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Tonight’s theme is ?

Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. In what country are police investigating officers responsible for firing tear gas that set off a panic/stampede that killed 125 people at a soccer match, including 17 children?

2. What New York Yankee broke Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record, hitting his 62nd blast of the year in a game Tuesday against the Texas Rangers?

3. What would-be politician suffered yet another setback on Tuesday when one of his sons took to social media to blast him for being a bad father, a liar, and lacking Christian values?

4. North Korea fired a ballistic missile without warning over WHAT COUNTRY for the first time in five years - prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations - and military exercises by the US and allies in response?

5. What candy line announced a new flavor -- Caramel Cold Brew -- expected in February 2023? It's described as a delicious combination of smooth, robust coffee flavor and sweet, chewy caramel, covered in milk chocolate and...(last part would give it away).

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. In what country are police investigating officers responsible for firing tear gas that set off a panic/stampede that killed 125 people at a soccer match, including 17 children?

2. What New York Yankee broke Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record, hitting his 62nd blast of the year in a game Tuesday against the Texas Rangers?

3. What would-be politician suffered yet another setback on Tuesday when one of his sons took to social media to blast him for being a bad father, a liar, and lacking Christian values?

4. North Korea fired a ballistic missile without warning over WHAT COUNTRY for the first time in five years - prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations - and military exercises by the US and allies in response?

5. What candy line announced a new flavor -- Caramel Cold Brew -- expected in February 2023? It's described as a delicious combination of smooth, robust coffee flavor and sweet, chewy caramel, covered in milk chocolate and...(last part would give it away).

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MYSTERY ROUND

Stand Up Comedians

I'll give you a famous quote/line from a comedian, you tell me who it is.

For example, if I said I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
You would answer Steve Martin

And to be nice, it's multiple choice:

Lenny Bruce - George Carlin - Dave Chappelle - Louis CK - Bill Cosby
Richard Pryor - Joan Rivers - Chris Rock - Mort Sahl - Jerry Seinfeld

1. I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I’d look like without plastic surgery.

2. A man is only as faithful as his options.

3. I'm a good citizen. I'm a good father. I recycle and I masturbate.

4. People are leaving the church and going back to God.

5. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.

6. When you ain’t got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

Lenny Bruce - George Carlin - Dave Chappelle - Louis CK - Bill Cosby
Richard Pryor - Joan Rivers - Chris Rock - Mort Sahl - Jerry Seinfeld

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I’d look like without plastic surgery.

2. A man is only as faithful as his options.

3. I'm a good citizen. I'm a good father. I recycle and I masturbate.

4. People are leaving the church and going back to God.

5. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.

6. When you ain’t got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

Lenny Bruce - George Carlin - Dave Chappelle - Louis CK - Bill Cosby
Richard Pryor - Joan Rivers - Chris Rock - Mort Sahl - Jerry Seinfeld

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MUSIC ROUND

Name the song titles 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's the permeating theme?

Review your Music round answers:

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PICTURE ROUND

Poets

I'll show you something poem related and ask a question, answer it.

For example, who here could not stop for death?
Answer: Emily Dickinson

Picture 1 - What poem does James Earl Jones narrate for a Treehouse of Horror Simpsons episode?

Picture 2 - Who is this happy-looking person?

Picture 3 - Who is this guy with an ugly foot looking right at you?

Picture 4 - Who's this?

Picture 5 - Who's this fancy dressed guy?

Picture 6 - Who is this - from a 1904 painting?

Review your Picture round answers:

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GENIUS ROUND

Hard questions from all over

2 points each

1. Appearing 2 years before the DC Comic equivalent of Aquaman was _____ the Submariner - one of Timely Comics (later Marvel) top three characters. His name was inspired by Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - as the writer spelled noble-sounding names backwards. Fill in the blank.

2. Also called the pack, what is the main group of racers called in bicycling (as seen here from the Tour de France)?

3. Ermine, mink, and sable furs all have what animal in common, as a source for the fur?

4. Called Frustration in the UK and Kimble in Finland, what is the US board game called that has a unique die rolling mechanism that dictates player piece movements?

5. What South American country name origin is widely accepted from that time when Amerigo Vespucci was reminded of an Italian city (due houses in the area of Lake Maracaibo), so he called it a little version of that city? Name the S.A. country.

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