1. Who was the most famous student of pioneering educator Anne Sullivan?
2. What arcade game (which is not a video game) gets its name from part of the game’s resemblance to a certain winter sport’s jumping-off point?
3. Complete the blank: Round of, Round of, Sweet, _____ , Final, Championship.
4. Name both the musicals for which Patti LuPone won a Best Leading Actress Tony Award. One role is perhaps most associated with Madonna. The other role is certainly most associated with Ethel Merman.
5. In the title of Jules Verne’s 1872 novel, how long did it take to travel around the Earth?
6. An early 16th-century fresco by Raphael, which includes a self-insert as well as depictions of some of his contemporaries, is titled the School of what city?
7. Boots, Backpack, Isa, and Tico are among the supporting characters in what children’s television series?
8. Not counting the “and” in “Newfoundland and Labrador”, what is the only Canadian province or territory with a three-word name?
9. What is the common name for the mechanism involving a typically spherical float that is used for filling water tanks in flush toilets?
10. What is the acronymic name of the first-person survival horror video game, released in 2005, in which the player is part of a special forces team attempting to learn more about a young girl with paranormal abilities named Alma?
11. What was the common name for inexpensive fiction magazines of the first half the 20th century, such as Amazing Stories, that were the successors to the penny dreadfuls? Their name referenced the cheap material they were printed on.
12. Based on a similarly-titled novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, what is the name of the 1997 anime film about a former J-pop idol who becomes a stalking victim?
13. Due to its (relatively recent) association with the religion, the US’s Mormon Corridor region is also sometimes referred to as the “ Belt”. What brand name food product fills in the blank?
14. What primarily British sport was devised by Neville Chamberlain in 1875 and takes its name from a derogatory term for inexperienced military members?
15. What 2000 box office flop starred Adam Sandler as the son of Satan and an angel?
16. What sculpture medium, often used by children as it can be made with household items, has a name that contains the French word for “chewed”?
17. Species of the flowering plant genus Urtica that have skin-irritating hairs are often known by what name?
18. With its capital taking the number one spot (with a population of around 630,000), what country’s second- and third-most populous cities are Bergen and Trondheim?
19. What type of guitar, which is operated horizontally by a seated musician, is played by pressing a polished bar against plucked strings? It’s also known as the Hawaiian guitar (and is NOT the ukulele).
20. Name either the title character OR the title sporting equipment in the 1865 Dutch-set novel written by Mary Mapes Dodge.
21. Erin Jackson (US) and Miho Takagi (Japan) were among the women to medal in what sport in the 2022 Winter Olympics?
22. What are the surnames of the three members of the Chicago Cubs which are repeated throughout the poem Baseball’s Sad Lexicon, published by Franklin Pierce Adams in 1910?
23. John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon play the title roles in what 2022 limited series? The series is based on real events and is adapted from a podcast (though a Netflix documentary series featuring the same duo received wider attention).
24. What fibrous vegetable, often used for non-food purposes, is sometimes referred to as the Egyptian cucumber?
25. In heraldry, what word is used to describe the palette of colors and patterns that are used? They can be further categorized into metals, colors, stains, and furs.
26. What book by Anne Tyler was turned into a 1988 romantic film starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis?
27. In 2020, a work titled Abstraktes Bild (649-2) sold for $29.2 million. What living German artist, who has worked in genres including photorealism, abstract painting, and stained glass, created this piece?
28. In a 1989 action film, Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott play characters who share what profession?
29. “Leaves of three, let it be”, “Hair vine, no friend of mine”, and “Berries white, run in fright” are mnemonic devices used for the identification of what plant?
30. In the early 2010s “doge” meme, what Japanese breed of dog is depicted?
31. The actions that led to the restoration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as independent nations at the end of the Cold War are referred to collectively (in English) by what nickname that includes a gerund?
32. Actress Marla Gibbs’s longest-running television role was as a maid to what sitcom family?
33. What American rock band released their debut album Hot Fuss in 2004?
34. What was the title, reminiscent of a classic holiday film, of the best-selling 1989 nonfiction book by Stephen Jay Gould about the nature of evolution?
