| Number |
1 |
| Realm |
Crunchy |
| Subrealm |
But Also Pleasantly Sweet |
| Question |
What cereal should all trivia enthusiasts eat as part of a healthy, balanced breakfast? |
| Answer |
Honey Bunches of Scrote |
| Song |
Breakfast in America |
| Artist |
Supertramp |
| Hint |
Guys the first question is always the same, you should know this |
| Number |
2 |
| Realm |
Movies |
| Subrealm |
Beaten to a Pulp |
| Question |
Which movie managed to beat out Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption for film of the year at the 67th Academy Awards? |
| Answer |
Forrest Gump |
| Song |
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine |
| Artist |
The Killers |
| Hint |
The film's protagonist might've preferred an oscar made of chocolate... |
| Number |
3 |
| Realm |
Rap |
| Subrealm |
Another One |
| Question |
Oftentimes eating turkey sausage with egg whites, delivering cloth talk, riding his jetski, and watering his cement lion, what rapper/producer has become a snapchat phenomena with his mantras of "Bless Up," "Another One," and "Major Keys"? |
| Answer |
DJ Khaled |
| Song |
All I Do is Win |
| Artist |
DJ Khaled |
| Hint |
Sings this song |
| Number |
4 |
| Realm |
Poetry |
| Subrealm |
The Illusion of an Allusion |
| Question |
The poem St. Erkenwald is considered by some to be analogous to what story? |
| Answer |
The story of Pope Gregory and Trajan |
| Song |
No Church in the Wild |
| Artist |
Kanye West and Jay-Z |
| Hint |
involves a head of a religion and a former head of state |
| Note |
The poem addresses the theological question of whether just people who lived before the time of Christ could be saved. Likewise, in legend at least, Pope Gregory prayed for the emperor Trajan to be saved, event hough he was long dead. |
| Number |
5 |
| Realm |
Famous Ladies |
| Subrealm |
You Would Like To Have Dinner With |
| Question |
Amy Schumer, Serena Williams, and Yoko Ono were all featured in what publication this holiday season? |
| Answer |
Pirelli's Calendar |
| Song |
A Day in the Life |
| Artist |
The Beatles |
| Hint |
It was shot by Annie Leibovitz this year |
| Note |
The Pirelli Calendar is a limited-release item with a tradition of artful photos. The 2016 calendar is notable for its paucity of salaciousness. |
| Number |
6 |
| Realm |
Artificial Intelligence |
| Subrealm |
But Not Any Better at Baseball |
| Question |
The baseball teams in Toronto and Tampa both start with a T, both are in the American League East, and both are kind of bad at baseball, but since the Humphrey Metrodome was redone in 2010 they have been the only two teams to share something else. What is it? |
| Answer |
Only MLB teams with artificial turf |
| Song |
The Grass is Blue |
| Artist |
Dolly Parton |
| Hint |
It seems like it would be a geographic thing so it's unclear why it is present in two such disparate climates |
| Number |
7 |
| Realm |
Fish Are Friends |
| Subrealm |
Not Food |
| Question |
What mechanism do sharks not possess that other fish have which cause them to need to be constantly swimming? |
| Answer |
Swim Bladder |
| Song |
Nightswimming |
| Artist |
R.E.M. |
| Hint |
They really need to pee |
| Note |
The swim bladder is a gas-filled organ in fish that allows them to maintain buoancy without swimming. |
| Number |
8 |
| Realm |
Movies |
| Subrealm |
Pew Pew |
| Question |
George Lucas considered over 1,000 people for the role of Han Solo. We all know who was eventually chosen, but one of the actosr who was rejected for the role ended up playing him in another context. Who was the actor? |
| Answer |
Perry King (he played him in a radio adaptation) |
| Song |
Cantina Band |
| Artist |
John Williams (London Symphony Orchestra) |
| Hint |
It was a radio adaptation by NPR |
| Note |
NPR produced expanded versions of each of Episodes 4-6 in the early 1980s, with the full cooperation of George Lucas. Some of the original cast participated, including Mark Hamill as Luke and Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. John Lithgow played Yoda. |
| Number |
9 |
| Realm |
Famous People |
| Subrealm |
In Certain Circles |
| Question |
Phineas P. Gage was an American railroad foreman with the medical monkier of "The American Crowbar Case". How did he get this name? |
| Answer |
A metal pole was completly driven though his head and he lived |
| Song |
Stayin Alive |
| Artist |
Bee Gees |
| Hint |
It wasn't actually a crowbar |
| Number |
10 |
| Realm |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, |
| Subrealm |
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Question |
Other possible names for this phenom band included "Bromance" and "The Powerpuff Blokes." What is the band? |
| Answer |
5 Seconds of Summer |
| Song |
FourFiveSeconds |
| Artist |
Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney |
| Hint |
In very few countries does a "trendy band" even consider using the word "Bloke" in their name. |
| Number |
11 |
| Realm |
More Australia |
| Subrealm |
Dingo Ate My Penguin! |
| Question |
What Australian man played an elephant seal in "Happy Feet" and ended up getting the whole film dedicated to him following his premature death? |
| Answer |
Steve Irwin |
| Song |
Crocodile Rock |
| Artist |
Elton John |
| Hint |
This song was probably a favorite of the Australian's... |
| Note |
Steve Irwin was known as The Crocodile Hunter, and hosted a popular TV show with the same name. He was killed by a stingray in 2006. |
| Number |
12 |
| Realm |
First Pitch |
| Subrealm |
Surprisingly Accurate |
| Question |
Three Point Play: There once was a pitcher who was named after a President but was also played by a President in a film about his life. Who was the baseball player? What U.S. President portrayed him on film? |
| Answer |
Grover Cleveland Alexander (played by: Ronald Reagan) |
| Song |
Born in the U.S.A. |
| Artist |
Bruce Springsteen |
| Hint |
