Asbury Jeopardy April 11

FOOD AND DRINK

100

• The eye of an owl appears in the logo of what snack food brand, which makes Ridgies potato chips and Cheez Doodles cheese snacks?
  
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Answer: Wise  400 extra points

200

• They only used it as a garnish for their salad bar, but which chain restaurant was once the biggest buyer of kale in the United States?
   

Answer: Pizza Hut DD***

300

• 
  Frank Wisner, the owner of Colorado's Cripple Creek Brewing, invented a dessert in 1893 after being inspired by the nearby snowy peaks. He named this two-item combo "the black cow." Today it is better known by what name?
  
  

Answer: Root Beer Float

400

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  Although most of the world’s supply are grown in Hawaii as a result of its volcanic soil, the Macadamia tree is actually native to which other country?

Answer: Australia

500

• From 2012 to late 2013, Walmart offered a mail subscription service in which customers would receive five to eight food samples each month to try new items. What was the "G" name of this service?
  
   

Answer: Goodies

600

• In the Squamish history of the Great Flood, Chiyakmesh is given food and guided to a wife by what legendary creature that shares a name with a Ford convertible?
   

Answer: Thunderbird

People

100

• King Camp Gillette invented what men’s useful item?

Answer: Razor daily double**

200

• What name is the French heroine Jeanne d’Arc also known as?

Answer: Joan of Arc DD**

300

• Mahatma Gandhi was a leader in which country?

Answer:India daily double**

400

• Which comedian is known for saying, “Can we talk?”
   

Answer: Joan Rivers

500

• Who is known for creating the polio vaccine?
   

Answer: Jonas Salk

600

• What famous physicist wrote “A Brief History of Time”?
   

Answer: Stephen Hawking

Sports

100

• Question: What is the most stolen base?

  
  

 Answer: Second base. 400 extra points

200

•  Question: What is a soccer field called?

  
  

Answer: A pitch.

300

• Question: Which country won the first women's World Cup?

  
  

Answer: The United States. DD*****

400

•  Question: What is the only country to have played in every single soccer World Cup?

  Answer: Brazil.
  
  

Answer: Brazil.

500

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  6. Which sport did John McEnroe play?

Tennis

600

• Which female tennis player has won the most Grand Slam titles?
   

Answer: Serena Williams

GEOGRAPHY

100

• What is the most populated city in South America which is also the capital city of its country?

  
  

Answer: Buenos Aires  DD***

200

• What gorge in Somerset, England has a lot of claims to fame—not just Britain’s oldest complete human skeleton, but also the namesake of a popular cheese

  
  

Answer: Cheddar DD***

300

• What over 1,000-mile-long slithering river makes up most of the border between Oregon and Idaho?

  
  

Answer: Snake

400

• What holy river in India starts in the Gangotri Glacier?

  
  

Answer: Ganges River

500

• At nearly 10,000 square miles, what island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?

  
  

Answer: Sicily

600

• To honor a man who became more famous as the namesake for a popular food, Captain Cook gave what name to the islands now known as Hawaii?

  
  

Answer: Sandwich islands

Random Extra pts

100

• Tiramisu translated:"__________________"

Tiramisu translates to ‘take me to heaven’ in Italian.

This implies that this dish is so good that it would take you to heaven. This Italian dessert is well-loved all over the world and has several alternative twists you can create.

extra 200pts

extra 200pts

200

• What are the most popular names around the world? I am looking for a female name, and a male name.

Mary and James are the most popular names around the world.

Between the years of 1917 to 2016, over 5 million baby boys were named James. On the other hand, over 3.5 million baby girls were named Mary. extra 200 pts

300

• It is impossible to hum while doing this:_________

You can’t hum while holding your nose.

I bet you just tried it, didn’t you?

extra 400pts

400

• Violin bows are commonly made from:_______

Answer: Horse Hair extra 100pts

500

• How fast do message from the human brain travel along nerves? Get within 20 mph.

Messages from the human brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles an hour.  extra 200 pts

600

• How do white-faced capuchin monkeys greet each other? 

Answer: by sticking their fingers up each other's noses.  extra 200**