Random Stuff You Should Know A
Tea
Random Stuff You Should Know B
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Muppets
100

There are this many natural lakes in Virginia (will accept +/-1).

What is 1.5?

100

In the United States, 80% of tea is consumed as this.

What is iced tea?

100
This is the scandenavian word for a table of 

Who is Captain James Cook?

100

This borough of New York is where Dr. Fauci grew up.

What is Brooklyn?

100

This character was the only muppet to have human hands.

Who is the Swedish Chef?

200

This is the largest public gathering place in the world, known today as a site of military and political events.

What is Tianaman Square?

200
This country is the #2 producer of tea in the world.

What is India?

200

On Sept 4, 1979, student government leaders put out >1000 of these in front of Bascom Hall in Madison as a prank, revitalizing the appeal of this 1950's yard art.

What are plastic flamingos.

200

This is the baseball team for which Dr. Fauci threw an embarassing opening pitch to open the 2020 baseball season.

What are the Washington Nationals?

200

The Muppets appeared in this first feature film in 1979.

What is The Muppet Movie?

300

In 1982, Key West seceded from the United States to become this micronation.

100 point bonus if you know why.

What is The Conch Republic?

In protest of a US Border Patrol roadblock on US Hwy 1 looking for illegal narcotics and immigrants.

300

This tea is made by grinding up the whole tea leaf and is drunk as a suspension.

What is matcha?

300

This European Captain discovered the Hawaiian Islands in 1788.

Who is Captain James Cook?

300

Dr. Fauci has served how many Presidents as lead infectious advisor?

What is 7? (All since Ronald Reagan)

300

In 1977, Jim Henson put out this Christmas special.

What is Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas?

400

The region formally known as the South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited Area is more commonly known as/for what?

The Spacecraft Cemetery or Point Nemo.

400

This country consumes the most tea per capita in the world.

What is Turkey?

7 pounds/person. They are also the #5 producer.

400

This was the first known lighthouse, stood 450 ft. tall,  and is considered one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.

What is the Pharos of Alexandria.  (Will accept Alexandria).

400

This US president gave Dr. Fauci the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

100 point bonus if you know for his work on what disease?

Who is George W. Bush?

Bonus: AIDS relief program

400
Only 2 Muppets made an appearance on every episode of the Muppet Show;  these were Kermit the Frog and this Muppet.

Who is Waldorf?

500

Baby Yoda's real name is this.

Who is Grogu?

500

This type of tea is microbially fermented after drying to and comes from the Yunnan Province.

What is Pu'erh tea.  Also known as dark tea.

500

This famous scientist created the first effective vaccine for rabies.

Who is Louis Pasteur?

500

Dr. Fauci is the Head of what institution?

Half points if you only know the acronym.

What is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)?

500

This Muppet was the first to make regular appearances on a TV show.

Bonus:  What was the name of the show?

Who is Rowlf?


Bonus: The Jimmy Dean Show