In NC

Question 1

ANYTHING GOES
“Mouth organ” and “tin sandwich” are two nicknames for which musical instrument?

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Answer 1

Harmonica

Question 2

MONEY & NUMBERS
The Brandenburg Gate is featured on the 10 cent, 20 cent, and 50 cent Euro coins in which country?

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Answer 2

Germany

Question 3

Who used his position as postmaster of Philadelphia to boost circulation of his newspaper by mailing copies for free?
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Answer 3

Benjamin Franklin

Question 4

SCIENCE & TECH
In December 2019, which platform claimed to have about 10 million users daily, a number that jumped to 350 million the following year?

Answer 4

Zoom

Question 5

CULTURE
According to David Chase, Al Green’s “Love and Happiness” was a contender to be featured in which show’s finale, though he went with Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”?
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Answer 5

The Sopranos

Question 6

ANIMALS & NATURE
Widely considered the fastest, which dog breed has all four paws off the ground 75 percent of the time while running?

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Answer 6

Greyhound

Question 7

HISTORY & SOCIETY
In 1972 Pat Nixon mentioned her fondness for what animal to Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, who then gifted two to the U.S.?

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Answer 7

Giant pandas

Question 8

GEOGRAPHY
Visitors to the La Mancha region of Spain can see what structures, dating back to the 16th century, famously mistaken for giants in Don Quixote?
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Answer 8

Windmills

Question 9

adjective
childishly silly and trivial.
“you’re making this excuses”

Answer 9

puerile - pure ewl

pu·​er·​ile ˈpyu̇(-ə)r-əl

Question 10

What is the color of the flame produced when magnesium burns?

Answer 10

White

Question 11

The word “java” comes from an island belonging to which coffee-producing country?

Answer 11

Indonesia

Question 12

In the movie “Hudson Hawk”, what does Bruce Willis’ character try to order every time?

Answer 12

Cappuccino

Question 13

Which of these types of meat traditionally comes from an animal’s thigh?

Answer 13

Ham

Question 14

Siamese cats typically have what color eyes?

Answer 14

Blue

Question 15

Which European country replaced the Drachma with the Euro?

Answer 15

Greece

Question 16

What country has the largest number of citizens living within the Arctic Circle?

Answer 16

Russia

Question 17

Which country was the first to enact daylight savings time?

Answer 17

Germany

Question 18

The aardvark is native to which continent?

Answer 18

Africa

Question 19

Dominant flavor in southern comfort

Answer 19

Peach

Question 20

In the U.S., women first voted in which presidential election?

Answer 20

1920

Question 21

Who was the designer of the first Volkswagen Beetle?

Question 22

In the 1979 movie “Alien,” what is the name of Ripley’s spaceship

Answer 22

Nostromo

Question 23

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves what African capital city?

Answer 23

Nairobi

Question 24

What is the proper term for a single banana?

Answer 24

Finger

Question 25

Who was the designer of the first Volkswagen Beetle?

Answer 25

Ferdinand Porsche

Question 26

What physical phenomenon is depicted on the cover of Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon?

Answer 26

Dispersion

Question 27

Which composer typically wrote "Soli Deo gloria" ("Glory to God alone") at the end of his works?

Answer 27

Bach

Question 28

The U.S. icon "Uncle Sam" was based on Samuel Wilson, who worked as what during the War of 1812?

Answer 28

Meat packer

Question 29

SCIENCE & TECH In 2002 which president's State of the Union address was the first to be streamed live on the Internet? +100 correct

Answer 29

George W. Bush

Question 30

BIOGRAPHIES Which actor published two contradictorily titled memoirs, I Am Not Spock and I Am Spock, 20 years apart? +100 correct

Answer 30

Leonard Nimoy

Question 31

GEOGRAPHY One variation of a Japanese proverb states “He who climbs” which mountain “is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool”? +100 correct

Answer 31

Mount Fuji

Question 32

ANIMALS & NATURE Generally having a two-year life cycle, Black-Eyed Susans are classified as what type of plant? +100 correct

Answer 32

Biennial

Question 33

ARTS & CULTURE Losing to The Silence of the Lambs, which movie was the first animated film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? +100 correct

Answer 33

Beauty and the Beast

Question 34

ANYTHING GOES Never say “Nevermore”—in 2022 which NFL team brought back mascots Edgar and Allan to rejoin Poe after a 14-year absence? +100 correct

Answer 34

Baltimore Ravens

Question 35

HISTORY & SOCIETY In 1940 about 850 private boats were used to help evacuate 330,000 Allied troops trapped at which locale? +100 correct

Answer 35

Dunkirk

Question 36

MONEY & NUMBERS Which number is represented by a one followed by 12 zeros? +100 correct

Answer 36

One trillion

Question 37

VOCAB Fill in the blank: Wanda’s car was crimson and her house was burgundy, as she had a _____ for the color red. +100 correct

Answer 37

predilection

Question 38

The Filioque Controversy, one of the causes of the Great Schism, concerned the origins of what?

Answer 38

Holy spirit

Question 39

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is appointed for a term of how many years?

Answer 39

5 years

Question 40

Tinea pedis is the medical term for what common ailment?

Answer 40

Athletes foot

Question 41

The Pritzker Prize is awarded for the highest achievements in which field?

Answer 41

Pritzker

Question 42

What is depicted on the Roma flag adopted at the First World Roma Congress in London in 1971?

Answer 42

Wheel