WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER
May 12-13, 2023
On-Air Questions and Songs
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| Number | 1 |
| Realm | Royalty |
| Subrealm | Super Bowl Ads That Weren't |
| Question | Who says jingles are out of style? Throughout the past 12 months, Burger King has released a series of jingles advertising their food products. One version, which covers their signature burger, has been popularly remixed with a Daft Punk song. What are the first four lines of that jingle? |
| Answer | WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER |
| Song | Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger |
| Artist | Daft Punk |
| Hint | The answer to the first question is always the name of the hosting team |
| Note | Our original trivia name was the "Loganators," but the Burger King jingle proved so popular among the team that we, like Burger King, had to rebrand |
| Number | 2 |
| Realm | American Dynamism |
| Subrealm | Corporate Memphis |
| Question | In 2008, PepsiCo paid marketing company Arnell a million dollars to create a new design set for Pepsi, their flagship soda. Despite widespread disappointment in the resulting product, the following year, Arnell designed another logo for a different PepsiCo brand. Which company did Arnell create the design for, and why did it go down as one of the great recent failures in US corporate marketing? |
| Answer | Tropicana; Arnell removed the iconic orange from the company's juice cartons |
| Song | Redesign Your Logo |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
| Hint | Something was conspicuously removed |
| Note | The leaked document created in service of Arnell's Pepsi rebrand is one of the wilder examples of excessive corporatism, growing increasingly unhinged as its topic shifts from design fundamentals to "Pepsi Energy Fields," "the gravitational pull of Pepsi," and the "Pepsi galaxy" (all rendered in low-quality detail). |
| Number | 3 |
| Realm | Old Money Neighborhoods |
| Subrealm | New Money Solutions |
| Question | In 2016, then-Patriots WR Danny Amendola ignited a furor among his neighbors after he installed a new feature next to his historic Providence home. What was the feature and why did he install it? |
| Answer | A carport; he installed it to ensure that he would make it to practice on-time |
| Song | Drive My Car |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Hint | How does Danny Amendola get to work? |
| Note | Amendola lives in a house built in 1774 in Providence’s College Hill Historic District. His neighbors really were mad. |
| Number | 4 |
| Realm | Pickleball Alternatives |
| Subrealm | Don't Touch My Elbow |
| Question | In 1968, the Open era of tennis began when the major tournaments began allowing professionals to play. The first tournament of the open era was the British hard court championship, played in Bournemouth, England. Ken Rosewall took the mens title there, following it up by winning the first ever major tournament of the Open era. Which major tournament did Ken Rosewall win? |
| Answer | The French Open/Roland Garros |
| Song | Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) |
| Artist | Limp Bizkit |
| Hint | The famous clay court |
| Number | 5 |
| Realm | Superfandom |
| Subrealm | Professional Line Leaders |
| Question | Think you like Disneyland? Disneyland superfan, Jeff Reitz, visited the park so many times on consecutive days, he holds the current world record. How many times did he visit, and what broke his streak? |
| Answer | 2995, the COVID pandemic |
| Song | Be Our Guest |
| Artist | Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach (from "Beauty and the Beast") |
| Hint | A little over 8 years |
| Note | Reitz's streak lasted from 2012 to 2020. |
| Number | 6 |
| Realm | US State Symbols |
| Subrealm | Hawaii, but also High School Musical? |
| Question | The state fish of hawaii, known commonly in English as the picasso, reef, rectangular, lagoon, wedgetail, or blackbar triggerfish is found on coral reefs throughout the indo-pacific, give its official Hawaiian name |
| Answer | humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa |
| Song | Humuhumunukunukuapua'a |
| Artist | High School Musical 2 |
| Hint | The correct answer includes the letter "u" nine times |
| Number | 7 |
| Realm | Super Bowl Halftime Shows |
| Subrealm | Not In The Same League |
| Question | In 2022, the super bowl halftime show featured several iconic rappers, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and 50Cent. One rapper, feeling snubbed for his exclusion from the performance, released a diss track of Eminem later in the year. Name this rapper. |
| Answer | The Game |
| Song | Get your head in the Game |
| Artist | High school musical |
| Number | 8 |
| Realm | Music Sampling |
| Subrealm | Parents Of Disco |
| Question | While producing their hit album Random Access Memories, Daft Punk met one of their disco idols in a cafe. What was this idol's name, and how did Daft Punk honor him on their album? |
| Answer | Giorgio Moroder; Daft Punk added a track to the album directly sampling the interview |
| Song | Georgia On My Mind |
| Artist | Ray Charles |
| Note | Moroder is an Italian compser and music producer sometimes called "the father of disco." He is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. |
| Number | 9 |
| Realm | Mad Men |
| Subrealm | Breakfast Of Champions |
| Question | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Gehrig, 2-time Olympic champion Bob Richards, and pioneer aviator Elinor Smith all achieved similar non-athletic firsts. What were these firsts, respectively? |
| Answer | Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to be on the back of the Wheaties box, Bob Richards was the first to be on the front of the box, and Elinor Smith was the first woman on the back of the box |
| Song | We Are The Champions |
| Artist | Queen |
| Hint | A cereal brand with a long history of featuring celebrity athletes |
| Note | The Wheaties brand pioneered several types of American advertising. In 1926, it was the subject of the first American advertising jingle |
| Number | 10 |
| Realm | Johnny Carson's All-Time Guests |
| Subrealm | Funnier Than Bob Hope |
| Question | What did Andy, the famous goose hatched without feet, wear to help him stand and walk? |
| Answer | Sneakers |
| Song | Blue Suede Shoes |
| Artist | Elvis Presley |
| Hint | What do you wear when you want to walk somewhere? |
