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The US has fewer than 20 trademarked what

Scents
You can’t Trademark functional Scents, which means you can’t trademark perfume

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The Tony winning musical jagged Little pill is based on music of this popstar

Alanis Morissette

10 times platinum jagged little pill formed the basis of a Diablo Cody musical that won two Tony’s

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What scientific name is given to an object, maximum falling speed

Turn all velocity is the ultimate steady speed of an object falling through a gas or liquid without being acted upon by anything else

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Ansel Adams was a photographer known for his work, capturing what

Landscapes, focusing mostly on the untouched wilderness of the American West Ansel Adams help photography become accepted as an art form

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This major sports league has had a woman sign a pro contract and play a preseason game

NHL
Manon Rheaume made history when she signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning and played goalie in two preseason games in the 1990s

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This part of daily life comes from the Babylonians of ancient this civilization

Seven day week Babylonian celebrated seven because of the seven visible objects in the sky, sun, moon, mercury, Venus, mars Jupiter, and Saturn
Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia

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Characters in book series
This 12-year-old began his first book saying “look I didn’t want to be a half blood”

Percy Jackson
Have divine half mortal

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Complete the song titles
Bad blank,
jealous blank, and
ordinary, average blank

Guy

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Complete the song titles
I got a blank
Hooked on a blank

Feeling

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Complete the song titles
Jungle blank
Boot Scootin blank

Boogie

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One of the worlds wettest places mount waialeale on this garden isle of Hawaii averages some 450 inches of rain per year
Why lei awl e

Kawai

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I’m Venus this corrosive stuff H2
SO four would burn right through your umbrella, but it evaporates before it hits the ground

Sulfuric acid
A type of acid rain?

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George Vancouver was immortalized after exploring the area in this ship. Also, the name of the longest serving space shuttle.

Discovery

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In the 1880s Vancouver was fortuitously chosen as the western terminal of this transportation system ,the CPR

Canadian Pacific Railway

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Edward, the black Prince was one of the noted commanders during this lengthy war pitting the English versus the French

The hundred years war

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Prince Albrecht pretender to the title king of here was a grandson of Ludwig the third. It’s last holder.

Bavaria

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This prince of Monaco never remarried after the death of his beloved Prince Grace in a 1982 car accident

Rainier, Prince Rainier

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In summer 2022, this type of heavy seasonal rain poured into casinos and flooded streets in Las Vegas

Monsoon

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Merope , one of the seven sisters and daughters of Atlas was the only sister to marry immortal

Pleiades
Plee uh D’s

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In the sixth century Pope Gregory I enumerated the seven deadly sins, including this one also called vanity

Pride

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In 1972 this comedian debuted his routine seven words you can never say on television prompting a lawsuit by the FCC

George Carlin

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Say it “ain’t”so
Handcuffs and zip ties for example

Restraints

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What flower was considered a luxury item and created an investment bubble in the Netherlands in the 17th century?

Tulip

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In 2019, which newspaper ran a minute-long Super Bowl ad, narrated by Tom Hanks, titled “Democracy Dies in Darkness”?

The Washington. Post

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In 480 bce, this battle pitted a vastly larger Persian army against a force composed primarily of which people?

Battle of Thermopylae Spartans

What book was inspired by Stephen King’s overnight stay at a nearly empty Stanley Hotel shortly before the resort closed for the season?

The shining

Someone who agrees to have Japanese food for dinner despite wanting pizza is being…

Amenable

Before becoming a highly decorated World War II leader, who was forced to repeat his first year at West Point because of poor grades?

George Patton

Say it “ain’t”so Also known as corposant it’s a visible electrical discharge on a ships mast or a planes wing during a storm Core po sant

Saint Elmo’s fire

It’s what the M stands for in HMO

Health maintenance organization

The city hosted a famous race and the then British Empire, and these games John Landy looked back as register. Bannister passed him.

Commonwealth games

in 1857 Dred Scott, v Sanford before the US Supreme Court Dred Scott was this litigant

Plaintiff

There are seven players on each team in this wizarding sport three chasers two beaters one keeper and one seeker

Quidditch

Complete the song title Used to be blank Live while we’re blank

young

Rembrandt,, did some work for Frederick Henry count of Nassau Prince of this house and leader of the young Dutch Republic

Orange

It is most famous painting. Gustav kia uh bot captured this city on a rainy day.

