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Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. The judge went above the sentencing guidelines (12.5 years) due to several aggravating factors. How many years did Derek Chauvin get (rounded up or down to nearest whole number)?

2. The Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, FL, collapsed. Of what major city is Surfside a suburb?

3. On Sunday night, the US carried out airstrikes on 3 buildings in two countries -- buildings thought to be producing drones that have carried out attacks against the US interests recently. In what two bordering countries were these air strike targets?

4. In sports - Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals/playoffs is on right now (started at 8 ET). Name either team playing.

5. Topping the NYT Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list, is The President's Daughter - co-written by James Patterson and what former living US President? (You got a 1 in 5 shot at this!)

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. The judge went above the sentencing guidelines (12.5 years) due to several aggravating factors. How many years did Derek Chauvin get (rounded up or down to nearest whole number)?

2. The Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, FL, collapsed. Of what major city is Surfside a suburb?

3. On Sunday night, the US carried out airstrikes on 3 buildings in two countries -- buildings thought to be producing drones that have carried out attacks against the US interests recently. In what two bordering countries were these air strike targets?

4. In sports - Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals/playoffs is on right now (started at 8 ET). Name either team playing.

5. Topping the NYT Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list, is The President's Daughter - co-written by James Patterson and what former living US President? (You got a 1 in 5 shot at this!)

MYSTERY ROUND

TV Show Spoken Intros

I'll give you part of a spoken intro from a TV show - you name the show.

For example, if I say In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of Americaâ€™s deep space probes

You answer: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1. There is nothing wrong with your television set.

2. The name: Dr. XXX XXX. The Destination: Death Row, State Prison. The Irony: XXX XXX is innocent.

3. On November 13, XXX XXX was asked to remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife.

4. XXX XXX, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man, who does not exist.

5. Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

6. There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans.

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. There is nothing wrong with your television set.

2. The name: Dr. XXX XXX. The Destination: Death Row, State Prison. The Irony: XXX XXX is innocent.

3. On November 13, XXX XXX was asked to remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife.

4. XXX XXX, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man, who does not exist.

5. Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

6. There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans.

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

What is the theme that permeates through all six of the songs?

Review your Music round answers:

PICTURE ROUND

Famous Spouses

I'll show you a famous person, you tell me who that person's famous spouse is.

For example, here is Beyonce - answer is Jay-Z.

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. Name every state abbreviation you can spell using the given sports league abbreviations (in spelled order). For example, Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) - you can get MA for Massachusetts - but you can't get LA for Louisiana or MS for Mississippi because they don't occur in that order - and you can't combine or mix/match these letters with other sports abbreviations. Use only these major US sports leagues: football, baseball, hockey, basketball, stock car racing, golf (tour). One point each real one, minus one point for any fakes.

2. MTV Unplugged first aired November 26, 1989, featuring Syd Straw, Elliot Easton, and what better known English band whose name has many M-W definitions including 'to gain or win by a narrow margin' and 'a profit taken by a middleman on goods or transactions?'

3. Congressional sessions open with the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, as do many government meetings at local levels, and meetings held by many private organizations. All states require a regularly scheduled recitation of the pledge in public schools - except which four? Two border the pacific - the other two have no ocean coastline, are about 2100 miles apart, and start with adjacent letters of the alphabet.

4. Bronze is an alloy that consists primarily of what element - and commonly has 10-12% of what other element? Note each of these elements periodic table symbols contain one letter from its name and one NOT from its name - which is somewhat odd/rare.

5. The VA will provide a burial flag at no cost for a Veteran's funeral. After applying for a flag, you can pick it up at what location?

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