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Headquarters to Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield is the worlds leading producer of what vegetable?
Carrots
French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse designed and created a now popular board game featuring different colored figurines for each player in an attempt to become the first to achieve "The Conquest of the World", what is this game called?
RISK
What is the worlds oldest known type of alcohol?
Mead
Having traveled to Alaska twice, what creature did our Host return with an abundance of that also happens to be the most common fish in Alaska?
Salmon
What Netflix series, created by the Duffer Brothers, brought back the nostalgia of the 1980s with its blend of science fiction, horror, and a group of kids on bikes?
Stranger Things
Bakersfield has a substantial heritage that carried over to hosting an annual Food Festival for what type of food?
Basque
While there is many different materials mini figurines can be made of, what type of plastic are mini figurines mainly made of to this day?
Polypropylene
"Brewmeister Snake Venom" is recognized as the worlds highest alcohol content beer sitting at %67.5, what is this beers country of origin?
Scotland
Having left the family business to pursue other interests, our Host ended up pursuing I.T. for a short period of time. What does I.T. stand for?
Information Technology
This online video game, featuring a battle royale mode, became a cultural phenomenon with its own virtual concerts and crossover events with Marvel and Star Wars.
Fortnite
Bakersfield lies within the San Joaquin Valley, also known as what?
The Food Basket of the World
Stevens' Model Dockyard, a company originating in the UK, first started making mini figures in 1843 of what now commonly used form of transportation?
Locomotives/Trains
When referring to an establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, what is the word "Pub" short for?
Public House
Bob Ross is a continued inspiration and ray of light in our Hosts heart, what was this famous artists occupation before becoming an artist?
Drill Sergeant
This HBO series, based on a British graphic novel, won 11 Emmys in 2020, including Best Limited Series, set in a universe where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws.
Watchmen
Bakersfield is also to this day known as the "Country Music Capital of the West Coat", to this current day what is the name of the annual festival held in Bakersfield to reflect that title?
The Stagecoach Festival
While mini figurines are commonly used in Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and many other games they have actually been around for a lot longer then you think. What country buried minis with their dead in hopes that the minis would come alive and join the deceased in the afterlife?
Egypt
Absinthe was banned in many countries in the early 1900's due to it commonly causing people to do what?
Hallucinate/Go insane
Having been our Hosts first video game played on the PlayStation, what animal is Crash Bandicoot based off of?
Wombat
This photo-sharing app announced the testing of hiding "likes" in 2019 to shift focus away from validation and more towards content sharing.
Bakersfield was first incorporated in 1873 but was dis-incorporated by voters in 1876, what year did Bakersfield officially became incorporated as a city when the population hit 4,000 people?
1898
Ral Partha was originally the first company to make official Dungeons and Dragons miniatures in the late 1980's for TSR(Tactical Studies Rules) until TSR was bought by this company and started producing their own miniatures , what is that companies name?
Wizards of the Coast
Asparagus
While its not really a cake, it is our Hosts favorite dessert, where are the first records of Cheesecake that date back as far as 5th Century B.C.
Greece
In 2020, this tech giant entered the video game industry with the launch of its cloud gaming service, allowing players to stream games without needing a console.
Google Stadia