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Question 1

Later taking a talk show spot at ABC that David Letterman had turned down, who was such a Letterman fan that he had a “L8 NITE” vanity plate as a teen?

Answer 1

Jimmy Kimmel

Question 2

Measuring more than 11 feet tall and 25 feet wide, this Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece represents his feelings about this conflict?

Answer 2

Guernica
Spanish civil war

Question 3

In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle, a residence located where?

Answer 3

Balmoral castle in Scotland

Question 4

Which historic battle was decisive in making this French nobleman the king of England?

Answer 4

William the Conqueror
Battle of Hastings

Question 5

A member of the weasel family, which animal gets its name from a Latin phrase for “little thief”?

Answer 5

Ferret

Question 6

After the 7-9 Seahawks upset the Saints in the 2010 Wild Card Round, they lost 35-24 in the Divisional Round against this team that has not won a playoff game again since.

Answer 6

Bears

Question 7

In 2018, Rajon Rondo helped this team make the Western Conference Semifinals after they swept Portland in the 1st Round of the playoffs.

Answer 7

New Orleans pellicans

Question 8

Before he started and won an NFC Divisional Round game, this Houston Cougars QB set an FBS record with 19,217 passing yards from 2007-2011.

Answer 8

Case Keenum

Question 9

became the youngest actor to receive a Lead Actor Emmy nomination for his role in this show

Answer 9

Fred Savage

coming-of-age ABC comedy that ran from 1988-1993 wonder years ago

Question 10

At #1 hit and charting #4 on the Billboard End-of-Year Hot 100 of 2006, this singer is most known for his song “You’re Beautiful”.

Answer 10

James blunt

Question 11

Dwayne Johnson played a former FBI agent who tries to rescue his family from the tallest building in the world after it has been set on fire by terrorists in this 2018 film.

Answer 11

Skyscraper

Question 12

Humans are the only animals with what

Answer 12

Chins
No other animal has a sample of lump of bone from the bottom of the jaw as humans do

Question 13

Despite their name Panama hats actually come from where

Answer 13

 Ecuador
They were named Panama hats because they were shipped all over the world from Panama

Question 14

This TV show has one more than 200 Emmys

Answer 14

Sesame Street was deliberately invented to harness the addictive properties of TV for good

Question 15

For over 70 years this legendary American product was sold for exactly the same price

Answer 15

Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola corporation basically force vendors to sell their product for nickel by covering the country in Coca-Cola five cents ads

Question 16

Do limes and lemons, float, or sink

Answer 16

Limes, sink lemons float
Lime sink simply because they’re denser than lemons

Question 17

A bass pro shop in Memphis Tennessee also happens to be the worlds 10th largest what

Answer 17

Pyramid
Originally built as an arena, the Memphis pyramid was once home to the Memphis grizzlies basketball team

Question 18

Kenley Jansen led the National League in Saves during his lone season with this National League team in 2022.

Answer 18

Guess: Atlanta Braves

Question 19

Scott Walker, David Legwand, and Scott Hartnell led this team in Goals as they made their first-ever playoff appearance in franchise history in 2003-2004.

Answer 19

Guess: Carolina Hurricanes
Answer: Nashville Predators

Question 20

What is the state capital of Texas?

Answer 20

Guess: Austin
Answer: Austin

Question 21

Beginning February 10th, what major fast food chain is set to release a special Angel Reese inspired meal?

Answer 21

Guess: Popeyes
Answer: McDonald’s

Question 22

Along with acting roles in shows like Blossom and The Big Bang Theory, this woman hosted multiple versions of Jeopardy from 2021-2023.

Answer 22

Guess: Mayim Bialik

Question 23

Robert Downey Jr. played a journalist who befriends a schizophrenic homeless man who is also a Julliard-trained musician in this 2009 film.

Answer 23

Guess: Sherlock Holmes
Answer: The Soloist

Question 24

You got me lifted shifted higher than a ceiling and ooh-wee it’s the ultimate feeling. You got me lifted feeling so gifted…” are lyrics from what 2003 Baby Bash song?

Answer 24

Guess: Sugar
Answer: Suga Suga

Question 25

MONEY & NUMBERS Whose 1952 Topps baseball card sold for a record $12.6 million in 2022, roughly 12 times all the money he ever made as a Yankee?

Answer 25

Mickey mantle

Question 26

ARTS & CULTURE Taking its title from the German word for “welcome,” “Willkommen” is the opening song to which Broadway musical?

Answer 26

Cabaret

Question 27

ANIMALS & NATURE At up to 70 wingbeats per second, which bird flaps its wings faster than any other type of bird?

Answer 27

Hummingbird

Question 28

HISTORY & SOCIETY Who placed the crown upon their own head at their 1804 coronation, a task that had traditionally been done by the pope?