The players name would have been a mouthful on the back of a jersey. There have only been so many presidents with an acting career. |
| Note |
The film was The Winning Team. |
| Number |
13 |
| Realm |
Unflattering Intercourse |
| Subrealm |
Because We're All Secretly 8-years Old |
| Question |
In 2013, the Archives of Sexual Behavior profiled a man who was afflicted by eproctophilia. What might you do to turn that man on? |
| Answer |
By Farting |
| Song |
Let It Go |
| Artist |
Idina Menzel |
| Hint |
Sometimes he just needs to LET IT GO! |
| Note |
Eproctophiles "are said to spend an abnormal amount of time thinking about farting and flatulence and have recurring intense sexual urges and fantasies involving farting and flatulence." |
| Number |
14 |
| Realm |
Losing Hope |
| Subrealm |
A Little Later Than Expected |
| Question |
Something was strange about the New York Times' obituary for Bob Hope. What was it? |
| Answer |
The writer died before Hope did |
| Song |
So Far Away |
| Artist |
Carole King |
| Hint |
Bob Hope lived longer than anyone expected. |
| Note |
The obituary was written by the Times' longtime film critic, Vincent Canby, who died in 2000. He had written the obituary before he retired, and the Times published it when Bob Hope died in 2003. |
| Number |
15 |
| Realm |
Williamsania |
| Subrealm |
Stressed Out Students Bare All |
| Question |
A nude dip in the Green River is a common activity for voyeuring Williams students, but what Williams fixture was shut down late last semester when nude students (the "Spring Streakers") were getting ready to run through? |
| Answer |
Sawyer Library |
| Song |
Fun, Fun, Fun |
| Artist |
Beach Boys |
| Hint |
Williams has three of them, let's hope you pick the right one |
| Number |
16 |
| Realm |
I've Got the Power |
| Subrealm |
Well, Not That Much Power |
| Question |
Three Point Play: What position is fifteenth in line for the presidency after the president himself? Who holds the position now? |
| Answer |
Secretary of Energy - Ernest Moniz |
| Song |
Power |
| Artist |
Kanye West |
| Hint |
The latest appointee replaced Steven Chu |
| Number |
17 |
| Realm |
Mile High Club |
| Subrealm |
And You Don't Even Have to Board the Plane to Join |
| Question |
At 12,552 ft. Inca Manco Cápac in Peru locks down number 7 on this list, but the rest of the top 10 are all located in either Bolivia or China. What is this list? |
| Answer |
Highest Commercial Airports |
| Song |
Ignition (Remix) |
| Artist |
R. Kelly |
| Hint |
14,472 ft. is the first on this list |
| Number |
18 |
| Realm |
Prince Ali Ababwa |
| Subrealm |
Royal Disruption |
| Question |
Who led the Forty Thieves to ruin Aladdin and Jasmines wedding in the second straight-to-DVD sequel in the Aladdin franchsie? |
| Answer |
Aladdin's Father (Accept: Cassim) |
| Song |
Cats in the Cradle |
| Artist |
Harry Chapin |
| Hint |
They had alot of catching up to do |
| Number |
19 |
| Realm |
Television |
| Subrealm |
On The Silver Screen |
| Question |
What project do Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Rashida Jones, and Mindy Kaling all have in common in addition to being big stars from NBC shows over the years? |
| Answer |
They are all in the Pixar film "Inside Out" |
| Song |
Outside |
| Artist |
Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding |
| Hint |
It was the first time they weren't on the outside looking in. |
| Number |
20 |
| Realm |
Animated Shows |
| Subrealm |
With Horrible Live Action Films |
| Question |
In the Last Air Bender Prince Zuko is played by Dev Patel, but in the animated TV version the voice actor is someone else. Also known for his role as Rufio in Hook and Jake in American Dragon: Jake Long, who is this voice actor? |
| Answer |
Dante Basco |
| Song |
September |
| Artist |
Earth, Wind, and Fire |
| Hint |
He also played Genral Iroh in Legend of Korra |
| Number |
21 |
| Realm |
Saints and Sinners |
| Subrealm |
Matt Damon's Favorite Feast Days |
| Question |
Bartered as a slave to Milchu of Dairiada, who was the Saint whose early life sounds more like a Game of Thrones storyline then that of someone with shrines and holidays named for him. Who is the person? |
| Answer |
Saint Patrick |
| Song |
Come on Eileen |
| Artist |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
| Hint |
If he lived nowadays he might be proud of this song's heritage |
| Number |
22 |
| Realm |
Books |
| Subrealm |
Let's Be Honest, Actually Movies |
| Question |
Whether created intentionally or not, name all of the horcruxes from Harry Potter. |
| Answer |
Harry Potter, Prof. Quirrell, Nagini (the snake), Hufflepuff's Cup, Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, Ravenclaw's Diadem, Slytherin's Locket, T. M. Riddle's Diary (8) |
| Song |
I Put a Spell On You |
| Artist |
Nina Simone |
| Hint |
We're looking for 8. |
| Number |
23 |
| Realm |
Virginia State Geography |
| Subrealm |
How the South Was Won |
| Question |
In 4th grade, Virginia public schools teach you that the South's lack of railroads was the reason behind their loss in the Civil War (and that the war had NOTHING to do with slavery), but what other transportation structure did the Virginians not need to build but rather was built by Mother Nature and surveyed by Washington himself before being purchased by Jefferson from the King of England in 1774 for 20 shillings? |
| Answer |
Natural Bridge |
| Song |
Big Yellow Taxi |
| Artist |
Joni Mitchell |
| Hint |
It's not a parking lot, but it'll help you get there... |
| Note |
Natural Bridge is a geologocal formation in Rockbridge County, Virginia. |
| Number |
24 |
| Realm |
Public Radio |
| Subrealm |
A Poor Man's WCFM |
| Question |
The Schenectady School District, a homemade pirate ship, and a castle near Central Park have all been recent topics of what public radio show and podcast? |
| Answer |
This American Life |
| Song |
My Way |
| Artist |
Frank Sinatra |
| Hint |