Paris

The first voyage by this group set sale from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska

Green peace

On marriage, Diana received the title princess of this place that Charles was already Prince of

Wales

Complete this song title Rainy night in blank Midnight train to blank

Georgia

The Rogers Arena is the home ice of this team that joined the NHL in 1970

Vancouver Canucks

It’s a Spanish term for warm ocean surface waters that bring extra to the Gulf Coast and southeast every 2 to 7 years

El nino

A big Mac consist of seven items between the Sesame seed buns, two beef patties, cheese, lettuce sauce, onions, and these

Pickles

Dignity comes from the same Latin word as this synonym for delicate

Dainty

This group that consisted of two relatives of berry Gordy is known for its party rock anthem

LMFAO Yeah, they’re related to Barry Gordy from the Motown founder

Presidential last names Of Rita, who says she deserved a songwriting credit on Layla

Coolidge

Presidential last names Of the first lady of the American Theatre, Helen

Hayes

Presidential last names Of actresses Lili and Holland

Taylor

Ozone depleting chemicals made up of atomic number 17 nine and six

CFCs Clora Flora, carbons CLFC chlorine, fluorine and carbon like five minutes ago

This constellation appears on the flag of Australia and a few other national flags in the region

Southern Cross

FoundEd in 1883 by scholars of language and literature, it has style and an annual convention

MLA Not APA

A group of five bright stars, making a W helps you recognize this consolation, bearing the name of an Ethiopian queen

Cassiopia Cas E O pea uh

The constellation chameleon is conveniently found next to the consolation Muska Latin for this

Fly Food for the chameleon

Designated in 1754 the consolation in the southern sky sky is that the represent a pendulum type of this Whore uh low g um

Clock

An old prison in the Argentina city, Ushuaia the city at the end of the world overlooks this channel named for Darwin ship Eww shoe i uh

Beagle

After being arrested this OG player use the Bible and a bowl of pasta In his 1756 escape from the leds, a Venetian hoosegow

Casanova

The political prisoner known by this name was sent to many prisons but died at the Bastille on November 19, 1703

The man in the iron mask

In 1969 Henri Charriere published his experience in a penal colony in French Guiana as this work Shar e air

Papillion Pop e own

The Greek saw ah fee ew kiss as this god of medicine and he was thought to hold a serpent in his hand

Asclepius Uh skleep e is

ARTS & CULTURE Which novel was originally published in 1818 anonymously, though many at the time credited it to Percy Shelley, the author’s husband? correct

Frankenstein

SCIENCE & TECH Making up about 84 percent of the planet, which layer of Earth has the greatest volume? +100 correct

Mantle

VOCAB Often used to describe an attack on a person’s character, which word can be traced back to the Latin verb meaning “to deceive”? Elegy +100 correct

Calumny

HISTORY & SOCIETY Which historic figure crossed the Alps with some 37 war elephants to attack Rome in 218 BCE? +100 correct

Hannibal

MONEY & NUMBERS There are 552 septillion (or trillion trillion) card permutations for the standard 75-number version of which game? +100 correct

Bingo Not Keno

ANIMALS & NATURE Allowing Internet users to vote on its famous animal residents prepping for winter, Katmai National Park and Preserve hosts an annual competition called what? +100 correct

Fat Bear Week

BIOGRAPHIES Which ruler was born Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst, and changed her name when she moved to Russia? Marie-Antoinette +100 correct

Catherine the Great

ANYTHING GOES Despite meowing like a cat, SpongeBob SquarePants’s pet Gary is which type of animal? +100 correct

Snail

GEOGRAPHY Named for a Belgian king, Léopoldville became Kinshasa in 1966 and is today the capital of which country? +100 correct

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Originally a nickname for Robert

Robin Robin dates back to medieval times example Robin Hood but it’s only been a feminine name as well in modern times

Due to local myths what did Washington recently name as the official state monster?

Sasquatch The legendary Bigfoot video was filmed in California, but Sasquatch myths in the Washington area go back centuries

Loudness is measured in decimals, a unit name for the inventor of the what

Telephone one decibel is the smallest change in volume that the human ear can detect

Google’s initial name

Back rub Because it analyze websites back links Analyzing websites back links helped understand how connected and relevant they were enabling a better search product

What movie was released to retake the top grossing title? Also, what movie did it surpass?

Avatar after release the total box office take of avatar stands at about 2.8 billion Passed avengers endgame

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you..." is the opening lyrics to what 1981 hit song from The Human League?

Guess: My Oh My Answer: Don't You Want Me

Searching for their favorite band's secret show, Michael Cera & Kat Dennings fall for each other in this 2008 romcom.

Guess: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Answer: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

In the last 12 months, this actor had a major role as The Ghoul on The Amazon series Fallout and currently stars on both HBO's White Lotus & Righteous Gemstones.

Guess: Parker Posey Answer: Walton Goggins

Made with Coconutmilk, the Pink Drink, Dragon Drink, and Midnight Drink are offered by what chain?

Guess: Starbucks

Vacationland is a nickname used on license plates for this Eastern Time Zone U.S. state.

Guess: Florida Answer: Maine

After defeating Iowa in overtime in the First Four Play-In game, this 11-seed SEC school led by Jordan McRae made a run to the 2014 Sweet Sixteen.

Guess: Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) Answer: Tennessee

Nicknamed "Boomer", this Yankees pitcher threw a Perfect Game on May 17th, 1998.

Guess: David Wells Answer: David Wells

Offensive lineman Mekhi Becton only played 31 games for this AFC team from 2020-2023 after they drafted him 11th Overall in 2020.

Guess: Tennessee Titans Answer: New York Jets