1. Protests have been happening in the US and around the world in reaction to whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police?
2. Camille Schrier of Virginia will be the first woman in history to serve 2 years (instead of 1) with what title - due to the coronavirus shutting down the event that would replace her?
3. What are the first names of the NASA astronauts that launched from Florida on Saturday? (Hint, their last name is not McKenzie)
4. What late night talk show host apologized this week for appearing in black face in 2000 during a comedy sketch where he portrayed Chris Rock?
5. Now for some happier news. What delicious wafer candy once made by the New England Confectionery Company is being brought back to market by the Sprangler Candy Company (maker of Dum Dums) THIS MONTH after a two year absence?
Review your Current Events round answers:
1. Protests have been happening in the US and around the world in reaction to whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police?
2. Camille Schrier of Virginia will be the first woman in history to serve 2 years (instead of 1) with what title - due to the coronavirus shutting down the event that would replace her?
3. What are the first names of the NASA astronauts that launched from Florida on Saturday? (Hint, their last name is not McKenzie)
4. What late night talk show host apologized this week for appearing in black face in 2000 during a comedy sketch where he portrayed Chris Rock?
5. Now for some happier news. What delicious wafer candy once made by the New England Confectionery Company is being brought back to market by the Sprangler Candy Company (maker of Dum Dums) THIS MONTH after a two year absence?
MYSTERY ROUND
Roman Numerals Revenge
Do the Roman Numeral Math
Number of bones in a normal adult body TIMES number of horsemen of the apocalypse 206 * 4 = 824 = DCCCXXIV
1. Stripes on the US flag PLUS the year we first landed a man on the moon (or the year Woodstock happened)
2. Planets in our solar system TIMES the number of red balloons Nena sang about (or for a slightly younger crowd, the number of problems Jay-Z has)
3. The remaining numbers in Tommy Tutone's song 867- MINUS the year Obama took office
4. Year of a space odyssey (by Stanley Kubrick) PLUS in Golf terminology, the number of the "hole" where you'll find the clubhouse bar MINUS number of teeth in a normal adult mouth
5. Points of light George HW Bush spoke of PLUS the phone number for information PLUS hockey goals to get a hat trick
6. RPM of a normal 12-inch vinyl LP record TIMES RPM of a 7-inch "single" record
Review your Mystery round answers:
1. Stripes on the US flag PLUS the year we first landed a man on the moon (or the year Woodstock happened)
2. Planets in our solar system TIMES the number of red balloons Nena sang about (or for a slightly younger crowd, the number of problems Jay-Z has)
3. The remaining numbers in Tommy Tutone's song 867- MINUS the year Obama took office
4. Year of a space odyssey (by Stanley Kubrick) PLUS in Golf terminology, the number of the "hole" where you'll find the clubhouse bar MINUS number of teeth in a normal adult mouth
5. Points of light George HW Bush spoke of PLUS the phone number for information PLUS hockey goals to get a hat trick
6. RPM of a normal 12-inch vinyl LP record TIMES RPM of a 7-inch "single" record
MUSIC ROUND
Name the song title and artist - 1 point each
And name the theme that permeates these songs for a bonus point
Song 1
Song 2
Song 3
Song 4
Song 5
Song 6
7. What is the theme that permeates through those six songs?
Review your Music round answers:
PICTURE ROUND
Celebrity tattoos
Name the person whose body the tattoo is on.
For example, here is Ozzy Osbourne's knuckle tattoo.
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Review your Picture round answers:
GENIUS ROUND
Hard questions from all over
2 points each
1. Less than a month after an impromptu proposal during the live NFL Thanksgiving Day pre-game show, what sportscaster married one of the stars of the hottest sitcoms in 1985 -- and had OJ Simpson as his best man and Bill Cosby as a groomsman?
2. In an effort to avoid bad PR, what dog breed was officially renamed by the UK Kennel Club (and adopted by other clubs internationally) to "Alsatian Wolf Dog" at the end of WWI?
3. What is the name of the Air Force flight demonstration squadron that was formed in 1953?
4. Native American casinos are a given now, but what tribe in Florida is credited with starting the trend when they opened a high-stakes bingo hall in 1979 and won a sovereignty law suit in 1981?
5. Most insects lay eggs - but what garden pest that sucks the sap out of plants can produce live young without mating?
