Geography
Candidates
Figure Skating
Theme Songs
New York City
100
Name three countries with homonymous capitals (adding “City” is okay).
Brasília, Algiers, and Tunis do not count.
Andorra, Djibouti, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Panama, San Marino, São Tomé & Principe, Singapore, Vatican City
100
Which presidential candidate likes to wear a plaid tie?
Tom Styer
100
There are 6 main jumps in figure skating. Name 3 of them.
Toe loop, flip, Lutz
Salchow, loop, and axel
100
Which theme song does this intro come from:
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke
Your love life's D.O.A
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month
Or even your year
FRIENDS
100
In which borough is the JFK Airport located?
Queens
200
The Nile and the Amazon are the world’s longest rivers by length. What is the third longest river?
Yangtzee
200
Which former presidential candidate will not dye her hair streak because it serves as "a remembrance" of US soldiers who died in Iraq?
Tulsi Gabbard
200
There are 5 Olympic figure skating events. Name them.
Ladies', Men's, Pairs, Ice Dance, Team
200
Everything is not what it seems
When you can get all you wanted in your wildest dreams
You might run into trouble if you go to extremes
Because everything is not what it seems
Wizards of Waverly Place
200
What are the streets (numbers) that bound Central Park on the north and south sides?
(no, I will not accept Central Park South & Central Park North)
59th and 110th
300
Beyond this list, the Amazon rainforest is territorially located in which additional country:
France
300
Which candidate speaks (a moderate level of) Norwegian?
Pete Buttigieg
300
Who are the most decorated Olympic figure skaters (2 people)
Hint: They are an ice dancing pair
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
300
There's Org, he's the biggest
Not so brave of heart
There's Cassie
So shy, but so very smart
There's Zak and Wheezie and the tales of fun
Cause you know two heads are better than one
Dragon Tales
300
Which famous hotel with a rooftop bar was owned by Chuck Bass's father in Gossip Girl?
The Empire Hotel
400
Alaska and Hawaii both became states in 1959.
What are the THREE other states that joined the union in the 1900s?
What are the THREE other states that joined the union in the 1900s?
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
400
Which candidate Tweeted:
"I've never had a drink in my life"
Cory Booker
400
The reigning US ladies’ national champion won at age 13, the youngest ever in the U.S. What is her name?
Alysa Liu
400
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you’ll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
Pretty Little Liars
400
What is this structure in Hudson Yards called?
Vessel
500
The Northwest Angle is the only part of the contiguous United States that is north of the 49th parallel (the US-Canada border), and is considered an exclave of the United States. What state does it belong to?
Minnesota
500
Which candidate majored in drama at Pomona?
Marianne Williamson
500
In the 1994 Olympics, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked on her landing knee by competitor Tonya Harding’s ex-boyfriend.
In what positions did Nancy Kerrigan place that Olympics?
Second
500
It's gonna take some time to realign
But if you look inside, I'm sure you'll find
Over your shoulder you know that I told you
I'll always be pickin' you up when you're down
So just turn around
Drake & Josh
500
Name 3 Broadway theaters (+25 extra points for additional Broadway theaters your team can name)
Al Hirschfeld, Ambassador, American Airlines, August Wilson, Belasco, Bernard (Bernie) Jacobs, Booth, Broadhurst, Broadway, Brooks Atkinson, Circle in the Square, Cort, Eugene O'Neill, Schoenfeld, Gershwin, Hayes, Hudson, Imperial, John Golden, Longacre, Lunt-Fontane, Lyceum, Lyric, Majestic, Marquis, Minskoff, Music Box, Nederlander, Neil Simon, New Amsterdam, Palace, Richard Rogers, Friedman, Schubert, Sondheim, Studio 54, Beaumont, Walter Kerr, Winter Garden