| Note | From Wikipedia: Andy was born withot feet on a farm in Harvard, Nebraska. When Andy was two years old, Gene Fleming from nearby Hastings became aware of the plight of the bird. Fleming was an inventor and member of a local charity for disabled children, and he thought he would be able to help. Fleming took care of Andy and his mate, Polly, and moved them to his farm in Hastings. Fleming's granddaughter, Jessica, named him after a girl she got into a fight with in junior high school. Initial failed attempts at providing Andy with more mobility included a skateboard-like prosthesis. Fleming then fitted Andy with specially adapted baby-sized shoes, and he successfully taught the bird to walk with them. Subsequently, Andy caught the attention of the media and Nike, which offered a lifetime deal to supply shoes for Andy – the bird wore out a pair of shoes in about one month.[2] At one point, Andy and Gene appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Andy became a role model, especially for disabled children. With his shoes, Andy was able to walk, swim, and fly; his owners hoped Andy's mobility would give hope to people with disabilities. |
| Number | 11 |
| Realm | Ultra-High-Networth Toys |
| Subrealm | Just Another Way To Kill The Help |
| Question | If you've ever wanted to own a Bugatti, but never had seven figures just lying around, good news! Bugatti has recently started selling a new line of vehicles for just $1200 per unit. They're all-electric, stylish, and readily available, what's the catch? |
| Answer | They're electric scooters |
| Song | The Logical Song |
| Artist | Scooter |
| Hint | It costs more than $1200 to make a Nissan Versa |
| Number | 12 |
| Realm | Youtube Canon |
| Subrealm | It Was Just A Character |
| Question | This artist started the hit 2013 meme and social phenomenon, "The Harlem Shake", and had one of the most successful youtube channels of the early 2010s. He then went on to have a successful music career, producing several billboard hits including "Run", and "Sanctuary" name any (at least 2?) of his aliases. |
| Answer | Papa Franku, Filthy Frank, Pink Guy, Chin Chin, Joji, George Miller |
| Song | Fried Noodles (getter remix) |
| Artist | Pink Guy |
| Hint | These days, he's known for "sad-boi" music. |
| Number | 13 |
| Realm | Things That Are Important To Italians |
| Subrealm | Like Really, Really Important |
| Question | Name all 4 ingredients needed for a proper italian spaghetti carbonara |
| Answer | Pecorino Romano, Spaghetti, Guanciale/Cured Pork Jowl, Eggs |
| Song | On top of spaghetti |
| Artist | The cast of Sesame Street |
| Hint | The basics are cheese, pasta, meat, and eggs |
| Number | 14 |
| Realm | Laws and Codes |
| Subrealm | But not Hamurabi's |
| Question | In the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother?, the character Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris, lives his life according to a set of rules that governs his relationship to his fellow man. Barney is credited with inventing, or at least articulating, and popularizing the name of these rules. What is the name of these rules? |
| Answer | The Bro-Code |
| Song | Stand by me |
| Artist | Ben E. King |
| Hint | An example from this list of rules is "broes before hoes" |
| Note | The Bro Code was also published as a book by show writer Matt Kuhn (channeling Barney). Greig Dymond of CBC.ca calls the book "a tongue-in-cheek guide to etiquette for horn-dog dudes." |
| Number | 15 |
| Realm | Greatest Clutch |
| Subrealm | Or Greatest Choke? |
| Question | Alongside his long and storied career as one of Street Fighter's greatest players, Daigo Umehara, going by his tag "Daigo," is most famous for his loser's finals clash against Justin Wong during Evo 2004's Street Figher III: 3rd Strike tournament. Known as "Evo Moment 37," what incredible feat did Daigo accomplish during this match? |
| Answer | Down to his last hit of health during the final round, Daigo was able to parry 15 frame-perfect hits from Justin Wong's character "Chun-Li" and turn the opportunity into a 12-hit combo into Super Art to defeat Justin Wong. |
| Song | Dark Horse |
| Artist | Katy Perry |
| Number | 16 |
| Realm | Unfortunate Incidents |
| Subrealm | Involving Spongebob |
| Question | In the episode "Home Sweet Pineapple," Spongebob Squarepants finds his house under attack from these creatures, which are also important model animals in biological research. What are they? |
| Answer | Nematodes |
| Song | Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight |
| Artist | Tiny Tim |
| Hint | A type of worm |
| Number | 17 |
| Realm | NBA Awards |
| Subrealm | Passing Is Overrated |
| Question | Amongst all of his amazing achievements, this one may be one of the most unique of Kobe Bryant's career. Many players have won multiple championships, MVPs, and scored lots of points, but only a select few have major awards named after them. Which NBA trophy bears Kobe's name? |
| Answer | The Kobe Bryant all-star MVP award |
| Song | Kobe Bryant |
| Artist | lil wayne |
| Hint | This award reflects the way Kobe Bryant played basketball |
| Number | 18 |
| Realm | Holidays In Space |
| Subrealm | Does The Future Have More PTO? |
| Question | What is the name of the wookie holiday celebrated in the star wars holiday special? |
| Answer | Life Day |
| Song | To Life / L'Chaim |
| Artist | Fiddler on the Roof Cast Recording |
| Number | 19 |
| Realm | Weird looking presidents |
| Subrealm | Seriously, look him up |
| Question | All manner of weird stories surround John Quincy Adams's presidency, including most notably his penchant for swimming naked in a Potomac tributary. But he may also may hold the non-empirical record for weirdest pet owned by a sitting president. Which animal was Quincy Adams rumored to own and where did he keep it? |
| Answer | An alligator; Quincy Adams kept it in a bathtub |
| Song | Hypnotize |
| Artist | Notorius BIG |
| Hint | Quincy Adams may have been from Massachusetts, but this question needs a more of a Floridian approach |
| Note | Adams received the alligator as a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette. It resided in a bathroom in the East Room for a time. |
| Number | 20 |
| Realm | Competitive Obsession |
| Subrealm | He Must've Had 20/5 Vision |
| Question | After losing his first three matches against Boris Becker, American tennis legend Andre Agassi engaged in a film-study to analyze his weaknesses. Instead, he found that Becker tipped his serves with an unusual mannerism. How did Becker give away his serves? |
| Answer | He would stick his tongue out while serving; different tongue locations meant a different service direction |
| Song | Tongue Tied |
| Artist | Grouplove |
| Note | After discovering Becker's quirk, Agassi won eight straight matches against Becker. Agassi only informed Becker of his discovery after their careers were finished |
| Number | 21 |
| Realm | Big and Tall |
| Subrealm | Not DXL |
