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With its strong claim on the invention of coffee, a city on Yemen’s Red Sea coast gave its name to what coffee-related word?

Mocha

Though it’s spelled with a “K” in the middle, a famous Italian coffee pot is named for that same word

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Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

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Juliette Binoche “never played a queen“ before the role of this Homeric woman opposite Ralph Fiennes in “The Return”

Penelope

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Definitely not twice as drinkable as pure water, sodium hydroxide does have double its pH measurement—top of the scale, in fact. What’s that?

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A river in (and region of) the northwestern United States, within northern Idaho and southeastern Washington, is the source of the name for what popular and distinctive American horse breed, known for its patient disposition and colorful spotted coat pattern?

APPALOOSA

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“What lobe of the brain contains regions dedicated to processing sensory information, particularly important for hearing, recognizing language, and forming memories?”

Temporal

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After plundering along the Carolinas and in the Caribbean, this “colorful“ pirate got the heads up (and off) on November 22, 1718

Black beard

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This “Jag” spinoff boasts 22 seasons and 6 spinoffs of its own, including versions set in Hawaii and Sydney

NCIS

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Chocoteck” was the original name of what snack invented by Yoshiaki Koma?

Pocky

snack is a chocolate-dipped cookie stick

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What year did Russian Revolution start?

1917

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a pair of political uprisings that dismantled the centuries-old tsarist regime and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. In the February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated, and a provisional government took power. Later that year, the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, overthrew the provisional government in the October Revolution, establishing a communist state.

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Wes Anderson’s first feature film, Anthony (Luke Wilson) has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) determined to begin an outrageous crime spree.

Bottle Rocket
1996

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Technically a hardwood, the wood of the tropical ochroma tree is also known by what 2-syllable name?

Balsa

buoyant toy-boat wood has a name that’s Spanish for “raft”

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Thermal-auricular therapy is the pseudoscience of putting burning candles in what body part?

Ear

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island country of Central Africa, located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea

São Tomé and Príncipe

Portuguese is the official language

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KID LIT $800: He wrote & illustrated the tiny 4-volume “Nutshell Library”, which includes “Chicken Soup with Rice”

Maurice Sendak

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Real name Archibald Leach, he was the dashing star of films like “Bringing Up Baby” & “To Catch a Thief”

Cary Grant

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Tom Edison’s own recording of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” in 1877 was a breakthrough in the invention of this “talking machine”

The phonograph

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Folks normally drop the “Plaisance” part when they talk about what Chicago park that gained prominence during the 1893 World’s Fair?

Midway

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Common Bonds:
sharing their name with a movie starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable—What American punk rock band is considered the first in the horror punk subgenre?

The Misfits

Last movie that both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe were in

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“What Calvin Klein fragrance had a series of ads during the 1980s that were inspired by art house cinema and Ingmar Bergman films.”

Obsession

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Brazzaville is the capital of

Republic of Congo

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Capital of Cameroon

Yaounde

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About 50 miles east of the Florida coast, the Bimini islands are part of this larger chain

The Bahamas

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Castlevania, Metal Gear, and Dance Dance Revolution don’t have much in common, but they are all made by what K-firm?

Konami

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Capital of North Macedonia

Skopje The country previously known as Macedonia is now officially named North Macedonia. This change occurred in February 2019

Carambola is otherwise known as WHATfruit?

Star

Kampala is the capital of

Uganda

A French herbal liqueur is named for an order of monks, which in turn is named for a Nursian saint of what name?

Benedict Benedict of Nursia often known as Saint Benedict, was a Christian monk. Patron saint of Europe

In which Schwarzenegger film does Arnold leap into action because his daughter, played by Alyssa Milano, gets kidnapped?

Commando (1985)

What liquid measure unit equals one 48th of a cup?

Teaspoon

With 7 locations including the Beverly Hills O.G., CUT is an unnecessarily-capitalized restaurant by what celebrity chef?

Wolfgang Puck

According to the American Film Institute, what 1960 film is the thrilling-est ever?