Led to the hugely successfull spin-off Serial |
| Number |
25 |
| Realm |
NFL |
| Subrealm |
Another Controversy?!? |
| Question |
In 1988 a study was published called, "The Dark Side of Self and Social Perception." What did it discover about teams with darker colored jerseys in the NFL? |
| Answer |
Teams with black uniforms are penalized more than expected |
| Song |
Paint It, Black |
| Artist |
Rolling Stones |
| Hint |
You'd think they'd be seeing red, not black... |
| Note |
The study was of both the NFL and the NHL. The authors attribute the result to both the bias of referees and to increased aggressiveness of players when they put on a black uniform. |
| Number |
26 |
| Realm |
History |
| Subrealm |
Did you feel that? |
| Question |
What earthshaking event happened on May 22, 1960 in South America, garnering a 9.5 on the Richter scale? We're looking for a fairly specific answer. |
| Answer |
Valdivia earthquake or the Great Chilean |
| Song |
Boom! Shake the Room |
| Artist |
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince |
| Hint |
The Richter scale is used for measuring seismic waves |
| Note |
This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. |
| Number |
27 |
| Realm |
Where Evil Dwells |
| Subrealm |
The Internet |
| Question |
A classic example of the bait and switch. Articles on the web outline this horrible practice that has been plaguing innocent persons looking to find out more. Just click here or take a guess as to what this atrocity is. |
| Answer |
Rickrolling |
| Song |
Never Gonna Give You Up |
| Artist |
Rick Astley |
| Hint |
In the process 70 million views were garnered |
| Number |
28 |
| Realm |
Classy Dancing |
| Subrealm |
Bump and Grind |
| Question |
What Argentine dance was made popular thanks to barrel organs and eventually took international hold starting in Paris? |
| Answer |
Tango |
| Song |
It Takes Two |
| Artist |
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock |
| Hint |
Also a cross platform messaging app, known for its free viedo calling. |
| Number |
29 |
| Realm |
Williams Trivia |
| Subrealm |
A History |
| Question |
What creature is the lovechild of Lovecraft and former namesake for a Williams Trivia host? |
| Answer |
Ctuhlu |
| Song |
Maneater |
| Artist |
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Hint |
They hosted the contest in Spring of '97 but this beast roamed the seas in magazines of the late 20's |
| Number |
30 |
| Realm |
Sequels |
| Subrealm |
With The Most Obvious Names |
| Question |
This August we will be getting a sequel to a very popular party film (the original one of which was inspired by Australian Corey Worthington's 2008 rager). What is the name of the sequel? |
| Answer |
Project XX |
| Song |
Celebration |
| Artist |
Kool & the Gang |
| Hint |
It's the sequel, but to the Romans it might look like the franchise's 20th iteration. |
| Number |
31 |
| Realm |
Swing |
| Subrealm |
And a Hit! |
| Question |
What genre of music, which takes its name from two syllables on a 1955 track, was heavily influenced by Italian-American and African-American communities in urban centers starting in the 1940s? |
| Answer |
Doo-Wop |
| Song |
MMMBop |
| Artist |
Hanson |
| Hint |
Its two syllable name sounds similar to the two syllables most oft-repeated in this song but its slightly different |
| Number |
32 |
| Realm |
Being a Good Host |
| Subrealm |
Pacific Islander Edition |
| Question |
Aboriginal inhabitants of what pacific island welcomed Captain Cook to their 'inasi festival'? Rumor has it they planned on killing him but the local chiefs couldn't decide on the best way to do it. |
| Answer |
Tonga |
| Song |
Conga |
| Artist |
Gloria Estefan (Accept: Miami Sound Machine) |
| Hint |
I wonder what pacific island nation we could be talking about... |
| Number |
33 |
| Realm |
Movies |
| Subrealm |
In the Real World |
| Question |
I feel like no one would want to visit a cafe designed by Hitchcock, but Bar Luce, in Milan not Budapest, designed by this director is almost as pretty as his films. |
| Answer |
Wes Anderson |
| Song |
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard |
| Artist |
Paul Simon |
| Hint |
It's not in New Penzance or near Rushmore Academy |
| Number |
34 |
| Realm |
International Questions |
| Subrealm |
Ooh La La! |
| Question |
For the first time since 1789 this group of french professionals were allowed to take vactions without first notifying authorities in August of 2015. How ever this resulted in mass shortages throughout Paris. Who are these professionals? |
| Answer |
Bakers, specifically of baguettes |
| Song |
Panis Et Circenses |
| Artist |
Os Mutantes |
| Hint |
"Let them eat cake!"... except they couldn't |
| Number |
35 |
| Realm |
Philately |
| Subrealm |
Makes Me Want to Go Postal |
| Question |
The US Postal Service released four versions of what on its stamps, designed by Richmond artist Glenn Crider? |
| Answer |
Nutcrackers |
| Song |
I Wanna Dance with Somebody |
| Artist |
Whitney Houston |
| Hint |
The score for this ballet is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Number |
36 |
| Realm |
Men |
| Subrealm |
Floridians |
| Question |
Drunk Florida man tries to use taco as ID after his car catches fire at Taco Bell. Headlines like these seem to be the only ones we get coming out of Florida and this is due to the fact that every piece of police paperwork is availible to journalists as soon as they ask for it. This practice may seem questionable, but it is due to Florida's open government created by this law. |
| Answer |
Government in the Sunshine Act |
| Song |
Walking on Sunshine |
| Artist |
Katrina & the waves |
| Hint |
Its the sunshine state for a reason |
| Number |
37 |
| Realm |
Mawwiage |
| Subrealm |
It's What Bwings Us Togever Today |
| Question |
Which president was married to a woman whose first name was "Eleanor"? |
| Answer |
Jimmy Carter |
| Song |
Eleanor Rigby |
