Rocks
Oceans
Meteoronomy
Astrology
Emmanuel Zheng Rocks!
200

Acid, alternative, art, beat, Christian, death, experimental, garage, grunge, hard, heartland, indie, occult, post-punk, progressive, psychedelic, punk, roots, soft, stoner, and surf, to name a few

What are subgenres of rock?

200

They are portrayed by (1) George Clooney, (2) Bernie Mac, (3) Brad Pitt, (4) Elliott Gould, (5) Casey Affleck, (6) Scott Caan, (7) Eddie Jemison, (8) Don Cheadle, (9) Qin Shaobo, (10) Carl Reiner, and (11) Matt Damon in their eponymous film

Who are Ocean's Eleven?

200

This is also known as a "falling star" (according to Wikipedia)

What is a meteor?

200

The last astrological sign alphabetically

What is Virgo?

200

The three broad categories of rocks

What are metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks?

400

ROCK FINDING ROUND

Whoever is next holding a rock FROM OUTSIDE THE LOUNGE wins. 3, 2, 1, go.

[whoever has a rock]

400

This singer once said "I'm not a perfectionist, but I am a professional" — at least according to the Trancos kitchen

Who is Frank Ocean?

400

DEBATE ROUND

Jacob doesn't know the difference between "meteors," "meteorites," and "meteoroids," though he thinks it has something to do with whether they get through our atmosphere. Each team gets 30 seconds to convince him of how it works. You're not allowed to copy someone else's explanation. You're only allowed to tell the truth if you roll a die online and get a 1 (you're only allowed to roll one die)

[Jacob's judgement]

400

Taylor Swift and this ex-boyfriend of hers, who shares a name with me, have "twin fire signs" and "four blue eyes" (as mentioned in "State of Grace" off her 2012 album Red)

Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?

400

The option that INCORRECTLY matches the mineral to its ore is...

W) Sphalerite, zinc

X) Wolframite, tungsten

Y) Galena, mercury

Z) Ilmenite, titanium

What is Y) Galena, mercury?

600

This former wrestler is also one of the world's highest paid actors (and the voice of Maui)

Who is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?

600

In an episode of the 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy, Lucy is sprayed by water after saying this phrase which means "I have an idea" but is misheard as "I've got an ocean"

What is "I've got a notion?"

600

FREE POINTS

It doesn't get meatier than this!

600

BULLSHIT ROUND

Play Gaslight for the next 1 minute. Whoever wins gets the points

[winner of gaslight]

600

Select the metamorphic rock that has undergone the highest temperature and pressure conditions: Granite, Shale, Diorite, Slate, Gypsum, Gneiss

What is Gneiss?

800

My stuffed gravestone

Who is Felice?

800

The Pacific Ocean apocryphally said this to the Atlantic Ocean

What is nothing? (It just waved)

800

This was originally rarely called "astrolithology" (according to Wikipedia)

What is meteoritics / the science of meteors?

800

I have this zodiac sign

What is Aquarius?
800

Explain why this feature is rounded. Partial credit available.

What is exfoliation? 

[Decreasing pressure as intrusion rises leads to peeling of outer layers like an onion]

1000

ROCK NAMING ROUND

This round is individual, but the person's team will get 800.

Whoever gives the best name for the green mineral gets to keep it. That person's team gets the points

What is malachite?

1000

DAILY DOUBLE (select how much you want to wager and then I will read the question)

What is the Pacific Ocean?

1000

I keep thinking of this book when I see the category

What is Deuteronomy (from the Bible)?

1000

LYRICS FILL IN THE BLANK ("Astrology and Context" by Winnetka Bowling League)

"We don't need report cards or fancy __, we never feel better from them. 

The space between dreaming and being realistic, I think's where we'll stay in the end."

"statistics"

1000

Minerals that have identical chemical compositions but differing crystal structures are known as polymorphs. Name a polymorph of the mineral quartz.