KTBB Morning Trivia

Friday March 20, 2026
Question: Who is the tallest character on Sesame Street?
Answer: Big Bird
Winner: Clayton Pecot, Longview

Thursday March 19, 2026
Question: Who was the first sitting First Lady of the US to appear in a sitcom?
Answer: Betty Ford
Winner: Ryan Cobb, Diana

Wednesday March 18, 2026
Question: Which American city nicknamed “Beantown” was founded by English Puritans?
Answer: Boston
Winner: Jerry Giles, Hideaway

Tuesday March 17, 2026
Question: What is the official state musical style of Texas?
Answer: Western Swing
Winner: Mike Wright, Whitehouse

Monday March 16, 2026
Question: Which Golden Age actor won the Oscar for playing King Henry VIII?
Answer: Charles Laughton
Winner: No Winner

Friday March 13, 2026
Question: They don’t play a sound, instead they keep your ears warm?
Answer: Earmuffs
Winner: Marcy Newsome, Tyler

Thursday March 12, 2026
Question: In the world of computers what do the letters URL stand for?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
Winner: Tim Quinn, Whitehouse

Wednesday March 11, 2026
Question: Which European capital lent its name to a green vegetable of questionable popularity?
Answer: Brussells
Winner: Randall Jacksonville, Tyler

Tuesday March 10, 2026
Question: What is the official state vehicle of Texas?
Answer: Chuck Wagon
Winner: Jamie Kestler, Troup

Monday March 9, 2026
Question: Which 80s film paired Tom Hanks and a mermaid?
Answer: Splash
Winner: Steve Anderson, Winona

Friday March 6, 2026
Question: Which American journalist is famous for the phrase “give me a break”?
Answer: John Stossel
Winner: Steven Melton, Longview

Thursday March 5, 2026
Question: A 1966 chart topping song featured which American military organization?
Answer: Green Berets
Winner: Gene Merriman, Longview

Wednesday March 4, 2026
Question: Which nation borders both the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea?
Answer: Iran
Winner: Milton Porter, Chandler

Tuesday March 3, 2026
Question: Which Texas monument is officially named “The Spirit of Sacrifice”?
Answer: Alamo Cenotaph
Winner: Thomas Harrison, Tyler

Monday March 2, 2026
Question: The person in charge of lighting on a movie is called the what?
Answer: Gaffer
Winner: Allen Adams, Gilmer

Friday February 27, 2026
Question: Celebrities and dignitaries are often presented with what honorary token by city leaders?
Answer: Key to the City
Winner: Billy Perry, Chandler

Thursday February 26, 2026
Question: What was the name of the German airforce during WWII?
Answer: Luftwaffe
Winner: Mike Terry, Jacksonville

Wednesday February 25, 2026
Question: Which of the lower 48 states is the eastern most?
Answer: Maine
Winner: Ronnie Davis, Tyler

Tuesday February 24, 2026
Question: What is the deepest well in Texas?
Answer: Jacob’s Well
Winner: David Whitehurst, Longview

Monday February 23, 2026
Question: Which spaghetti western could have been called “the Positive, the Negative and the Unattractive” ?
Answer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Winner: Howard Galletly, Flint

Friday February 20, 2026
Question: What did Kramer adopt in season 8 of the Seinfeld Show?
Answer: A highway
Winner: AB Johnson, Hideway

Thursday February 19, 2026
Question: What device is associated with these numbers: 33,45, 78?
Answer: Phonograph records
Winner: Dawn Apple, Longview

Wednesday February 18, 2026
Question: Which country contains a city named “Batman”?
Answer: Turkey
Winner: Chip Hamilton, Hideaway

Tuesday February 17, 2026
Question: Which Texas town is the smallest county seat in the state?
Answer: Mentone, Loving County
Winner: Mike Williams, White Oak

Monday February 16, 2026
Question: In the movie Pretty in Pink the character Philip Dale goes by what nickname?
Answer: Duckie
Winner: Will Apple, Longview