| Artist |
The Beatles |
| Hint |
Eleanor Roosevelt's first name was "Anna" |
| Number |
38 |
| Realm |
Biology |
| Subrealm |
Pre-Med(itarsal) |
| Question |
What bone is estimated to be present in 7-19% of the population? |
| Answer |
Accessory Navicular |
| Song |
Footloose |
| Artist |
Kenny Loggins |
| Hint |
its on the inner side of the foot just above the arch |
| Number |
39 |
| Realm |
Motor Mayhem |
| Subrealm |
Fast and loud |
| Question |
What car brand ceased operations in 1950's, but was revived under new owners twice, the most recent time being in the late 1990's? |
| Answer |
Bugatti |
| Song |
Long Road to Ruin |
| Artist |
Foo Fighters |
| Hint |
The brand is currently owned by Volkswagon |
| Number |
40 |
| Realm |
Money |
| Subrealm |
and also Imperalism |
| Question |
What Latin American country was the first to adopt the US dollar? |
| Answer |
Panama |
| Song |
Jump |
| Artist |
Van Halen |
| Hint |
The band that created this song sings another one named after this country |
| Number |
41 |
| Realm |
SNL |
| Subrealm |
They're Actors, Of Course There's Drama |
| Question |
In a 'Hollywood Minute' segment on SNL which cast member called Eddie Murphy a 'falling star' causing the falling star to distance himself from the show? |
| Answer |
David Spade |
| Song |
Shooting Star |
| Artist |
Bob Dylan |
| Hint |
Pals with Golliath and a Gardening Tool |
| Number |
42 |
| Realm |
Famous People |
| Subrealm |
Politics |
| Question |
What former presidential candidate formerly owned a copy of the Magna Carta? |
| Answer |
Ross Perot |
| Song |
Money, Money, Money |
| Artist |
Abba |
| Hint |
He ran in 1992 and 1996 |
| Number |
43 |
| Realm |
Math Break |
| Subrealm |
You May Use Your Slide Rule |
| Question |
How many seconds are in an eight-day week? |
| Answer |
691200 |
| Song |
Eight Days a Week |
| Artist |
The Beatles |
| Hint |
Use a Calculator |
| Number |
44 |
| Realm |
Biology |
| Subrealm |
Scientificum Biologia |
| Question |
What is the scientific name for the most common species studied in a lab? |
| Answer |
Drosophila melanogaster |
| Song |
(What a) Wonderful World |
| Artist |
Sam Cooke |
| Hint |
It's not a lab rat |
| Note |
Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fruit fly. |
| Number |
45 |
| Realm |
MLB |
| Subrealm |
Major League Blunders |
| Question |
In the last decade what Major League Baseball team had misprinted jerseys and what was the misprint? |
| Answer |
Washington Nationals (misspelled Natinals) |
| Song |
Take on Me |
| Artist |
a-ha |
| Hint |
Rob Hefferon's favorite team |
| Note |
Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman wore the jerseys in a game against the Florida Marlins on April 17th, 2009. The Majestic Athletic clothing company admitted responsibility for the error. |
| Number |
46 |
| Realm |
Up in the Air |
| Subrealm |
Still Up in the Air |
| Question |
The longest scheduled commercial flight is between what two airports? |
| Answer |
Dallas/Ft. Worth and Sydney |
| Song |
San Francisco |
| Artist |
The Mowgli's |
| Hint |
ICAO codes KDFW and YSSY |
| Number |
47 |
| Realm |
Happy Holidays |
| Subrealm |
JK It's January |
| Question |
Stories like these pop up everywhere but what company began making the rounds on social media during this holiday season for an ad (which was actually from 2014) that depicted British and German soldiers getting together during World War I to sing carols, exchange chocolate, and play football? |
| Answer |
Sainsbury's |
| Song |
Come Together |
| Artist |
The Beatles |
| Hint |
It's the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom |
| Number |
48 |
| Realm |
Love and War |
| Subrealm |
Not That Fair |
| Question |
When Khalid bin Bargash seized power, Zanzibarian Forces waged a 45-miute war against what nation for the distinction of shortest war ever? |
| Answer |
Great Britain |
| Song |
Zanzibar |
| Artist |
Billy Joel |
| Hint |
9th largest island in the world |
| Note |
The Anglo-Zanzibar war was fought from 9:02 to 9:40 on August 27th, 1896, after which the defenders of the palace surrendered to the British. |
| Number |
49 |
| Realm |
Classics |
| Subrealm |
Et Tu Freaky Fridays |
| Question |
Although Julius Caesar was killed on the ides of March on March 15th, that isn't too foreboding. The ides of most other Roman months though fell on what date? |
| Answer |
Thirteenth |
| Song |
Vehicle |
| Artist |
Ides of March |
| Hint |
The day continues to be unlucky nowadays! |
| Note |
For March, May, July, and October the ides is the 15th day of the month. For other months it is on the 13th. |
| Number |
50 |
| Realm |
Television |
| Subrealm |
The Degradation of American Youth |
| Question |
The voice of Boomhauer on King of the Hill was inspired by someone who called the creators upset about the show "Beavis and Butthead" because they thought it was called what? |
| Answer |
Porky's Butthole |
| Song |
Headband |
| Artist |
B.o.B. (ft. 2 Chainz, not necessary) |
| Hint |
The nether regions of the Looney Tunes is a good place to start. |
| Number |
51 |
| Realm |
Christopher Robbin |
| Subrealm |
Or Was It Robin? |
| Question |
What was Pooh intended to be before he was changed to be a bear? |
| Answer |
A Swan |
| Song |
Trumpets |
| Artist |
Jason Derulo |
| Hint |
E. B. White wrote a book about one |
| Note |
Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. |
| Number |
52 |
| Realm |
Yabba Dabba |
| Subrealm |
Doo |
| Question |
To what club do Fred and Barney belong and who do they need to pay reverance within that club? |
| Answer |
The Royal Order of Water Buffalos - Grand Poobah |
| Song |
Water Buffalo Song |
| Artist |
Larry the Cucumber (Mike Nawrocki) |
| Hint |
A character in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado |
| Number |
53 |
| Realm |
The Sun is Shinging on the Sea |
| Subrealm |
Shining With All His Might |
| Question |
