Current Events
Which previously endangered part of the Earth is expected to mostly return to its pre-crisis state by 2040?
The Ozone Layer
What quiz show, whose presence was established in a 74-game winning streak by Ken Jennings, ranked second on GSN's "The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time"?
What is Jeopardy.
According to Roman mythology, the brothers Romulus and Remus were raised and suckled by which animal, eventually leading to the founding of Rome?
Wolf
Name the artist (Audio).
Plane White T's
An Antarctic research base is terrorized by shape-shifting underwear. Soundtrack by Sisqó.
The Thong
What Bob Dylan song deals with the false conviction and imprisonment of the boxer Rubin Carter?
Hurricane
Welcome,
to Final Jeopardy!
IBM lost its place as the top US patent recipient for the first time since 1993 to which Asia based company?
Samsung
Chris Haney and Scott Abbott invented what trivia game in 1979, a game that became one of the best selling games of all time?
Trivial Pursuit
In Hinduism, Kamadhenu is a deity representing plenty and prosperity and said to be the mother of what sacred animals?
Cows
"Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom,
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not've got 'em,
There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin'."
Eminem's 2000 hit "Stan" features the vocals sampled from the opening lines of the song "Thank You". Which artist's vocals are featured in "Stan"?
Dido
Bill Murray and Harold Ramis defend New York against unspeakable evil by jamming a few cover songs in a subway station.
Ghostbuskers
Which water-type Pokémon trainer featured in both the anime and early games is called Kasumi in Japanese?
Misty
MOVIE QUOTES
Please Wager!
Last week, which Copenhagen-based three Michelin star restaurant announced that it’ll serve its last fried duck brain in a mallard head in 2024? Its creator and head chef, René Redzepi, told the NYT that the way fine dining currently operates is “unsustainable.” This restaurant has topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list so many times (five) that it became ineligible to nab No. 1 again.
Noma
What man, probably the first well-known trivia creator, authored "Champs and Chumps", which was later renamed to "Believe It or Not!" in 1932? (Last name is fine).
Robert Ripley
The manekineko, or beckoning __________, is an internationally known symbol of good luck originating in Japan, but found in shops and restaurants of all kinds all over the world. When its right paw is raised, it beckons financial fortune, when its left hand is raised, it beckons customers. What kind of animal is it?
Cat
In the musical Hamilton, two of the leads sing a duet called "Dear Theodosia." Which character sings to Theodosia and what is Theodosia's relationship to the character?
Aaron Burr; his daughter.
John McClane thought he'd seen and done it all. Except for this: his new D&D character uses words and music rather than conventional weapons! Hilarity ensues.
Die Bard
What was the most violent and radical phase of the French Revolution, which ended with the execution of Robespierre in July 1794?
Reign of Terror
CLUE: This 3-word phrase was the protagonist's second line of dialogue in a 1962 movie, the first in a 27-film franchise.
What is "Bond. James Bond."