Sham O Knee

Question 1

The Japanese transport Shinkansen has what speedy nickname

Sheen khan sin

Answer 1

The bullet train

Question 2

What star of TVs Luther was on the wire
Bonus character

Answer 2

Idris Elba
Russel bell

Question 3

What tyrannical leader rules Cambodia from 75 to 79

Answer 3

Pol pot

Question 4

What chess word comes from a foreign phrase meaning the king is defeated

Answer 4

Checkmate

Question 5

What’s the largest species of penguin

Answer 5

Emperor

Question 6

The vitamin thiamin is also know as

Answer 6

B1

Question 7

In 2014 what state became the first in the nation to allow recreational pot stores

Answer 7

Colorado

Question 8

In may 2014 what American idol star won a congressional primary in North Carolina

Answer 8

Clay Aiken

Question 9

Superstar Mia hamm won Olympic gold medals in ehat sport

Answer 9

Soccer

Question 10

Largest desert in Asia notable in history of severa important cities along the Silk Road

Answer 10

Gobi desert

Question 11

Desert rose was an 99 top 10 hit
With the video featuring him riding through the Mohave desert in a jag in style

Answer 11

Sting
Check out

Question 12

Origin of the name of Death Valley

Answer 12

Traveling group perished trying to cross in 1849

Question 13

In 79 what nephew of Scooby-Doo brought puppy power to the w inmates franchise

Answer 13

Scrappy doo
Like cousin Oliver - Brady bunch
Your new character but everybody find them annoying

Question 14

Nicknamed the Hartford of the west this major city is located in Polk county with a small part extending into warren county
Ranked as Americas wealthiest city by NBC in 14

Answer 14

Duh moin Iowa

Question 15

In 1045 BC the city of gee shing was built marking the start of that areas Evolution into what modern Chinese city of over 21 m inhabitants

Answer 15

Beijing
Largest national capita in the world

Question 16

Jiggering and jollying are examples of techniques used in this practice of creating containers from clay or mud

Answer 16

Pottery

Question 17

Highway known as the Baltimore beltway
695

Answer 17

That’s fine - Cecelia

Question 18

Nixon VPs

Answer 18

Agnew resigned due to corruption unrelated to watergate from Maryland
Ford

Question 19

A group of jellyfish

Answer 19

Smack

Question 20

Altitude of the capital of Colorado

Answer 20

Denver is at 5280 - a mile high

Question 21

7/14/1789 revolutionaries stormed this political prison

Answer 21

Bastielle
Seem as a symbol of the absolute monarchy abuse of power

Question 22

We’re not sure whether it’s named after the alternative name for this war in which he served in the Royal Navy or because Blackbeard supported the last Stuart monarch but we do know this was the name of his ship

Answer 22

Queen Ann’s (revenge)
War of Spanish succession

Question 23

In 2015 John Oliver introduced a new character called Jeff the diseased lung in a cowboy hat which is a direct parody of this advertising icon

Answer 23

Marlboro man

Question 24

What bakery item is believed to be named after emperor franz Joseph 1 of Austria who led the empire form 1848 to 1916

Answer 24

Kaiser roll

Question 25

Maurice cheeks ended his career in 93 as the leader in this statistical category but has since fallen to 5th behind these other players

Answer 25

Steals Stockton Kidd MJ Payton

Question 26

1976 family comedy Gus is about a mule from Yugoslavia who finds success on these stars football team playing this position

Answer 26

Ed asner and don knots Placekicker

Question 27

Elements that take their name from astronomical objects

Answer 27

Helium - after the sun Uranium 92 Neptunium 93 Plutonium 94 Titanium Palladium- after second asteroid (palace) Tellurium- Telus - Latin for earth tuh lure e um Cerium- after dwarf planet Ceres - first ever asteroid found and largest asteroid ever found Mercury Selenium- moon

Question 28

On Gilmore girls she serves as Rory idol but in real life this icon of the newsroom was born in London raised in Tehran became chief international correspondent for CNN and was announced as the permanent replacement as Charlie rose on pBS following his sexual misconduct allegations

Answer 28

Christ tee an am en poor

Question 29

First appearing in the English language in the mid 16th century this 7 letter H word is defined as lacking excitement or variety; monotonous

Answer 29

Humdrum

Question 30

From the Latin for with highest honor this title is bestowed upon those who graduate within top 5% of the class

Answer 30

Suma cum laude loud ey