The Walrus and the Carpenter walk "closely at hand" until they encounter what salty treat? |
| Answer |
Oyster |
| Song |
Burnin' For You |
| Artist |
Blue Oyster Cult |
| Hint |
It's a type of cracker |
| Number |
54 |
| Realm |
Mythical Titles |
| Subrealm |
Honorifically Presented |
| Question |
Who was given the title of "tenth muse" by Plato? |
| Answer |
Sappho |
| Song |
One Last Hope |
| Artist |
Danny DeVito |
| Hint |
Born on the island of Lesbos |
| Number |
55 |
| Realm |
Presidential Business |
| Subrealm |
This Time It's Personal |
| Question |
Which President loved Fresca so much that he had it installed in a tap in the Oval Office? |
| Answer |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Song |
Peaches |
| Artist |
The Presidents of the United States of America |
| Hint |
Was the 37th Vice President of the United States |
| Note |
The Fresca machine was in a small private lounge adjacent to the oval office. |
| Number |
56 |
| Realm |
Items College Students Don't Use Enough |
| Subrealm |
Vroom Vroom |
| Question |
What theoretical megastructure shares it name with a vacuum cleaner? |
| Answer |
Dyson Sphere |
| Song |
She Blinded Me With Science |
| Artist |
Thomas Dolby |
| Hint |
You will need an r, z, and a theta to find a point within |
| Note |
A Dyson Sphere is a hypothetical structure that encloses a star, so as to capture all of its energy. It was first described by science fiction writer Olaf Stapleton in 1937, and later popularized by physicist Freeman Dyson. |
| Number |
57 |
| Realm |
Oooh |
| Subrealm |
Aaah |
| Question |
Known as cursed, but also the most famous item of its kind in the world. What is this Smithsonian holding, a real life Indiana Jones' finding? |
| Answer |
Hope Diamond |
| Song |
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds |
| Artist |
William Shatner |
| Hint |
Lucy can't wait to get her grubby little paws on it. |
| Number |
58 |
| Realm |
It's the Frickin' Weekend |
| Subrealm |
But I'm Still So, So Alone |
| Question |
What now wildly successful casual dining chain was started in 1965 so the owner could meet single people in his East Side Manhattan neighborhood? |
| Answer |
TGI Fridays (any combination of Friday's, TGI, TGIF, etc. is acceptable) |
| Song |
Friday |
| Artist |
Rebecca Black |
| Hint |
Thank goodness for the Weekend |
| Number |
59 |
| Realm |
Infrastructure |
| Subrealm |
Back When Size Used To Matter |
| Question |
What tunnel, once the longest in North America for 41 years, was dug from both sides of the mountain it runs under, and from the center of the mountain, all meeting to create the most accurate tunnel of its time? |
| Answer |
Hoosac Tunnel |
| Song |
If I Had a Hammer |
| Artist |
Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| Hint |
Tunnel City got its name because of it |
| Note |
The Hoosac Tunnel is an active railway tunnel between Florida, Massachusetts and North Adams. It is 4.75 miles long, and was completed in 1875. |
| Number |
60 |
| Realm |
People Whose Names Almost Sound Like Types of Cow |
| Subrealm |
Holbein's Paintings |
| Question |
One of Holbein's most famous paintings contains an anamorphic object. What is this object and what painting is it found in? |
| Answer |
Skull, The Ambassadors |
| Song |
(Don't Fear) The Reaper |
| Artist |
Blue Oyster Cult |
| Hint |
Alas poor Yorick! |
| Note |
One need to look at the painting from either high on the right side or low on the left side in order to see the skull. One theory is that it was meant to be hung in a stairwell, so that people going up the stairs would be startled by the image. |
| Number |
61 |
| Realm |
Dancing Queens |
| Subrealm |
Way Over 17, These Actresses Were Like 30!! |
| Question |
The Black Swan was released in 2010, but it was originally slated to be a sub-plot involving a romance between a ballerina and a fighter in what other film, also directed by Darren Aronofsky? |
| Answer |
The Wrestler |
| Song |
Twistin' the NIght Away |
| Artist |
Sam Cooke |
| Hint |
Mud, Jell-o, arm |
| Number |
62 |
| Realm |
Jealous of the Irish |
| Subrealm |
Green with Envy |
| Question |
In 2006, who bought the Menie estate in Aberdeenshire creating a controversial golf resort? |
| Answer |
Donald Trump |
| Song |
Auld Lang Syne |
| Artist |
Susan Boyle |
| Hint |
We don't want to hear what the purchaser would say about the singer of this song. |
| Number |
63 |
| Realm |
Fantastic Movies |
| Subrealm |
And Where to Find Them |
| Question |
What was notable about TCL's purchase of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 2013? |
| Answer |
First Time the theater has been owned by anyone Chinese. |
| Song |
There's No Business Like Show Business |
| Artist |
Frank Sinatra |
| Hint |
The theatre's name is a little less culturally appropriative now. |
| Number |
64 |
| Realm |
Buses Come in Threes |
| Subrealm |
And So Did the Axis Powers |
| Question |
Which new TV show got in trouble late last year for its controversial advertisements on New York City public transportation? |
| Answer |
Man in the High Castle |
| Song |
Edelweiss |
| Artist |
Christopher Plummer (Rodgers & Hammerstein also acceptable) |
| Hint |
The movie uses a different recording of this song as its theme |
| Note |
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history in which the Axis powers won WWII, making New York part of the Third Reich. The ads featured Nazi imagery, leading to their being pulled at the behest of NY governor Andrew Cuomo. |
| Number |
65 |
| Realm |
Sports |
| Subrealm |
Moon Shot |
| Question |
Who famously remarked in 1963, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run" and then hit a homerun in 1969, just hours after the moon landing? |
| Answer |
Gaylord Perry |
| Song |
Centerfield |
| Artist |
John Fogerty |
| Hint |
Played for the San Francisco Giants when he said this |
| Note |
Gaylord Perry was a pitcher, so he wasn't expected to hit many home runs. |
