Round 1 - Q1
Q: IRON BIRD SEED, AN IRON CARROT, EARTHQUAKE PILLS, AND DEHYDRATED BOULDERS ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS PURCHASED IN THE PAST BY WHAT FICTIONAL CHARACTER?
A: WILE E. COYOTE
Round 1 - Q2
Q: IN A 2019 GAME, CINCINNATI REDS PITCHER MICHAEL LORENZEN NOT ONLY EARNED THE WIN, BUT ALSO PLAYED ANOTHER FIELD POSITION AND HIT A HOME RUN, BECOMING THE FIRST PLAYER SINCE WHOM, IN 1921, TO DO SO?
A: BABE RUTH
Round 1 - Q3
Q: WHAT IS THE EASTERNMOST U.S. STATE CAPITAL?
A: AUGUSTA (MAINE)
Round 2 - Q1
Q: SLATED FOR RELEASE THIS OCTOBER, "WHO IZ I?" IS THE SUBTITLE OF THE NEW FILM STARRING WHAT ALTER-EGO CHARACTER OF COMEDIAN SACHA BARON COHEN?
A: ALI G
Round 2 - Q2
Q: WHAT SEA BORDERS IRAN TO THE NORTH?
A: CASPIAN SEA
Round 2 - Q3
Q: WHAT INSTRUMENT WAS JAZZ LEGEND COUNT BASIE BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING?
A: PIANO
Round 3 - Q1
Q: HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS ARE IN A GROSS?
A: 144
Round 3 - Q2
Q: ORIGINATING FROM WHYY IN PHILADELPHIA, WHAT NPR RADIO TALK SHOW HAS BEEN HOSTED BY TERRY GROSS SINCE 1975?
A: FRESH AIR
Round 3 - Q3
Q: WHAT 1999 ROMANTIC COMEDY STARS DREW BARRYMORE AS A CHARACTER WHO WAS ONCE NICKNAMED "JOSIE GROSSIE"?
A: NEVER BEEN KISSED
Round H - Q1
Q: WHAT FOUR NATIONS COMPETED IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THIS YEAR'S FIFA WORLD CUP?
A: FRANCE … SPAIN … ENGLAND … ARGENTINA
Round 4 - Q1
Q: EARLIER THIS MONTH, A RARE EXAMPLE OF WHAT DENOMINATION OF U.S. COIN, OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY NINE KNOWN SURVIVING EXAMPLES, WENT UP FOR AUCTION, WITH AN OPENING BID OF $1 MILLION?
A: DIME
Round 4 - Q2
Q: WHICH "AVENGERS" ACTOR PORTRAYED ALLY'S LOVE INTEREST, LARRY PAUL, IN SEASON 4 OF "ALLY McBEAL":
* ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
* CHRIS EVANS
* JEREMY RENNER
* MARK RUFFALO
A: ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
Round 4 - Q3
Q: WHAT EIGHT-LEGGED MICROSCOPIC CREATURE, NICKNAMED A "WATER BEAR" OR "MOSS PIGLET", CAN SURVIVE BEING FROZEN, BOILED, IRRADIATED, AND EVEN THE CRUSHING VACUUM OF OUTER SPACE?
A: TARDIGRADE
[IT CAN ALSO SURVIVE UP TO 30 YEARS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER]
Round 5 - Q1
Q: WHICH MEMBER OF THE ROCK BAND KISS WAS FORMERLY A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER?
A: GENE SIMMONS
Round 5 - Q2
Q: WHAT FORMER U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT WAS GRANTED A DIVORCE ON THE SAME DAY HE DIED, SEPTEMBER 14, 1836?
A: AARON BURR
Round 5 - Q3
Q: WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL FEATURE OF TOM TUCKER'S SON, JAKE, ON "FAMILY GUY"?
A: HIS FACE IS UPSIDE DOWN
Round 6 - Q1
Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF SGT. SNORKEL'S DOG IN THE COMIC STRIP "BEETLE BAILEY"?
