Football
Notre Dame has a winning record against every team in the PAC-12… except for ___?___, who they are winless against
Oregon State
Which restaurant chain was Pam banned from in The Office?
Chili's
Thomas Harris's 1981 novel "Red Dragon" marks the first appearance of what dubious serial killer who was famously portrayed by Anthony Hopkins a decade later?
Hannibal Lector
How many of King Henry VIII’s wives were named Catherine?
Ending its run in 2023, Hugh Jackman’s revival of what musical included such notable show tunes as "(Ya Got) Trouble," "Seventy-Six Trombones," and “Shipoopi?”
The Music Man
Columbus, Ohio's NHL team has a name that celebrates their role on the winning side of the Civil War. What are they called?
Blue Jackets
Who wrote the short story, later a motion picture, with a title character who shares their first name with the most common U.S. county namesake that isn't a U.S. President and whose last name is an item so common you most likely have one near or on you somewhere at this very moment?
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
In 1994, Bill Gates paid over $30 million for “The Codex Leicester”—a very, very, very old collection of scientific writings by what artist who was more well-known for a painting of a woman he did, but was actually quite a skilled anatomical sketch artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which ancient Mesopotamian ruler is credited with creating one of the world’s earliest and most complete written legal codes?
Hammurabi
What lyricist and composer (who died in 2021) had a Broadway theater named for him on the occasion of his 80th birthday?
Stephen Sondheim
To what southern U.S. city would you travel to see the Marching 100, "The Best College Marching Band in the Country," as named by a 1992 Sports Illustrated article?
Tallahassee
What movie is the quote “You had me at hello” from?
Jerry Maguire
The Australian writer Irina Dunn coined the following slogan, which is often misattributed to Gloria Steinem: "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a ___?___."
Bicycle
What century's latter half is known in England as the "Elizabethan Era"?
16th Century (1500s)
What Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway show features the characters Mistoffelees and Old Deuteronomy?
Cats
Only two teams have scored on their opening drive at Sanford Stadium since the start of the 2016 season. Name them for 2 points each.
Georgia Tech (2016, 2022) and Vanderbilt (2016).
A "lacuna" is a missing piece or a gap in something. Lacuna Inc is the fictional company at the heart of what 2004 movie, which won the Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay"?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
“The Da Vinci Code” opens with a murder in which museum?
The Louvre
Born Robert Weston Smith, this famous radio disc jockey in the 1970s was more commonly known by what name?
Wolfman Jack
A 1967 Film, a 2001 Musical, and a 2005 Film. The two men who served in the title role in real life for the film were Mel Brooks and Jonathan Sanger. However, it was Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick who formed “Bialystock & Bloom” to play the roles in what movie that gave us the classics “Keep it Gay” and “Springtime for Hitler?”
The Producers
What was the last team that both Bear Bryant and Joe Paterno coached against?
Illinois
1 point each:
What are the first names of the five brothers that made up the Jackson 5?
Jermaine
Marlon
Jackie
Tito
Michael
"Bless Me, Ultima" is a famous coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya centering on a young Antonio and his mentor Ultima along with her pet owl. The book is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed novel in the Chicano literary canon. In what U.S. state is the book set?
New Mexico
What was the first message sent by morse code?
“What hath God wrought?”
What famous Nebraskan got his start in show business dancing with his sister Adele? After working in vaudeville, they first performed on Broadway in 1917. He later had an extensive film career.
Fred Astaire