Psycho Anthony Perkins bought out his Paramount contract and moved to France to avoid typecasting, after the runaway success of the movie

ROLLING STONES LYRICS Name the song: "But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas"

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"

What's the first whole number that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube? (Other than one.)

64 - 8^2 - 4^3

It's name is Japanese for "green," but Midori liqueur is flavored with what not-necessarily-green fruit?

Melon

Though it means "market" in modern Greek, what area just north of the Athens Acropolis was more of a marketplace of ideas?

Agora

oldest daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and the eldest grandchild of Elvis Presley who starred in the drama miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six

Riley Keough

Before Thunderbolt in 2011, the last proprietary Mac port was called WHAT-wire?

Fire

“because they were built for the anniversary of the 1896 Athens Games, what name is shared by Atlanta's main Olympic Stadium and Park?”

Centennial

This British born pop sensation will “blow your mind” with her “at your service” podcast, talking to people who blow her mind

Dua Lipa

The name of this cucumber, mustard and vinegar relish might be a variation on “pickle”; tell Chef to use my English Gran’s recipe

Piccalilli

Brigham Young University’s mascot

Cougar The cougar’s name is Cosmo

What Jamestown colony settler married Pocahontas in 1614?

John Rolfe

"Intactivists" are people who protest what medical procedure?

Circumcision

Shortly before his Governator days, Schwarzenegger hunted down some terrorists who killed his family in "WHAT Damage"?

Collateral

"The Death Cure" was the third book (and movie) in a trilogy that started with what book (and movie)?

Maze Runner By James Dashner

Ozone molecules are made of three atoms of what element?

Oxygen

Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space in 1992, a year before she became the first real-life astronaut to serve on what fictional ship?

The Enterprise

When facing forward on a ship, what is the right side of a ship called?

Starboard

One of the first large-scale concrete buildings, Paris's 1913 Théâtre des Champs-Élysées also heralded the beginning of what architecture movement?

Art Deco

Which British band released the album A Night at the Opera in 1975?

Queen

It's "woodsball" in a natural area, and "speedball" if you do it with inflatable bunkers. What game are we talking about?

Paintball

U.S. diplomat Marshall Green was the first to call a mountainous, ill-regulated region of Southeast Asia the Golden WHAT?

Triangle

Thanks to its martial origins, what Olympic sport was originally called "Military Patrol"?

Biathlon

Famously sought by pirates in Treasure Island, pieces of eight and gold doubloons were real currency issued by what country?

Spain

The future Bad Boy who played Martin on "Martin" was named Martin. What was his surname?

Lawrence

The temperature at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales intersect is negative-WHAT?

A memorable welcoming ritual in "Things Fall Apart" involves what caffeine-containing nut?

Kola

Asmara is the capital of

Eritrea

1983 movie that stars Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, and JoBeth Williams as former college friends who reunite for a weekend after the suicide of one of their own, confronting how their youthful ideals contrast with the compromises of adulthood.

The Big Chill

To make those Ewok gurgles extra-crisp, George Lucas launched what sound company just in time for "Return of the Jedi"?

THX

Once known as the Baltimore Bullets, what NBA franchise (now in a nearby city) rediscovered the joy of alliteration in 1997?

Washington Wizards In 2002-03, Michael Jordan was the only player to appear in all 82 games for this team

Earl Grey tea is flavored with the Bergamot variety of what fruit?

Orange

What country became a republic in June 1944, some 26 years after wresting sovereignty from Denmark?

Iceland From 1980 to '96, the world’s first democratically elected female head of state, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, led

What First Lady was criticized for spending $209,000 ($716,000 today) on a record 4,370-piece White House china set?

Nancy Reagan

He first gained widespread attention during his tenure as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, where he anchored Weekend Update. After leaving SNL, he acted in several of the Happy Madison films and played Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds

Kevin Nealon

The temperature scale named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius was formally named thus by the Conference General des Poids et Measures in 1948, but before that point (and still today, decreasingly), the scale was commonly known by what other name?

CENTIGRADE

A Latin word for new wine, still used today, is also the etymology of what not-especially-wine-related condiment?

