Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. Cadiz is a port city in Southern:________________________.
[Choices: Brazil, Spain, Malaysia, Greece, Mexico ]
2. Which word means "serious but in an ominous way"?__________________________
[Choices: Panivorous, Pandemic, Parastatal, Portentous, Photogenic ]
3. Potatoes __________________ is one of many popular French recipes.
[Choices: Boulangerie, Gazpacho, Aquitanian, Consigliere, Territoire ]
4. On what planet does the 1990 film "Total Recall" largely take place?______________________
[Choices: Mars, Uranus, Venus, Titan, Jupiter ]
5. This is the main attraction at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs:________________________.
[Choices: Laddered waterfalls, Succulent varieties, Joshua trees, Tall cacti, Red rock formations ]
6. 1935's Black Sunday was one of the worst events of what came to be called the:______________________.
[Choices: Dust Bowl, San Francisco earthquake, Cholera pandemic, Hong Kong Flu, Spanish Influenza ]
7. A female fox is called a:______________________.
[Choices: Sow, Doe, Vixen, Jenny, Cygnet ]
8. The last _______________________ was made in Mexico last month.
[Choices: Volkswagen Beetle, Samsung Flip Phone, Boeing 737, RCA Television set, SONY Walkman ]
9. John Forbes Nash Jr. was a Nobel laureate in:_________________________.
[Choices: Astronomy, Economics, Music, Literature, Physics ]
10. The July 2019 Solar Eclipse was visible from this part of the world:______________________.
[Choices: Scandinavia, East Africa, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Southern South America ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. Where on your body is the philtrum?_________________________
[Choices: Stomach, Lower leg, Brain, Upper lip, Inner ear ]
12. Marcus Garvey of ______________________ founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914.
[Choices: Panama, Ireland, Jamaica, Haiti, Ethiopia ]
13. What is the symbol for infinity also known as?________________________
[Choices: Debraunche, Lemniscate, Octothorpe, Hashtag, Gaffelod ]
14. Who won this year's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete?_______________________________
[Choices: Kyle Busch, Mookie Betts, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Mahomes ]
15. In botany, a plant that is covered with stiff or coarse hairs is called:______________________.
[Choices: Hirsute, Turjute, Borgute, Cermute, Parlute ]
16. Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran claimed to have killed:______________________________.
[Choices: Nicole Brown Simpson, John Gotti, Jimmy Hoffa, The Lindbergh baby, Jon Benet Ramsay ]
17. Of the Top 10 countries with the tallest people, all are in:_________________________.
[Choices: South America, Africa, Asia, North America, Europe ]
18. "Reimagining Equality" and "Speaking Truth to Power" are books published by:______________________.
[Choices: Alice Walker, Anita Hill, Barbara Jordan, Spike Lee, Michelle Obama ]
19. Nik Nik shirts belong to the fashions of this decade:__________________________.
[Choices: 1940's, 1960's, 1970's, 1950's, 1980's ]
20. Currently in the news, "Juul" is a type of:______________________.
[Choices: Drone, Video game, E-cigarette, Ride service, Smartphone ]
21. "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" are songs by:_________________________.
[Choices: Todd Rundgren, Pierre Trudeau, Frank Zappa, Ringo Starr, Eddie Money ]
22. Which Greek mountain was home to the Muses and sacred to Apollo and Dionysus?________________________
[Choices: Ida, Olympus, Parnassus, Athos, Zion ]
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) SCIENTIFIC PIONEERS v Legends of gold: Born in Denmark in 1788, Christian Thomsen was a pioneer in this science:_____________________.
[Choices: Astronomy, Zoology, Archaeology, Economics, Agronomy ]
24.(a) Art movements v CURRENT MOVIES: The title characters in "Hobbs & Shaw" are played by Dwayne Johnson and:________________________.
[Choices: Owen Wilson, Jamie Foxx, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Statham, Samuel L. Jackson ]
25.(a) The Sahara desert v U.S. HISTORY: In 1838, the city of Boston established the first United States:________________________.
