A.) Camping
B.) Destination Vacations
C.) Famous Landmarks
D.) Airline/Aviation Trivia
E.) Spring/Summer Holidays around the Globe
F. Instructions + Final Jeopardy
100

Usually composed of beef, chicken, turkey and pork meat trimmings with fat, this is an all-time American favorite summer consumable. 


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What is a hot dog?

100

Meaning, "the meadows" in Spanish, this city's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of "Sin City".


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What is Las Vegas?

 

100

A prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England which Archaeologists believe was constructed from 3000 to 2000 BC. Consisting of a monolithic ring weighing around 25 tons, this landmark includes several hundred tumuli (burial mounds).


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What is Stonehenge?

 

100

A Kentucky doctor seen in a viral video was forcibly removed from this airline during a 2017 incident. The viral video shows that he refused to disembark when told by an airline employee that the flight was overbooked.


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What is United Airlines?

 

100

Birthed by the pronouncement of representatives from the first 13 colonies, this American holiday came into existence in early July during the summer of 1776. The Colonies are: New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

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What is Independence Day?  

100

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200

Of the Lampyridae family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera, these are soft-bodied beetles that are commonly conspicuous for their use of bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey.


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What is a firefly (or lightning bug)?

 

200

The southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska, this archipelago does not border any other U.S. state. This is the only state completely surrounded by water and the only US state in which coffee is commercially cultivable.


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What is Hawaii?

 

200

Located on the island of Honshū, this is the highest mountain and active stratovolcano in Japan with an exceptionally symmetrical cone that is snow-capped 5 months out of the year. Standing at 12,389 feet, it is also the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia, and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth.


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What is Mount Fuji  

200

An early reference to this concept is found in the betting book for one of the oldest and most exclusive gentlemen's clubs in London (Brook's). The 1785 entry reads: "Ld. Cholmondeley has given two guineas to Ld. Derby, to receive 500 Gs whenever his lordship has sex with a woman in a balloon one thousand yards from the Earth."


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What is the Mile High Club?

 

200

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This holiday is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla during the spring of 1862.  


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What is 'Cinco de Mayo'?

 

300

A sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz. This resource is widely used historically to make stone tools and start fires. 


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What is flint?

300

***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
Officially a Commonwealth of the US, this island is located  in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami, Florida.  It contains several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. 


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What is Puerto Rico?

 

300

The symbol of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, this famous figure is nearly 98 feet tall and was inaugurated in 1931. It overlooks the bustling city from the craggy mountaintop of Corcovado, providing truly spectacular views of Rio.


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What is Christ the Redeemer?  

300

A psycho/physiological condition affecting nearly 20 million Americans, it is defined as a 'fear of flying'; People with this condition are likely to experience panic attacks or other intense symptoms of anxiety. Symptoms include:

  • increased heart rate, cold hands, trembling, nausea, shortness of breath and/or choking sensation


TYPE "D3" in chat to guess

What is aerophobia?

 

300

A day in which children in England dance around tall poles which they decorate with ribbons to celebrate the return of spring. Their dancing wraps the ribbons tightly around the pole.


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What is May Day?



300

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2. Once the music is playing, read the question.  I will NOT read for you this time.  

3. If you know the answer, be the FIRST to input your response in a private message to me. This will grant you 200 additional points IF your answer is correct.

4. If you answer correctly, you gain the amount you bid.  If you answer incorrectly, you lose the amount you bid.

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6. Most points win.

400

An award winning US camping park with over 80 locations which is named after: 1) an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that centered around the misadventures of a forest-dwelling bear and 2) the park he would snatch picnic baskets from. 


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What is Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp & Resort?

400

A country in the South Pacific, it is an archipelago of more than 300 islands some of which host "over-water resorts". It's famed for rugged landscapes, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs with clear lagoons.


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What is Fiji?

 

400

Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this is located in the center of the city of Rome which used to host gladiatorial shows as well as a variety of other events in days past. Built of travertine limestone, volcanic rock, and brick-faced concrete, it was the largest of its kind ever built at the time and held 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.  


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What is the Colosseum?

400

The unit measure of distance used in aircraft navigation that is 1.15 times greater than the statute mile.


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What are nautical miles?  

400

The Valencian town of Buñol plays host to this festival on the last Wednesday of August each year. This Spanish festival begins with 'palo jabón', a greasy pole at the top of which balances a ham, and then progresses into an hour-long tomato-throwing frenzy. The cobbled streets of Buñol are left immaculate after being hosed down, as the acidic tomato juice is an excellent cleaning fluid.


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What is La Tomatina?

400

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2. Contestant from each team: Please privately send the amount your are bidding. Your max bid amount is the total team points.

2. Once the music is playing, read the question.  I WILL NOT READ FOR YOU THIS TIME. 

3. If you know the answer, be the FIRST to input your response in a private message to me. This will grant you 200 additional points IF your answer is correct.

4. If you answer correctly, you gain the amount you bid.  If you answer incorrectly, you lose the amount you bid.

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500

It is a cone geyser in Yellow Stone National Park in Wyoming.  Named in 1870 for its nearly regular schedule of eruptions every 45 - 90 minutes averaging 145 ft with temperatures found to be around 244°F.


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What is Old Faithful?  

 

500

In March 2017, TripAdvisor named this location as the world's top destination in its Traveler's Choice award.  A province of Indonesia, this destination is renowned for its highly developed arts, traditional and modern dance, sculpture and music.  This location also proudly hosts the Indonesian International Film Festival every year. 


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What is Bali?  

500

Meaning, "the Elysian Fields" in French, this location is widely regarded to be one of the most recognizable avenues in the world donning the famous Arc de Triomphe.  Popular for its theaters, cafés, and luxury shops, this avenue  serves as the finish of the Tour de France cycle race.


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What is Champs-Élysées?

500

As the world's largest airline, this airline routes its nearly 200,000,000+ annual passengers through its ten major U.S. hubs. 


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What is American Airlines?

500

Japanese people keep the memory of their ancestors alive during this festival which is held during the summer. People put lit candles in lanterns and float them on rivers and seas.They also visit and clean the graves of those who have died.  Depending on the region, this Festival may be celebrated in July or August.


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What is O-Bon?

500

Also known as the 'Crown of the Palace', this is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 42-acre complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

What is the Taj-Majal?  

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