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Question 1

“Song number one was Kids by

Answer 1

MGMT

Question 2

“What luxury brand of sunglasses was created in 1936 by Bausch and Lomb?”

Answer 2

Ray ban

Question 3

“Who wrote the 1963 short story, 8 o’clock in the morning?”

Answer 3

Ray nelson

Question 4

“What does the name Hong Kong translate to in English?”

Answer 4

Fragrant harbor

Question 5

“The Genpei War in the 12th century marked the first use of what martial art in a military campaign?”

Answer 5

Jew jit sue?

Question 6

“Bolo Young, credited as Yang Xi, appeared in what 1973 martial arts movie? As well as many, many other martial arts movies.”

Answer 6

Enter the dragon

Question 7

MONEY & NUMBERS
Which former UN secretary-general appears on Sweden’s 1,000-kronor banknote?
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Answer 7

Dag Hammarskjöld

Question 8

ANYTHING GOES
Which soft drink’s website advertises that the drink contains a blend of 23 flavors and denies that it’s made with prune juice?

Answer 8

Dr. pepper

Question 9

SCIENCE & TECH
During which NASA space mission did astronaut Jim Lovell say “Houston, we’ve had a problem”?

Answer 9

Apollo 13

Question 10

After helping the U.S. win Olympic gold in basketball in 1964, which future senator delayed going pro to study at Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship?
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Answer 10

Bill Bradley

Question 11

Named for an English explorer, the Drake Passage is a 600-mile waterway that separates which two continents?

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Answer 11

South America and Antarctica

Question 12

HISTORY & SOCIETY
Taking place in the town where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived, the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention was the kickoff of which movement in the U.S.?

Answer 12

Women’s suffrage

Question 13

ARTS & CULTURE
Which musical, a Broadway flop in the 1980s, has run for more than 35 years in Germany, staged in a theater specially built to display the show’s roller-skate choreography?

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Answer 13

Starlight Express

Question 14

Gregor Johann Mendel was best known for his discoveries in what branch of science?

Answer 14

Genetics

Question 15

What vocal quartet sang backup for Elvis Presley in the ’50s?

Answer 15

The JordanAires

Question 16

What is the literal translation of the Japanese word “karate”?

Answer 16

Empty hand

Question 17

In 1911, what did explorer Hiram Bingham discover between two peaks in the Andes mountains?

Answer 17

Machu picchu

Question 18

What country first granted women the right to vote in national elections in 1971?

Answer 18

Switzerland

Question 19

How many snowflakes are exactly alike

Answer 19

None
flat snowflakes fall into two types six or 12 point hexagons, but none are alike

Question 20

Who invented the first battery in 1799

Answer 20

Alessandro Volta

Volts, get their name from Volta, who was the first to consistently generate electrical currents through chemical reactions
Shocked the scientific world

Question 21

What document declare that all persons held as slaves in the United States would henceforth be free

Answer 21

Emancipation proclamation
On New Year’s Day 1863 the emancipation proclamation declared that all slaves in rebellious state states were now free

Question 22

Before this hat became popular, what kind of hat did Cowboys typically wear?

Answer 22

Stetson hat
Before that wear a bowler hat

Question 23

For a long time, what soda‘a ads recommended customer should drink it hot

Answer 23

Dr. Pepper
Hot Dr Pepper allegedly taste a bit like cider and was marketed to improve sales in the winter

Question 24

What’s the most popular kind of physical media for music?

Answer 24

Vinyl records
in 2022 vinyl overtook CDs as the most popular medium for music since the 1980s

Question 25

Though this vertical line is a basis of the Cartesian coordinate system Descartes never heard of it Day cart

Answer 25

Y axis

Question 26

Starts with Z This landlord country borders eight others, including Tanzania and Namibia

Answer 26

Zambia

Question 27

Though , it’s name means river of silver some geographers like to call a sea or gulf

Answer 27

Rio de la Plata

Question 28

Mathematical expression, consisting of two parts as in 2B +3 a

Answer 28

Binomial

Question 29

The result of a basic operation its from the Latin for how many times

Answer 29

Quotient How many times does this go into that?