Friday February 13, 2026
Question: Back in the 70s a TV sports intro promised to show “the thrill of victory and the … ?
Answer: Agony of defeat
Winner: Bobby Oglesby, Tyler

Thursday February 12, 2026
Question: What is the title of Charles Darwin’s book on evolution?
Answer: The Origin of the Species
Winner: Melanie Whitton, Longview

Wednesday February 11, 2026
Question: Which continent straddles both the equator and the prime meridian?
Answer: Africa
Winner: Jason McCreary, Tyler

Tuesday February 10, 2026
Question: Writer and one time Austin resident William Sydney Porter best know by what pen-name?
Answer: O Henry
Winner: Rick Boone, Flint

Monday February 9, 2026
Question: Who is the only person to win an Oscar for acting in a Hitchcock film?
Answer: Joan Fontaine
Winner: Richard Adams, Rusk

Friday February 6, 2026
Question: Who suddenly appears in your life if you get rick-rolled?
Answer: Rick Astley
Winner: Tim Peterson, Tyler

Thursday February 5, 2026
Question: Which two states were admitted to the Union on the same day?
Answer: North and South Dakota
Winner: Betty Atchley, Bullard

Wednesday February 4, 2026
Question: Which famous peninsula includes the city of Yalta?
Answer: Crimean Peninsula
Winner: Stephen Kinde, Gilmer

Tuesday February 3, 2026
Question: Which Texas city is home to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame?
Answer: Ft. Worth
Winner: Wesley Vance, Tyler

Monday February 2, 2026
Question: Which 2008 action thriller features a main character with a “particular set of skills”?
Answer: Taken
Winner: Courtney, Estridge, Tyler

Friday January 30, 2026
Question: Which rock band’s album cover featured a fish with a tuning fork in its mouth?
Answer: REO Speedwagon
Winner: Travis Harris, Whitehouse

Thursday January 29, 2026
Question: Which English monarch was on the throne when the US gained independence?
Answer: George III
Winner: Elliot Wickes, Longview

Wednesday January 28, 2026
Question: Which city is the only one in the world surrounded by intact roman walls?
Answer: Lugo, Spain
Winner: No Winner

Tuesday January 27, 2026
Question: Which Texas town is known as the coldest city in the state?
Answer: Dalhart
Winner: Richard Townsend, Arp

Monday January 26, 2026
Question: Which 2013 Disney film’s title best describes our weather conditions today?
Answer: Frozen
Winner: Stan Martin, Flint

Friday January 23, 2026
Question: You’re made of plastic and you spit out candy when you flip back your head what are you?
Answer: PEZ dispenser
Winner: Casey Olson, Tyler

Thursday January 22, 2026
Question: The plane known as Air Force One is an upgraded version of which type of airplane?
Answer: Boeing 747
Winner: Robbie Albright, Gilmer

Wednesday January 21, 2026
Question: Which nation is the home to the world’s largest automobile manufacture?
Answer: Japan
Winner: John Henry Holliday, Longview

Tuesday January 20, 2026
Question: Which pop star donated his large collection of artifacts to the Alamo?
Answer: Phil Collins
Winner: Robert Hamilton, Longview

Monday January 19, 2026
Question: Which film brought Julia Roberts her only Oscar?
Answer: Erin Brockovich
Winner: Mike Wilson, Big Sandy

Friday January 16, 2026
Question: If one of your tools is the bossa-nova, what do you make?
Answer: Music
Winner: Mike Oglesby, Tyler

Thursday January 15, 2026
Question: The Milkmaster 2000 was a product shown on the which TB sitcom?
Answer: Friends
Winner: Michael McDonald, Jacksonville

Wednesday January 14, 2026
Question: Which 2 countries have not fully adopted the metric system?
Answer: US & Myanmar
Winner: Brian Fisher, Henderson

Tuesday January 13, 2026
Question: Which Texas city is home to the world’s largest medical complex?
Answer: Houston
Winner: Jaylen Dis, Longview

