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- 2. Rules Questions from a variety of categories ranging from the academic to pop culture. Questions will be asked and your team will have 20 seconds to confer and record your response on your team's dry erase board. When time is called, teams will reveal their answers. After mentioning each response, the correct answer will be revealed and teams with the correct answer will be awarded points. The team with the most points at the end of the quiz wins. No smart phones or tablets, please. This is about what you know – not what Siri can tell you.
- 3. Current Events Stuff that happened in the last month or so. Hope you watch the news!
- 4. After recently pleading guilty to charges of tax fraud, what NY Congressman resigned on January 5th?
- 6. December 26th of 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of what disaster?
- 8. The death of Angalifu on December 14th has brought the world's population of what animal down to a mere five individuals?
- 10. Met with outrage from certain portly radio show hosts, what actor was revealed to be a possible choice to play the next James Bond?
- 11. Idris Elba
- 12. On December 30th, the first actress to win consecutive Oscars passed away at the age of 104, what was her name?
- 13. Luise Rainer
- 14. On the 1st of January, what European country adopted the Euro as official currency, becoming the 19th member of the Eurozone?
- 15. Lithuania
- 16. Archaeologists announced the discovery of a previously unknown Egyptian queen – what was her name?
- 17. Khentakawess III or Khentkaus III
- 18. 69 people have died in Mozambique of poisoning due to what libation? Bonus point for knowing the local name of the product.
- 19. Beer ∙ Pombe, a type of millet beer
- 20. Who was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime Achievement in Film at the Golden Globes?
- 21. George Clooney
- 22. Kolinda Grabar- Kitarović won a presidential election to become the first female president of what Eastern European country?
- 23. Croatia
- 24. General Trivia Just answer the question :)
- 25. What is the most reactive element known to science?
- 26. Fluorine
- 27. How many seconds are in 24 hours?
- 28. 86,400
- 30. A shark
- 31. Queen Mab, Tinkerbell, and Puck are all what?
- 32. Fairies
- 33. What was the rather philosophical name of Pugsley's pet octopus?
- 34. Aristotle
- 35. In which sport might you endeavor to abide by the Knickerbocker Rules?
- 36. Baseball
- 37. What kind of food is Mondseer?
- 38. Cheese
- 39. What brand once encouraged you to “Obey your thirst?”
- 40. Sprite
- 41. George Alan O'Dowd is the real name of what singer?
- 42. Boy George
- 43. What is the only orchid plant that bears edible fruit?
- 44. Vanilla orchid
- 45. In what sport would you sit in a 'sulky'?
- 46. Harness Racing
- 48. Catch Phrases A character will be shown and you must guess the catch phrase associated with the character.
- 50. “Jinkies!”
- 56. “Hodor!”
- 64. “Make it work!”
- 66. “How you doin'?”
- 70. “Make it so.”
- 71. General Trivia Just answer the question :)
- 72. Adam transformed into He-Man while saying the phrase 'By the power of Grayskull' but what did his sister, Adora, say to transform into She-Ra?
- 73. “For the honor of Grayskull!”
- 74. How many gold medals did Jessie Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
- 75. Four
- 76. What famed and influential jazz musician was also a noted cat-whisperer who published a guide to toilet train your feline?
- 77. Charles Mingus
- 78. NASA plans to launch a probe in 2018 that will do a close exploration of what celestial body?
- 79. Our Sun
- 80. What two drinks do you mix to create a Black Velvet?
- 82. What do a Prime Minister, Uther Pendragon, a librarian, a Repo Man, and a Watcher have in common?
- 84. According to the lyrics in “Maxwell's Silver Hammer” Joan was quizzical and studied what?
- 86. How many players are in a standard volleyball team?
- 87. 6
- 88. What song has been recorded by The Beatles, Aerosmith, Arctic Monkeys, The Smokin' Mojo Filters, The Supremes, and Michael Jackson?
- 89. Come Together!
- 90. Who was the British monarch with the shortest reign? Bonus point for knowing how long this monarch reigned.
- 91. Lady Jane Grey 9 days
- 92. Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Minnie Driver, and Debra Winger, The Red Tent mini-series aired on Lifetime on December 7th and 8th. Who wrote the book it was based on?
- 93. Anita Diamant
- 94. What day will the library's Movie Day be playing Moonrise Kingdom?