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WHERE IN THE WORLD?
DAILY DOUBLE
200
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence", 1735-1826
Who was John Adams?
200
Phillip Franklin, VP of the White Star Line, which produced the Titanic, 1912, predicted this
What is "There is no danger that the Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable"
200
Interesting or amusing story, narrative
What is a Tale?
200
A popular French version of a deep-fried donut
What is a beignet?
200
You are in this city if you are photographing 'Cloud Gate' by Anish Kapoor
Where is Chicago?
200
The face of this revolutionary appears on every bank note in this country.
Where is Vietnam?
400
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock", 1743-1826
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
400
Lord Kelvin, Mathematician, Physicist and President of the Royal Society, 1883, said this about X-rays
What is “X-rays will prove to be a hoax"?
400
Lanky, towering, elevated
What is Tall?
400
This famous food item has its own dedicated day in France, February 2, and has many different filling options
What is a crepe?
400
You would be in this country if you were photographing a Chinstrap penguin
Where is Antarctica?
600
"American citizens are instrumental in carrying on a traffic in enslaved Africans, equally in violation of the laws of humanity and in defiance of those of their own country", 1751-1836
Who is James Madison?
600
William Orton, President of Western Union, 1876, said that this invention has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication
What is the telephone?
600
Lecture, dissertation, recitation
What is talk?
600
This quintessential French food dish literally translates to "rooster in wine"
What is coq au vin?
600
QUESTION PROMPT
800
"Let us by all wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties", 1758-1831
Who was James Monroe?
800
Executives at Decca Records said in 1962 that this group has no future in show business, that they don't like their sound and four-piece groups with guitars, particularly, are finished
Who were the Beatles?
800
Season, second, point
What is Time?
800
One of France's most iconic vegetarian dishes, not just a lovable cartoon about a friendly rat
What is ratatouille?
800
You are in this country if you are photographing the King Fahd fountain, the tallest in the world
What is Jeddah, Saudi Arabia?
1000
“I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet”, 1767-1848
Who was John Quincy Adams?
1000
Time magazine, 1966, "[This activity], while entirely feasible, will flop, because women like to get out of the house, like to handle the merchandise, like to be able to change their minds"
What is online [or remote] shopping?
1000
Curve, direction, twist
What is Turn?
1000
La Fee Verte is the French nickname of this celebrated alcoholic drink, which liiterally translates to The Green Fairy
What is absinthe?
1000
Where is USA, [specifically Alcatraz Island]?