| Question | The Netherlands is well known for having the tallest average population in the world. Several other European nations place directly behind the Netherlands in Wikipedia's "Average human height by country" list. Which country is the first non-European nation to place in the international height rankings, specifically using a representative sample of the country's entire population? |
| Answer | Tonga |
| Song | Ten Feet Tall |
| Artist | AFROJACK, Wrabel |
| Hint | According to a Williams trivia contest from 2016, the country in question also has the world's fattest population by average weight |
| Number | 22 |
| Realm | Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms |
| Subrealm | Delusions Of Grandeur |
| Question | Mark David Champman, who murdered John Lennon, sought to model his life after which famous novel protagonist? |
| Answer | Holden Caulfield |
| Song | Holding Out For A Hero |
| Artist | Bonnie Tyler |
| Hint | He hates phonies |
| Number | 23 |
| Realm | Manifest Destiny |
| Subrealm | Hippie To Techie Pipeline |
| Question | The Village People's hit song "Go West", like many of their songs, has a meaning beyond just the lyrics. They are encouraging listeners to travel to this western US city, but which one? |
| Answer | San Francisco |
| Song | Don't Stop Believin' |
| Artist | journey |
| Number | 24 |
| Realm | American Classics |
| Subrealm | Takeout Legends |
| Question | This Canadian sushi roll, believed by many to be created in the place of its name, was actually given its name for what reason? |
| Answer | California Roll, because C for crab and A for avocado |
| Song | Surfin' U.S.A. |
| Artist | Beach Boys |
| Hint | The zenith of American sushi rolls |
| Number | 25 |
| Realm | Natural History |
| Subrealm | A Footnote |
| Question | The tree bearing this fruit is found throughout Europe and the mediterranean. In Ireland, it is also known as a cane apple. It is also on the coat of arms of the city of Madrid. It is also the national Tree of italy. Pliny the Elder said he would only eat one of this fruit. What is the fruit and why? |
| Answer | Strawberry tree fruit. It is not known whether he meant that the fruit was so good he could eat only one, or whether he meant that the fruit was uninteresting so he ate only one |
| Song | Strawberry Fields Forever |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Number | 26 |
| Realm | nick |
| Subrealm | names |
| Question | Tom Brady's 500th career touchdown pass was not caught by Gronkowski, Edelman, or any of his other favorite receivers. The ball was caught by a player who shares a nickname with the sci-fi series that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars. Who is this player and what is his nickname? |
| Answer | Josh (Flash) Gordon |
| Song | The Message |
| Artist | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
| Number | 27 |
| Realm | Method Acting |
| Subrealm | Constant Poops |
| Question | While starring in a biographical drama in 2013, Ashton Kutcher was hospitalized twice with pancreatitis after following the same diet as the drama's titular character. Who was the biography's subject and what was his diet called? |
| Answer | Steve Jobs, Fruitarianism |
| Song | Fruity |
| Artist | chloe moriondo |
| Note | (Wikipedia) Fruitarianism is a diet that consists primarily of consuming fruits and possibly nuts and seeds, but without any animal products. Fruitarian diets are subject to criticism and health concerns. |
| Number | 28 |
| Realm | 20th Century Literature |
| Subrealm | The Death Of Original Screenplays |
| Question | What 1908 children's book series has had four movie adaptations, including an anime, 6 radio adaptations, and more than 8 TV series adaptations? |
| Answer | Anne of Green Gables |
| Song | Ahead by a Century |
| Artist | The Tragically Hip |
| Number | 29 |
| Realm | Hair |
| Subrealm | Time to Accessorize |
| Question | "Alice bands" are a hair accessory formed in a loop over the head. Who is the Alice band named after? |
| Answer | Alice in Wonderland |
| Song | White Rabbit |
| Artist | Jefferson Airplane |
| Number | 30 |
| Realm | Trickery |
| Subrealm | Confusing songs |
| Question | This song shares its title with a biographical drama directed by Brian Woods. It also shares its name with one half of the rap group that won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. It's been performed by Eric Clapton and Johnny Cash. Name this famous irish tune. |
| Answer | Danny Boy |
| Song | Boys |
| Artist | Charli XCX |
| Number | 31 |
| Realm | Fictional History |
| Subrealm | Dark Type |
| Question | Based on comments made by gym leader Liutennant Surge, what do hardcore Pokemon fans believe is the reason there is a distinct scarcity of adult males in the first generationon of Pokemon games? |
| Answer | The Great Pokemon War |
| Song | Soldier |
| Artist | Eminem |
| Number | 32 |
| Realm | Colonial times |
| Subrealm | Headless Humans |
| Question | Which Massachusetts governor was an early proponent of religious freedom and the formation of the state of Rhode Island, and later beheaded by a British monarch? |
| Answer | Henry Vane the Younger |
| Song | Love Henry |
| Artist | Bob Dylan |
| Hint | Think 1660s |
| Number | 33 |
| Realm | Cars |
| Subrealm | How well do you know your foreign manufacturers? |
| Question | Honda is to Acura as Toyota is to Lexus as Hyundai is to KIA. What's the relationship that explains this analogy? |
| Answer | They are the same company (the second is the luxury tier of the first). |
| Song | Luxurious |
| Artist | Gwen Stefani |
| Number | 34 |
| Realm | Upscale fashion |
| Subrealm | Fruit-flavored brand names |
| Question | Before being acquired by Gap in 1983, what was Banana Republic's full name and the theme of their retail locations? |
| Answer | Banana Republic Travel & Safari Company; they were safari-themed |
| Song | Safari Song |
| Artist | Greta van Fleet |
| Number | 35 |
| Realm | Are you over 30? |
| Subrealm | Do you wish you weren't? |
| Question | In that 70's Show, the character played by Wilmer Valderamma is called Fez. What is the significance of that name? |
| Answer | It's actually an acronym for foreign exchange student |
| Song | I want to know what love is |
| Artist | Foreigner |
| Note | In fact, throughout the whole 8 seasons of the show, Fez's home country is never named |
| Number | 36 |
| Realm | I am Jim Reische |
| Subrealm | The following cannot be overstated: I am Jim Reische |
| Question | It's been a long, strange trip to Williams. Name one job I worked before I got here. |
| Answer | An English teacher, a roadie, a cab driver, a construction worker, a cook, a baker, a Dunkin Donuts coffee preparer, a book editor, a futon packer, and a guy who stuffed paper credit cards into new wallets for a leather importer |