[Choices: Police force, Traffic court, Divorce court, National park, Harbor Patrol ]
26.(a) CURRENT MOVIES v Scientific pioneers: Which of these current movies has a PG-13 Rating?__________________________
[Choices: Good Boys, Angel has Fallen, Yesterday, The Kitchen, Rocketman ]
27.(a) U.S. HISTORY v Art movements: Which legendary American woman was from a prominent Quaker family?_______________________
[Choices: Martha Washington, Sacajawea, Virginia Dare, Betsy Ross, Pocahontas ]
28.(a) Legends of golf v THE SAHARA DESERT: Which country's capital is situated in the Sahara Desert?________________________
[Choices: Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Morocco, Angola ]
Lightning Round (7 Questions: 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 20000 Points, but time to read & answer decreases from 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5 to 4 seconds):29. When were ZIP codes first officially implemented by the U.S. Post Office?______________
[Choices: 1963, 1903, 1983, 1923, 1943 ]
30. Charon is the name of the main satellite of this dwarf planet:________________________.
[Choices: Eris, Ceres, Neptune, Pluto, Phobos ]
31. What killed some 30,000 people on the island of Martinique in 1902?________________________
[Choices: Giant tidal wave, Yellow fever epidemic, Eruption of Mt. Pelee, Riots, Hurricane ]
32. Earlier this year, it became the highest-grossing film of all time:__________________________.
[Choices: Avengers: Endgame, Rocketman, Dumbo, The Lion King, Captain Marvel ]
33. Which word best describes animal feet that are good for climbing?_________________________
[Choices: Atonic, Dendrite, Scansorial, Chameleon, Pivotal ]
34. What is the most common pet in the United States?_____________________
[Choices: Guinea pigs, Boa constrictor, Raccoon, Dog, Fish ]
35. Aaron Judge is a star player for this pro sports team:________________________________.
[Choices: Toronto Raptors, New York Yankees, St. Louis Blues, Manchester United, Pittsburgh Steelers ]
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 & Choices = 16 seconds; No Clues):36. Who wrote "My African Journey" about his trip to Africa in 1908?____________________________
[Choices: T.E. Lawrence, Sir Richard Burton, Joseph Conrad, Winston Churchill, Stanley Livingstone ]
37. Tortoises are mainly distinguished from turtles by their:_______________________.
[Choices: Being non-aquatic, Being carnivores, Short lives, Retractable necks, Lack of protective shell ]
38. The Curia regis was a ruling body introduced to England by:_________________________.
[Choices: Alfred the Great, Ethelred the Unready, Pepin the Short, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror ]
39. It lays claim to being the most corrosion-resistant metal:__________________________.
[Choices: Silver, Tungsten, Neon, Iridium, Barium ]
40. Australia's most populous cities are Sydney and:_________________________.
[Choices: Canberra, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane ]
Final Jeopardy Question on LITERATURE (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. Some of this book is set on a savage reservation in New Mexico:__________________________.
[Choices: A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Flies, Brave New World, Damnation Alley, The Outsiders ]
Answers:1. Spain [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadiz ]
2. Portentous [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/portentous ]
3. Boulangere [pre-calls for "au gratin" were wrong, so Dai (BLADOR) called this one; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ud6lLMeIA ]
4. Mars [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Recall_(1990_film) ]
5. Red Rock Formations [I (REACH) eliminated Joshua trees and cacti as desert species, and succulent varieties from mountainous terrain, and guessed this of the remaining 2 Choices; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Gods ]
6. Dust bowl [Dai deduced and called this from the year, which eliminated the other Choices; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sunday_(storm) ]
7. Vixen [see the section "Etymology" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox ]
8. VW Beetle [Patrick (MRRED) pre-called this one; see
https://www.dw.com/en/amazon-delivers-v ... a-50067148 ]
9. Jean (LESTER) pre-called this one, confirmed by me when I mentioned the 2001 film "A Beautiful Mind" starring Russell Crowe & Jennifer Connelly; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr. and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Beautiful_Mind_(film) ]
10. Southern South America [Dai or Chris (CEEZED) called this one first; see
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2019-july-2 ]
11. Upper lip [I pre-called "lip"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum ]
12. Jamaica [Phil (BSLXPN) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey ]
13. Lemniscate [Jean called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemniscate ]
14. Giannis Antetokounmpo [I called this one as a guess (since he was NBA Athlete of the Year); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Male ... ESPY_Award ]