A: OTTO
Round 6 - Q2
Q: HOW MANY HOLES ARE IN A WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGER, TO HELP IT COOK FASTER AND MORE EVENLY?
A: FIVE
Round 6 - Q3
Q: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WROTE THE LYRICS TO "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" DURING WHICH WAR?
A: WAR OF 1812 [ON THIS DAY IN 1814]
Round F - Q1
Q: MATCH THE SCIENTIST TO THE FORMULA HE'S KNOWN FOR:
A) LEONHARD EULER
B) JOHANNES KEPLER
C) ISAAC NEWTON
D) GEORG OHM
1) F = ma
2) i2 = -1
3) M = E - eSINE
4) V = IR
A: A-2 [SQUARE ROOT OF -1]
B-3 [FOR ORBITAL MECHANICS, WHEREIN 'M' IS "MEAN ANOMALY", 'E' IS "ECCENTRIC ANOMALY", AND 'e' IS "ECCENTRICITY"]
C-1 [FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION]
D-4 [VOLTAGE = CURRENT x RESISTANCE]
Round R - Q1
Q: KELLOGG'S POP-TARTS WERE INTRODUCED COMMERCIALLY EXACTLY 62 YEARS AGO TODAY.
WHAT WERE THE FIRST FOUR FLAVORS?
[NONE WERE "FROSTED" AT THE TIME, SO NO NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PLAIN OR FROSTED]
A: * STRAWBERRY
* BLUEBERRY
* APPLE
* BROWN SUGAR-CINNAMON
Round R - Q2
Q: RECENTLY, THE ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK CITY NIGHTCLUB BASEMENT ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BAN PEOPLE FOR WEARING (WHAT) INSIDE THE CLUB?
A: SMART GLASSES / CAMERA GLASSES
Round R - Q3
Q: ON THIS DAY IN 2000, MICROSOFT RELEASED ITS WINDOWS ME OPERATING SYSTEM.
WHAT DID THE LETTERS "ME" STAND FOR?
A: MILLENNIUM EDITION
Round R - Q4
Q: LSU AND CLEMSON BOTH PLAY THEIR HOME FOOTBALL GAMES IN STADIUMS NICKNAMED AFTER WHAT NATIONAL PARK?
A: DEATH VALLEY
Round R - Q5
Q: IN 1946, WHAT NFL FRANCHISE SIGNED KENNY WASHINGTON AND WOODY STRODE, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS IN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1932?
A: (LOS ANGELES) RAMS
Round R - Q6
Q: SUCCEEDING KASIM REED, KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS WAS THE MAYOR OF WHAT MAJOR U.S. CITY FROM JANUARY 2018 - JANUARY 2022?
A: ATLANTA
Round R - Q7
Q: FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR HAVING HIS HEAD TRANSFORMED INTO THAT OF A DONKEY, NICK BOTTOM IS A COMIC RELIEF CHARACTER IN WHAT SHAKESPEARE PLAY?
A: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Round R - Q8
Q: IN WHAT #1 SONG BY ARIANA GRANDE DOES SHE STATE, "HAPPINESS IS THE SAME PRICE AS RED-BOTTOMS"?
A: 7 RINGS
["RED-BOTTOMS" REFERS TO LOUBOUTIN SHOES]
Round R - Q9
Q: PUT THE FOLLOWING STATES IN ORDER, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF INMATES SERVING ON DEATH ROW, AS OF APRIL 2026 [MOST TO LEAST]:
ARIZONA … LOUISIANA … TEXAS … UTAH
A: * TEXAS (168)
* ARIZONA (108-111)
* LOUISIANA (55-57)
* UTAH (3-5)
Round T - Q1
Q: ACCORDING TO STADIUMDB.COM, WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL SEATING CAPACITY FOR A FOOTBALL GAME AT CLEMSON'S HOME STADIUM?
A: 81,500