| Song | We Speak No Americano |
| Artist | DCUP and Yolanda Be Cool |
| Hint | There is nothing this guy hasn't done, just keep guessing and you'll get it right by accident |
| Note | Reische also claims that he has an unmoored memory of working a Ponderosa Steakhouse in Jackson, MS for a single night. He adds that it's a "long story, but basically I have a memory and no proof. So maybe it was an insanely banal dream?" Resche's current job (at the time of the contest) is Chief Communications Officer for Williams College. |
| Number | 37 |
| Realm | Bald Guys |
| Subrealm | May the 4th Be with you |
| Question | Samuel L. Jackson asked George Lucas for his character's lightsaber in Star Wars to have a unique color. Lucas gave in reluctantly. What was the color? |
| Answer | Purple |
| Song | Crayola doesn't make the color for your eyes |
| Artist | Kristin Andreassen |
| Number | 38 |
| Realm | The Internet |
| Subrealm | Just Elon Musk things |
| Question | The origin of this now iconic internet quote referencing a dystopian future came from a tweet from the son of the former president, who decried Twitter after his father was (at the time) permanantly banned for his role in the January 6th insurrection. |
| Answer | literally 1984 |
| Song | 1984 |
| Artist | Van Halen |
| Number | 39 |
| Realm | Life's Incredible Again |
| Subrealm | You're Not My Sidekick |
| Question | In the first Incredibles movie, Syndrome devises a scheme to unleash a robot on Metroville and save the city from it so he can be hailed as a hero. What is the name of Syndrom's ill-fated plan? |
| Answer | Operation Kronos |
| Song | Superheroes |
| Artist | The Script |
| Note | Kronos is also his password. |
| Number | 40 |
| Realm | PIXAR |
| Subrealm | But it's actually a question about Brown again |
| Question | Toy Story features a story where a spaceman is replacing a cowboy in an allegory for how sci fi TV shows completely replaced westerns on TV in the 1960s. Among the extremely talented team of Pixar animators was a lofty crew of Brown University alumni who wanted to pay tribute to one of their favorite professors. Who is this professor who did pioneering work in computer graphics? |
| Answer | Andy Van Dam |
| Song | Back in the Saddle Again |
| Artist | Gene Autry |
| Note | Andy is, of course, Buzz and Woody's child. |
| Number | 41 |
| Realm | Georgraphic Borders |
| Subrealm | Pushing Boundaries |
| Question | The 1783 Treaty of Paris did not perfectly delineate the border between the United States and British Lower Canada. One northern U.S. state had such uncertainty about its border with Canada that part of the state briefly broke off and formed its own republic. What was the name of this republic? |
| Answer | Republic of Indian Stream |
| Song | Baby (feat. Ludacris) |
| Artist | Justin Bieber |
| Note | The Republic of Indian Stream waqs never recognized by the US or Canada. It existed along what is now the border between Quebec and New Hampshire from July 9, 1832, to August 5, 1835. It had an organized elected government and constitution and served about three hundred citizens. |
| Number | 42 |
| Realm | European Art |
| Subrealm | The Great Wall |
| Question | Which famous artist quit an art class when his teacher criticized him for painting a picture of a green brick wall? |
| Answer | Edvard Munch |
| Song | Scream |
| Artist | Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson |
| Note | The green color appeared to him in a retinal afterimage, after staring at the red brick wall. |
| Number | 43 |
| Realm | mysterious |
| Subrealm | artists |
| Question | In an interview, president Barack Obama once mentioned that the most interesting artist that ever performed for him at the white house was this artist. According to Obama, this artist came, performed, spoke to no one, and left promptly afterwards, which was very in character for him. He is also famous for not attending the ceremony for his Nobel Prize in Literature. Who is he? |
| Answer | Bob Dylan |
| Song | Magic In Me |
| Artist | B.O.B. |
| Note | Many people report that Dylan never speaks to the audience in any of his concerts. |
| Number | 44 |
| Realm | Founders |
| Subrealm | Of American pro sports leagues |
| Question | Providence RI once had an NBA team, one of the eight original league members. What was it called? |
| Answer | The Providence Steamrollers |
| Song | Steamroller |
| Artist | James Taylor |
| Note | Providence also had an NFL team called the Steamrollers in the 1920s. The basketball Steamrollers existed from 1946 to 1949, when the NBA was still called the Basketball Association of America. Their record over 3 years was 46–122, and they hold the dubious record of fewest wins in a season, with 6 in 1947-48. |
| Number | 45 |
| Realm | Countries |
| Subrealm | of the Alphabet |
| Question | There are three letters that each only have one country that starts with it. Name the countries. |
| Answer | Oman, Qatar, Yemen |
| Song | Tukoh Taka |
| Artist | Nicki Minaj, Maluma, & Myriam Fares |
| Number | 46 |
| Realm | J.E.T.E |
| Subrealm | JETE JETE JETE! |
| Question | In 2018, which 30 year-old athlete became likely the most famous person ever to play for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies? |
| Answer | Tim Tebow! |
| Song | Ordinary People |
| Artist | John Legend |
| Note | In 2007, while a quarterback at the University of Florida, Tim Tebow became the first sophomore ever to win the Heisman trophy. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round in 2010, and had one magical season with the Broncos before being traded and exiting the NFL after 3 years. In 2016 he decided to try baseball, and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He played for a series of minor league teams, including the Double-A Rumble Ponies, before retiring from baseball in 2021. |
| Number | 47 |
| Realm | Doctors |
| Subrealm | Without Borders |
| Question | Borders Books and Music, once a fixture of suburban malls across America, met its ignominious demise in the final stages of the Great Recession. Almost. Where in the world can one find the few remaining Borders? |
| Answer | Malaysia (Dubai also acceptable) |
| Song | South of the Border |
| Artist | Ed Sheeran and Cardi B |
| Note | Borders was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| Number | 48 |
| Realm | Filthadelphia |
| Subrealm | The City of Brotherly Shove |
| Question | The '08 Phillies. The '09-'10 Flyers. The '17 Eagles. The '22 Phillies. The '22 Eagles, most recently. Win or lose, Philadelphia sports fans are famed for this tradition when their team plays a championship game, so much so that Philadelphia police use crisco as a preventative measure. |
| Answer | Climbing poles |
| Song | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher |
