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SHOWDOWN Date: Feb 08, 2011
WARMUP
1. Which former dictator, overthrown in 1986, has returned to his country?
'BABY DOC' DUVALIER (3)
2. The Eclipse Award is given to a/an:
THOROUGHBRED HORSE (1)
3. Teresopolis, currently in the news, is just north of this major city:
RIO DE JANEIRO (2)
4. His first release in 14 years, 'Low Country Blues' is a CD from this music veteran:
GREGG ALLMAN (5)
5. Amy Chua's 'Battle Hymn of the ____' has caused a storm of controversy over parenting styles.
TIGER MOTHER (4)
6. Traditionally, chowders have a/an ____ or tomato base.
MILK (3)
7. The U.S. just eased restrictions on travel to:
CUBA (1)
8. Monocots and dicots are the two basic types of:
FLOWERING PLANTS (4)
9. 'In Dubious Battle' and 'Travels With Charley' are lesser known works by:
JOHN STEINBECK (5)
10. Our word filibuster comes from the Spanish 'filibustero', which means:
PIRATE (5)
COUNTDOWN
1. The late Sargent Shriver was the first director of the:
PEACE CORPS (1)
2. Which author has won national book awards for both fiction and non-fiction?
PETER MATTHIESSEN (3)
3. Which South Pacific islands are in 'free asswoxiation; with New Zealand?
COOK ISLANDS (5)
4. Martha Dandridge Custis married:
GEORGE WASHINGTON (4)
5. The March of Brandenburg formed the nucleus of this kingdom:
PRUSSIA (2)
6. Vera Zvonareva and Bojan Jovanovski are professional ____ stars.
TENNIS (5)
7. Alfred Eisenstaedt was a noted 20th century:
PHOTOGRAPHER (3)
8. 'Leonidas at Thermopylae' is a famous painting by:
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID (4)
9. The aurochs or urus is an ancestor of modern:
CATTLE (3)
10. Which boxer competed in the 1952 olympics?
FLOYD PATTERSON (1)
11. A cairn is a:
MAN-MADE PILE OF STONES (3)
12. In the military, tripwires were mechanisms usually attached to:
MINES (5)
CATEGORY
1. ARTISTS over BIG BUSINESS
Salvator Rosa was an Italian painter of the ____ period known for his extravagance.
BAROQUE (1)
2. HISTORICAL FIGURES over AMERICAN POETS
Which Prime Minister's leadership lead to the British loss of the American colonies?
LORD NORTH (1)
3. ANIMAL FAMILIES over FOREIGN FILMS
It is the largest land-dwelling member of the weasel family:
WOLVERINE (5)
4. HISTORICAL FIGURES over BIG BUSINESS
England's William Pit the Elder and America's William Jennings Bryan were both called:
THE GREAT COMMONER (4)
5. FOREIGN FILMS over AMERICAN POETS
'Kika', 'Talk to Her' and 'Volver' are films by this director:
PEDRO ALMODOVAR (5)
6. ANIMAL FAMILIES over ARTISTS
Olingos, native to South America, are procyonids, meaning they are related to:
RACCOONS (3)
LIGHTNING
1. Saint Kitts and ____ make up a federation of Caribbean islands:
NEVIS (4)
2. This term, taken from Sanskrit, means 'he who knows and is master of himself':
SWAMI (3)
3. The North American portion of the Seven Years War is called the ____ War.
FRENCH AND INDIAN (1)
4. Which is a constricting device used to control blood circulation?
TOURNIQUET (5)
5. In 1755, an earthquake inflicted untold damage to this European city:
LISBON (4)
6. 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of this internet staple founded by Jimmy Wales:
WIKIPEDIA (5)
7. Billy and Nanny are traditional nicknames for male and female:
GOATS (2)
PYRAMID
1. In 1813, the Prince of Orange became the first sovereign of:
THE NETHERLANDS (3)
2. Charles Frederick Worth (1826-1895) is the acknowledged father of:
HAUTE COUTURE (1)
3. Which great painter first pursued the careers of sailor and stockbroker?
PAUL GAUGUIN (2)
4. The Three Kingdoms Era, a time of disunity, is a significant period in ____ history.
CHINESE (4)
5. The archipelago of Heligoland, once Danish and the British, now belongs to:
GERMANY (1)
FINAL SHOWDOWN
Category: ASSASSINS
Q: Charles Guiteau assassinated:
1. LORD MOUNTBATTEN
2. ROBERT KENNEDY
3. JAMES A. GARFIELD
4. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
5. MAHATMA GANDHI
Wipeout Order: 1, 4, 5, 2
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