The Body
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"
Thanksgiving
What is male turkey also called ?
Tom/Gobbler
If you head directly south from San Diego, what border town resort will be the first city you hit in Mexico?
Tijuana
According to legend, Washington's Puget Sound was created by what giant lumberjack?
Paul Bunyan
As far as we can tell, Michael Jordan, Gene Simmons, and Miley Cyrus all have very active hypoglossal nerves. The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the movement of what muscular organ?
Tongue
Which type of novelty calendar inspired by Christian tradition is popular around the holidays and involves opening a little present each day in December leading up to Christmas Day on the 25th?
Advent calendar
What is a group of crows called?
A murder
How many countries are inside the United Kingdom?
4
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What man was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California? He was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978.
Harvey Milk
There are non-image-forming ganglion cells in the human eye (and other mammals) that are still photosensitive and receive light signals that can help regulate and suppress the production of what "M" hormone that helps regulate the sleep-wake schedule?
Melatonin
Which popular Halloween candy was originally called "Chicken Feed"?
Candy corn
Which bird is the symbol of peace?
Dove
What is Washington's state capital?
Olympia
The B&W Seaplane was the first model of plane designed by what ginormous Seattle aviation company?
Boeing
The "nephron," which is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule, is the basic unit that makes up what organ?
Kidney
Which meat is the most commonly consumed on Easter in Italy?
Lamb
Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
In what ocean did the Titanic sink?
The North Atlantic Ocean
Approximately one million people a year visit what cheese factory, known particularly for its cheddar and gourmet ice cream, just north of its namesake town on the Oregon coast?
Tillamook Creamery
Which medical term from the Latin terms for “blood” and “break forth” refers to a lot of bleeding, which can be life-threatening?
Hemorrhage
What president officially made Thanksgiving a US national holiday, marking the last Thursday in November on everybody’s calendar? This president had particular pressure to bring the country together for a friendly dinner.
Abraham Lincoln
How many pairs of eyelids does an owl have?
3
Which US state has the nickname the Treasure State?
Montana
What lake in south-central Oregon, namesake of its own national park, is famous for its deep blue water color? It is named after the hollowed out depression, created by impact, that allowed the lake to form.
Crater Lake
In mammals, what is the common name for the pair of oviducts or uterine tubes through which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus?
Fallopian tubes
What was Memorial Day originally called?
Decoration Day
What’s the fruity name of a flightless bird that lives in New Zealand?
Kiwi
In which national park would you find the geyser known as “Old Faithful”?
Yellowstone National Park
San Diego produces over 60% of the California's output of what crop, the most of any place in the United States?
Avocado
FINAL JEOPARDY CATEGORY: Sports
Arguably the second-most popular in the world after soccer, what lucky sport has defensive positions named gully, silly mid-off, and deep mid wicket?