Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; no Clues: 1. Which animals were often used by miners in the old days to detect odorless gases?____________________
[Choices: Cats, Ferrets, Canaries, Moles, Pit Bulls ]
2. Which city is a port in Southwestern Spain?_____________________
[Choices: Bilbao, Burgos, Cadiz, Madrid, Lisbon ]
3. To "tamp" is to:_____________________.
[Choices: Singe, Devour, Sniff out, Allow to flow, Pack down ]
4. Nicholas Pileggi wrote "________________: Life in a Mafia Family".
[Choices: Racketeer, Wiseguy, Hoodlum, Goon, Soldier ]
5. The Large Hadron Collider was built in Europe to study:_________________.
[Choices: Ocean depths, Forest fire damage, Subatomic particles, Icebergs, Planetary motion ]
6. Who is the current United States Attorney General?___________________
[Choices: Jeff Sessions, Brad Ausmus, Mike Pence, William Barr, Ben Carson ]
7. The Roman Colosseum was built during the Roman:_____________________.
[Choices: Republic, Empire, Democracy, City State, Kingdom ]
8. Which country owns all of Antarctica?____________________
[Choices: Argentina, None, Russia, Norway, United Kingdom ]
9. The original version of this film was set in 2019:_____________________.
[Choices: This Island Earth, Planet of the Apes, Metropolis, Godzilla, Bladerunner ]
10. Robert Fulton's "Clermont" was the first practical:__________________.
[Choices: Trireme, Steamboat, Barge, Galley, Galleon ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. Tlaloc was one of many gods worshipped by the:_______________________.
[Choices: Cherokee, Incas, Vikings, Egyptians, Aztecs ]
12. Sun Valley, location of the Sun Valley Film Festival, is in:___________________.
[Choices: Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Maine ]
13. "A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden" is a statement from the:______________________.
[Choices: Gettysburg Address, Rights of Man, Tragedy of Macbeth, Sermon on the Mount, Magna Carta ]
14. Which of these fields of study is a branch of astronomy?___________________
[Choices: Dendrology, Selenodesy, Limnology, Cybernetics, Semiotics ]
15. 1932's "What Price Hollywood?" was the first telling of a story subsequently titled:_________________________.
[Choices: A Star is Born, All About Eve, The Last Tycoon, Mulholland Drive, Sunset Boulevard ]
16. Which profession would most likely use a maulstick?_______________________
[Choices: Plumber, Gardener, Pianist, Artist, Policeman ]
17. "Afflatus" refers to the experience of:_______________________.
[Choices: Military defeat, Amatory conquest, Creative power, Political victory, Extreme hunger ]
18. "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" is a 2006 novel by:______________________.
[Choices: Sofia Coppola, Brandon Cronenberg, Rebecca Miller, Max Brooks, Jaden Smith ]
19. Purdue Pharma started the "Opioid Epidemic" with its marketing of Oxycontin in the year:________.
[Choices: 2006, 2016, 1996, 1986, 1976 ]
20. Which of these would you most likely find on the side of a ship:____________________
[Choices: Plimsoll Line, Scondull Line, Chapnall Line, Grumtill Line, Uberfell Line ]
21. "TIME" Magazine's Man of the Year Award in 1994 went to a:______________________.
[Choices: Politician, Business executive, Religious leader, Movie director, Scientist ]
22. The long awaited Model Y was unveiled by this auto manufacturer last month:___________________.
[Choices: Wheego, Tesla, Zap, Chevrolet, Honda ]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; Category chosen by majority vote at each Site):23.(a) VOCABULARY v Play ball!: A wale is a streak or a ridge made by a:_____________________.
[Choices: Stroke of a whip, Sword, Snake bite, Human hand, Knife ]
24.(a) Not so famous awards v INVENTIONS: What did William Gray invent in 1889?___________________.
[Choices: Cash register, ATM, Payphone, Soda can, Air brake ]
25.(a) BATTLES v Business beginnings: In naval history, the Battle of Hampton Roads was the first battle between:____________________.
[Choices: Ships of the line, Ironclads, Aircraft carriers, Clipper ships, Steamships ]
26.(a) Inventions v VOCABULARY: A jumbled heap or mass would most likely be called this word:______________________.
[Choices: Crosier, Trafalgar, Agglomerate, Folium, Lagniappe ]
27.(a) BUSINESS BEGINNINGS v Not so famous awards: This retailer started in California in 1962 and first catered to hippies and boomers:__________________.
[Choices: City of Paris, Gump's, Pier 1, Abercrombie and Fitch, Radio Shack ]
28.(a) Play ball! v BATTLES: The Battle of Lodi was a victory for the forces of:_______________________.
