Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Dec. 2, 2008
Average score: 5.67/10 (15 teams)

1) What US president, called Sharp Knife by the Creek indians, is the subject of the recent biography American Lion?

2) A Squared, The Breakfast Capital of the World, and the Paris of the Midwest are nicknames for cities in what state?

3) “Little Twelvetoes,” “Them Not-So-Dry Bones,” and “Sufferin’ Till Suffrage” all aired as part of what series of animated short films?

4) What famous Red Sox partisan was the most recent American to be named sexiest man alive by People magazine, before being displaced this year by Hugh Jackman?

5) Sherman’s March to the Sea covered the 300 miles between what two Georgia cities? (Half point each)

6) The Kim Carnes song “Above the Waterline” was the original theme song to what iconic TV series?

7) Machias Seal Island, the Dixon Entrance, and North Island are all areas currently subject to boundary disputes between the US and what other country?

8) What Beach Boys album, featuring “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” and “Sloop John B,” was named the second greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone, and spurred the Beatles to record Sgt. Pepper’s in an effort to equal it?

9) Flag, an encaustic, oil, and collage painting mounted on plywood, became a major influence on US pop art when it was released in 1955 by what artist?

10) Who Would Buy This? is the recently released story of what local [i.e. Seattle-based] business?

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TODAY’S QUESTION:

USAA, the financial institution famed for their exemplary customer service and dedication to military personnel, originally formed in 1922 to offer what product to Army officers?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:

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TODAY’S QUESTION:

Boeing and Airbus wrangle over the title of world’s largest civil aircraft manufacturer. What aerospace companies based in Canada and Brazil swap third and fourth place every now and again?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:

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Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Sept. 2, 2008
Average score: 7.77/10 (11 teams)

1) Which Seattle suburb claims to be “ahead of the curve”?
2) What popular nickname for Santa Clara Valley comes from a series of articles written for Electronic News in 1971?
3) If you’re visiting the formerly Hindu, now-Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat, what country are you in?
4) What river starts in Lake Tanganyika and flows through the Lualaba River and the Livingstone Falls before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?
5) What territory separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999 to become the newest and largest Canadian territory?
6) The Queen City of the Ozarks, the BBQ Capital of the World, and the Gateway to the West are all nicknames for cities in what state?
7) The Mozambique Channel separates continental Africa from what nation?
8) The Anatolian peninsula makes up most of the area of what country?
9) Türkmenbaşy, Rasht, Baku, and Atyrau are all port cities on what body of water?
10) The Sioux City metropolitan area (such as it is) covers part of three states. Name two of those states for half a point, all three for the full point.

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Round 2 at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 8.27/10 (11 teams)

Each correct answer starts with “o” or “oh.”

1) The official mottos of Manitoba and Alberta are Latin translations of lyrics from what song?
2) What speedy athlete and recent author of If I Did It portrayed Kadi Touray in the miniseries Roots?
3) “I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee” is part of the chorus of what popular folk song?
4) What abbreviated question appears all over the internet, often on a John White photograph of a snowy owl?
5) On Seinfeld, Elaine’s nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke inherited the fortune generated by what candy bar?
6) In 1980, what Chevy Chase film became the first Benji movie to be rated PG?
7) What popular graduation gift was the last book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss?
8) What slang term was popularized during the 1840 presidential election by boosters of Martin Van Buren?
9) On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after cold weather helped cause what part to fail?
10) What Shins album, their debut, contains the songs beloved by Natalie Portman’s manic pixie dream girl character in the movie Garden State?

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Round 1at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 7.18/10 (11 teams)

1) Three lakes within Seattle city limits lie north of the Montlake Cut. Name two of them for one point.
2) What two European countries recently engaged in armed conflict over the territory of South Ossetia?
3) What country contains the westernmost point in continental Europe?
4) Bharat and Aryadesa are alternate names for what country?
5) What Canadian city lies across the Detroit River from Detroit?
6) The Cook Strait, also known as Raukawa, separates the two largest islands in what country?
7) The vast majority of Yellowstone National Park lies within what state?
8) Electric City, the Weather Capital of the World, and the Sweetest Place on Earth are nicknames for three cities in what state?
9) Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste all share land borders with what island nation?
10) What’s the second-highest mountain in Washington?

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1) If you list all United Nations member states in alphabetical order, which one comes first?
2) Which is the most populous province in Canada?
3) Four states have capital cities named after US presidents. Name three of those states.
4) By population, what’s the largest country in the world with a majority Muslim population?
5) What country has unsuccessfully petitioned to join the United Nations every year since 1991?
6) Islam’s two holiest sites are in Saudi Arabia. Which Middle East country is home to Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site?
7) The Ganges River flows from India into the Bay of Bengal through what country?
8) In 1827, René Caillié earned a 10,000 Franc prize from the Société de Géographie when he became the first non-Muslim to visit and return from what city in Mali?
9) What country, located south of the equator, is the world’s largest exporter of beef?
10) In 1975, what city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City?

Average score (21 teams): 6.95

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1) Because they couldn’t trademark a number, what brand name did Intel invent for their 80586 chip?
2) What 1967 film is the fifth James Bond film produced by EON productions?
3) What was the second group of the British Invasion to have a hit single, “Glad All Over,” in the US?
4) The National Maximum Speed Law, which capped speed limits nationwide at 55 mph, was signed into law by what president?
5) What’s the Greek name for Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, the first five books of the bible?
6) When it crosses into Canada, I-5 becomes British Columbia Regional Highway number what?
7) If you buy a fifth of liquor, how many milliliters do you get?
8) Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of Mexican forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. What country did the Mexican Army defeat?
9) In the classic children’s book The Five Chinese Brothers, the first brother can swallow the ocean. Name one of the other brothers’ special powers.
10) What reality series, hosted by Jerry Springer, is airing on King 5 right now?

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1) Which suburb south of Seattle uses the slogan “More than you imagined”?
2) What’s the most densely populated city of 500,000 residents or more that’s west of the Mississippi?
3) By population, what’s the largest city in Canada?
4) What’s the most populous city in the US that starts with a vowel?
5) Cuba’s total land area is closest to which of these states: Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or Wyoming?
6) The most populous city in the US named Springfield is located in which of these states: Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, or Oregon?
7) What country contains the easternmost point on the continent of Africa?
8) The Kingdom of the Netherlands is made up of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, and what Caribbean island?
9) The French call this region Côte d’Azur. In English, we know it as what two-word phrase?
10) What city, incorporated on January 8, 1904, was annexed by Seattle on March 29, 1910, and is now a neighborhood?
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1) What country is the world’s leading producer of mangoes?
2) The smallest county by area in the continental US, New York County, is better known by what name?
3) What city is the oldest state capital in the US?
4) Which country has recorded South America’s record high and record low temperatures, in Rivadavia and Sarmiento, respectively?
5) Canadians who use the busiest border crossing into the US wind up in what city?
6) Which of these language families has the most native speakers: Germanic, Romance, Semitic, or Balto-Slavic?
7) Hitler established Germany’s Third Reich. By his reckoning, what nation, founded in 800 by Charlemagne, was the First Reich?
8) Upon winning the Spanish-American War, the United States was given sovereignty over two islands and an archipelago. Name two of these territories.
9) What Atlantic island nation is both the most populous and oldest remaining British overseas territory?
10) The American Institute of Architects recently released a list of Americans’ 150 favorite buildings. Two buildings from Seattle made the list. For 1 point each, name them. Hint: there’s no Space Needle to be found.
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