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September 11th, 2023

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Quizmasters Lee and Marc meet for a trivia quiz with topics including Animals, Movies, 80’s Music, Cooking, Video Games, Television, Astrology, U.S. History and more!

Round One

  • ANIMALS - Generally, what kind of animal lives in a warren?
  • FILM ADAPTATIONS - Nothing Lasts Forever is the title of a Roderick Thorp novel that inspired which 1988 action film (that became a franchise)?
  • FRUITS & VEGETABLES - What name is given to the hybrid plant that can grow poth potatoes and tomatoes on a single plant?
  • 80’s MUSIC - In the lyrics to the outro of Tommy Tutone's one-and-only hit song Jenny/867-5309, the song's narrator says he can turn to Jenny by calling her number for the price of what (which was the cost to make a public payphone call at the time of the song's release in 1981)?
  • VIDEO GAMES - Snake and Otacon are characters from what video game series?
  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS - In the Lord of the Rings, what birthday is being celebrated for Bilbo on the night that he gives Frodo the Ring?

Round Two

  • BOATS - What is the name for a single mast sailboat with a fore and aft sail configuration?
  • TELEVISION - The hit TV show NCIS was a spinoff of what earlier series which itself also flaunted an acronymic name?
  • ASTROLOGY - Named after the Roman King of the Underworld, what is considered to be the "Planet of Power, transformation and rebirth" in Astrology?
  • COOKING - What cooking herb comes in lemon, wooly, and silver varieties?
  • GEOGRAPHY - Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprised of five architectural and cultural museums, is located on the River Spree in which European country?
  • U.S. HISTORY - Bess Wallace was the wife of which U.S. President (the 33rd of the United States)?

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  • ANIMALS - What is the single-syllable name of the genus for both wild and domestic pigs? Meme lovers and quizmasters alike should be able to figure it out.

Final Questions

  • BOARD GAMES - Which board game, invented in 1998, was initially sold through Amazon.com and Starbucks locations?
  • FASHION - The first phone with a capacitive touchscreen arrived six months before the iPhone and was made by LG but bearing the name of what fashion brand (itself founded in Milan)?

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