TOP SHELF TRIVIA B8

LIFE AT SEA

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BY FAR THE LARGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD, IT CONTAINS AROUND HALF OF ALL FREE WATER ON THE PLANET

THE PACIFIC OCEAN

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WAGER 1-10

THIS PIRATE, BORN EDWARD TEACH HELD A BLOCKADE AROUND THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, DEMANDING MERCURY INJECTIONS TO COMBAT THE SYPHILIS RUNNING RAMPANT ON HIS SHIPS

BLACKBEARD

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TASKED WITH PROTECTING THE COASTLINES OF THE UNITED STATES THE COAST GUARD ARE NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUT INSTEAD THEY BELONG TO THIS AGENCY

HOMELAND SECURITY

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THESE ARTHROPODS HAVE BEEN GROWING UNDER THE WATER LINE OF SHIPS FOR CENTURIES CAUSING UNEVEN SURFACES AND MORE DRAG IN THE WATER, THEY ARE COMMONLY SCRAPPED OFF

BARNACLES 

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"IN PEACE AND WAR" IS THE MOTTO FOR THIS CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1939. THEY RUN SHIPS SUCH AS TUGBOATS, FERRIES, DREDGES AND MORE

THE MERCHANT MARINES

MONSTERS AND FICTIONAL ANIMALS

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THIS CREATURE WHO'S STORIES COME FROM PUERTO RICO IS KNOWN AS THE GOAT SUCKER

THE CHUPACABRA

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COMING FROM GREEK AND EGYPTIAN TALES THIS LARGE HYBRID CREATURE IS KNOWN FOR THEIR LOVE OF RIDDLES

THE SPHINX

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THIS LAKE MONSTER LOCATED IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN IS PROTECTED BY LAW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER AND EVEN GIVES IT'S LIKENESS TO A VERMONT BASEBALL TEAM LOGO

CHAMP

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WAGER 1-10

IN 1903 BRAM STOKER WROTE THE NOVEL "THE JEWEL OF THE SEVEN STARS" WHICH MARKED THIS MONSTER'S FIRST HORROR APPEARANCE

MUMMY

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THESE SNAKE LIKE CREATURES FROM GERMANIC FOLKLORE ARE LEGLESS, WINGLESS, SNAKE LIKE DRAGONS AND ARE WAY SCARIER THEN THE ANIMAL THAT IS A HOMOPHONE FOR IT.

WYRM

FUN AND GAMES

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IN THIS TV TRIVIA GAMESHOW COMEDIAN JEFF FOXWORTHY BROUGHT CONTESTANTS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER

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IN A STANDARD GAME OF CORNHOLE, THE GOAL IS TO REACH THIS NUMBER WITHOUT GOING OVER

21

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WAGER 1-10

FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYERS JOHN MACENROE AND ANDRE AGASSI PLAYED AN EXHIBITION MATCH OF THIS POPULAR GAME IN 2024

PICKLEBALL

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IN A STANDARD GAME OF CHESS THE MOVE EN PASSANT CAN ONLY HAPPEN BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF THIS TYPE

PAWNS

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THIS GAME OF DARTS SHARES IT'S NAME WITH A SPORT POPULAR IN COUNTRIES THAT WERE ONCE PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

CRICKET

NUMERICAL ANSWERS

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THIS FILM STARRING GERARD BUTLER IS A RETELLING OF THE BATTLE OF THERMOPOLI

300

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THOUGH POSSIBLY MORE WELL KNOWN FOR ACTING NOW, JARED LETO STARTED THIS BAND WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER IN 1998

30 SECONDS TO MARS

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THIS HANDGUN WAS THE FIRST SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL ADOPTED BY THE US MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR ONE, REPLACING THE REVOLVER

THE COLT 1911

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THIS IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SERIES OF ARMED CONFLICTS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE BETWEEN THE YEARS 1337-1453

THE 100 YEARS WAR

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THESE BIBLICAL CHARACTERS GIVE THEIR NAMES FOR A POPULAR SHOT COMBINATION THAT INCLUDES JIM BEAM, JACK DANIELS, AND JOHNNY WALKER

THREE WISE MEN

MISC

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THE LAST FRONTIER IS THE NICKNAME FOR THIS AMERICAN STATE

ALASKA

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NOW A NEW ENGLAND BREWERY, THIS FOUNDING FATHER LED THE BOSTON TEA PARTY MISSION

SAM ADAMS

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THE ICONIC CHICAGO BASED CRIME SYNDICATE KNOWN AS "THE OUTFIT" WAS RAN BY WHAT SCAR-FACED GANSTER

AL CAPONE

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IN 1999 SEGA RELEASED IT'S LAST HOME CONSOLE IN THE UNITED STATES, WHAT WAS IT CALLED?

DREAMCAST

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OLYMPUS MONS IS THE TALLEST VOLCANO IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND IS FOUND ON THIS PLANET

MARS