| Artist | Jackie Wilson |
| Number | 49 |
| Realm | Minecraft trees |
| Subrealm | With bright orange wood |
| Question | To prevent against leaf injury from browsing animals, the acacia tree of the African savannah has adapted a unique method of deterrence. What is the method? |
| Answer | They release ethylene gas when their leaves are eaten, prompting other acacias nearby to release toxic tannin into the leaves |
| Song | Gas, Gas, Gas |
| Artist | Manuel |
| Number | 50 |
| Realm | West Coast Best Coast |
| Subrealm | But Not Anaheim |
| Question | Out of the major LA sports teams, which ones were founded outside of LA and moved there? |
| Answer | Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Rams, Clippers |
| Song | City Of Stars |
| Artist | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (from La La Land) |
| Note | The Lakers were founded in Minnesota, the Chargers in San Diego, the Dodgers in Brooklyn, the Rams in Cleveland, and the Clippers in Buffalo. |
| Number | 51 |
| Realm | Connecticut |
| Subrealm | Tourist Traps |
| Question | Jordan's is a furniture retail chain with stores across New England. Although most of their locations have odd quirks, their New Haven branch is particularly bizarre. Why is the New Haven Jordan's unique? |
| Answer | It hosts the "It Adventure Ropes Course," the largest indoor ropes course in the world. |
| Song | Adventure of a Lifetime |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Note | The ropes course has four levels, with four courses, and a number of zip lines that run 200 feet long. Other Jordan's locations host smaller ropes courses, IMAX theaters, and dining options. The Jordan's in Reading, MA, contains "Beantown," a model of downtown Boston constructed from jellybeans. |
| Number | 52 |
| Realm | O-Hi-O |
| Subrealm | Famous Mayors |
| Question | Long before his success on daytime television, broadcaster and producer Jerry Springer had an earlier career as a Cincinnati politician. Perhaps fittingly, a scandal scuttled his first term as a city councilor. What was Springer's crime? |
| Answer | He solicitied a prostitute |
| Song | Pretty Woman |
| Artist | Roy Orbison |
| Note | Despite his misdeeds, Springer's honesty about the affair warmed the hearts of voters and fostered his return to office the following year. He even served a year as mayor. |
| Number | 53 |
| Realm | Inappropriate Acts |
| Subrealm | Inflation |
| Question | Amidst a national economic crisis, which tone-deaf action caused Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to take heat from international media? |
| Answer | He ate an empanada while addressing the nation |
| Song | The Bigger Picture |
| Artist | Lil Baby |
| Note | According to a contemporaneous (2017) account in The Week: Maduro's snack gives new meaning to the "Maduro diet," a term that some Venezuelans use to refer to weight loss incurred by starvation and the country's food shortages. The dictator was reveling in applause during a live speech when the stealth snacking occurred, but he is deeply unpopular in Venezuela. |
| Number | 54 |
| Realm | Animation |
| Subrealm | Cruel and Unusual |
| Question | In 1998, Dreamworks released "The Prince of Egypt." During production, whenever an animator failed at their tasks, Dreamworks banished them to work on another project instead. What did they call this unique form of punishment? |
| Answer | Getting Shreked |
| Song | All Star |
| Artist | Smash Mouth |
| Note | From the New York Post: In 1996 Shrek was known at Dreamworks as the “ugly stepchild” of the studio’s animation wing, a movie that would never see the light of day, let alone an Academy Award. The Prince of Egypt was a flop, and the Shrek movies have made $2 billion and counting. |
| Number | 55 |
| Realm | Baseball Stars |
| Subrealm | Welcome to the 60s |
| Question | The Houston Astros won their second World Series title in 2022. They were originally founded in the 1960s, under a very different name. What was it? |
| Answer | The Houston Colt .45s |
| Song | You Can't Get a Man With a Gun |
| Artist | Ethel Merman / Annie Get Your Gun |
| Note | The Colt .45s joined the American League in 1962, and changed their name three years later, when they moved to the Astrodome, the first domed stadium. "Astros" is a reference to Houston's connection to NASA, by virtue of hosting the Johnson Space Center. |
| Number | 56 |
| Realm | Space |
| Subrealm | Amazing but perhaps not as amazing as the last one |
| Question | Neil Armstrong iconically said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. What was said by the commander of Apollo 12 when he first stepped foot on the moon? |
| Answer | Whoopie! That might have been a small one for Neil but it was a long one for me! |
| Song | Galaxy Song |
| Artist | Monty Python |
| Note | The speaker was Pete Conrad. |
| Number | 57 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Come on, man |
| Question | Starting on February 11th, 2009, sports radio talk show host Jim Rome set out on an ambitious streak. For twenty consecutive shows, he only interviewed guests sharing one uncommon trait, including the recently-hired NY Jets head coach, the color commentator for the LA Angels, and a well-known heavy metal bassist. What did every guest in streak share in common? |
| Answer | They were all named "Rex" |
| Song | Loving is Easy |
| Artist | Rex Orange County |
| Hint | Other streak members included a NASA astronaut, a current Charlotte Hornets assistant coach, and an NFL QB known for chucking the deep ball |
| Note | You can find the full list here: https://www.stucknut.com/jimrome/rexstreak.php . |
| Number | 58 |
| Realm | The Sunshine State |
| Subrealm | Controversial Law Enforcement |
| Question | In 2021, the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer prize in local reporting for a series of articles investigating a controversial policing practice Pasco County, FL. In the words of one former deputy, "we would literally go out there and take a tape measure and measure the grass if somebody didn’t want to cooperate with us." Which infamous technique did the Pasco County Sheriff's Department engage in? |
| Answer | Predictive policing |
| Song | Every Breath You Take |
| Artist | The Police |
| Note | Predictive policing is the usage of mathematics, predictive analytics, and other analytical techniques in law enforcement to identify potential criminal activity. |
| Number | 59 |
| Realm | Poker |
| Subrealm | I hardly know her! |
| Question | Doyle Brunson, one of the pioneers of Texas Hold'Em, won the No Limit Hold'Em event at the World Series of Poker in 1976 and 1977 with what hand that completed a full house both times? |
| Answer | 2-10 |
| Song | Two Tens |