Question 30

From the Greek for four sided, it’s a geometric solid made up of four triangular plain faces

Answer 30

Tetra Hedron

Question 31

A fine example of a New World parrot the Scarlet this

Answer 31

Macaw

Question 32

The grand Chaco is an alluvial plane bordered by the Andy’s on the west, and on the east by the parana and this other par river Par ah nah

Answer 32

The Paraguay River

Question 33

TV spin off parents Frasier

Answer 33

Cheers

Question 34

TV spin off parents The book of Boba Fett

Answer 34

The Mandalorian

Question 35

Starts with Z The son of berechiah , this biblical profit with his own book predicted the rebuilding of the temple Ber uh ki uh

Answer 35

Zachariah

Question 36

False silver was what the ancient Greeks called this metal an ingredient of the alloy brass

Answer 36

Zinc

Question 37

TV spin off parents The Colbert report

Answer 37

Daily show

Question 38

TV spin off parents Private practice starring Kate Walsh

Answer 38

Grey’s Anatomy

Question 39

Sir Henry, the Scarlet Knight is the mascot of this university

Answer 39

Rutgers

Question 40

You could’ve bought the stock at $22 a share when It went public December 12, 1980 and why didn’t you mom and dad

Answer 40

Apple

Question 41

The rash that accompanies this strep tuh cock ul disease has been described as sunburn with goose pimples

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Scarlet fever

Question 42

In ort Ztale, Andrew says this is a humble flower, and also the name of the best and bravest man in all the world

Answer 42

The Scarlet pimp er nill

Question 43

The same virus that causes this common childhood disease can cause painful shingles later in life

Answer 43

Chickenpox

Question 44

Delaware Senator gave his name to this type of individual retirement account that can reduce an investor’s taxes

Answer 44

Roth ira

Question 45

Starts with Z This native American people with a Pueblo west of Albuquerque are known for their turquoise jewelry

Answer 45

Zuni

Question 46

The man-made floating islands of the uros people can be found on this big lake between Peru and Bolivia

Answer 46

Lake titticaca

Question 47

At the southern tip of the continent, go find this promontory named for the birthplace of a Dutch navigator

Answer 47

Cape horn

Question 48

Burning or shooting pain is often associated with this condition from Greek for nerve

Answer 48

Neuralgia or neuropathy Knor rop uh thee

Question 49

Adjective for an angle of less than 90°

Answer 49

Acute

Question 50

The long-term type of these gains are taxed at a lower rate and regular income 0% for the first 63K for heads of households

Answer 50

Capital gains

Question 51

This type of lens is designed for variable changes in focal length

Answer 51

Zoom

Question 52

The tropic of Capricorn passes through several deserts, including this one on Chile’s coast

Answer 52

The Atacama

Question 53

A field full of Scarlet, these flowers, cause Dorothy Toto, and the cowardly lion to fall asleep

Answer 53

Poppies

Question 54

In 1994 this Chicago playwright known for unflinching language got novel for the first time with the village

Answer 54

David Mamet

Question 55

An actor playwright, banjoist and much more he called his autobiography, born, standing up a comic’s life

Answer 55

Oh, Steve Martin

Question 56

A 2013 article for the economist about this novelist was titled his bleak Road which hat tip really was an on the money title

Answer 56

Cormac McCarthy Author of on the road

Question 57

In 97 this author who frequently used his native Texas as a setting published Comanche Moon

Answer 57

 McMurtry Mur tree

Question 58

Tough rhyming pairs Mandible mauling hard candy and one who falls a foul of the justice system

Answer 58

Jawbreaker lawbreaker

Question 59

Emily Warren Roebling was largely responsible for supervising the construction of this bridge built from 1869 to 1883 Row bling

Answer 59

Brooklyn Bridge

Question 60

Tough rhyming pairs Someone who contacts departed spirits, and that feeling of boredom

Answer 60

Medium and tedium

Question 61

Tough rhyming pears Deceptive or cunning and the one before

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Devious and previous

Question 62

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves switch transports and end up making a subway train go off the rails in this 1994 flick

Answer 62

Speed

Question 63

Tough rhyming pears Your rate of inclination and shining brightly

Answer 63

Gradient and radiant

Question 64

This Catcher was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 2011 & 2014, and later helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series.

Answer 64

Guess: Angel Perdomo Answer: Miguel Montero

Question 65

After a year out of the NFL, Richie Incognito was a Pro Bowler in three straight seasons for this AFC team from 2015-2017.

Answer 65

Guess: Miami Dolphins Answer: Buffalo Bills

Question 66

Jerry Tarkanian coached Dennis Rodman on this NBA team during the 1992-1993 season.

Answer 66

Guess: Detroit Pistons Answer: San Antonio Spurs

Question 67

After Germany, what is the most popular country in the world that begins with the letter "G"?

Answer 67

Guess: Ghana Answer: Ghana

Question 68

The Misty Slush and MooLattes are cold drinks offered by what chain?

Answer 68

Guess: Dairy Queen Answer: Dairy Queen

Question 69

What cable channel had the broadcasting rights for the MLB Divisional Series playoff games in 2007?

Answer 69

Guess: TBS Answer: TBS

Question 70

At 10 years old, this actress earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine.

Answer 70

Guess: Dani Suzuki Answer: Abigail Breslin

Question 71

Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and with over 1 billion Spotify stream, this singer is most known for her 2021 song ""ABCDEFU".

Answer 71

Guess: Gayle Answer: Gayle