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| 1-1 | MOVIE QUOTES | "OH, BEHAVE!", "SHAGADELIC!", AND "GROOVY, BABY" ARE CATCHPHRASES OF WHAT MOVIE CHARACTER? | AUSTIN POWERS | |
| 1-2 | BRIDGES |
AT OVER 13,000 FEET[*] LONG, THE BRIDGE KNOWN AS THE "CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION" SPANS WHAT U.S. RIVER?
*[ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THAT LENGTH ACTUALLY GOES OVER THE RIVER] |
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (IN NEW ORLEANS) | |
| 1-3 | TEEN TV | WHO PORTRAYED ROBBY STEWART, FATHER OF THE LEAD CHARACTER, ON THE TV SERIES "HANNAH MONTANA"? | BILLY RAY CYRUS [MILEY CYRUS' REAL-LIFE FATHER] | |
| 2-1 | SPORTS MASCOTS | ALONG WITH TWO LIVE BIRD MASCOTS NAMED "RISE" AND "CONQUER", WHAT NFL TEAM HAS A COSTUMED BIRD MASCOT NAMED "POE"? | BALTIMORE RAVENS | Poe is joined by fellow costumed raven mascots, "Edgar" and "Allan" | |
| 2-2 | POP LYRICS | IN THE SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO HIT "SEÑORITA", IN WHAT CITY WAS THE AIR HOT FROM SUMMER RAIN? | MIAMI | |
| 2-3 | POETRY | IN THE 1902 JOHN MASEFIELD POEM "SEA-FEVER", HE WRITES, "ALL I ASK IS A TALL SHIP AND A (WHAT) TO STEER HER BY"? | "…STAR…" | |
| 3-1 | SCIENCE!! | IN PHYSICS, MASS MULTIPLIED BY VELOCITY GIVES YOU WHAT 'M' WORD? | MOMENTUM | |
| 3-2 | CARTOONS | WHAT IS THE BETTER KNOWN NAME OF THE "SCOOBY-DOO" CHARACTER WHOSE REAL NAME IS NORVILLE ROGERS? | SHAGGY | |
| 3-3 | ANCIENT HISTORY | IN 122 A.D., WHAT ROMAN EMPEROR ORDERED THE BUILDING OF A WALL IN WHAT IS NOW NORTHERN ENGLAND, TO FORTIFY THE EMPIRE AGAINST BARBARIANS? | HADRIAN | |
| H | ONLY (WR)IGHT ANSWERS |
GIVEN A CLUE, IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING WORDS BEGINNING WITH "WR":
1) A HAND TOOL 2) NINE-LETTER WORD FOR A CRIMINAL OR MISCREANT 3) ADJECTIVE MEANING SHAPED OR CREATED BY HARD WORK OR ARTISTRY 4) TO HERD AND CARE FOR LIVESTOCK, OR ENGAGE IN A LONG, NOISY ARGUMENT |
1) WRENCH
2) WRONGDOER 3) WROUGHT 4) WRANGLE |
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4-1 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON TITLE OF THE FRANZ SCHUBERT COMPOSITION ORIGINALLY TITLED "ELLENS DRITTER GESANG", OR "ELLEN'S THIRD SONG"? | AVE MARIA | TEAMTRIVIA.COM |
| 4-2 | SPORTS HONORS | IN 1972, BOB DOUGLAS BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN INDUCTED INTO WHICH MAJOR SPORT'S HALL OF FAME? |
BASKETBALL
[HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE "NEW YORK RENAISSANCE" BASKETBALL TEAM, THE FIRST ALL-BLACK, BLACK-OWNED PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM] |
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| 4-3 | WORLD HISTORY | ON JUNE 18, 1429, FRENCH FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF WHOM DEFEATED THE ENGLISH ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF PATAY, TURNING THE TIDE OF THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR? | JOAN OF ARC | |
| 5-1 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IN WHAT AFRICAN COUNTRY IS THE CITY OF MARRAKESH? | MOROCCO | pronounced "MAIR-É™-KESH" | |
| 5-2 | 2nd LADIES | WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME OF THE WIFE OF FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE? | KAREN | |
| 5-3 | ANIMATED MOVIES | WHAT TYPE OF METAL COMPLETES THE TITLE OF THE OSCAR-WINNING 1988 ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT " TOY", WHICH ULTIMATELY LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE MOVIE "TOY STORY"? | "TIN…" | |
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6-1 | MTV |
