Board 1

Name that place

100

The "Chocolate City" welcomes nearly 9 million visitors every year, making the Smithsonian the most visited museum in the US.

Washington DC

200

With over 200 of them, this "City of Fountains" claims only Rome has more fountains.

Kansas City

300

This city call themselves the "Magic city" although the Magic play over 200 miles away in Orlando.

Miami

400

In 1984, Chennai was named the seventh sister city to this Mile High city. I wonder what the residents of Chennai think about living at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and going skiing in the winter.

Denver

500

Kurt Vonnegut always had one character in his books from his hometown. Roy Neary chased UFOs and had a close encounter near this city. Most famously today, it's known for its rich motorsport legacy.

Indianapolis

Remember Them?

100

Gunther

200

Both names: _ & _ Saperstein

Jean Ralphio & Mona Lisa

300

Kramer's friend, Seinfeld's arch-nemesis, works for the United States Postal Service.

Newman

400

Former prostitute, NutriBoom Commodore, has no belly button, doesn't sleep in a bed, looks like Charles Boyle

Bill Hummertrout

500

Name any 3 outsiders who interview for the manager position.

Fred Henry (Will Arnet), Finger Lakes guy (Jim Carrey), Merv Bronte (Ray Romano), David Brent (Ricky Gervais), Robert California (James Spader), Warren Buffet

Obscure Sports

100

This hybrid sport contains 11 alternating rounds until one player wins by knockout or checkmate

ChessBoxing

200

This real-life game usually uses 3 feet long PVC pipes, a slightly deflated regulation volleyball, a slightly deflated dodgeball and a tennis ball placed at the bottom of a long yellow pouch

Quidditch

300

This underwater sport held its first world championship in Canada in 1980. That makes sense

Underwater Hockey

400

This sport is played by teams of two. The world championships have been held since 1929. The Pospisil brothers from Czech won the championship 20 times between 1965 and 1988. Also called "radball" in German

Cycleball

500

Held over the spring bank holiday in Gloucester, England. This global sport's 2023 event had winners from the US, Canada and Japan. Hope they enjoyed their Double Gloucester cheese.

Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling

Pop culture

100

Type of hard sugar candy mounted on a stick

Lollypop

200

Also called aspen or cottonwood, these flowering plants are native to most of the Northern hemisphere

Poplar

300

Not as popular (heh) as in the 1940s but this word means nonsense.

Poppycock

400

To be extremely angry or indignant

Apoplectic

500

A short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth (or) a Maxim

Apophthegm

Pothu Arivu

100

What disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’?

Malaria

200

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?

Copper and Tin

300

Io, Callisto, Philophrosyne, Adrastea, Amalthea, Carme, Cyllene and Europa are the moons of?

Jupiter

400

What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

Sublimation

500

Who was the first woman in space?

Valentina Tereshkova