| Artist | Cordae ft. Anderson .Paak |
| Number | 60 |
| Realm | Jeopardy! |
| Subrealm | AI before it's time |
| Question | In IBM Watson's 2011 Jeopardy! appearance, where it defeated all time Jeopardy! legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, it mistakenly identified this non-US city from the clue, "its largest airport was named for a World War II hero; its second-largest, for a World War II battle." |
| Answer | Toronto |
| Song | One Dance |
| Artist | Drake |
| Number | 61 |
| Realm | The silver screen |
| Subrealm | Quacky birds |
| Question | In which 1988 movie were Donald and Daffy Duck seen on screen together for the first and only time? |
| Answer | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
| Song | Mad as Rabbits |
| Artist | Panic at the Disco |
| Hint | Movie centers around another alliteratively named animal |
| Note | Warner Brothers and Disney were very cautious about mixing their characters in the movie. They agreed that Donald and Daffy (and Mickey and Bugs) must have exactly the same number of seconds on screen, and exactly the same number of lines. |
| Number | 62 |
| Realm | Famous primates |
| Subrealm | Have you seen Dragon Ball? |
| Question | In the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, the Monkey King character carries an iconic weapon with a unique property. What's the weapon called and what's so special about it? |
| Answer | Ruyi Jingu Bang; the Monkey King can shrink it down to the size of a needle and stores it in his ear |
| Song | EARFQUAKE |
| Artist | Tyler, the Creator |
| Note | Ruyi Jingu Bang is a magical staff. |
| Number | 63 |
| Realm | Sports Movies |
| Subrealm | Enter Sandler |
| Question | In the movie "Hustle" starring Adam Sandler as an NBA scout, what is the nickname of the young Spanish prodigy that Adam Sandler's character trains? |
| Answer | The Boa |
| Song | Forever |
| Artist | Lil Wayne |
| Number | 64 |
| Realm | random things |
| Subrealm | in poetry |
| Question | Afternoons and coffeespoons by the Crash Test Dummies takes its title and lyrics from which TS Eliot poem? |
| Answer | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock |
| Song | Love Song |
| Artist | Sara Bareilles |
| Note | It's more accurate to say the lyrics were "inspired" by the poem. |
| Number | 65 |
| Realm | singerrs |
| Subrealm | lexical |
| Question | According to Merriam Webster, the movie Office Space is responsible for introducing which well-known insult into the lexicon when a character named Michael Bolton bemoans that his name was sullied when a singer of the same name started winning grammys. |
| Answer | Assclown |
| Song | Send in the Clowns |
| Artist | Judy Collins |
| Number | 66 |
| Realm | please |
| Subrealm | Don't make me cry |
| Question | Onion and garlic are pretty much universally regarded as tasty foods. They can be found in a huge number of savory recipes the world over. However, some people don't like their strong flavor, and there's a rating scale for how strong the taste of onion and garlic are in a given dish, what is this scale called? |
| Answer | The Pyruvate scale |
| Song | A-Punk |
| Artist | Vampire Weekend |
| Note | The units are micromoles per gram fresh weight. According to Wikipedia: The standard onion has an eight rating, while "sweet onions" have a two or three rating on the scale. The lower the score or scale the more "sweet" the onions are rated. Anything less than five is considered a sweet onion. The Vidalia onion variety is considered sweet and must have a score of 5.0 μmol/gfw or less. The Supasweet onion (usually grown in Lincolnshire, England) registers 1.5 to 2 on the scale. A standard brown onion is usually in the range of 6–7 out of 10. |
| Number | 67 |
| Realm | Public Art |
| Subrealm | Recent Re-discoveries |
| Question | In 2022, a New York art exhibition installed in 1945 by abstract artist Piet Mondrian was discovered to have been put in incorrectly. What was wrong with it? |
| Answer | It was installed upside down |
| Song | Upside Down |
| Artist | Diana Ross |
| Number | 68 |
| Realm | Conversion |
| Subrealm | Porygon changed types |
| Question | What is the birth name of Shuhada Sadaqat, a convert to islam who first changed her name in 2017, before taking on her current name by changing her first and last names in 2018 and 2019 respectively? |
| Answer | Sinead O Connor, but Magda Davitt is also acceptable for people who want to show off |
| Song | Father and Son |
| Artist | Cat Stevens |
| Number | 69 |
| Realm | Opposites |
| Subrealm | Fun times |
| Question | You've heard of the Nobel Prize, but how about the Ig Nobel Prize? Past winners include the inventor of the pink plastic flamingo and a man who patented the wheel. How does one win an Ig Nobel Prize? |
| Answer | By releasing "unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research" |
| Song | Freak |
| Artist | Radiohead |
| Note | In 2022, the Ig Nobel Prize in Biology went to Solimary García-Hernández and Glauco Machado, who studied whether constipation affects scorpion mating patterns. |
| Number | 70 |
| Realm | The Greatest President |
| Subrealm | Who Isn't Me |
| Question | How many presidents of the United States have attended Williams College? |
| Answer | One |
| Song | One |
| Artist | Three Dog Night |
| Hint | The same number have attended Amherst, sadly |
| Note | James Garfield's son Harry Augustus Garfield went on to become the president of Williams College. |
| Number | 71 |
| Realm | Winter |
| Subrealm | Holidays |
| Question | Jack the Black Cat is the rarest and most valuable of what brand of plush toy that saw a surge in popularity last Christmas season? |
| Answer | Squishmallows |
| Song | Friends |
| Artist | Marshmello |
| Note | There are over 1,000 Squishmallow characters with unique names and background stories. They were in high demand in quarantine in 2020. |
| Number | 72 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Imperial flavored |
| Question | Held on the grounds of an approximately 78 acre facility, the Coachella festival is held at the Empire Club, which usually hosts what sport? |
| Answer | Polo |
| Song | A Horse with No Name |
| Artist | America |
| Note | The club is in Indio, California. |
| Number | 73 |
| Realm | Romcoms |
| Subrealm | Prostitution |
| Question | What Verdi opera about a prostitute's romance with a rich man is one of the inspirations for the movie Pretty Woman? It is featured in a scene where Julia Roberts and Richard Gere visit the opera. |
| Answer | La Traviata |
| Song | Let Her In |
| Artist | John Travolta |
| Note | The opera was in turn based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils adapted from his own 1848 novel. |
| Number | 74 |
| Realm | Food |
| Subrealm | tastes good |