WHO WAS THE FIRST ARTIST TO BE PLAYED TWICE ON MTV -- IN FACT, TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 15 VIDEOS EVER AIRED:
* PAT BENATAR * REO SPEEDWAGON * TODD RUNDGREN * ROD STEWART |
ROD STEWART
["SHE WON'T DANCE WITH ME" WAS THE 3RD VIDEO EVER PLAYED … "SAILING" WAS THE 15TH] | HINT OF THE WEEK -- MTV day 1 … Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of MTV's debut |
| 6-2 | PETS | WHAT TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD PET IS MOST LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM LIMBER TAIL SYNDROME? | DOG | primarily sporting or working dogs, such as English setters, Labrador retrievers, beagles, etc. … it's also known as "acute caudal myopathy" | |
| 6-3 | BEVERAGES | CREATED IN TAIWAN IN THE 1980's AND FEATURING LITTLE TAPIOCA BALLS OR PIECES OF FRUIT JELLY OR GRASS JELLY, THE ICED TEA DRINK KNOWN AS "BUBBLE TEA" IS ALSO KNOWN BY WHAT OTHER 'B' WORD, ESPECIALLY IN ASIA? | BOBA (TEA) | |
| F | BRAND NAMES |
PUT THE FOLLOWING THINGS IN ORDER, ACCORDING TO WHICH WAS INTRODUCED FIRST:
A) LIFE CEREAL B) LINCOLN CONTINENTAL AUTOMOBILE C) OSCAR MAYER LUNCHABLES D) LUVS DISPOSABLE DIAPERS E) LYSOL DISINFECTANT |
E-B-A-D-C
[RESPECTIVELY: 1889, 1939, 1961, 1976, 1988] |
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| T | FUNNY FILMS | IN THE MOVIE "AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY", DR. EVIL'S FRONT CORPORATION, VIRTUCON, OWNS CABLE COMPANIES IN HOW MANY U.S. STATES? | 38 | |
| R-1 | TV TIMELINE |
PUT THE FOLLOWING TV SHOWS IN ORDER, ACCORDING TO WHICH DEBUTED FIRST:
A) MR. BELVEDERE B) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL C) MR. ROBOT D) MR. SHOW E) MADAM SECRETARY |
A-D-E-C-B
[RESPECTIVELY: 1985, 1995, 2014, 2015, 2017] | **ALTERNATE FINAL** |
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| R-2 | LAWSUITS | IN APRIL 2020, WHICH MIDWESTERN U.S. STATE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHINA OVER ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS? | MISSOURI | |
| R-3 | MOVIE PLOTS | WHAT 2020 COMEDY-DRAMA STARS WILL FERRELL AND JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS AS A MARRIED COUPLE GOING THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH AFTER BARELY ESCAPING AN AVALANCHE DURING A SKI VACATION? | DOWNHILL | |
| R-4 | TV THEMES | FROM 1988-89, THE 1950's DOO-WOP SONG "THE BOOK OF LOVE", BY THE MONOTONES, WAS USED AS THE THEME SONG FOR WHAT GAME SHOW? | THE NEWLYWED GAME | |
| R-5 | TV CHARACTERS | ON THE TV SERIES "THE HANDMAID'S TALE", WHAT COLOR DRESS DID THE MARTHAS (HOUSEKEEPERS) WEAR? | (MUTED) GREEN | |
| R-6 | RIVERS | FORMED BY THE CONFLUENCE OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND FLINT RIVERS, THE APALACHICOLA RIVER FLOWS THROUGH WHICH U.S. STATE BEFORE LETTING OUT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO? | FLORIDA | pronounced "APP-É™-LATCH-É™-KOH-lÉ™" | |
| R-7 | GAMES | INTRODUCED IN THE U.S. BY MILTON BRADLEY IN 1943, THE CHILDREN'S BOARD GAME "CHUTES AND LADDERS" ORIGINATED AS A HINDU GAME CALLED "(WHAT) AND LADDERS"? | SNAKES | prior to that, it was known by various Hindi names … it is still known as "Snakes and Ladders" in England and other countries | |
| R-8 | ADVERTISING | WHAT BRAND OF CAR POLISH WAS KNOWN FOR ITS COMMERCIALS CLAIMING TO RUN A CAR THROUGH "52 CONSECUTIVE CAR WASHES"? |
NU-FINISH
["WE'RE HERE IN THIS AUTO GRAVEYARD TO DEMONSTRATE A REMARKABLE CAR POLISH…"] |
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| R-9 | WORLD HISTORY | THIS DAY IN 1832 SAW THE "BATTLE OF BAD AXE", PART OF WHAT SHORT-LIVED WAR NAMED FOR A SAUK INDIAN LEADER? | THE BLACK HAWK WAR |