| Number |
66 |
| Realm |
Screaming Dissent |
| Subrealm |
But Saying Nothing at All |
| Question |
Anywhere between 40 and 250 Black Americans were killed during the East St. Louis Riots of 1917. What massive march through the streets of New York City that same year took place to encourage Woodrow WIlson to take action on race issues? |
| Answer |
Silent Parade |
| Song |
Cum On Feel the Noize |
| Artist |
Quiet Riot |
| Hint |
7/28/1917 |
| Note |
The parade was organized by W.E.B. Dubois, and included between 8000 and 10000 African Americans. It failed to motivate Woodrow Wilson to follow through on his campaign promise to pass anti-lynching legislation. |
| Number |
67 |
| Realm |
Eleventh Grade English Class |
| Subrealm |
Works We Still Haven't Read |
| Question |
Name this 18th Century English Poem which intends to "show the ways of God to Men". |
| Answer |
Paradise Lost |
| Song |
Another Day in Paradise |
| Artist |
Phil Collins |
| Hint |
It's an epic poem! |
| Note |
Paradise Loat was actually published in 1667, i.e., in the 17th century. |
| Number |
68 |
| Realm |
Looney Tunes |
| Subrealm |
Introducing Chicago White Sox Star Michael Jordan |
| Question |
Space Jam with the Looney Tunes is perhaps the quintessential movie for children of the '90s, but apart from its numerous basketball cameos it features what guest star whose only connection to basketball is a series of commercials in the '90s in which he tried becoming an NBA star? |
| Answer |
Bill Murray |
| Song |
That's All |
| Artist |
Genesis |
| Hint |
Anagrams to Arm Bur Lily |
| Number |
69 |
| Realm |
Musical Legends |
| Subrealm |
Tee-Hee |
| Question |
Ranked #69 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Artists of All TIme, name this artist who was also known as "Mr. Excitement." |
| Answer |
Jackie Wilson |
| Song |
Jackie and Wilson |
| Artist |
Hozier |
| Hint |
Wonder why he's gonna name his children that... |
| Number |
70 |
| Realm |
Child Stars |
| Subrealm |
Making Us Wonder What We're Doing With Our Lives |
| Question |
After becoming the youngest actress to ever be nominated for Best Actress award at the Oscar's, Quvenzhané Wallace accepted a role in what movie produced by Will Smith for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe? |
| Answer |
Annie |
| Song |
Smooth Criminal |
| Artist |
Michael Jackson |
| Hint |
Also played by Aileen Quinn |
| Number |
71 |
| Realm |
Slender as a fox |
| Subrealm |
Or a Wolf |
| Question |
Peter and the Wolf, a childhood favorite from the USSR, features many characters portrayed by different musical instruments. How many unique characters are detailed in the story? |
| Answer |
8 (Peter, Bird, Cat, Duck, Grandfather, 2 hunters, and the Wolf) |
| Song |
Hungry Like the Wolf |
| Artist |
Duran Duran |
| Hint |
If you got the title of the song then you have aleast 1. |
| Number |
72 |
| Realm |
Dawson's Creek |
| Subrealm |
More Like Dawson's Green River |
| Question |
In "You had Me at Goodbye" Joey asks Dawson to do what for her? We're looking for something rather specific and wholly irrelevant in today's world. |
| Answer |
Write her peer reccommendation for Williams |
| Song |
Be True to Your School |
| Artist |
The Beach Boys |
| Hint |
We're true to our school, but Joey ended up being true to Worthington College |
| Number |
73 |
| Realm |
Energy and Chaos |
| Subrealm |
High School Science |
| Question |
What important thermodynamic property has the dimension of energy divided by temperature (J / K) when given as an extensive property? |
| Answer |
Entropy |
| Song |
Disorder |
| Artist |
Joy Division |
| Hint |
just take a random guess |
| Number |
74 |
| Realm |
Movies |
| Subrealm |
Screen Debuts |
| Question |
Before eating corned beef in Boston, Matt Damon got his big screen debut on this movie set in a small parlor on the Connecticut Coast. Name the movie. |
| Answer |
Mystic Pizza |
| Song |
Into the Mystic |
| Artist |
Van Morrison |
| Hint |
His only line in the film was, "Mom, do you want my green stuff?" |
| Number |
75 |
| Realm |
Foreign Diplomats |
| Subrealm |
Who? |
| Question |
After beating up Nazis as a child and then moving to America to become a hugely successful pharmaceutical tycoon, this man became the first and only American Citizen to be head of a foreign state, in this case Yugoslavia. Name him. |
| Answer |
Milan Panic |
| Song |
I Write Sins Not Tragedies |
| Artist |
Panic! at the Disco |
| Hint |
He ran for president of serbia in 1992 but lost to Slobodan Milošević |
| Number |
76 |
| Realm |
Music |
| Subrealm |
Death Metal |
| Question |
A number of hugely influential musicians who were taken from the world prematurely (Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain, for example) inexplicably died at the same age. What is the name of this group? |
| Answer |
The 27 Club |
| Song |
Only the Good Die Young |
| Artist |
Billy Joel |
| Hint |
Not the one with the lawn jockies |
| Note |
Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, and Amy Winehouse are also in the club. |
| Number |
77 |
| Realm |
Movies |
| Subrealm |
So Quirky |
| Question |
Before starring together in (500) Days of Summer Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel starred in this film which fills out Deschanel's image as a ____ Pixie Dream Girl. |
| Answer |
Manic |
| Song |
Hot Stuff |
| Artist |
Donna Summer |
| Hint |
The name of the movie goes into the blank |
| Number |
78 |
| Realm |
Music |
| Subrealm |
A Liberal Arts Discussion |
| Question |
What artist was the first black singer to have his song featured on heavy rotation at MTV, 2 years after the station was founded? |
| Answer |
Michael Jackson |
| Song |
Uptown Funk |
| Artist |
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) |
| Hint |
Born in Gary, Indiana. Died tragically in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Number |
79 |
| Realm |
Sports |