35. River Clyde and River Kelvin are two notable rivers that flow through what UK city?
36. The Screen Savers, Internet Tonight, and Call for Help were among the programs that aired on what cable channel that was known as ZDTV from 1998 to 2000 and merged with G4 in 2004?
37. Typically used to refer to a symbolic representation of a specific deity, spirit, or desired outcome, what is term for a magical symbol whose name comes from the Latin for “seal”?
38. Drive to Survive is a Netflix docuseries that follows what sport’s World Championship?
39. In 1997, a movie that would win the Academy Award for Best Picture and a musical that would win the Tony Award for Best Musical both premiered with identical titles. While their productions were unrelated, they were both inspired by the same events. What is their shared title?
40. What is the term, also known as upthrust, for the upward force exerted by a fluid onto an object that is partially or full immersed?
41. Pedro Castillo, who is typically seen in his signature wide-brimmed straw hat, became the president of what South American nation in 2021?
42. What slang term (and name of a founding Black Sabbath member) refers to old, curmudgeonly men in the US, but can simply refer to any man in the UK?
43. What rock vocalist got her well-known nickname from her inability to pronounce her given name—Stephanie—as a toddler?
44. What set of techniques for process improvement—whose name includes a Greek letter—was introduced in 1986 by a Motorola engineer named Bill Smith?
45. In what 1981 film did Henry Fonda portray the father of a character played by his daughter, Jane Fonda?
46. The Montgolfier brothers invented a certain style of what mode of transportation, which first launched in 1783?
47. With an intent to “shock and insult the intellectual bourgeoisie”, the 1929 short film Un Chien Andalou was co-written by director Luis Buñuel and what other surrealist?
48. What’s the term, also a popular brand name, for the main pack of riders in a road bicycle race?
49. What name is shared by a 19th-century group of realist painters (themselves named for a village in France) and a modeling and acting school founded in 1939 in New York City?
50. A compilation and box set titled The Smile Sessions, created from recordings made between 1966 and 1967, won the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 2013. What band recorded the album?
51. According to Moore’s law, the number of what in a dense integrated circuit doubles about every two years?
52. According to chef Samin Nosrat, who starred in a 2018 Netflix documentary, what are the four elements of successful cooking?
53. One member of the family was the richest American at the time of his death in 1877. His son then became the richest American until his own death in 1885. That man’s son later commissioned the mansion that remains the largest privately owned house in the U.S. today. What is the surname of this family?
54. What long-locked musician, who came to prominence on TikTok in 2020, represented the UK in 2022’s Eurovision Song Contest with his song “Space Man”?
55. The most powerful earthquake ever recorded occurred in 1960, centered near what country’s Bío Bío region?
56. What word, when used in a geologic context, refers to a section of a planet’s crust demarcated by faults or flexures (as well as to groups of mountains formed by these structures)? In mountaineering, the word can simply refer to distinct grouping of mountains within a larger range.
57. What American news anchor famously reported John F. Kennedy’s assassination from Dallas, after which CBS news promoted him to White House correspondent?
58. What name has been given to the 1,043 foot-wide circular marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize that is mostly surrounded by Lighthouse Reef?
59. Named for a county in Iowa (which in turn was named for a Native American tribe), what company currently operates the largest RV manufacturing facility in the world?
60. What MLB team’s name references a set of winged Art Deco sculptures that were built along their city’s Hope Memorial Bridge in 1932?
61. What Netflix comedy series, named for a non-fictional US Armed Forces branch, stars Steve Carell as General Mark R. Naird?
62. What educational institution, founded in 1905, was named for a textile merchant and son of French immigrants who had bequeathed a large sum of money for the advancement of music in the United States?
63. The Alouettes, Tiger-Cats, and Argonauts are among the teams to play in what professional sports league?
64. Who portrayed Napster co-founder Sean Parker on the big screen in 2010 and became a co-owner of Myspace in 2011?
65. A military operation in Australia in 1932 was launched against, and named for, what wildlife species?
66. Designed by the same team that invented ENIAC, what was the name of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer designed for business application to be produced in the US? One iteration of the machine was used by CBS to accurately predict the result of the 1952 presidential election.
67. The 1998 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was the first to introduce what design element, which has remained a recurring motif of the show in subsequent years?