Monday January 12, 2026
Question: Which movie features Mel Gibson commanding troops in Vietnam?
Answer: We Were Soldiers
Winner: Curtis Wilson, Chandler

Friday January 09, 2026
Question: What were the early metal plate photographs called?
Answer: Daguerreotype
Winner: Joe Stacer, Lindale

Thursday January 08, 2026
Question: Which city was the first capital of the US?
Answer: New York City
Winner: Scott Leiberman, Tyler

Wednesday January 07, 2026
Question: Which European city is known for hosting the most significant treaties in recent history?
Answer: Paris
Winner: Michael Sturrock, Tyler

Tuesday January 06, 2026
Question: Which Texas company was started with the idea of a burger it takes two hands to hold?
Answer: Whataburger
Winner: Janet Schmidt, Whitehouse

Monday January 05, 2026
Question: What actor has portrayed 2 US presidents?
Answer: Anthony Hopkins
Winner: Michael Postell, Henderson

Friday January 02, 2026
Question: What country declared independence on January 1st 1904?
Answer: Haiti
Winner: Rodney Slusher, Longview

Wednesday December 31, 2025
Question: What country contains the most famous isthmus in the world?
Answer: Panama
Winner: Jack Clephas, Tyler

Tuesday December 30, 2025
Question: A New Year’s Eve dance happens at the Twin Sisters Dance Hall in which Texas town?
Answer: Blanco
Winner: No Winner

Monday December 29, 2025
Question: Which 1960 romantic comedy ends with the line “shut up and deal”?
Answer: The Apartment
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Friday December 26, 2025
Question: Which rock and roll band is generally credited with starting the first British invasion of the US?
Answer: The Beatles
Winner: John Moore, Whitehouse

Wednesday December 24, 2025
Question: Which country will you find the Silent Night Chapel?
Answer: Austria
Winner: Kendal Crittenden, Gilmer

Tuesday December 23, 2025
Question: Which Texas town receives the highest average annual snowfall?
Answer: Borger
Winner: Sunny Whitaker, Tyler

Monday December 22, 2025
Question: In the movie Elf – what extra topping did buddy put on his spaghetti?
Answer: Maple Syrup
Winner: Tom Shaffer, Larue

Friday December 19, 2025
Question: In the short story “The Girl of the Magi”, how much money did Della have to spend?
Answer: $1.87
Winner: Jonathan Earnest, Tyler

Thursday December 18, 2025
Question: What Russian classical musical piece is associated with Christmas?
Answer: The Nutcracker
Winner: Lane McClung, White Oak

Wednesday December 17, 2025
Question: If Santa needs coal for your stocking with giant nation is the world’s largest producer of it?
Answer: China
Winner: Zach White, Hawkins

Tuesday December 16, 2025
Question: Near which Texas town will you fine the OMG tree lighted for the holidays?
Answer: Bartonville
Winner: Mike Williams, White Oak

Monday December 15, 2025
Question: In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation what does Clark hope to do with his Christmas bonus?
Answer: Build a swimming pool
Winner: Matthew Laughlin, Brownsboro

Friday December 12, 2025
Question: Which plastic toy brand uses studs and gaps to attach bricks, plates and minifigs to each other?
Answer: Lego
Winner: Steven Melton, Longview

Thursday December 11, 2025
Question: Which beverage company helped shape the modern image of Santa Claus?
Answer: Coke
Winner: John Christian, Tyler

Wednesday December 10, 2025
Question: Which 2 nations monitor Santa’s flight using an organization called NORAD?
Answer: US & Canada
Winner: Richard Townsend, Arp

Tuesday December 9, 2025
Question: During which century was Christmas first celebrated in Texas?
Answer: 16th century
Winner: Stan Martin, Flint

Monday December 8, 2025
Question: What is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Answer: The Grinch
Winner: Mitchell Graham, Tyler

