30-POINT OPEN QUESTION -- SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
The Polish Glacier is a common route used to ascend what highest South American mountain?
Mount Aconcagua
CLUE A: In my epilogue, Professor Pieixoto [“pee-AY-ee-show-toe”] delivers a sexist remark during a symposium on historical studies before asking, “Are there any questions?” WHAT AM I?
CLUE B: I did not win the Booker Prize, but my immediate sequel shared the award with Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. WHAT AM I?
CLUE C: One of my adaptations is a Hulu series with an upcoming fifth season, which stars Elisabeth Moss as June. WHAT AM I?
CLUE D: I depict a hierarchical society based on religious fanaticism in which the protagonist and other fertile women are forced to bear children, and am written by Margaret Atwood. WHAT AM I?
The Handmaid’s Tale
Which member of the Kardashian-Jenner family is dating Devin Booker?
Kendall Jenner
What two-word term names the preseason for Major League Baseball?
Spring Training (reject partial answers)
How many hydrogen atoms are in an atom of propane?
8
What country contains the cities of Barranquilla [“bar-an-KEY-ya”], Cali, and Bogotá?
Colombia
Killed at the battle of Mactan in 1521, what Portuguese explorer organized the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
“The small under the protection of the great” is the official motto of what Canadian province?
Prince Edward Island (accept: PEI)
During which war was West Point almost handed over to the British Army by Benedict Arnold?
American Revolutionary War (accept: the American War of Independence (accept US or United States in place of “American”) (prompt if country not given)
What non-English term is used to describe the unregulated slum neighbourhoods commonly found in Brazilian cities?
favela
“Creps” and “trainers” are British slang terms for what articles of clothing?
sneakers (accept: shoes; runners; running shoes)
Give the first or last name of the current Jeopardy! Champion, as of May 28th, 2022.
Ryan Long (accept either underlined part)
Which football player came out of retirement in March 2022 to return for another season as the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
Tom Brady
What rapper was targeted in Pusha T’s 2018 diss track “The Story of Adidon” for hiding his son Adonis from the media?
Drake
Which word that refers to an individual’s reproductive success can follow “Planet” or “Goodlife” in the names of gyms?
fitness
Reverend Wilbert Awdry authored what series of children’s books set on the fictional island of Sodor?
Thomas the Tank Engine (accept: Railway Series)