68. What sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance was one of only four women and two African Americans to receive a professional commission to create artworks for the 1939 New York World’s Fair?
69. In 2020, what London Underground station was ranked as the system’s busiest? It’s not particularly close to the River Avon.
70. In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, players can unlock what fictional character as a playable skater? Players can then do whatever he can.
71. In 1961, Ernie Davis became the first African American to receive what honor?
72. What is the process, used by humans since prehistoric times, for applying heat to an ore in order to extract a base metal (such as silver, iron, or copper)?
73. What type of circle dance originated in the Balkans, but has many cultural variants, including ones practiced by the Romani people and throughout the Jewish diaspora?
74. In stray cat population management programs known as TNR, what does the N stand for?
75. Scottish-American John Muir is sometimes referred to as the “Father of the _____ _____”. What two words, also the subject of a Barack Obama-narrated documentary series, fill in the blanks?
76. What sport, last featured in the Olympics in 1936, features teams of four, including Number 1 (the most offensive player), Number 2 (the feed), Number 3 (the pivot position), and Number 4 (the back)?
77. In November 1873, what two cities on the Danube River merged their territories as well as their names?
78. The name for what type of musical ensemble is derived from root words meaning “love” and “joined sound”?
79. What name was given to a class of mounted infantry who traveled on horses but fought on foot? The exact origin of the name is unclear, but likely came from a type of firearm named for a mythical beast?
80. In 2021, four of the top ten highest-grossing films in the US contained numbers. Three of these had title numbers that implied their status as a sequel or part of a series. Give the full title of the other movie.
81. Mount Ranier and Mount Hood are both located within what mountain range?
82. What essayist and partner of Annie Leibovitz also wrote novels including The Way We Live Now and In America?
83. Bright contrasting colors and bold asymmetrical shapes were signature elements of what 1980s design and architecture group? Despite being named for a city in the American South, the group was based in Italy.
84. What term for sensationalist journalists in early 20th-century America originated from a phrase in the John Bunyan work Pilgrim’s Progress?
85. In a 2021 interview, what actress explained that a desire to spend more time with her family was “the reason that [she] sold yogurt that makes you shit for seven years”? This was in reference to her series of television commercials for Activia.
86. What weather phenomenon gets its English name from the Maya god of wind and storms?
87. Throughout the 1990s, a group of cartoon children including Kid Vid, Boomer, I./Q., and Jaws were presented in advertisements as the “founding members” of what club?
88. Until October 2021 (when the Ain Dubai opened in the UAE), the High Roller in Las Vegas was the tallest example of what type of structure?
89. The sports venues named Target Center and Target Field can both be found in what US city?
90. Episodes of a certain sitcom, which ran from 1990 to 1994, typically closed with a voiceover by Ossie Davis, which would end with “… in a place called” what?
91. What tributary of the Congo River is perhaps most known worldwide for providing the name of a deadly virus which was first identified in 1976?
92. Named for the economist who coined the term “conspicuous consumption”, what is the term for luxury products for which the demand increases as the price increases, resulting in an upward-sloping demand curve?
93. The seeds of what plant are used to make tahini?
94. Although written for a mostly-forgotten 1974 film, the comic march “Frolic” by composer Luciano Michelini is today more associated with what HBO program?
95. Ringette is a team sport played mostly by women that was modeled after (and uses the same playing surface as) what other sport?
96. Similar (though not identical) to dioceses, what is the main functional unit of Methodism, consisting of a group of local churches under the care of one or more ministers?
97. What two works complete the title in Jennette McCurdy’s 2022 memoir: I’m Glad My _____ _____”?
98. What career was shared by the following historic women: Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, and Ethel Smyth?
99. The 1957 film Pal Joey features Frank Sinatra’s character involved in a love triangle with two women. Name either of the actresses that played them.
100. In a highly fictionalized biography, what figure of Ancient Greece is presented as being enslaved by the philosopher Xanthus and ultimately using his cleverness to become an adviser to kings and city-states?
101. The flag of what European country features a diagonal line of stars, two of which are “cut off” by the top and bottom of the flag’s perimeter (which is meant to imply that the line continues indefinitely)?
102. An innuendo right from the start, what nautical proverb (which refers to taking any available solution when the situation is urgent) first appeared in print in the 1749 erotic novel Fanny Hill?
