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Which of these game includes the phrase “Do not pass go, do not collect $200”?
Monopoly
What characters, who first appeared on TV screens in 1981, are known in their native Belgium as Les Schtroumpfs?
The Smurfs
"The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron" are two alternative monikers used to refer to what famous London serial killer?
Jack the Ripper
The Jetsons, by Hanna-Barbera, features the futuristic family of George, Jane, Elroy and Judy living in what city?
Orbit City
What is the name of the French luxury fashion house known for its monogrammed handbags and luggage?
Louis Vuitton
Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Explorer are different types of what?
Web browsers
Which company developed the first commercially available computer mouse?
Xerox
In what Shakespeare history play did the Bard write "Thou ominous and fearful Owl of Death" and "An Owl shriek'd at thy birth, an evil sign"?
Henry VI
The Danish castle of Kronborg was immortalized as "Elsinore" in what play by William Shakespeare?
Hamlet
Although the exact origin is unknown, this piece of technology and calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform calculations. Although computers have mostly replaced it, this tool is still in use for teaching arithmetic to children in many parts of the world. What is it?
Abacus
How many cards are there in a deck of Uno?
108
In ancient Greece, owls were often seen as a symbol of good fortune, but other cultures saw them as more foreboding. In a Shakespeare play, we hear an owl hooting in a scene leading up to what title character's death?
Julius Caesar
What animated TV show premiered in 1960 with sponsorships from One-A-Day vitamins and Winston cigarettes?
Flintstones
Although timeouts, clock stoppages, and touchdowns make it last longer, what is the official duration of one quarter of NFL football?
15 minutes
Because they thought it was an antidote to drunkenness, the Ancient Greeks and Romans used what purple gemstone to make drinking goblets that were meant to keep a drinker sober?
Amythyst
If you sneeze too hard, you could fracture what?
A Rib
"Helter Skelter" is a 1974 book by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry about what serial killer? Bugliosi had in fact served as prosecutor during the killer's 1970 trial.
Charles Manson
What legendary 21st century NFL quarterback, winning Superbowls for the Colts and the Broncos, returned to TVs in a new role in 2021, hosting NBC’s “College Bowl” alongside his brother Cooper?
Peyton Manning
What serial killer, who killed at least 30 young women in the 1970s, grew up in Tacoma, Washington and went to college at the University of Puget Sound and the University of Washington?
Ted Bundy
Only one NFL team has their logo on one side of the helmet and NOT on the other side. What team is this
Pittsburgh Steelers
The cause of the 1666 Great Fire of London is commonly believed to have been a spark from the oven of Thomas Farriner, who owned what type of shop on Pudding Lane?
Bakery
There are three basic trigonometric functions taught in high schools: sine, cosine, and what third function?
Tangent
Thanks to their video for "Zombie" what '90s alt rock band were the first Irish band to reach one billion views on YouTube?
The Cranberries
In mathematics, what is the name for a number that is not a prime number and has more than two factors?
Composite number
What classic video game requires you to eat all the dots throughout a maze?
Pac-Man
______ are the only jewel created by a living animal.
True pearls
It takes anywhere from one to three years to grow a cultured pearl.
Singer and jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald made her debut performance at one of the very first infamous "Amateur Nights" at what Harlem theater in 1934?
The Apollo
Starring Heath Ledger, "10 Things I Hate About You" is a film loosely based on which Shakespeare play?
The Taming of the Shrew
They play home games a couple miles south of Pat's and Geno's. Fill in the blank of their NFL fight song, "Fly ______ Fly, On the Road to Victory."
Eagles
In Shakespeare’s works when you hear and owl at night, it often means something bad is happening. What play does the following line come from referring to what the titular Lady hears during Duncan’s murder? Hark! Peace! | It was the owl that shrieked, the fatal bellman, | Which gives the sternest good night
Macbeth
Which fashion brand made the “Genius Jeans” that became part of the Guinness World Records?
Gucci
Technically speaking, Scooby-Doo is in fact a nickname for the famous character. What is his "real," slightly longer name?
Scoobert Doo
What American serial killer, nicknamed the Milwaukee Cannibal, killed and dismembered 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991?
Jeffrey Dahmer
William Anderson was an American jazz trumpeter most well-known for his lengthy stint as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra. However, Anderson was rarely known by his birth name, instead frequently referred to by what jazz-appropriate mammalian nickname?
Cat
What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter?
Ganymede
In Swedish, what is “entrance” and “driveway,” respectively?
“Infart” and “Uppfart.”
Typically, there are four gemstones that are considered "precious." Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and what fourth stone?
Emeralds
A historic house museum in the Queens neighborhood of Corona commemorates the life of what legendary jazz musician and trumpeter, who lived there for 28 years until his death in 1971?
Louis Armstrong
In an early autocorrect fail, the Apple Newton turns "beat up Martin" into "eat up Martha" on a 1994 episode of what sitcom?
The Simpsons
What is the name of John Travolta's character in the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever”
Tony Manero
Filmed in Cincinnati and with Don Cheadle as both director and star, the 2015 film "Miles Ahead" is a fictionalization of the life of what legendary jazz musician?
Miles Davis
Thomas Harris's 1981 novel "Red Dragon" marks the first appearance of what dubious serial killer who was famously portrayed by Anthony Hopkins a decade later?
Hannibal Lecter
What world-renowned jazz saxophonist has a degree in accounting from the University of Washington?
Kenny G
In the early 20th century, a soft drink named “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda” was known for containing lithium. Which company later acquired this beverage and transformed it into a popular lemon-lime soft drink we know today?
Coca-Cola Company (they rebranded it as 7UP)
What year was the very first model of the iPhone released?
2007
What is the world record for the longest hiccupping spree?
68 years
In algebra, what C-word means a number or constant placed in front of a variable to multiply that variable, such as the 4 in 4x + y?
Coefficient
In the video game Street Fighter, Which Street Fighter character wears a white outfit and a red headband?
Ryu
What is the name of the red carpet event where celebrities showcase their designer outfits, often considered the Oscars of fashion?
The Met Gala
Located in Vermont, what was the first U.S. city to provide its residents with 100% sustainable energy production that shares its name with a famous Coat Factory founded in 1972?
Burlington
The American designer born in 1939 as Ralph Lifshitz is better known as what?
Ralph Lauren
The name “garnet” is derived of the Latin word “garanatus“, meaning “seedlike“, in reference to the seeds of what?
a pomegranate.
What is the somewhat rude term for an angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse
What was the "-gate" moniker given to the 2014-15 NFL scandal in which the New England Patriots were accused of manipulating the air pressure of footballs used in the AFC Championship game?
Deflategate
What do you call the longest side of a right triangle (that is, the side that’s opposite the right angle)?
Hypotenuse
Who is seen as the most famous female American fashion icon of the 1960’s?
Jacqueline Kennedy
Where did backgammon originate?
In Persia
Tanzanite is only found in one place on Earth near what mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro in an area of land that is only 4.3 miles x 1.2 miles.
Who is often called the father of the computer?
Charles Babbage
What is the name of the open-source operating system created by Linus Torvalds?
Linux