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Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. In what major US airport did a California man live secretly for three months as he was afraid to fly back to CA due to the coronavirus pandemic - he was arrested Saturday for trespassing to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft?

2. On Thursday last week (bad timing for trivia team name fodder), what Las Vegas magician made what some describe as his greatest disappearing trick, passing away at 81 years old?

3. After being poisoned (and almost dying) by the hands of Putin's thugs, what dissident returned to Mother Russia Sunday, only to be detained -- and whose fate is sketchy at best?

4. Jared Porter was hired on Dec 13 2020 as GM for what East coast baseball team -- until Monday that is, when he was exposed for texting unsolicited and inappropriate photos to a female journalist in 2016?

5. Listen to the audio clip - what product are they talking about?

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. In what major US airport did a California man live secretly for three months as he was afraid to fly back to CA due to the coronavirus pandemic - he was arrested Saturday for trespassing to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft?

2. On Thursday last week (bad timing for trivia team name fodder), what Las Vegas magician made what some describe as his greatest disappearing trick, passing away at 81 years old?

3. After being poisoned (and almost dying) by the hands of Putin's thugs, what dissident returned to Mother Russia Sunday, only to be detained -- and whose fate is sketchy at best?

4. Jared Porter was hired on Dec 13 2020 as GM for what East coast baseball team -- until Monday that is, when he was exposed for texting unsolicited and inappropriate photos to a female journalist in 2016?

5. Listen to the audio clip - what product are they talking about?

MYSTERY ROUND

Computer Acronyms
Give all the words that these acronyms stand for

For example, PC -or- CAPTCHA

Answer: Personal Computer -or- Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

1. CPU

2. RAM

3. URL

4. HTTP

5. VoIP

6. USB

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. CPU

2. RAM

3. URL

4. HTTP

5. VoIP

6. USB

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

Candy

Name the candy shown

For example, what candy is this??

Mike and Ikes

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. Who is the only president that was elected to a full term but did not get nominated by his party for a second term?

2. For one point - which one of these is fastest in terms of record MPH achieved: a hit baseball, hockey slapshot, tennis serve, or volleyball spike? For an additional point, within 5, what is the top speed of the fastest one? Note: these range 54 MPH.

3. How many US State names are 2 syllables or fewer in total?

4. According to the French rules for Champagne being a real Champagne, it can only use these three grape varieties: Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, and what third (non-Pinot-named) one - which is also known as a popular wine style on its own?

5. What human organ (which is part of the digestive and endocrine system) produces the hormone insulin?

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