| Subrealm |
Not Top Ten |
| Question |
Washington Wizards phenom John Wall was plastered on SportsCenter for failing in a different sport. What blunder got him humiliated by everyone from Kevin Millar to some Racing Presidents? |
| Answer |
Threw a horrible first pitch |
| Song |
Threw It On The Ground |
| Artist |
Lonely Island |
| Hint |
They cannot all be great. |
| Note |
It was a really awful pitch. |
| Number |
80 |
| Realm |
Mythology |
| Subrealm |
Of Monsters and Gods |
| Question |
What two greek monsters did Odysseus have to choose between confronting? |
| Answer |
Scylla and Charybdis |
| Song |
Here I Go Again |
| Artist |
Whitesnake |
| Hint |
when deciding between a rock and a hard place, Odysseus chose the rock |
| Number |
81 |
| Realm |
Tech |
| Subrealm |
What the Youths Are Playing These Days... |
| Question |
What mobile app, now a favorite at college campuses nationwide, won TechCrunch's coveted Crunchie award for "Best Startup of 2013"? |
| Answer |
Tinder |
| Song |
Digital Love |
| Artist |
Daft Punk |
| Hint |
by 2014 it was registering 1 billion swipes per day |
| Number |
82 |
| Realm |
Television |
| Subrealm |
We 'Show'ed Them |
| Question |
What show did NBC cancel in 1990 after its first season before it became the most popular show in the world in syndication? |
| Answer |
Bay Watch |
| Song |
Sittin' on the Dock in the Bay |
| Artist |
Otis Redding |
| Hint |
The original theme song was "Save Me", performed by Peter Cetera, with Bonnie Raitt on guitar and Richard Sterban, bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys, as one of the background vocalists |
| Number |
83 |
| Realm |
WCMA |
| Subrealm |
Art in Science |
| Question |
What famous Dutch painter born in 1898, is famous for his use of mathematical concepts in his woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints? |
| Answer |
M. C. Escher |
| Song |
Tessellate |
| Artist |
Alt-J |
| Hint |
He has got a museum at the Hague |
| Number |
84 |
| Realm |
Law and Order |
| Subrealm |
Sex Crimes Division |
| Question |
What law, named after an Illinois senator, made it illegal to transport any woman or girl across state boundaries for "immoral purposes"? |
| Answer |
The Mann Act |
| Song |
Sexx Laws |
| Artist |
Beck |
| Hint |
Surprisingly it is not called the Lady Law |
| Number |
85 |
| Realm |
Horror Movies |
| Subrealm |
About Landscape Design |
| Question |
What causes the protagonist of Stephen King's "The Lawnmower Man" to faint? |
| Answer |
The Lawnmower Man chases and kills a mole while naked on all fours and eating grass. |
| Song |
Stacy's Mom |
| Artist |
Fountains of Wayne |
| Hint |
The song is by Williams alums. The Lawnmower Man worships the God Pan. |
| Note |
Fountains of Wayne include Williams class of '89 alums Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. |
| Number |
86 |
| Realm |
Medical Mysteries |
| Subrealm |
Web MD Probably Thinks You Have Cancer |
| Question |
Three Point Play: Adventure Time has a lot of princesses. This one has a medical condition that causes her to lose "it". This medical condition comes in handy against a member of the guild of assassins. Who is the princess? What is the "it"? |
| Answer |
Wildberry Princess, her berries |
| Song |
Blueberry Hill |
| Artist |
Fats Domino |
| Hint |
Putin does an awesome cover of this song |
| Note |
Wildberry Princess is a character on the Adventure Time TV Show. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMcBd9XqwoM. |
| Number |
87 |
| Realm |
Europop |
| Subrealm |
That We Thankfully Cannot Hear |
| Question |
What record-setting event occurred in Victoria Station for 2 whole hours in 2007? |
| Answer |
Largest Silent Disco |
| Song |
Dancing in the Dark |
| Artist |
Bruce Springsteen |
| Hint |
The length of the event was not what was record setting. |
| Note |
A silent disco or silent rave is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. |
| Number |
88 |
| Realm |
Who-ology |
| Subrealm |
Let's Be More Than Companions |
| Question |
In the reboot, The Doctor has been married three times (that we know about), Who are these lucky ladies? |
| Answer |
Queen Elizabeth I, Marilyn Monroe, and River Song. |
| Song |
Chapel of Love |
| Artist |
The Dixie Cups |
| Hint |
One met the 11th in 1952. Another is also named melody. The third had a Zygon doppelganger. |
| Number |
89 |
| Realm |
Games! |
| Subrealm |
That You Played in Elementary School |
| Question |
The Oregon Trail video game has been beloved by generations of school children under different developers, but it was invented in the Minnesota classroom of what man who was a college senior at Carleton college at the time? |
| Answer |
Don Rawitsch |
| Song |
Wagon Wheel |
| Artist |
Darius Rucker |
| Hint |
This game was created in 1971 - we are in 2016. Use the tools of the 21st century. |
| Number |
90 |
| Realm |
Time Check |
| Subrealm |
Clockwork Scrotange |
| Question |
It's only "half-past twelve" in a famous Alan Jackson song but why doesn't he "care"? |
| Answer |
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere |
| Song |
Five O' Clock World |
| Artist |
The Vogues |
| Hint |
Check your damn clock. |
| Number |
91 |
| Realm |
Questions for Siri |
| Subrealm |
Where Can I Hide A Body? |
| Question |
What national distinction does the Hillside Cemetery in North Adams have? |
| Answer |
Largest Cemetery on both sides of a US highway |
| Song |
Monster Mash |
| Artist |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett |
| Hint |
Even given its accessibility and amount of ground space, they're still not able to fit everyone on the Mohawk Trail |
| Number |
92 |
| Realm |
Edibles |
| Subrealm |
Not THAT Kind |
| Question |
A 2002 study showed the average American consumes 1,500 of what before high school? |
| Answer |
Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwiches |
| Song |
Peanut Butter Jelly |
| Artist |
Galantis |
