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ROYALTY On this day in 1736, Stanislaus I abdicated the throne of what country? Poland
American Revolution (arrived in Cambridge on
HISTORY Henry Knox’s “noble train of artillery" was an expedition that took place during what war?
this day in 1776)
POETS What Italian poet was exiled from Florence on this day in 1302? Dante (Alighieri)

MUSIC What Guyanese-British musician reached number two in the U.S. in 1983 with "Electric Avenue?” Eddy Grant

COMEDY What actor paired with Stephen Fry for a sketch comedy series from 1989 and 1995? Hugh Laurie
Name one of the two companies whose name begin with the letter ‘V’ to currently be components of the Dow
BIZ Verizon; Visa
Jones Industrial Average.
What event has been contested four times in Olympic history in men’s gymnastics, but not since 1932: balance
OLYMPICS rope climbing
beam, jump rope, rope climbing, or trampoline?
With its slogan “Silence = Death”, the organization ACT UP was founded in 1987 to bring awareness to what AIDS (it stands for “AIDS Coalition To Unleash
ORGANIZATIONS
issue? Power”)
MOVIELINK The Blind Side, On the Basis of Sex, The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 version) Kathy Bates

TV QUOTES “These violent delights have violent ends” became a recurring line in what critically-acclaimed drama series? Westworld
Maura Tierney (she was an Emmy nominee for
What actress was a regular cast member on the TV show’s “NewsRadio” and “ER”, as well as the current
TV ROLES both “ER” and “The Affair”, and won a Golden
Showtime series “The Affair”?
Globe for the latter show)
torque (“torsion” is another term for the rotation
SCI What ‘t’-word is a measure of the force that causes an object to rotate on its axis?
itself, not the measure of the force)
SCI-FI MOVIES Spawning a 2017 sequel, what 1982 sci-fi film was set in the year 2019? Blade Runner (the sequel was set in 2049)
In 2008, what Governor of New York was forced to resign amid a prostitution scandal involving a high-priced
SCANDALS Eliot Spitzer
call girl service called Emperors Club VIP?
LIT The 1977 Erich Segal novel “Oliver’s Story” was a sequel to what best-selling 1970 novel of his? Love Story
What 2018 Maroon 5 video features appearances by Mary J. Blige, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres,
MUS VID Girls Like You
Jennifer Lopez, Danica Patrick, Sarah Silverman, and many others?
“All American Prophet”, “Baptize Me”, and “Tomorrow is a Latter Day” are songs from what Tony Ward-
MUSICALS The Book of Mormon
winning musical?
WEEKLY THEME - What pop singer’s die-hard fans are nicknamed “Smilers”, after her childhood nickname
MISC MUS Miley Cyrus
Smiley?
WORLD HIS Initiated by Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformation took place in what century? 16th (1500's)
On January 16 this year, a self-described “prankster activist” group called the Yes Men published and
HOAXES distributed a fake edition of what real-life newspaper, dated “May 1, 2019”, claiming President Trump had Washington Post
resigned?
In 1778, James Cook became the first known European to discover this group of islands, which he named the
ISLANDS Hawaiian islands (accept simply “Hawaii”)
Sandwich Islands. By what name are these islands known today?
FACEBOOK -- In which US state was the last land battle of the Civil War fought, more than a month after Texas (Battle of Palmito Ranch, near Brownsville,
CIVIL WAR
General Lee’s surrender? May 12-13, 1865)
FOOTBALL In 1995, what NFL player became the first to score 25 touchdowns in a single season? Emmitt Smith (of the Cowboys)

CANADA What Canadian province shares a portion of Niagara Falls with the U.S.? Ontario

GEO/SPELL Correctly spell the name of the Nevada city Winnemucca (pronounced “WIN-uh-MUCK-uh”). W-I-N-N-E-M-U-C-C-A

New York Mets (the fill the void left by the

BASEBALL What Major League Baseball team debuted in 1962 to replace two teams from the same city who had moved? Dodgers and Giants, who had both moved to
California in 1957)

CEREAL Which cereal brand's Raisin Bran states specifically on the box that it includes Sun-Maid raisins? Post

ALCOHOL The cocktails called the mojito and the daiquiri both originated in what country? Cuba
In the 2016 animated film “Sing”, a group of frogs audition for the talent competition by singing what Van
ANIMATED MOV Jump
Halen song?
ANIMATED TV What type of headgear does Louise always wear on “Bob’s Burgers”? (pink) bunny ears
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Green Day Packers (SB I & II) …
Dallas Cowboys (SB V & VI) …
HALFTIME Who were the first four NFL teams to play in the Super Bowl in back-to-back years? Miami Dolphins (SB VI & VII … & VIII)
Minnesota Vikings (SB VIII & IX)
[note: the Steelers were SB IX & X]
What “Empress of the Blues” had her recording of “Downhearted Blues” entered into the National Recording
FINAL Bessie Smith
Registry as one of the first 50 entries (back in 2003)?
According to IMDB.com, what was Miley Cyrus’ salary per episode on the Disney TV series “Hannah
TIE $15,000
Montana”?
TEAM TRIVIA NEW ENGLAND
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Half (10) Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Final (20)
1. 4. 7. 11. 14. 17.
2. 5. 8. 12. 15. 18.
3. 6. 9. 13. 16. 19.