Mustard In 1904, Rochester brothers George and Francis French started making and bottling mustard

As a friend of director John Carpenter, actor Nick Castle was paid just $25 a day to play what iconic horror villain?

Michael Myers

In the 1986 film "Manhunter," Brian Cox became the first to play what character?

Hannibal Lecter

Free point for non-Americans: What's the normal whole-number human body temperature in Celsius?

Ferns use this type of cell to asexually reproduce

Spore

Cilantro is the most-used name for the leaves of what plant whose ground seeds can be found in the spice aisle?

Coriander

“Beverage introduced 24 years before Diet Coke. What was the first Diet Cola introduced in the United States?”

Diet Rite Introduced by the RC Cola Company

In the context of woodworking, what word refers to either a translucent finish or the blemish that your drink might leave on it?

Stain

Ceviche is the national food of what mountainous South American country where it was born?

Peru The pisco sour is the national drink of Chile and Peru

Guinea and Liberia are the only two neighbors of what country that's named for the mountains near Freetown?

Sierra Leone

In the making of Talisker Scotch whisky, the malt is flavored by the smoke of this stuff from bogs

Peat

Made about 3,000 years ago, the oldest known prosthetics are artificial toes from what country?

Egypt

“What Caribbean island nation gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 6th, 1962?”

Jamaica

According to one obituary, in 1935 he owned 13 magazines, 8 radio stations, 2 movie companies & $56 million in real estate

William Randolph Hearst

This 1972 Woody Allen film included clips & music from "Casablanca", sweetheart

Play It Again, Sam

The Swiss spread called Cenovis was introduced about three decades after what similar British brand?

Marmite

Rio de Janeiro isn't really on a river, but rather the entrance to Guanabara WHAT?

Bay

Released three years after another "Three" movie of his, 1989's "Three Fugitives" is a lesser-known film credit for Martin WHAT?

Short

Castor is approximately 17 light years away from this star. It shares a constellation with.

Pollux

2025 is the 75th anniversary of what soft-drink brand that comes in Guava, Tamarind, and Watermelon flavors?

Jarritos it was founded by a Mexican chemist called "El Güero"? ... and the brand name means "little jugs"? (That's also the logo.)

With 58 that have erupted in just the past 75 years, what country has the most active volcanoes by a pretty wide margin?

Indonesia Though their name comes from Malay, most orangutans live in the part of Borneo that belongs to what neighbor? - Indonesia

"Paradise Ranch" is what Lockheed designer Kelly Johnson called the facility better known by what numerical name?

Area 51

This company began in 1914, transporting passengers in Minnesota between Alice & Hibbing

Greyhound

"Vertigo" was Alfred Hitchcock’s fourth and final collaboration with what legendary leading man?

Jimmy Stewart

Some species of diving beetle basically have built-in bifocals, because they can flip between two sets of what eye layer? What if I told you this layer is in the very back of your eyeball?

Retina

May 13, 1995 was the release date for the first Red Hat distro of what L-named OS?

Linux Linux comes in many flavors called distributions (or distros) each tailored for different needs

This chain, named for a different creature, popularized popcorn shrimp in America starting in 1974

Red Lobster

Reflecting its holiday-themed origins, what globally-distributed beer is named for the Star of Bethlehem?

Stella Artois The surname joined up in 1708, and the star didn't come until 1926, but the pilsner still reps the year 1366 on its label

Weird Al Yankovic somehow created a broad Italian caricature of (Mexican American) Richie Valens for what 1988 parody song?

Lasagna

This battleship was launched from the New York Navy Yard in 1890; it blew up in 1898

The Maine

The oldest confectioner in Istanbul and the whole country, Haci Bekir goes through tons of powdered sugar finishing off cubes of what stuff?

Turkish Delight

Just ahead of "You had me at hello," the AFI says that Clint's "do you feel lucky?" bit is the 51st most memorable movie quote ever. What's the movie?

Dirty Harry 1971 Clint Eastwood cop movie, inspired by the real-life Zodiac killings

James Gregory, a former Robben Island warden, was an invited guest at this May 10, 1994 event

the inauguration of Nelson Mandela

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