| Hint |
Not if you are allergic |
| Number |
93 |
| Realm |
Competitions |
| Subrealm |
Winners |
| Question |
Winners of this competition are presented with the four feet (1.2 m) tall, five feet (1.5 m) wide Harley J. Earl Trophy.What competition is this? |
| Answer |
Daytona 500 |
| Song |
Im Gonna Be (500 miles) |
| Artist |
The Proclaimers |
| Hint |
Joey Logano was it's most recent winner, Lee Petty it's first |
| Number |
94 |
| Realm |
Things I am Bad At |
| Subrealm |
Numbers (and sometimes letters) |
| Question |
The Clay Mathematics Institute proposed 7 millenium problems only one of which has been solved - what are the remaining 6? |
| Answer |
P vesus NP, Hodge Conjucture, Riemann Hypothesis, Yang-Mills existence and mass gap, Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness, and Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture |
| Song |
It's Tricky |
| Artist |
Run DMC |
| Hint |
One member of this group is now known as Rev. |
| Note |
The Poincare Conjecture is the only one of the original seven that has been solved. |
| Number |
95 |
| Realm |
The Plague |
| Subrealm |
Blowing Your Nose with Bejamins |
| Question |
The "Affluenza" teen recently broke probation and fled with his mother. How did they eventually find the pair hiding in Mexico? |
| Answer |
They ordered a Dominos pizza with their phone |
| Song |
Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold |
| Artist |
The Lone Bellow |
| Hint |
They had kind of cheap tastes for someone so rich. |
| Number |
96 |
| Realm |
Bad Hospital Food |
| Subrealm |
Ratatouille |
| Question |
What titular TV character has a pet rat named after "The King of Cool"? |
| Answer |
Dr. Gregory House |
| Song |
Fat Bottomed Girls |
| Artist |
Queen |
| Hint |
The Rat's name is related to the singer of the song. |
| Note |
The King of Cool is Steve McQueen. |
| Number |
97 |
| Realm |
Near Disasters |
| Subrealm |
Turned into Movies |
| Question |
The film 2010 Unstoppable was inspired by true events. On May 15, 2001 locomotive #8888, a 47-car train filled with hazardous chemicals ran uncontrolled for 2 hours before being halted by rail officials. What was the real life incident called? |
| Answer |
The Crazy Eights incident or the CSX 8888 indicent |
| Song |
Don't Stop Me Now |
| Artist |
Queen |
| Hint |
The objective of the game is to get rid of all the cards in your hand |
| Number |
98 |
| Realm |
Comics |
| Subrealm |
Color Television |
| Question |
What superhero can use his glasses to shoot beams of colored light which can become solid, blind opponents, or make him invisible? |
| Answer |
Roy G. Bivolo |
| Song |
Rainbow Connection |
| Artist |
Kermit the Frog |
| Hint |
The beams of light are of all the colors of the rainbow |
| Number |
99 |
| Realm |
Biblical Misprints |
| Subrealm |
Being Tempted by Santa |
| Question |
Giuseppe Tartini wrote a violin sonata about a dream encounter of his in which he was tempted into servitude. What did he name that techincally challenging piece? |
| Answer |
Devil's Trill Sonata |
| Song |
The Devil Went Down to Georgia |
| Artist |
Charlie Daniels |
| Hint |
It's the trillest |
| Number |
100 |
| Realm |
Freebird |
| Subrealm |
With Not Much Space to Fly |
| Question |
3 point play: Henry David Thoreau once wrote "Whenever a man hears it he is young, and Nature is in her spring - wherever he hears it, it is a new world and a free country, and the gates of Heaven are not shut against him." Of what was he writing? It is an official symbol of where in the U.S.? |
| Answer |
The Wood Thrush, Washington D.C. |
| Song |
Lawyers in Love |
| Artist |
Jackson Browne |
| Hint |
We might expect this area's namesake to hunt game birds, not listen to song birds |
| Number |
101 |
| Realm |
Love |
| Subrealm |
In the Time of 'Chile'ra |
| Question |
A foreign dignitary and international suave man, who was this Chilean who was exiled to Italy inspiring the movie 'Il Postino' after his death in 1973? |
| Answer |
Pablo Neruda |
| Song |
Sandstorm |
| Artist |
Darud |
| Hint |
He wants to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees |
| Note |
Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 |
| Number |
102 |
| Realm |
Early Morning TV Shows |
| Subrealm |
Or Is It Technically Just Really Really Late Night? |
| Question |
Good Morning America turned heads this December when they accidentally published the top baby girls' name and boys' name for 2015 as Esme and Kai respectively. The real most popular baby names were Charlotte and Ezra so what list did GMA accidentally post? |
| Answer |
Fastest Growing Baby Names |
| Song |
Baby Love |
| Artist |
Supremes |
| Hint |
They quickly (repeat: quickly) fixed their mistake |
| Number |
103 |
| Realm |
NFL |
| Subrealm |
Soon To Be Redacted Team Names |
| Question |
At the second Press Conference of Richard Nixon's presidency in 1969 there was one microphone present. By contrast there were 23 microphones all tuned to Vince Lombardi at his first press conference following his taking the helm of what football team in the same year? |
| Answer |
Washington Redskins |
| Song |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| Artist |
Burl Ives |
| Hint |
The Coach nowadays might not have wanted to say the team's name out loud |
| Number |
104 |
| Realm |
Mountain Men |
| Subrealm |
Mountain Babies |
| Question |
Put these mountain ranges in order North to South: Berkshires, Catskills, Adirondacks |
| Answer |
Adirondacks, Berkshires, Catskills (ABC's) |
| Song |
Sweet Baby James |
| Artist |
James Taylor |
| Hint |
If you asked a baby to put this in an order they might not be able to but a toddler probably could. |
| Number |
105 |
| Realm |
Hot Air |
| Subrealm |
Tires |
| Question |
What is the Michelin Man's real name? |
| Answer |
Bibendum |
| Song |
The Wheel in the Sky |
| Artist |
Journey |
| Hint |
Now is the time to drink in latin, but the last part |
