Geography
Uncommon knowledge
Literature & Language
Science
Then & Now
Plants & Animals
100
What country owns Greenland?
Denmark
100
How many sides does a standard piece of copy machine paper have?
Six
100
What novelist has made the most money off of writing, more than any other writer in history?
JK Rowling
100
What branch of science is the study of rocks and minerals?
Geology
100
What singing superstar has won the most Grammy awards?
Beyonce!
100
How many eyes does a squid have?
Two
200
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
200
What country in the world has the most Spanish speakers?
Mexico
200
The word for doglike is "canine," and for catlike is "feline." What is the word for cowlike?
Bovine
200
What is the symbol for iron on the periodic table?
Fe
200
What year was the US Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
200
What do you call the fruit of the oak tree?
Acorn
400
What is the capital of Norway?
Oslo
400
What blood type is called the "universal donor," since all people can be given this type of blood safely?
O-negative
400
Most superheroes have unique names; however, there is a superhero name used by a hero in both the Marvel and DC Universes. What is this name?
Captain Marvel
400
What vitamin does the sun’s ultraviolet rays help the skin produce?
Vitamin D
400
Who has the NFL's record for the most passing yards per game, with 293.8 career passing yards per game? (Either someone who is still playing or who has retired)
Patrick Mahomes
400
CHALLENGE!
All teams will answer by writing a response on their white boards. The team with the best answer will get the points they wager. All other teams will lose the points they wager! You can wager as many points as you have, or, if you have less than 1000, you can wager 1000.
The category is: The fruit of knowledge
Make your wagers now.
The word "berry" is a botanical term. Look at the following alphabetical list. Some of these are berries and some are not. The team that writes down the most that are berries while writing none that aren't will win: Apples, avocados, bananas, blueberries, broccoli, cherries, cranberries, cucumbers, currants, grapes, mulberries, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, and tomatoes.
600
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
600
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from what allied country?
France
600
What mythological hero slew the Minotaur?
Theseus
600
What is the chemical formula for ordinary table salt?
NaCl
600
Who won the 2024 BET for Best Female Hip-Hop artist?
Sexyy Red
600
What animal lays an egg that is largest compared to its body size?
The kiwi
800
What is this? (Spelling counts!)
The Sphinx
800
What is the tallest building in the world?
The Burj Khalifa
800
What mythological pantheon's gods are four of the English days of the week named for?
Norse mythology (Thor = Thursday, Freyja = Friday, Tyr/Tew = Tuesday, Odin/Woden = Wednesday)
800
What is the common name of the bone doctors call the "clavicle"?
The collarbone
800
Who was the lead scorer for the Boston Bruins in 2024?
David Pasternak
800
Look at this picture. What animal is this?
A Crocodile
1000
The hill called "TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauoTamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu" is the longest place name in the world. In what country is it located?
New Zealand
1000
What color appears on the most flags in the world (it is on 78% of national flags)?
Red
1000
CHALLENGE!
All teams will answer by writing a response on their white boards. The team with the best answer will get the points they wager. All other teams will lose the points they wager! You can wager as many points as you have, or, if you have less than 1000, you can wager 1000.
The category is: Secret identities
Make your wagers now.
Comic book characters often have alliterative names (that is, their first and last names start with the same sound).
Note that this refers to the personal name of the character, not the heroic identity (Wonder Woman, for example, would not count).
The team that can list the most alliterative names correctly will win!
1000
What does K stand for on the periodic table?
Potassium
1000
Who is the 2024 NBA MVP?
Nikola Jokić
1000
What type of tree is Hyperion, the tallest in the world?
Any of: Coast Redwood, Redwood, or Sequoia
1200
On which continent is Timbuktu located?
Africa
1200
What is the only point total that it is impossible for a football team to have at the end of a game? (Up to 50 points)
One point
1200
What mystery writer has sold the most books in history?
Agatha Christie
1200
List the eight taxonomic rankings, from biggest to smallest.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
1200
All continents on Earth were once part of a single, connected supercontinent. What name have we given that supercontinent?
Pangea
1200
What is a male goose called?
A gander
1400
What is the deepest place on Earth?
The Mariana Trench
1400
What video game company, founded in 1889, has never been in debt?
Nintendo
1400
What is a group of bears called?
A sleuth
1400
Who was the first person to win two Nobel prizes?
Marie Curie
1400
CHALLENGE!
All teams will answer by writing a response on their white boards. The team with the best answer will get the points they wager. All other teams will lose the points they wager! You can wager as many points as you have, or, if you have less than 1000, you can wager 1000.
The category is: What a wonderful world!
Make your wagers now.
The ancients specified Seven Wonders of the World. The team that lists the most Wonders without listing any that aren't correct, will win!
1400
What does the Schmidt pain index measure?
The level of pain of insect bites or stings
1600
What was the last state to become a state?
Hawaii
1600
What is the least spoken language in the world?
Sign language
1600
What is Sherlock Holmes's brother's name?
Mycroft
1600
What scientific duo is credited with discovering the double-helix structure of DNA?
Watson & Crick
1600
What year was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?
1941
1600
What is the heaviest type of dog in the world?
The English Mastiff
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1800
CHALLENGE!
All teams will answer by writing a response on their white boards. The team with the best answer will get the points they wager. All other teams will lose the points they wager! You can wager as many points as you have, or, if you have less than 1000, you can wager 1000.
The category is: Know your neighbors
Make your wagers now.
Russia borders 14 other countries (the most in the world, tied with China). The team that names the most border countries without naming a country it doesn't border, will win!
1800
What is coulrophobia?
The overwhelming fear of clowns
1800
How many years has it been if you are celebrating a semiquincentennial?
250 years
1800
What is the speed of light?
Either:
Roughly 300,000,000 m/s
or 186,000 miles/sec
1800
Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, hails from what country?
Venezuela
1800
What is the only mammal other than the duckbill platypus that lays eggs?
The echidna