[Choices: Napoleon, Rommel, Hannibal, Xerxes, Grant ]
Lightning Round (7 Questions: 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 Points, but time to read & answer decreases from 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5 to 4 seconds): 29. Which ski resort is called the "Queen of the Dolomites"?____________________
[Choices: Vallnord, Killington, Cortina, Grand Massif, Les Deux Alpes ]
30. "Windy City" is a 2017 album of music by this bluegrass-country artist:_______________________.
[Choices: Alison Krauss, Gretchen Wilson, Peter Townsend, Shania Twain, Ricky Skaggs ]
31. What sporting event did Peter Kaiser win last month?_____________________
[Choices: Australian Tennis Open, Los Angeles Marathon, World Series of Poker, Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Bassmasters Classic ]
32. Exactly how many U.S. Presidents have been assassinated?_________
[Choices: Four, Five, Two, Three, One ]
33. A lover of cheese is known as a:____________________.
[Choices: Rindophile, Jalophile, Macrophile, Bibliophile, Turophile ]
34. Who wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice"?____________________
[Choices: Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl, James Hilton, John Logan, Buck Henry ]
35. In Greek mythology, Mount Helicon is the home of the:___________________.
[Choices: Satyrs, Muses, Mermaids, Fauns, Nymphs ]
Dreaded Pyramid Round (5 Questions: 12000, 7000, 4000, 2000, 1000 Points for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Right out of 5; Time from post of Question & 5 Choices = 16 seconds; No clues): 36. What is the last stage of mitosis called?____________________
[Choices: Telophase, Hydrolosis, Catharsis, Prophase, Symbiosis ]
37. Which title character of an opera is a fisherman?_______________________
[Choices: Peter Grimes, Pagliacci, Billy Budd, Candide, Wozzeck ]
38. In 1957, it became the first sub-Saharan nation to free itself from the colonial yoke:__________________.
[Choices: Somalia, Algeria, South Africa, Mali, Ghana ]
39. Anabatic and katabatic are terms applied to this weather phenomenon:____________________.
[Choices: Sunshine, Clouds, Winds, Eclipses, Rain ]
40. Where will you find Colca Canyon which at certain points is more than 10,000 feet deep?_________________
[Choices: Namibia, Mexico, Chad, Australia, Peru ]
Final Jeopardy Question on ANIMAL HABITATS (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong): 41. Where do crocodiles and alligators coexist?__________________
[Choices: Southern China, Florida, Brazilian Rainforest, India, Central Africa ]
Answers: 1. Canaries [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_canary ]
2. Cadiz [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadiz ]
3. Pack down [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tamp ]
4. Wiseguy [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiseguy_(book) ]
5. Subatomic particles [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider ]
6. William Barr [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barr ]
7. Empire [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum ]
8. None [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica ]
9. Bladerunner [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner ]
10. Steamboat [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fulton ]
11. Aztecs [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlaloc ]
12. Idaho [see
https://sunvalleyfilmfestival.org/location ]
13. Sermon on the Mount [see
https://discovertheword.org/?p=3607 , which refers to Matthew 5:14-16 , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount (for Matthew, Chapters 5, 6 & 7) ]
14. Selenodesy [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/selenodesy ]
15. A Star is Born [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Price_Hollywood? ]
16. Artist [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulstick ]
17. Creative power [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/afflatus ]
18. Max Brooks [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z ]
19. 1996 [see the section "History" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone ]
20. Plimsoll line [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterline ]
21. Religious leader [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year for Pope John Paul II ]
22. Tesla [see
https://www.tesla.com/modely ]
23.(a) Stroke of a whip [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/wale ]
24.(a) Payphone [see the section "Timeline" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payphone ]
25.(a) Ironclads [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads ]
26.(a) Agglomerate [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agglomerate ]
27.(a) Pier 1 [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_1_Imports ]
28.(a) Napoleon [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lodi ]
29. Cortina [see
https://www.jacobdehaan.com/en/node/90 and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortina_d'Ampezzo ]
30. Alison Krauss [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_City_(album) ]
31. Iditarod dog race [see
https://iditarod.com/race/2019/mushers/ ... er-Kaiser/ ]
32. Four [see
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/new ... al-trivia/ ]
33. Turophile [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/turophile ]
34. Roald Dahl [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Only_Live_Twice_(film) ]
35. Muses [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Helicon ]
36. Telophase [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis ]
37. Peter Grimes [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Grimes ]
38. Ghana [see
http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20100216-timeli ... dependence and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana ]
39. Winds [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabatic_wind and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabatic_wind ]
40. Peru [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colca_Canyon ]
41. Florida [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_crocodile ]
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