| Question | Piedras Negras in Coahuila (koa-wila) Mexico is considered the home of what food, which is celebrated on November 6 in the US? |
| Answer | Nachos |
| Song | Tequila |
| Artist | The Champs |
| Note | National Nachos Day is November 6th, and International Nachos Day is October 21. According to holidayinsights.com: When we began our research into these days, we thought we’d find a huge amount of information about the creator, why it was created, and when it was created. We were astonished to find virtually no historical information as to its origin. Our research suggests that PartyExcuses.com created National Nacho Day. It does appear that both of these special days were created in the early 2000s. International Nacho Day arrived on the scene just a little before National Nacho Day. There is no information or documentation confirming this to be a true “National” day. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation. |
| Number | 75 |
| Realm | Combat sports |
| Subrealm | Wrestling |
| Question | What pro wrestling stable is comprised of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods? They are known to run on the power of positivity. |
| Answer | The New Day |
| Song | Beautiful Day |
| Artist | U2 |
| Number | 76 |
| Realm | TV |
| Subrealm | Sitcoms |
| Question | In the Seinfeld episode called ‘The Boyfriend part 1’, George Costanza tells the unemployment office he had interviewed at Vandelay Industries for the position of a salesman of what commodity? While once produced mainly in the Amazon, Thailand is now its leading producer globally |
| Answer | Latex, rubber also acceptable |
| Song | Sandstorm |
| Artist | Daruse |
| Number | 77 |
| Realm | Libations |
| Subrealm | Don't give this to babies |
| Question | What liqueur is added to Scotch to make a Rusty Nail? |
| Answer | Drambuie |
| Song | Broccoli |
| Artist | DRAM |
| Number | 78 |
| Realm | Grammar |
| Subrealm | Dang it, I'm illiterate |
| Question | In typesetting, what is the term for the last word or line of a paragraph appearing by itself at the top of a page, with the preceding text on the previous page? It is generally frowned upon. |
| Answer | Orphan |
| Song | It's the Hard-knock Life |
| Artist | The cast of Annie |
| Note | When a single word is on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph, that's a "widow". But actually the meanings are not standardized and many people reverse them. |
| Number | 79 |
| Realm | Communities |
| Subrealm | Internet fora |
| Question | What subreddit based on posting unpopular opinions is named after a medical professional that doesn't agree with 90% of their peers? The fraction in question is often seen during medical commercials. |
| Answer | r/10thdentist |
| Song | My Shiny Teeth and Me |
| Artist | Kenny Maness |
| Note | In 1976, Warner-Lambert Company launched a new advertisement campaign for its sugarless chewing gum brand Trident. The ads said "four out of five dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum". Begging the question, what did the fifth dentist recommend? 4/5 morphed into 9/10, and the phrase became a popular meme. |
| Number | 80 |
| Realm | Food |
| Subrealm | New World |
| Question | Chapulines have been making their appearance as an add-in on many taco menus. What are chapulines? They are supposedly high in protein and low in fat. |
| Answer | Grasshoppers! |
| Song | Bein' Green |
| Artist | Kermit the Frog |
| Note | Chapulines originate in Mexico and Central America. |
| Number | 81 |
| Realm | Technology |
| Subrealm | The future is now |
| Question | What is the retronym for cell phones that have limited capabilities, usually only for calling or texting, as opposed to smartphones that have phone and computing abilities? |
| Answer | Feature phones |
| Song | All I've Got To Do |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Number | 82 |
| Realm | Wodan |
| Subrealm | Hinga dinga durgen |
| Question | This 80s heavy metal band was rumored to have modified the spelling of their name while drinking Löwenbräu, a German leonine beer. What was the band, and what did they add to their name? |
| Answer | Mötley Crüe. They added the umlauts. |
| Song | Motley Crew |
| Artist | Post Malone |
| Number | 83 |
| Realm | Ancient Canaan |
| Subrealm | Philistia |
| Question | This is a two point play! Nick Castellanos, a Phillies right-fielder, has a knack for hitting deep home runs at inopportune moments during the broadcast. For one point, identify one somber broadcast moment Castellanos has interrupted, for two points, identify four such moments. |
| Answer | Castellanos has interrupted: 1) the public apology of Thom Brennaman for uttering a slur, on-air, 2) a Phillies telecast honoring veterans who died on-duty, 3) a Blue Jays broadcast discussion of a coach's recent DUI arrest, 4) a Royals broadcast eulogy for the father of a longterm team staffperson, 5) a recounting of an injury to Padres SS Fernando Tatis |
| Song | Little Saint Nick |
| Artist | Beach Boys |
| Number | 84 |
| Realm | Mud |
| Subrealm | Food |
| Question | Famous in Rhode Island, Stuffies - clams that are breaded and served on the halfshell with toppings like onions, peppers and sausage, are made from what kind of clam, the largest of its kind in New England? |
| Answer | Quahogs |
| Song | Veridis Quo |
| Artist | Daft Punk |
| Hint | Think Family Guy |
| Number | 85 |
| Realm | King Charles |
| Subrealm | Is he supreme leader snoke? |
| Question | What is the name of the parliamentary system of government first developed in the UK and still seen in many Commonwealth countries? |
| Answer | The Westminster system |
| Song | Stronger |
| Artist | Kanye West |
| Note | Wikipedia: Key aspects of the system include an executive branch made up of members of the legislature, and that is responsible to the legislature; the presence of parliamentary opposition parties; and a ceremonial head of state who is different from the head of government. The term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the current seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Westminster system is often contrasted with the presidential system that originated in the United States, or with the semi-presidential system, based on the government of France. |
| Number | 86 |
| Realm | Island |
| Subrealm | Angles, Saxons but not Jutes |
| Question | What is the decidedly unslim name given to the network of navigable waterways in Suffolk and Norfolk counties in England? |
| Answer | The Broads |
| Song | Broad-Shouldered Beasts |
| Artist | Mumford & Sons |
| Number | 87 |
| Realm | Fight Fight Fight |
| Subrealm | Josephus Rogan |
