TOP SHELF TRIVIA C8

HIGH QUALITY H2O

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SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE GOPHER STATE, THIS AMERICAN STATE IS MUCH BETTER KNOWN AS THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES

MINNESOTA

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THIS TOY BRAND WAS CREATED IN 1989 BY A NASA ENGINEER NAMED LONNIE JOHNSON. ITS PROTOTYPE WAS MADE FROM A BOTTLE AND PVC PIPE

SUPER SOAKER

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WAGER 1-10

THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HOME FIELD IS CALLED GEHA FIELD, AT THIS STADIUM THAT SHARES ITS NAME WITH A WATER BOTTLE COMPANY OWNED BY NESTLE

ARROWHEAD

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IT IS SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FLOAT IN THIS BODY OF WATER WHICH IS THE LOWEST ELEVATION IN ASIA DUE TO ITS INCREDIBLY HIGH SALT CONTENT

THE DEAD SEA

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A STATUE OF THIS FAMOUS CHARACTER CREATED BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN HAS SAT ON A ROCK IN THE WATER OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FOR 111 YEARS

THE LITTLE MERMAID

BACK TO SCHOOL

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THIS FLOWER SHARES ITS NAME WITH THE SCHOOL THAT WAS THE SITE FOR THE 1999 TRAGIC SHOOTING AND FAILED BOMBING ATTEMPT

COLUMBINE

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WAGER 1-10

GENERAL WORKS, RELIGION, AND ARTS AND RECREATION ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THIS SYSTEM YOU MAY FIND IN YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY

DEWEY DECIMAL

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CHRISTA MCAULIFFE WAS AN AMERICAN TEACHER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE SHE DIED IN THIS 1986 TRAGEDY WHERE SHE WAS SERVING AS A PAYLOAD SPECIALIST

CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

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BEATING OUT ALABAMA BY TWO, THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT WON ONE SINCE 1927

YALE

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HELSINKI IS THE CAPITAL OF THIS EUROPEAN NATION THAT IS SAID TO HAVE THE WORLDS GREATEST EDUCATION SYSTEM, REQUIRING EVERY TEACHER TO HAVE AT LEAST A MASTERS DEGREE

FINLAND

NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES

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THIS GERMAN CHARACTER IS OFTEN SEEN AS THE YOUNGER MORE PLAYFUL VERSION OF OLD MAN WINTER

JACK FROST

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THIS CHILD FROM AN OLD ENGLISH NURSERY RHYME WAS EATING AN OLD 16TH CENTURY VERSION OF COTTAGE CHEESE WHEN A SPIDER RAN HER OFF

LITTLE MISS MUFFET

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THIS 2005 ANIMATED FILM TELLS THE STORY OF AN OLD GRIMM BROTHERS STORY IN THE FORM OF LAW AND ORDER EPISODE

HOODWINKED

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BONUS QUESTION! 3 POINTS FOR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER!

IN THE TRADITIONAL STORY OF JACK AND THE GIANT BEANSTALK WHAT THREE ITEMS DOES THE GUY STEAL FROM THE GIANT?

SACK OF GOLD COINS

HEN THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS

MAGICAL HARP

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THIS TITLE CHARACTER FROM AN OLD ENGLISH NURSERY RHYME, THOUGH REFERENCED IN LEWIS CAROL'S "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS", AND THE ORIGINAL MOTHER GOOSE COLLECTION IS NEVER ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY DESCRIBED IN HIS ORIGINAL RHYME.

HUMPTY DUMPTY

SLANG TERMS

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THIS ITALIAN FASHION COMPANY'S NAME HAS BECOME IN SYNC WITH THE WORD GOOD

GUCCI

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THIS THREE LETTER TERM CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE MULTIPLE THINGS SUCH AS INTOXICATED, EXCITED OR EXCELLENT

LIT

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THIS BASEBALL RELATED TERM HAS BEEN USED TO  DESCRIBE SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT

CURVE BALL

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WAGER 1-10

COMING FROM SURFER CULTURE IN THE 1980'S WAS USED TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING AWESOME OR HUGE, MARIO PROBABLY KNOWS A TON ABOUT IT'S ORIGINAL MEANING

TUBULAR

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THIS TWO WORD TERM, THE DREAM FOR MUCH OF YOUNGER AMERICA, IS USED TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT HAS BECOME AN OBSESSION OR IS DOMINATING SOMEONE'S THOUGHTS

RENT FREE

MISC

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WHAT BRAND NAME IS THE COMMONLY USED TERM FOR A HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER

VELCRO

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THE COUNTERPART OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, THIS IS THE LATIN NAME GIVEN TO THE LIGHTING OF THE SOUTHERN SKY

AURORA AUSTRALIS

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THIS FAMOUS EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN IS ALSO FOUND IN DISNEYLAND IN CALIFORNIA

MATTERHORN

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IN THE POPULAR CHRISTMAS FILM HOME ALONE, WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE TWO BURGLARS?

THE WET BANDITS

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THIS IS THE FIRST MAN MADE SATELLITE EVER PUT INTO SPACE IN 1957

SPUTNIK