15. Hirsute [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hirsute ]
16. Jimmy Hoffa [Dave (YELDOR) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sheeran ]
17. Europe [Despite calls for "Africa", I went with Europe because the Dutch, Lithuanians, Croatians, Serbs are tall (the last three in the NBA); see
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps ... the-world/ ]
18. Anita Hill [We all missed this one, I going with Barbara Jordan; see the section "Written works" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Hill ]
19. 1970's [we all missed this one, I going with 1940's because I had never heard of Nik Nik shirts; see
https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/nik_nik_shirt ]
20. E-cigarette [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juul ]
21. Todd Rundgren [Phil called this one, confirmed by our server, Kevin; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rundgren ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLeCB7Kn-VE and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoX52Sua8Oc ]
22. Parnassus [Despite pre-calls for "Olympus", I pushed for "Parnassus" for the Muses; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Parnassus ]
23.(a) Archaeology [we all struck out on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian ... en_Thomsen ]
24.(a) Jason Statham [Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Statham ]
25.(a) Police force [after pre-calls for "Subway" turned out to be wrong, Dai called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Police_Department ]
26.(a) Yesterday [Phil called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film) and
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/parentalguide ]
27.(a) Betsy Ross [I eliminated aboriginals (likely non-Quakers) Sacajawea and Pocahontas, child Virginia Dare, and Martha Washington (for others, Martha was eliminated in the first Clue); see the section "Early life and education" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross ]
28.(a) Mauritania [Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania ]
29. 1963 [Andrew C (GRYFON) pre-called "late 1950's", so we all went for 1960's (close enough); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code ]
30. Pluto [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon) ]
31. Eruption of Mt. Pelee [Dai pre-called "pyroclastic flow" and I "volcano"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pelee ]
32. Avengers: Endgame [Patrick (MRRED) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame ]
33. Scansorial [Phil called this one, but most of us blew it (we should have eliminated all the other Choices and gone with the only Choice we had never heard of before); see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scansorial ]
34. Fish [we pre-called "Dog" or "Cat", so went with "Dog" when "Cat" did not appear as one of the Choices. According to
https://www.wonderslist.com/most-popula ... n-america/ there are 88.3 million cats, 74.8 million dogs, but 142 million freshwater fish (an aquarium can hold many fish, whereas Cat Ladies with many, many cats are rare). Despite their own numbers, the authors then complete an article naming #1 dog and #2 cat as most popular pet. D'oh!!! Paul (NINJA) was the only Player to get all 7500 Points in the Lightning Round at Whispers Bar, Ottawa ON ]
35. New York Yankees [Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge ]
36. Winston Churchill [After a pre-call for Teddy Roosevelt by someone else, I suggested Winston Churchill from the year 1908; see
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493 ... an_Journey . Roosevelt was not one of the Choices listed.]
37. Being non-aquatic [Dai, then Patrick, called this after a few wrong pre-calls by others; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise ]
38. William the Conqueror [Andrew C (GRYFON) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curia_regis . Although the Latin should have suggested William the Conqueror, a Norman (a North Man from Northern France), I worried about Edward the Confessor (who had sympathies and connections with Normandy); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor . In the section "Function and legacy" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witenagemot , "...in a sign of the witenagemot's enduring legacy, the
curia regis continued to be dubbed a "witan" by chroniclers until as late as the 12th century". Luckily, I stuck with William the Conqueror. ]
39. Iridium [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium . In the section "Scientific", an alloy of 90% platinum (element 78) and 10% iridium (element 77) was used in 1889 to fabricate a bar with the standard metre length inscribed between two marks, and the kilogram mass standard. In my high school days, I had a fountain pen which had an "iridium tip" which meant that it was hard and would not corrode. ]
40. Melbourne [Dai and Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne ]
41. Brave New World [I pre-called this one (the character John "Savage" was born, not decanted, on a reservation in New Mexico); see the section "Plot" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World ]