Answer 28

+100 correct Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 29

ANYTHING GOES In 2008 Lebanon unsuccessfully petitioned the European Union for recognition that which food originated in its country, not in Israel?

Answer 29

Hummus

Question 30

BIOGRAPHIES An accidental burn from a hot comb prior to a show caused which singer to begin wearing her trademark gardenias in her hair? +

Answer 30

100 correct Billie Holiday

Question 31

All 3 points of the Bermuda Triangle?

Answer 31

GEOGRAPHY With Bermuda and southern Florida anchoring two points, which island is considered the +100 correct Puerto Rico

Question 32

SCIENCE & TECH A barium swallow most frequently precedes which medical procedure?

Answer 32

+100 correct X-ray

Question 33

HISTORY & SOCIETY Addressing the Associated Press during an annual conference, who gave his 1973 “I Am Not a Crook” speech at Walt Disney World? +

Answer 33

100 correct Richard Nixon

Question 34

ANYTHING GOES Symbolizing happiness and good fortune, Chinese brides commonly wear which color dress on their wedding day?

Answer 34

Red

Question 35

Small bone in the human body

Answer 35

SCIENCE & TECH About 0.1 inch long, the stapes is the smallest bone in the human body and is located where?

Question 36

BIOGRAPHIES Two weeks before his 1891 death, who requested that a newspaper publish his obituary early so he could read it?

Answer 36

PT Barnum

Question 37

MONEY & NUMBERS Inspiring the opulent Xanadu home in this movie , La Cuesta Encantada was the 165-room estate of which tycoon?

Answer 37

Citizen Kane William Randolph Hearst

Question 38

ANIMALS & NATURE Native to Central and South America and capable of weighing more than 170 pounds, which animal is the largest rodent in the world?

Answer 38

Capybara

Question 39

GEOGRAPHY One of the locations of the Kumbh Mela festival, the Yamuna River flows through the capital of which Asian country?

Answer 39

India Hindu Kumbh Mela festival

Question 40

ARTS & CULTURE Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, which New York City structure resembles an inverted ziggurat?

Answer 40

Guggenheim museum

Question 41

Which of the following might best describe a fish that is torpid?

Answer 41

Slow swimming

Question 42

ANYTHING GOES Selling some 75 million albums worldwide, the musician born Kenneth Gorelick is best known for playing which instrument?

Answer 42

Saxophone

Question 43

NATURE Which mammal’s name stems from the Greek word for “river horse”?

Answer 43

+100 correct Hippopotamus

Question 44

BIOGRAPHIES Though his body is buried in France, which composer insisted that his heart be transported to his home country of Poland?

Answer 44

correct Frédéric Chopin

Question 45

Used to help heal skin grafts, which creature has been classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a medical device? +100 correct

Answer 45

Leech

Question 46

who is the only actor to have two posthumous best actor Oscar nominations? +100 correct

Answer 46

For his roles in East of Eden and Giant, James Dean

Question 47

MONEY & NUMBERS Celebrated by people with a passion for math, March 14 is sometimes known as which of the following? +100 correct

Answer 47

Pi Day

Question 48

HISTORY & SOCIETY A Massachusetts representative after his presidency, who had a stroke while arguing in Congress, dying two days later?

Answer 48

John Quincy adams

Question 49

GEOGRAPHY With an area of 403 square miles, what island’s landmass makes up about one-third of French Polynesia?

Answer 49

Tahiti

Question 50

In the role since 2010, this actor is most known for playing Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead franchise.

Answer 50

Guess: Kevin Aprilio Answer: Norman Reedus

Question 51

The Presidente Margarita, Nashville Hot Mozz, Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas, and the Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie are items available at what sitdown chain?

Answer 51

Guess: Del Taco Answer: Chili's

Question 52

Born in 1956, this American inventor and entrepreneur is known for creating the self-wringing Miracle Mop and was later portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in a 2015 biopic.

Answer 52

Guess: Penny Marshall Answer: Joy Mangano

Question 53

Turkish big man Mehmet Okur made the 2007 All-Star game while playing for this Western Conference team.

Answer 53

Guess: Sacramento Kings Answer: Utah Jazz

Question 54

From age 34-36, this Bucaaneers WR had three straight 1,000 yard seasons from 2005-2007, including a career best 1,287 yards in 2005.

Answer 54

Guess: Keyshawn Johnson Answer: Joey Galloway

Question 55

Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for Best Actor for playing Otis "Bad" Blake, an alcoholic former country music star who tries to turn his life around, in this 2009 film.

Answer 55

Guess: Crazy Heart Answer: Crazy Heart

Question 56

Lance Berkman made his final All-Star team while playing for this National League team in 2011.

Answer 56

Guess: St. Louis Cardinals Answer: St. Louis Cardinals