Friday December 5, 2025
Question: Which popular toys with a TY label accompanied the rise of the internet?
Answer: Beanie Babies
Winner: Milton Porter, Chandler

Thursday December 4, 2025
Question: Which 70s cologne and after shave claimed to be so irresistible its wearers would need self defense training?
Answer: Hai Karate
Winner: Bill Garre, Flint

Wednesday December 3, 2025
Question: Which Pennsylvania city is named after a little town with no room at the inn?
Answer: Bethlehem
Winner: Steve Wise, Bullard

Tuesday December 2, 2025
Question: The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home for which endangered American bird?
Answer: Whooping Crane
Winner: Annabelle Johnson, Hideaway

Monday December 1, 2025
Question: Which real life celebrity couple starred Santa and Mrs. Claus in the The Christmas Chronicles?
Answer: Kurt Russell and Goldy Hawn
Winner: Thomas Harrison, Tyler

Friday November 28, 2025
Question: Tomorrow Island and Yesterday Island sit in the middle of which body of water?
Answer: Bering Strait
Winner: Josh Patterson, Tyler

Wednesday November 26, 2025
Question: Which is the most called type of home service professional the after Thanksgiving?
Answer: Plumber
Winner: Ronnie Davis, Tyler

Tuesday November 25, 2025
Question: Which Texas city is home to the Million Barrel Museum?
Answer: Monahans
Winner: Hunter Lee, Tyler

Monday November 24, 2025
Question: In which movie was Robin William’s character’s name Euphegenia?
Answer: Mrs. Doubtfire
Winner: Steve Anderson, Winona

Friday November 21, 2025
Question: Once bitten = what?
Answer: Twice Shy
Winner: Jason Shoffner, Flint

Thursday November 20, 2025
Question: What mode of transportation was the Penny Farthing?
Answer: Bicycle
Winner: Tim Esteridge, Tyler

Wednesday November 19, 2025
Question: According to modern geographers how many oceans does the earth have?
Answer: 5
Winner: Ethan Kinde, Gilmer

Tuesday November 18, 2025
Question: What is the official state cooking implement of Texas?
Answer: Dutch Oven
Winner: Aaron Shaw, Gilmer

Monday November 17, 2025
Question: Which James Bond film was the first with Pierce Brosnan in the iconic role?
Answer: Goldeneye
Winner: Kermit Ward, Whitehouse

Friday November 14, 2025
Question: What is the source of the white whale metaphor of obsessively chasing an elusive goal?
Answer: Moby Dick
Winner: Tinsley Harris, Whitehouse

Thursday November 13, 2025
Question: What is the most produced rifle in the world?
Answer: AK-47
Winner: Salvadore Silva, Tyler

Wednesday November 12, 2025
Question: If you’re shipping at the original Hilo Hattie’s what city are you in?
Answer: Honolulu
Winner: Malik Stewart, Longview

Tuesday November 11, 2025
Question: What was the common slang term for US infantrymen in WW1?
Answer: Doughboys
Winner: Gene Merriman, Longview

Monday November 10, 2025
Question: A New York cop splits his lottery winnings with a waitress – what movie is that?
Answer: It Could Happen to You
Winner: Stanley Burton, Kilgore

Friday November 7, 2025
Question: Which food chain once marketed its products finer lickin’ good?
Answer: KFC
Winner: Lincoln Moran, Tyler

Thursday November 6, 2025
Question: What is the only NFL team to leave it name behind when it changed cities?
Answer: Cleveland Browns
Winner: Richard Adams, Rusk

Wednesday November 5, 2025
Question: The Leaning Tower of Pisa Leans in what general direction?
Answer: South
Winner: Mike Oglesby, Tyler

Tuesday November 4, 2025
Question: If you look in the newspaper for household hints what Texas native is giving them to you?
Answer: Heloise
Winner: Jerry Giles, Hideaway

Monday November 3, 2025
Question: What is the term for the way dialogue was displayed in the movies during the silent era?
Answer: Intertitles
Winner: Bryan Fisher, Henderson