1. What newish (launched in 2018) social media platform is getting a lot of attention lately, hoping to attract conservatives who are angry at the censorship and fact-checking of Facebook and Twitter. By the way something, its name sounds like an old-timey sitting room or a type of business.
2. Yet another storm question...Iota is coming, well, at least for Central America. This has been a record-breaking season for named storms. Within 2, (so, like if you guess 5 then 3-7 would be good), how many named storms have there been this season?
3. On Saturday in DC, many unmasked people in red hats came out to protest reality. There were (at least) three different (and overlapping) events planned on social media....give the name for any one of these events/marches.
4. What late night TV host is leaving late night after 28 years for an HBO Max variety series?
5. Kim Ng is the first woman and second Asian American MLB general manager ever, for what east coast ball team?
Review your Current Events round answers:
1. What newish (launched in 2018) social media platform is getting a lot of attention lately, hoping to attract conservatives who are angry at the censorship and fact-checking of Facebook and Twitter. By the way something, its name sounds like an old-timey sitting room or a type of business.
2. Yet another storm question...Iota is coming, well, at least for Central America. This has been a record-breaking season for named storms. Within 2, (so, like if you guess 5 then 3-7 would be good), how many named storms have there been this season?
3. On Saturday in DC, many unmasked people in red hats came out to protest reality. There were (at least) three different (and overlapping) events planned on social media....give the name for any one of these events/marches.
4. What late night TV host is leaving late night after 28 years for an HBO Max variety series?
5. Kim Ng is the first woman and second Asian American MLB general manager ever, for what east coast ball team?
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MYSTERY ROUND
Cooking Terms
Give the cooking term based on the definition
For example, what is the outer, colored part of the peel of citrus fruit? Answer: Zest
1. Cooked until just firm. From the Italian "to the tooth."
2. Refers to a knife skill cut where the shape resembles matchsticks.
3. To tie whole poultry with string or skewers so it will hold its shape and moisture during cooking.
4. To cook fatty meat or poultry—such as bacon or goose—over low heat to obtain drippings.
5. To cover or coat uncooked food, usually with a flour, cornmeal mixture or bread crumbs.
6. Adding alcohol to a hot pan to create a burst of flames.
Review your Mystery round answers:
1. Cooked until just firm. From the Italian "to the tooth."
2. Refers to a knife skill cut where the shape resembles matchsticks.
3. To tie whole poultry with string or skewers so it will hold its shape and moisture during cooking.
4. To cook fatty meat or poultry—such as bacon or goose—over low heat to obtain drippings.
5. To cover or coat uncooked food, usually with a flour, cornmeal mixture or bread crumbs.
6. Adding alcohol to a hot pan to create a burst of flames.
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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. For a bonus point, what is the theme that permeates through all 6 songs?
Review your Music round answers:
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PICTURE ROUND
Famous Houses
Name the famous house shown (unless otherwise specified)
For example, here is the Biltmore
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4 - name the 2 main stars (their stage names)
Picture 5 - Give the title character House's first name
Picture 6
Review your Picture round answers:
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GENIUS ROUND
Hard questions from all over
2 points each
1. Sunday and Monday are named after the Sun and the Moon. Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn. Tue-Fri are named for Norse gods. For one point each, name the gods in that order.
2. HSBC is the 6th largest bank in the world and the largest in England. The BC stands for Banking Corporation. What does the HS stand for? One was a colony of Britain in 1865 when the bank was founded. The other was a city in the foreign trade route that included opium trading.
3. What is the name of the American Indian tribe found in NY, WI, and Ontario, Canada - and also the name of a failed utopian society that became the last company to manufacture cutlery in America?
4. What three presidents were born in June, July, and August of 1946?
5. What bird was first "discovered" on November 25, 1497, when Vasco da Gama’s ship bordered the south tip of the African continent? Referring to the previously unknown bird, a crew member noted '… we found two islands full of geese and sea lions, but the geese were so many that it was impossible to count them; we filled the five ships with them for an hour...they are so fat that were difficult to pluck, but we took off their skin. They have beaks like those of a raven.'