| Question | The Latin term 'morior invictus' which means death before defeat, is associated with war and what ancient Olympic sport that combined boxing and wrestling, and is considered a precursor to modern mixed martial arts? |
| Answer | Pankration |
| Song | Raise Your Glass |
| Artist | P!nk |
| Note | Wikipedia: Pankration was an unarmed combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint-locks, and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial arts. |
| Number | 88 |
| Realm | Spooky |
| Subrealm | Scary Skeletons |
| Question | The mask Michael Myers wears in the movie Halloween is actually a replica of which famous sci-fi actor’s face? |
| Answer | William Shatner |
| Song | Star Trek Theme |
| Artist | Richard Hayman |
| Note | According to Illustrator/Designer Rick Sternbach: "I was hired as an illustrator on Halloween 2 in 1981, working for production designer J. Michael Riva. In a supply cabinet at Pumpkin Pie Productions, we had one mask left from the original Halloween, and no idea where to get any others for the sequel. It appeared that we'd need to go check out some of the toys stores and such, but I noticed that there was some wording molded into the neck area. There was a model number, and 'Don Post Studios.' I made a call, read off the model number, and the word came back 'It's our Captain Kirk mask.' I asked if we could buy a number of them, and was told 'We'll give you a box, just give us credit.'" |
| Number | 89 |
| Realm | Cult |
| Subrealm | Cult derivatives |
| Question | Starring a plethora of scientologists and a plot based off an L. Ron Hubbard novel, this movie flopped in theaters and featured fantastic quotes such as “I'm going to make you as happy as a baby psychlo on a straight diet of kerbango!” |
| Answer | Battlefield Earth |
| Song | Love is a Battlefield |
| Artist | Pat Benatar |
| Number | 90 |
| Realm | Pontifex |
| Subrealm | Pescimus |
| Question | Although most would believe that fish are cold-blooded animals that live in the water, that's not always the case. Which South-American terrestrial mammal did a pope declare to be a fish, and why did he do it? |
| Answer | The capybara; he did it so Catholics could eat it during Lent. |
| Song | Captain Jack |
| Artist | Billy Joel |
| Number | 91 |
| Realm | Instant |
| Subrealm | Cellular |
| Question | Voted “Meme of the century” by Reddit, this character became an icon of both the Incel movement and was later added to the ADL's list of hate symbols |
| Answer | Pepe the Frog |
| Song | Axel F |
| Artist | Crazy Frog |
| Note | Wikipedia: Pepe originated in Matt Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club. The character became an Internet meme when his popularity steadily grew across websites such as Myspace, Gaia Online, and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, he had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan and Tumblr. Different types of Pepe memes include "Sad Frog", "Smug Frog", "Angry Pepe", "Feels Frog", and "You will never..." Frog. Originally an apolitical character, Pepe was appropriated from 2015 to 2016 onward as a symbol of the alt-right movement. The Anti-Defamation League included Pepe in its hate symbol database in 2016, but said most instances of Pepe were not used in a hate-related context. Since then, Furie has expressed his dismay at Pepe being used as a hate symbol and has sued organizations for doing so. |
| Number | 92 |
| Realm | Standards |
| Subrealm | Not having any |
| Question | In 1976, Dan Aykroyd proposed an alternative to the metric system on SNL. What was the name of this system, synonymous with the name of the sketch? |
| Answer | The Decabet |
| Song | I'm not in Love |
| Artist | 10cc |
| Note | In the 1970s there was a lot of talk about the US converting to the metric system, and a lot of pushback. The pushback won, as we know. Aykroyd's skit proposed the Decabet as a 10-letter replacement for the 26-letter alphabet. |
| Number | 93 |
| Realm | Theater |
| Subrealm | Costume |
| Question | What country of origin contained the theatre style that served as an inspiration for David Byrne of Talking Head's big suit? |
| Answer | Japan |
| Song | Lost in Translation |
| Artist | The Neighborhood |
| Hint | The title of song is the same as a movie that took place and was filmed in this country |
| Note | David Byrne said the big suit he wore in the concert film Stop Making Sense was inspired by Kabuki theater. The very first action trivia your achivist participated in, in the fall of 1985, was to come down to Baxter Hall and imitate Byrne's performance. |
| Number | 94 |
| Realm | William |
| Subrealm | Squilliam |
| Question | What TV show did Bill Nye's first wife create/write? |
| Answer | Mozart in the Jungle |
| Song | The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| Artist | The Tokens |
| Note | Bill Nye's first wife, Blair Alston Mercer Tindall, was an oboist who wrote the 2005 memoir "Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music" which was adapted into the TV series by others. |
| Number | 95 |
| Realm | Literature |
| Subrealm | in movies |
| Question | Meryl Streep's first oscar for a leading role was for Sophie's Choice, which was adapted from a book written by whom? |
| Answer | William Styron |
| Song | Common People |
| Artist | William Shatner |
| Number | 96 |
| Realm | Classics |
| Subrealm | Divided in three parts |
| Question | What were the names of Julius Caesar's aristocratic enemies in Rome, who intended to prosecute Caesar for abuse of his authority upon his return from Gaul? |
| Answer | Boni |
| Song | Total Eclipse of the Heart |
| Artist | Bonnie Tyler |
| Hint | It all ties back to Williams Trivia! |
| Number | 97 |
| Realm | Environment |
| Subrealm | Climate Tech |
| Question | The only Direct Air Capture (one of the only CO2 engineered removal technologies in existence) plant operating at scale is located in Iceland. Which company operates the plant, and what is it called? |
| Answer | Climeworks, Orca |
| Song | Baby Beluga |
| Artist | Raffi |
| Number | 98 |
| Realm | TV |
| Subrealm | MURDER |
| Question | In "F.R.I.E.N.D.S.", why does Joey Tribbiani's character, Dr. Drake Ramoray, get killed off in "Days of our Lives"? |
| Answer | Joey stated that he wrote his own lines in an interview |
| Song | International Harvester |
| Artist | Craig Morgan |
| Note | The writers had Dr. Ramoray fall down an elevator shaft and go into a coma. |
| Number | 99 |
| Realm | Troad |
| Subrealm | Willios |
| Question | What location, please answer in spanish, is mentioned in the first line of rap by Donald Glover's character on the TV Show Community, when Troy and his friend Abed rap in Spanish? |
| Answer | la biblioteca |
| Song | Bookends |
| Artist | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Hint | The items sang in the song are found in a library |