Space...The Final Frontier
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The Book Was Better?
Where is the World?
That's Debatable
100
From the sun, the planets go in this order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
100
Bay Leaves, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Garlic Powder,
What are seasonings?
(Specifically ones we have multiples of in our spice drawer)
100
Sometimes the both the book and screen adaptation suck, this author is a litmus test for if you have good taste. Her books are airplane reads at best, typically romanization of abuse, and downright garbage at worst.
Who is Colleen Hoover?
100
This is the address of the apartment we are in.
Where is 455 E 14th Aly, #4?
100
The three key components of a contention (an argument) are Claim, Warrant, and this.
What is Impact?
200
This person "killed" Pluto.
A. Carl Sagen
B. Neil deGrasse Tyson
C. Stephen Hawking
D. Bill Nye (The Science Guy)
Who is B. Neil deGrasse Tyson?
200
Yen, Peso, Dollar, Ringgit
What are currencies?
(Specifically currencies I have in my 'travel' wallet but can't be bothered to exchanged since it isn't worth it)
200
This Netflix series combined two book series and cancelled the show before getting to the better of the two plots.
What is Shadow and Bone?
200
I went scuba diving with green sea turtles in this country.
(Bonus points if you know more specific than the country!)
Where is Taiwan?
(Xiaoliuqiu|小琉球)
200
I won this many debates when I was competing.
(Context, in a tournament you could get roughly 6-10 ballots depending on the size)
A. 91
B. 80
C. 65
D. 73
What is B. 80?
300
In Star Trek, wearing this color shirt was a sign you may not survive the expedition.
What is a red shirt?
300
Chester, Tom, Garfield, Hobbes
What are the names of famous fictional cats?
300
This book got turned into not one, not two, but three movies, yet boasts only ~300 pages.
What is The Hobbit?
300
The Bund is an iconic landmark in this Chinese city.
Where is Shanghai?
300
I competed in this style of debate.
A. Oxford-Oregon Debate
B. Public Forum Debate
C. Lincoln-Douglas Debate
D. Parliamentary Debate
What is B. Public Forum Debate?
400
Uranus has this funky smell.
A. Blue Cheese
B. Gasoline
C. Rubbing Alcohol
D. Rotten Eggs
What is D. Rotten Eggs?
400
Tear, Resume, Read, Live
What are hetronyms?
(words that can be pronounced differently, meaning separate things)
400
This book is getting yet another screen adaptation that whitewashes it's clearly ethnic leading main character.
What is "Wuthering Heights"?
400
This New York art museum is famously round.
A. The Guggenheim Museum
B. The Museum of Modern Art
C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
D. The Whitney Museum of American Art
Where is A. The Guggenheim Museum?
400
Which of these statements is NOT a logical fallacy?
(Bonus points if you can give an example of the 3 actual fallacies!)
A. Ad hominem
B. Ad nauseam
C. Ad quadrata
D. Ad hoc ergo propter hoc
What is C. Ad quadrata?
500
Gravitational waves stretch you by this much.
A. 10-21
B. 10-11
C. 10-18
D. 10-30
What is A. 10-21?
500
Can Opener, Mouse, Scissors, Stick Shift
What are things that I am personally victimized by as a left-handed person?
500
In the first book and movie of this series, a ladder would have been very helpful, and yet none were anywhere to be found.
Somewhat famously one of my least favorite series.
What is The Maze Runner?
500
I was born in this province.
A. Ontario
B. Jiangsu
C. Gansu
D. Hunan
Where is D. Hunan?
500
Magnitude, timeframe, and probability are three examples of this in debate.
A. Framework
B. Scales
C. Weighing mechanism
D. Voting issues
What is C. a weighing mechanism?