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TRIVIA!
From 8 - 9ish
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Tonight’s theme is ?
Current Events!
5 questions
1 point each
1. 35 year old Federal District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle (who was confirmed to the lifetime position by the Republican-controlled Senate in the weeks after President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection and was deemed by the American Bar Association as 'not qualified' for the position) single-handedly struck down what this week?
2. Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter for how much money? (hint it's between 1 and 100 billion!)
3. Fans (including Doja Cat) have been protesting and Taco Bell listened. Their bringing back what menu item on May 19 that was removed in 2020?
4. An influential group that's advising NASA on where to boldly go in the next decade submitted a report that included plans for a satellite to orbit WHICH PLANET for the first time? It was flown past by the Voyager 2 probe in 1986, coming within about 50,000 miles of it.
5. The dust up, scuffle, fracas, tussle (or whatever you'd like to call it) between FL Gov Death Sentence...I mean DeSantis and Disney is reaching new levels when the Gov directed the legislature to undo the 55-year-old Reedy Creek Improvement Act - which basically allows Disney to do what?
Review your Current Events round answers:

 

1. 35 year old Federal District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle (who was confirmed to the lifetime position by the Republican-controlled Senate in the weeks after President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection and was deemed by the American Bar Association as 'not qualified' for the position) single-handedly struck down what this week?
2. Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter for how much money? (hint it's between 1 and 100 billion!)
3. Fans (including Doja Cat) have been protesting and Taco Bell listened. Their bringing back what menu item on May 19 that was removed in 2020?
4. An influential group that's advising NASA on where to boldly go in the next decade submitted a report that included plans for a satellite to orbit WHICH PLANET for the first time? It was flown past by the Voyager 2 probe in 1986, coming within about 50,000 miles of it.
5. The dust up, scuffle, fracas, tussle (or whatever you'd like to call it) between FL Gov Death Sentence...I mean DeSantis and Disney is reaching new levels when the Gov directed the legislature to undo the 55-year-old Reedy Creek Improvement Act - which basically allows Disney to do what?

 

MYSTERY ROUND

Shared names - Friends

You know the main characters from Friends, right? Each of their first names will be 1/2 of each answer and each is used once in this round.

For example (with a non-main character), if I say 67-yo model, self-titled the first supermodel, Bill Cosby accuser

You would answer Janice Dickinson

1. Deceased 1959 at 70 yo - American-British novelist and screenwriter. At the age of 44, became a detective fiction writer.
2. 36-yo British thespian who wrote and starred in comedy series - 6 PY Emmys
3. 48-yo tennis star, held No 1 spot, represented Yugoslavia and US
4. 93-yo TV thespian on the number-one program (comedy) in television in 1976–1977
5. 52-yo model, married/divorced a rock star, many minor movie/TV/reality show roles (2012 Piranhaconda)
6. 38-yo champion who's on TV for at least 10 min every 4th of July
Review your Mystery round answers:

 

1. Deceased 1959 at 70 yo - American-British novelist and screenwriter. At the age of 44, became a detective fiction writer.
2. 36-yo British thespian who wrote and starred in comedy series - 6 PY Emmys
3. 48-yo tennis star, held No 1 spot, represented Yugoslavia and US
4. 93-yo TV thespian on the number-one program (comedy) in television in 1976–1977
5. 52-yo model, married/divorced a rock star, many minor movie/TV/reality show roles (2012 Piranhaconda)
6. 38-yo champion who's on TV for at least 10 min every 4th of July

 

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

ice

I'll show some ice-related thing or another, you tell me what it is.

For example, what character is chillin out here?
Answer: Anna (from Frozen)

Picture 1 - A former fireman takes on a group of terrorists holding the Vice President and others hostage during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley Cup finals. Name the movie.
Picture 2 - This was a viral craze. What charity somehow benefited from this?
Picture 3 - What character is this?
Picture 4 - What characters are shown here?
Picture 5 - Forrest enjoys as much ice cream as he wants after getting shot in what body part?
Picture 6 - What's this name of this book series?
Review your Picture round answers:

 

 

GENIUS ROUND

Hard questions from all over

2 points each

1. A October 3, 2015 Facebook post from the official Empire State Building account stated, "Fun fact: On a clear day, you can see five states from our Observatories" - other than NY, name the other four for 1 point each.
2. What soda brand was invented in 1940s Germany due the trade embargo of Nazi Germany which affected the availability of Coca-Cola ingredients, so they used whatever ingredient they had (including beet sugar, whey -a cheese byproduct, and apple pomace)? Even so, three million cans sold in 1943 (Germany). The current formulation that we're familiar with was developed in Italy in 1955.
3. Propane, butane (n-butane) and isobutane (i-butane) are common LP gases. What does LP stand for?
4. What high-ranking US official, while weighing his options, was presented with a "Hang In There, Baby" poster signed by 100 Members of Congress as a token of encouragement and support?
5. What movie, which won Best Actress and Screenplay Oscars, is named for a city that's named for a transportation pioneer/magnate?
What's your team name?
Who's playing tonight (first names)?

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