General Trivia (No Google!)
Past Questions ("Easy)
Medium (NYT) Questions
Shout-Out Questions
GARUDA's (750 each)
100

This is the only food that can never go bad.

What is... honey?

100

This band is who Kurt Cobain calls the best band in the world. (+300 for No Google).

Who are... Teenage Fanclub?

100

In 2013, a man from the Pacific Northwest attempted to blow up a sign with a modified pressure cooker. The sign said...

What is... "Teacher Standards an' Practices Commission."?

100

This name is what singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by.

Who is... Lady Gaga?

100

This is the ZIP code of the only place, according to a work by John Robbins, that has a reference work about Edward William Bok.

Where is... 20540?

This is a single square block in Washington, D.C., entirely occupied by the Library of Congress manuscripts division.

200

This was the year that Air Jordan sneakers were released to the public.

When is... 1984?

200

The Al Dente Dentist cannot “inflict upon a dog” this. (+300 for No Google.)

What is... "the crazy life of a dentist"?

200

Tony Brown led a group of volunteers that kept an area of Hampshire clean of dumped garbage. Just under six years ago, a volunteer found this newsworthy thing underwater.

What is... a Dalek?

200

M&M’S Fruit Chews would eventually become this popular candy.

What is... Starburst?

200

This celestial body was discovered in 1610 and is over 350 million miles away from Earth. Its name can be abbreviated into the initials of four U.S. states. These are the capitals of those states, in alphabetical order:

What are... Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, and Dover?

300

The fictitious name John Doe was first used in British Courts to represent the unknown plaintiff in a real-life property suit. This fictitious name was used for the defendant.

Who is... Richard Roe?

300

Samuel Tilden, Grover Cleveland, Al Gore, and Hillary Clinton share this distinction among U.S. presidential candidates.

What is... winning the popular vote, but not the electoral college?

300

A speaker whose teaching style has been described as hard-hitting, humorous and healing released an updated version of her books in April 2014. According to the official website for the book, this is the first thing you will learn to do.

What is... "Step into your royal identity as a daughter of the king and experience contentment, security, and patience in your life."?

300

This guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song "Beat It".

Who is... Eddie Van Halen?

400

It would take this many labels from one liter Coke bottles, stuck together, to make a standard sized sleeping bag. (Within 10)

What is... 85 labels?

400

The 1968 edition of a William H. Beyer-edited book lists the “backward” formulas for these two mathematicians. (Double points if you don't look it up!) No partial credit will be offered for one answer.

Who are... Carl Friedrich Gauss and Isaac Newton?

400

A traveling art installation consists of locking people in a soundproof, airtight box for over 20 minutes at a time. These five people were put in the box when it was in London.

Who are... Ben Wright, Daniel Herrera, Ross Pizazza, Federico Benini and Doug Anderson?

400

These three zodiac signs are summer signs. (Must name all three)

What are... Cancer, Leo and Virgo?

500

This is Sonic the Hedgehog's full name. (Bonus +200 points to the first person to find Miles, since he will likely know this)

Who is...  Olgivie Maurice Hedgehog?

500

First, translate the phrase “Bon matin, j’aime le jeu” from French to Furbish. This is the binary code for the 13th letter when it is translated.

What is... 01000101 (for E) or 01100101 (for e)?

500

Oakland County's finest flutist presides over the maker of the world's finest handmade flutes. One of their fine flutes - specifically, one with a green smudge on its case - was stolen! What year was it stolen, where had it been left momentarily?

What are...

On a low, stone wall beside an ATM in St. Nicholas Square, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2011.

500

The Rockettes dance troupe most famously perform at this New York City venue.

Radio City Music Hall.

500

Near property previously owned by Rockwell Lime Company is a manhole built in 1921 with an eight-inch diameter pipe leading 226 feet downstream. What is the manhole label and what is written on the cover of the manhole?

What are... 15-47, Richard Iron Wks.?

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