Jesse day 1

4/6 to start things off.

1. When dissolved in water, the chemical compound sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) forms a solution commonly known as what?
Correct Answer: (LIQUID/HOUSEHOLD) BLEACH
Your Answer: Bleach
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

This was a guess, but I just thought of cleaning products and bleach seemed to be a pretty common one. Lucky I went  down the path of cleaning products. 

2. A popular children's book by P.D. Eastman details the activities of a set of anthropomorphic canines—big, little, red, blue, yellow, etc.—who operate various means of transport, some while wearing hats, as they go about the day, ultimately ending up at a big party. What is the title of this book?
Correct Answer: GO, DOG. GO!
Your Answer: Go Dog Go!
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I read this to my daughter often.

3. A predecessor to what still-active rock band was formed by its pre-teen founders as "The Broken Combs" way back in 1964? Coincidentally, this is the same year that Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" were released as singles.
Correct Answer: VAN HALEN
Your Answer: Van Halen
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I know their covers of those songs. I had no idea they went back to 1964 and had never heard of the broken combs. 

4. There are three NCAA Division I hockey teams whose universities are located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One is Northern Michigan; name either of the other two.
Correct Answer: LAKE SUPERIOR STATE, MICHIGAN TECH
Your Answer: University of Michigan
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I had no idea. 

5. Supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War of the mid-17th century were known by what derogatory name, so called due to their close-cropped hair (contrasting with the long hair of the Royalists/Cavaliers)?
Correct Answer: ROUNDHEADS
Your Answer: Skullduggerists
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Never heard the term.

6. Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, Rob Riggle, George Hamilton, Rob Lowe, and Reba McEntire are among the actors who have appeared in television ads portraying what corporate mascot?
Correct Answer: COLONEL SANDERS
Your Answer: Colonel Sanders
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I have seen a few of these commercials. Rob Lowe was what made this easy for me.