1. A 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar from a legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance went up for auction and broke all records by selling for $6+ million - whose guitar was it?
2. This year, only one of the Triple Crown races have been run. On Saturday, "Tiz The Law" won which race?
3. Today, an appeals court ordered the judge to dismiss the case of what former national security advisor that had pleaded guilty?
4. A study by Colorado State University found that women are less likely to swipe right -- or say yes -- to men if they're posing with what in the picture?
5. In the latest release, what survival shooter video game quietly removed police cars, as an apparent response to global protests against police brutality?
Review your Current Events round answers:
1. A 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar from a legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance went up for auction and broke all records by selling for $6+ million - whose guitar was it?
2. This year, only one of the Triple Crown races have been run. On Saturday, "Tiz The Law" won which race?
3. Today, an appeals court ordered the judge to dismiss the case of what former national security advisor that had pleaded guilty?
4. A study by Colorado State University found that women are less likely to swipe right -- or say yes -- to men if they're posing with what in the picture?
5. In the latest release, what survival shooter video game quietly removed police cars, as an apparent response to global protests against police brutality?
MYSTERY ROUND
Fable & Fairy Tale Haikus
Name the fable or fairy tale from the haiku
When straw is no good And sticks don't do the trick - get mortar and bricks.
The Three Little Pigs
1. When you make bad trades And then your head's in the clouds - Better start chopping!
2. Be nice to strangers Or you'll get hairy as hell And berate candles
3. If you're dumb enough To mark your way with bread crumbs You should be dinner!
4. Three nights of spinning With a weirdly named lil' man Three days of guessing
5. When her daddy dies She ends up talking to mice And sporting nice shoes
6. When your granddaughter goofs off in the forest, you end up as wolf food
Review your Mystery round answers:
1. When you make bad trades And then your head's in the clouds - Better start chopping!
2. Be nice to strangers Or you'll get hairy as hell And berate candles
3. If you're dumb enough To mark your way with bread crumbs You should be dinner!
4. Three nights of spinning With a weirdly named lil' man Three days of guessing
5. When her daddy dies She ends up talking to mice And sporting nice shoes
6. When your granddaughter goofs off in the forest, you end up as wolf food
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
LEGO Vehicles
Name the movie or TV show that the vehicle appeared in
For example, this is Knight Rider
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. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. For one point each, what does TED stand for?
2. We all know Vice President Al Gore invented the information superhighway (internet), but who was the first president to broadcast his State of the Union address live on the world wide web?
3. What movie's title is the phonetic spelling of its title character - and shares its (non-phonetically spelled) name with the second brightest star in the Orion constellation?
4. Only two countries in South America are landlocked - name them.
5.What east coast state is the only one that does NOT have a state song, although it is ranked #11 by complex.com for its contributions to popular music?
