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100

This Arab country used to have its capital in Zanzibar.

Oman

100

This blonde had a recent song-of-the-summer titled "Midnight Sun."

Zara Larsson

100

What is the modern country name of the destination of the First Hijra?

Ethiopia/Eritrea (Aksum)

100

Boasting over 130 miles of Atlantic coastline, this two-word region is famous for its boardwalks, beaches, and summer tourism.

Jersey Shore

100

What is the basic "bundle of rights" implicated in Property Law?

UPET Rights (Use/Posession/Exclusion/Transfer)

200

This country is fully-landlocked within South Africa.

Lesotho

200

This critically-acclaimed HBO series was adapted from a hit PlayStation video game.

The Last of Us

200

What do we call the "higher goals/ends" of Islamic Law?

the Maqasid of Sharia

200

Named after a local legendary beast, this NHL team is the only major professional sports franchise to explicitly wear "New Jersey" in its name.

New Jersey Devils

200

What were the TWO key cases that established plausibility as a pleading standard of Federal Civil Procedure?

Bell Atlantic v. Twombly 

Ashcroft v. Iqbal

300

This Nordic country is known for its cultural practice of not feeding houseguests, out of respect (not implying that another family can't feed themselves) and to avoid social debt.

Sweden

300

This Real Housewife coined iconic phrases like "Not a white refrigerator;" "I said what I said;" and "Bye wig!"

Nene Leakes (RHOA)

300

Name the four Sunni Madahib AND the primary Shia legal school of thought

Maliki

Shafi'i

Hanafi

Hanbali

Ja'fari (Shia)

300

This genius elaborated his "Theory of Relativity" while doing research at Princeton University

Albert Einstein

300

What federal statue governs administrative agencies and their rule making procedures?

Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

400

Name three Latin American dance styles

Bachata (Domincan Republic)

Cumbia (Mexico, Columbia)

Punta (Honduras)

Samba (Brazil)

Salsa (Puerto Rico, Cuba)

Merengue (Dominican Republic)

Tango (Argentina)

Huapango (Mexico)

Bomba (Puerto Rico)


400

This former Seahawks player also starred in a Netflix comedy/murder-mystery show and HBO's Euphoria. 

Marshawn Lynch

400

Which Surah does NOT open with "Bismillahi Ar-rahman Ar-rahim?

Surat at-Tawbah (9)

400

Name three NJ rest stops along the Garden State Parkway and Turnpike

Whitney Houston

Connie Chung

Billy Joel

Thomas Edison

Vince Lombardi

Walt Whitman

Jon Bon Jovi

Celia Cruz

Frank Sinatra

400

Which constitutional right is implicated when the prosecution tries to admit hearsay evidence against a criminal defendant? What case set this precedent?

6th Amendment (Confrontation Clause)

Crawford v. Washington

500

These two countries have an unlikely common thread -- a type of wax fabric that was imported from one country to the other by British and Dutch colonialists.

Indonesia (Batik) and Nigeria/Ghana/Guinea/Senegal (Ankara)

500

This composer is the only one to achieve EGOT status for one work of art.

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)

500

What are the names of the two angels that will question every human being in their grave after death, and what will they ask us?

Munkar and Nakir

1) Who is your Lord?

2) What was your religion?

3) Who was your Messenger?

500

Finish the sentence: "Taylor Ham or ____?"

Pork Roll

500

What kind of liability is a corporation exposed to when they fail to enact reasonable precautions and/or oversight of their business activities, and what fiduciary duty is breached when this happens?

Caremark Liability

Duty of Loyalty