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100
Mount Etna, a towering volcano at the heart of this Italian island, had its last eruption just 8 months ago.
What is Sicily?
100
Track 1
What is "Killer Queen" by Queen?
100
Though I appear young and glamorous, I am in fact this many years old, truly a ripe and weary age, whereupon my bones have already begun to betray me and much of my once-pristine skin has wrinkled and rotted.
What is... sigh... twenty long years of age.
100
The Latin alphabet has its roots in this alphabet, which is still used to this day in one Mediterranean country (whose name would give away the answer).
What is the Greek alphabet?
100
The average domesticated rat can jump an impressive distance of this number of feet. Closest answer wins!
What is four feet?
200
From the pools of Huanglong valley to the great Tian Shian mountain range, this east-Asian country has by far the most natural UNESCO World Heritage sites.
What is China?
200
Track 2
What is "Connection" by Elastica?
200
This magnificent hue is my favorite color. Bonus points if you name the shade!
What is purple? (specifically: maroon or burgundy)
200
Not to be confused with entomology, this field of study within linguistics concerns itself with the origins and anatomy of words.
What is etymology?
200
Unfortunately, domesticated rats tend not to live beyond this number of years. (Closest answer wins!)
What is five years?
300
The legendary classic rock singer-songwriter Billy Joel was born and raised on this peculiar island just off the coast of the North American continent.
What is Long Island? (lol)
300
Track 3
What is "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran?
300
This magnificent creature, truly a sight to behold, stunning, splendid, et cetera, et cetera, is my most favorite animal.
What is the noble and esteemed rattus rattus, also known as the rat?
300
This East Asian language uses a unique syllabic system of writing, where each character represents up to one initial consonant, one vowel, and one final consonant.
이 동아시아 언어는 각 문자가 최대 하나의 초성 자음, 하나의 모음, 하나의 최종 자음을 나타내는 독특한 음절 체계를 사용합니다.
What is Korean?
300
Rats can detect changes in temperature using this long, scaly organ.
What is a rat's tail?
400
Famous for its rock-cut architecture and stunning façade, the ancient city of Petra is located in this mid-eastern country.
What is Jordan?
400
Track 4
What is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder?
400
This mournful grunge anthem is the song that propelled me to the final round of the 20th edition of Herricks Idol.
What is "Plush" by the Stone Temple Pilots?
400
An inverted letter e, informally known as the "schwa", represents the most common sound in all of the world's languages, which sounds like this.
What is "ə"? (perform the sound)
400
DAILY DOUBLE!
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The behavior known as "boggling", when a rat quickly bulges its eyes in and out, is performed when said rat is feeling this emotion.
500
This country's national flag is the only flag that does not incorporate shades of red, white, or blue.
What is Jamaica?
500
Track 5
What is "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee?
500
While I am ¼ Neapolitan, ¼ Sicilian, and ¼ German, my last quarter is divided between these two ethnicities. (Name both for double the points!)
What are (Mayflower) British and Ashkenazi?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
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English, Spanish, Russian, Greek, and even Hindi all share a single common ancestor in the form of this hypothetical prehistoric language.
500
Rats are commonly described by 100% of the population with this positive, yet completely unbiased and objective adjective.
What is cute, cuddly, adorable, perfect, gorgeous, magnificent, perfect, the ultimate life form, et cetera?