TRIVIA!

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Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. What prohibited yet delicious chocolate covered treat was found on Harvey Weinstein (back in Nov. but is just making the news now)? The contraband was confiscated (and probably enjoyed at a movie or given out for Halloween - as those are the only places I ever see them), and the guards warned that they would have to search his attorneys’ legal binders and laptop bags on future visits.

2. What US state -- which is currently led by a potential 2024 republican presidential candidate (for some unknown reason) -- is solidifying its title as Darwin's waiting room by passing a Don't Say Gay bill and advising against COVID vaccine shots for kids?

3. What WNBA All-Star center (who plays for the Phoenix Mercury and also for Russia's UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA's off-season) is being detained in Russia for alleged drug charges?

4. For a salary between $79,363 and $103,176, the US Fish and Wildlife Service posted a position for Grizzly Bear Conflict Manager in what state? The job includes “trapping, chemical immobilization, monitoring, conflict prevention, and relocation efforts” of grizzly bears.

5. On Tuesday, Guy Reffitt was found guilty of all five charges in the first federal trial related to what?

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. What prohibited yet delicious chocolate covered treat was found on Harvey Weinstein (back in Nov. but is just making the news now)? The contraband was confiscated (and probably enjoyed at a movie or given out for Halloween - as those are the only places I ever see them), and the guards warned that they would have to search his attorneys’ legal binders and laptop bags on future visits.

2. What US state -- which is currently led by a potential 2024 republican presidential candidate (for some unknown reason) -- is solidifying its title as Darwin's waiting room by passing a Don't Say Gay bill and advising against COVID vaccine shots for kids?

3. What WNBA All-Star center (who plays for the Phoenix Mercury and also for Russia's UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA's off-season) is being detained in Russia for alleged drug charges?

4. For a salary between $79,363 and $103,176, the US Fish and Wildlife Service posted a position for Grizzly Bear Conflict Manager in what state? The job includes “trapping, chemical immobilization, monitoring, conflict prevention, and relocation efforts” of grizzly bears.

5. On Tuesday, Guy Reffitt was found guilty of all five charges in the first federal trial related to what?

MYSTERY ROUND

Homophones

I'll give clues to a homophone pair, you give both words, in order, spelled correctly.

For example, if the clue is Actress Courtney had male chickens

You would answer Cox cocks

1. Part of the abbreviation for having a job, a spouse with a job, and no kids is what killed Alexander Hamilton

2. A faded bucket

3. Due to this personality trait, I had surgery to remove an unsightly one

4. How my lawn rarely is and my wife's response

5. People with bronchitis and a place to store valuables

6. A rich relative lives in this Mediterranean city

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. Part of the abbreviation for having a job, a spouse with a job, and no kids is what killed Alexander Hamilton

2. A faded bucket

3. Due to this personality trait, I had surgery to remove an unsightly one

4. How my lawn rarely is and my wife's response

5. People with bronchitis and a place to store valuables

6. A rich relative lives in this Mediterranean city

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

Snakes

I'll show something snake-related, you tell me what is is.

For example, what movie is this from?
Answer: Snakes on a Plane

Picture 1 - What movie is this? And maybe, if I'm feeling generous for a 1/2 point bonus, what's the character's last name?

Picture 2 - What Greek god carried this Caduceus staff?

Picture 3 - What fairy tale movie is this snake sidekick featured in?

Picture 4 - What's the full 'stage' name of this hunky guy?

Picture 5 - What's the name of this snake?

Picture 6 - What's the name of this symbol

Review your Picture round answers:

GENIUS ROUND

Hard questions from all over

2 points each

1. What musical won the most Tony Awards for a single production - and the 2005 movie adaptation starred the same two main stars from the stage production?

2. What minced oath (like Gosh! for God!) is uttered in Henry Fonda's first film in 1935, is the title of a Louis Armstrong hit in 1938, and is the title of a much more recent horror film series?

3. The OED cites the first usage of the word racism by Richard Henry Pratt in 1902, when he mentioned it as a bad thing then said 'A great general has said that the only good ______ is a dead one. In a sense, I agree with the sentiment, but only in this: that all the ______ there is in the race should be dead. Kill the ______ in him, and save the man.' What one word fills in the blanks here?

4. What is the term for metal that has been refined to a high standard of elemental purity? Some markets defined this as 99.5% pure (for example). It also sounds like something used in cooking.

5. What specific animal comes in over 200 varieties that include Common, Comet, Shubunkin, Wakin, Watonai, and Jikin?

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