Music Round
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Name the song and the artist/band.
Q10 A sixpence was a British coin that was worth about one-fortieth of a pound sterling. It was taken out of circulation in 1980. Presumably because no one could figure out how much the damn thing was worth.
Oh, where oh where can my baby be? / The Lord took her away from me Last Kiss by Pearl Jam
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea / You became the light on the dark side of me Kiss From a Rose by Seal
Don’t need to wait for an invitation / You gotta live like you’re on vacation Lick It Up by KISS
Look at me can’t you see / All I really want to be Suck My Kiss by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Everybody riding shotgun, scared to play the driver / Ci, got the pedal to the medal going super light-speed Pucker Up by Ciara
No, I don’t even know your name / It doesn’t matter / You’re my experimental game / Just human nature I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry
Dressing like your sister / Living like a tart / They don’t know what you’re doing / Babe, it must be art Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2
You think maybe I need help, no, I know that I’m right / I’m just better off not listening to friends’ advice Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates
All that I’ve been given / Is this pain that I’ve been living / They got me in the system / Why they gotta do me like that? Why by Jadakiss
Lift your open hand / Strike up the band, and make the fireflies dance silver moon’s sparkling Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
Theme: Kissing
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Q5 Here’s your piece of trivia advice for this round from the expert. Memorize your South American countries and capitals. There are only twelve countries. It’s easy. One-seventh of all trivia geography questions are about South America. Just take twenty minutes and do it
…also, 72.643 percent of statistics are made up.
In which city did the Wizard of Oz live?
Which type of long, narrow skirt is named after a writing utensil?
In the acronym “ETA,” what does the “E” stand for?
Who played the title role in both of the movies Taxi Driver and Raging Bull?
Of which South American country is Caracas (kah-rock-us) the capital city?
Which actress has the coordinates of her children’s birthplaces tattooed on her arm?
What is the term used for the volume of whiskey lost as it matures in the barrel?
Which 1988 movie reimagines a famous scientist as a farmer who discovers rock ‘n’ roll?
In which modern-day country was tennis player Novak Djokovic (joe-ko-vic) born?
What word for “crazy” is a descriptor for clowns in the Italian theater?
Bonus Question Who was the first person to share the cover of O magazine with Oprah Winfrey?
Round Five
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Q7 The “Angel’s Share” is lost mainly due to evaporation. The new cool term that has been recently added to the whiskey scene is “Devil’s Cut,” which is reclaimed by pressing the wooden stave’s of the barrel and squeezing out some of the fluid that has been absorbed… A stave is a plank that you use to make a barrel…a barrel is a cylindrical container that refers to a quantity of forty-three U.S. gallons
…that’s all I got
…IS THAT NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU???
In which city did the Wizard of Oz live? Emerald City
Which type of long, narrow skirt is named after a writing utensil? Pencil skirt
In the acronym “ETA,” what does the “E” stand for? Estimated
Who played the title role in both of the movies Taxi Driver and Raging Bull? Robert DeNiro
Of which South American country is Caracas (kah-rock-us) the capital city? Venezuela
Which actress has the coordinates of her children’s birthplaces tattooed on her arm? Angelina Jolie
What is the term used for the volume of whiskey lost as it matures in the barrel? The angels’ share
Host Note About 2 percent is lost, depending on the climate.
Which 1988 movie reimagines a famous scientist as a farmer who discovers rock ‘n’ roll? Young Einstein
In which modern day country was tennis player Novak Djokovic (joe-ko-vic) born? Serbia
Host Note When Novak was born, the country was Yugoslavia.
What word for “crazy” is a descriptor for clowns in the Italian theater? Zany
Bonus Question Who was the first person to share the cover of O magazine with Oprah Winfrey? Michelle Obama
Host Note On the April 2009 issue.
Round Five
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Game Two
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