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The Book Was Better?
Where is the World?
That's Debatable
100
This person "killed" Pluto.
A. Carl Sagen
B. Neil deGrasse Tyson
C. Stephen Hawking
D. Bill Nye (The Science Guy)
Who is B. Neil deGrasse Tyson?
100
Bay Leaves, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper
What are seasonings?
(Specifically ones we have multiples of in our spice drawer)
100
Sometimes the both the book and screen adaptation suck, this author is a litmus test for if you have good taste. Her books are airplane reads at best, typically romanization of abuse, and downright garbage at worst.
Who is Colleen Hoover?
100
This is the address of the apartment we are in.
Bonus 100 points if you know the gate code! (Not for people that live here, obvi)
Where is 455 E 14th Aly, #4?
100
The three key components of a contention (an argument) are Claim, Warrant, and this.
What is Impact?
200
In Star Trek, wearing this color shirt was a sign you may not survive the expedition.
What is a red shirt?
200
Yen, Peso, Dollar, Ringgit
What are currencies?
(Specifically currencies I have in my 'travel' wallet but can't be bothered to exchanged since it isn't worth it)
200
This Netflix series combined two book series and cancelled the show before getting to the better of the two plots.
What is Shadow and Bone?
200
I went scuba diving with green sea turtles in this country.
(Bonus points if you know more specific than the country!)
Where is Taiwan?
(Xiaoliuqiu|小琉球)
200
I competed in this style of debate.
A. Oxford-Oregon Debate
B. Public Forum Debate
C. Lincoln-Douglas Debate
D. Parliamentary Debate
What is B. Public Forum Debate?
300
Uranus has this funky smell.
A. Blue Cheese
B. Gasoline
C. Rubbing Alcohol
D. Rotten Eggs
What is D. Rotten Eggs?
300
Chester, Tom, Garfield, Hobbes
What are the names of famous fictional cats?
300
This book got turned into not one, not two, but three movies, yet boasts only ~300 pages.
What is The Hobbit?
300
The Bund is an iconic landmark in this Chinese city.
Where is Shanghai?
300
This celebrity was NOT part of the NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association).
A. Idina Menzel
B. Bruce Springsteen
C. Michelle Obama
D. Sonia Sotomayor
Who is C. Michelle Obama?
400
Spock's Vulcan salute was based off of a blessing from this major (earthly) religion.
What is Judaism?
400
Tear, Resume, Read, Live
What are hetronyms?
(words that can be pronounced differently, meaning separate things)
400
This book is getting yet another screen adaptation in 2026 that whitewashes it's clearly ethnic leading main character and misses the point by a mile.
What is "Wuthering Heights"?
(AKA Wuthering Whites)
400
This New York art museum is famously round.
A. The Guggenheim Museum
B. The Museum of Modern Art
C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
D. The Whitney Museum of American Art
Where is A. The Guggenheim Museum?
400
Magnitude, timeframe, and probability are three examples of this in debate.
A. Framework
B. Scales
C. Weighing mechanism
D. Voting issues
What is C. a weighing mechanism?
500
In our solar system, this planet's day is longer than it's year.
What is Venus?
(A day on Venus is 243 Earth days, while a year is 225 Earth days)
500
Can Opener, Mouse, Scissors, Stick Shift
What are things that I am personally victimized by as a left-handed person?
500
In the first book and movie of this series, a ladder would have been very helpful, and yet none were anywhere to be found.
Somewhat famously one of my least favorite series.
What is The Maze Runner?
500
I was born in this province.
A. Ontario
B. Jiangsu
C. Gansu
D. Hunan
Where is D. Hunan?
If you chose A, minus 500 points.
500
Which of these statements is NOT a logical fallacy?
A. Ad hominem
B. Ad nauseam
C. Ad quadrata
D. Ad hoc ergo propter hoc
(Bonus 300 points if you can give an example of the 3 actual fallacies!)
What is C. Ad quadrata?