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Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. In news that no one should know, care about, and make you angry that I even ask, DWTS has a new champion named Kaitlyn Bristowe. She is a 'star' from what TV show?

2. What child star and later adult star is facing some backlash for contributing $150,000 towards Kyle Rittenhouse's bail? You know, the kid that crossed a state line to bring a long gun to a protest and ended up (allegedly) killing two people.

3. On Tuesday, spurred on by the news of the presidential transition moving forward, the Dow Jones passed what big round number for the first time ever?

4. After public voting, this 3-month-old giant panda's name is now Xiao Qi Ji, which means 'little miracle' in Mandarin. What zoo does he call home?

5. What dictionary that usually picks a word of the year couldn't choose just one word this year - instead it highlighted dozens of terms, including 'Black Lives Matter,' 'Blursday,' 'coronavirus,' 'lockdown,' 'social distancing' and 'systemic racism?'

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. In news that no one should know, care about, and make you angry that I even ask, DWTS has a new champion named Kaitlyn Bristowe. She is a 'star' from what TV show?

2. What child star and later adult star is facing some backlash for contributing $150,000 towards Kyle Rittenhouse's bail? You know, the kid that crossed a state line to bring a long gun to a protest and ended up (allegedly) killing two people.

3. On Tuesday, spurred on by the news of the presidential transition moving forward, the Dow Jones passed what big round number for the first time ever?

4. After public voting, this 3-month-old giant panda's name is now Xiao Qi Ji, which means 'little miracle' in Mandarin. What zoo does he call home?

5. What dictionary that usually picks a word of the year couldn't choose just one word this year - instead it highlighted dozens of terms, including 'Black Lives Matter,' 'Blursday,' 'coronavirus,' 'lockdown,' 'social distancing' and 'systemic racism?'

MYSTERY ROUND

Spelling with Elements

Give the word(s) based on a vague definition and element's symbols (given in alpha order)

For example, Large Mammal, 2 words (Argon, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Lanthanum, Potassium)
Answer: Black Bear

1. A nightmarish figure, 2 words (Carbon, Chlorine, Copper, Iridium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, Tungsten)

2. A sandwich, 1 word (Americium, Boron, Erbium, Hydrogen, Roentgenium, Uranium)

3. A car or band, 1 word (Nitrogen, Protactinium, Radium, Tellurium)

4. Hikers, 1 word (Actinium, Boron, Carbon, Erbium, Potassium (x2), Protactinium, Sulfur)

5. Fictional place, 1 word (Krypton, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Platinum, Yttrium)

6. Quite possibly pertaining to the greatest ever trivia clue in the history of the world, 1 word (Carbon, Boron, Erbium, Hydrogen, Lithium, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Yttrium)

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. A nightmarish figure, 2 words (Carbon, Chlorine, Copper, Iridium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, Tungsten)

2. A sandwich, 1 word (Americium, Boron, Erbium, Hydrogen, Roentgenium, Uranium)

3. A car or band, 1 word (Nitrogen, Protactinium, Radium, Tellurium)

4. Hikers, 1 word (Actinium, Boron, Carbon, Erbium, Potassium (x2), Protactinium, Sulfur)

5. Fictional place, 1 word (Krypton, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Platinum, Yttrium)

6. Quite possibly pertaining to the greatest ever trivia clue in the history of the world, 1 word (Carbon, Boron, Erbium, Hydrogen, Lithium, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Yttrium)

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:

PICTURE ROUND

Thanksgiving Parades

Name the people or character shown

For example, here is the The Cat in the Hat

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. If you were a typographist, the words Etaoin Shrdlu would mean something to you - what?

2. Here is a picture of the rapeseed plant. When it's oil, Rapeseed Oil, has less erucic acid and meets other standards, it is known better as what once trademarked but now generic much less controversial name?

3. Most people are familiar with MOAB as the 'mother of all bombs' - one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons we have. But MOAB stands for something else. M is for Massive. B is for Blast. What do the OA stand for?

4. Who played a pimp in True Romance and a wizard in the Harry Potter movies - and is ironically 13 days younger than the singer of the 80s hit Cars shown here?

5. What NFL team name do you get if you take an NBA team and add one letter?

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