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Current Events!

5 questions

1 point each

1. On Friday, President Biden nominated whom to the Supreme Court? She could be the first female African American justice.

2. Biden gave the SOTU speech last night. What Rep Gov from Iowa gave the Republican response speech?

3. In sports, what league's season may not happen as owners and players can't see eye-to-eye on negotiations?

4. What Oscar-winning actor fled Ukraine (there directing a documentary on the Russian invasion) - and walked to Poland?

5. What makeup company fired a senior executive after he posted this racially offensive (and really not funny or clever) Sesame Street parody/meme on his personal Instagram account?

Review your Current Events round answers:

1. On Friday, President Biden nominated whom to the Supreme Court? She could be the first female African American justice.

2. Biden gave the SOTU speech last night. What Rep Gov from Iowa gave the Republican response speech?

3. In sports, what league's season may not happen as owners and players can't see eye-to-eye on negotiations?

4. What Oscar-winning actor fled Ukraine (there directing a documentary on the Russian invasion) - and walked to Poland?

5. What makeup company fired a senior executive after he posted this racially offensive (and really not funny or clever) Sesame Street parody/meme on his personal Instagram account?

MYSTERY ROUND

Supreme stuff

I'll ask about supreme stuff - you answer.

For example, if the question is Who was the first African American on the Supreme Court?

You would answer Thurgood Marshall

Or if the question is what does suprême refer to in culinary arts?

You would answer the best part of the food

1. According to the Pizza Hut website, their Supreme pizza has 6 toppings - 3 meats and 3 veggies. Of course there's pepperoni & mushrooms - name the other 4 toppings.

2. Who was our 27th president and the tenth chief justice, the only person to have held both offices?

3. Aside from Diana Ross, name any one of the other original Supremes.

4. What model of Oldsmobile, produced from 1965 to 1997, had the word Supreme in its name?

5. Abbreviated SACEUR, what's the spelled-out name of the leader of the NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The officer is based at SHAPE in Casteau, Belgium, and is the second-highest military position within NATO, below only the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.

6. At Taco Bell, an item gets the "supreme" treatment by having what two additional ingredients added to it?

Review your Mystery round answers:

1. According to the Pizza Hut website, their Supreme pizza has 6 toppings - 3 meats and 3 veggies. Of course there's pepperoni & mushrooms - name the other 4 toppings.

2. Who was our 27th president and the tenth chief justice, the only person to have held both offices?

3. Aside from Diana Ross, name any one of the other original Supremes.

4. What model of Oldsmobile, produced from 1965 to 1997, had the word Supreme in its name?

5. Abbreviated SACEUR, what's the spelled-out name of the leader of the NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The officer is based at SHAPE in Casteau, Belgium, and is the second-highest military position within NATO, below only the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.

6. At Taco Bell, an item gets the "supreme" treatment by having what two additional ingredients added to it?

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

Laughing

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

For example, who is this guy?
Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Picture 1 - Good Will Hunting is cracking up here because Sean Maguire (his therapist) told him what?

Picture 2 - What's this candy called?

Picture 3 - Here's a laughing Kathy Bates - playing what role?

Picture 4 - What is Diane Keaton's character's name?

Picture 5 - What show is this? With dancing Goldie Hawn, Nancy Sinatra, and Ruth Buzzi here

Picture 6 - Be careful reading lips - what does Hans say here to a laughing Chewbacca? Laugh ___ ___, ___ ___.

Review your Picture round answers:

GENIUS ROUND

Hard questions from all over

2 points each

1. What television pioneer has been on the most covers of TV guide - somewhere in the 30s depending on your source? And this person's son was on the first TV Guide's cover in 1953.

2. You've probably never ordered a Patagonian toothfish off a menu but you may have eaten it because of clever marketing which gave it what 3-word (or 2-word dep on spelling) alternative name back in 1977?

3. If you get your appendix removed, they call it an appendectomy. Tonsils? Tonsillectomy. If you get a cholecystectomy, what organ are you wishing farewell?

4. What fast food chain with over 3000 locations (in all but 8 states) was founded by brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel in 1964? It's name is often mistaken as a reference to its food.

5. The Vietnam War was fought in Vietnam and what two (out of 3 - not in China) neighboring countries?

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