Tuesday January 14, 2025
Question: The last remaining Republic of Texas Boundary marker sits on our border with which state?
Answer: Louisiana
Winner: Rick Boone, Flint

Monday January 13, 2025
Question: Which 1981 film paired English actor Dudley Moore with Liza Minnelli?
Answer: Authur
Winner: John Moore, Whitehouse

Friday January 10, 2025
Question: If you cross a decisive change, you are metaphorically crossing what river?
Answer: Rubicon
Winner: Jody Garner, Longview

Thursday January 9, 2025
Question: What is the Apple corporations most successful product?
Answer: iPhone
Winner: Jerry Giles, Hideaway

Wednesday January 8, 2025
Question: Which nation is home to the coldest town on earth?
Answer: Russia
Winner: Wesley Vance, Tyler

Tuesday January 7, 2025
Question: What sport included teams like the Dallas Bluebonnets and the Ft Worth Shamrocks?
Answer: Women’s Football
Winner: Tony Baker, Troup

Monday January 6, 2025
Question: Which film classic features an angel who helps a clergyman with his marriage?
Answer: The Bishop’s Wife
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Friday January 3, 2025
Question: Which classic sitcom included the catch phrase “kiss my grits”?
Answer: Alice
Winner: Marcie Newson, Tyler

Thursday January 2, 2025
Question: According ro his 80s hit song, what speed could Sammy Hagar not drive?
Answer: 55
Winner: Michael Wilson, Big Sandy