103. What iconic guitar model, produced by Gibson and first sold in 1952, was developed with input and endorsement by its namesake guitarist?
104. Blockchain, the means by which verified Bitcoin transactions are recorded and made public, is a type of DLT. What does DLT stand for?
105. In a viral 2022 video, a 7 year-old named Tariq explains “Ever since I was told that _____ was real, it tasted good”. What vegetable fills in the blank?
106. L Morgan Lee became the first transgender person to be nominated for a Tony Award in 2022. Her nomination was for her role as Thought 1 in what musical?
107. The winner of the football rivalry games played between Michigan State and Penn State gains ownership of a trophy with what name? It was given its name due to the two schools being the first to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.
108. Andrews, Jones, Cooper, and Lodge are among the surnames of the main cast of what comics-based television show that premiered in 2017?
109. Your goal is to terrorize a small town using your tongue and head in a intentionally buggy 2014 video game titled what type of Simulator?
110. What pivotal battle in the Seven Years’ War, fought outside the walls of Quebec City, has a name that sounds like it could be Biblical, but actually refers to the name of the farmer who originally owned the land the battle was fought upon?
111. “Pobody’s Nerfect” is an example of what type of phrase?
112. Snow, Pink, Strawberry, and Sturgeon (along with eight others) make up a set of words traditionally associated with what?
113. Popular in Japanese gardens, a kokedama consists of an ornament plant growing from a ball of wet soil and peat that is covered with what?
114. What is the term for the topmost layer of a rainforest, which consists of a small number of large trees which continue growing past the canopy layer?
115. Democrat Mary Peltola won a special election in August 2022, thus becoming the first Native Alaskan to represent her state in Congress. Who did she defeat in this election?
116. In 2020, what American singer and actress released the album Rare as well as launched the makeup brand Rare Beauty?
117. Rather than using the term “church”, what two-word name is given to the places of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses?
118. An elite prep school on Long Island is the setting for what 2020 young adult murder mystery novel by Jessica Goodman?
119. With a full name that translates to “The Great Faith for the Third Universal Redemption”, what is the shorter, common name of the religion founded in Tây Ninh, Vietnam, in the 1920s?
120. What French dish, which originated in Nice, consists of stewed vegetables—typically tomato, garlic, onion, zucchini, eggplant, and bell pepper—along with leafy green herbs?
121. Each chapter of what 1963 novel is named for characters in the book, including Doc Daneeka, Major Major Major Major, and Yo-Yo’s Roomies?
122. Adopted in 1904 for the 100th anniversary of the revolution which won the country its independence, “La Dessalinienne” is the national anthem of what country?
123. Abdullah II, a member of the Hashemite dynasty has been king of what Middle Eastern country since 1999?
124. What term, which applies to Hebrew and Arabic, refers to writing systems in which only consonant sounds are represented?
125. The city of Gondar, located about 250 miles inland from the Red Sea, was once the capital of what African empire?
126. Although unfinished, the Ryugyong Hotel (also known as the “Hotel of Doom”) is the tallest structure in what nation?
127. Having played in the Negro leagues since the 1920s, who became the oldest person to debut in the MLB in 1948 at age 42? At age 59, he also became the oldest person to play in a major league game, with both records still standing today.
128. What game, released by Milton Bradley in 1966, uses the tagline “the game that ties you up in knots”?
129. Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums make up what electronic dance music DJ trio?
130. Mezcal is a spirit made from what plant?
131.
What is the width of this item (in inches, to the nearest tenth)?
132.
This is a depiction of the structure of what oxygen-transporting protein that exists in the red blood cells of most vertebrates?
133.
This image is taken from the video for what 1994 song?
134.
The piece seen here is a 1967 work by what American artist?
135.
The turbine, egg, and coil seen here are all named after what man?
136.
What four letters precede the symbol in this logo for a certain multi-media festival?
137.
The items seen here are both known by what term?
138.
The name of what island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides has been redacted from this trademark?
139.
What is the stage name, which is a play on her given first name, of the lo-fi pop singer seen here? She achieved Internet fame as a teen and saw her second studio album, Sling, debut in the top 20 on Billboard in 2021?
140.
What battle is represented by this map?