Answers (out of 75 submissions) can be revealed by clicking “Answer” below each question. There is apparently a slight margin of error, as I calculated question 20 having 76 correct entries.

1. In August 1967, the series finale of what television drama aired, in which the title character is finally able to confront Fred Johnson, the “one-armed man”?

2. What English logician and philosopher published the paper “On the Diagrammatic and Mechanical Representation of Propositions and Reasonings” in 1880, which introduced the visual concept that he is most well- known for?

3. In 1874, a group of artists calling themselves the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, etc. held their first exhibition. In later exhibitions, they took on what new name (which was taken from a negative, satirical review of their first exhibition)?

4. Name any two of the five U.S. National Parks located in Utah.

5. What was the stage name of Milton Supman, an actor, comedian, and radio/ TV personality who was known for hosting a children’s television show from 1953 to 1966 and as a regularly panelist on the syndicated revival of What’s My Line? from 1968 to 1975?

6. Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean, became a territory of what country in 1958?

7. The origin of the Italian surname Ferraro refers to someone of what profession?

8. Mule Bone is a 1930 play by Zora Neale Hurston and what other African American author?

9. Brown, Chisholm, Bunton, Halliwell, and Adams were the last names of the five original members of what pop group?

10. Within two, in what year did the American League institute the designated hitter?

11. What is the common name of the 9th century illuminated manuscript Gospel book that is named for the Irish monastery that housed it for centuries and is considered the pinnacle of Insular illumination?

12. What nut is used in the formulation of orgeat, a syrup that also contains sugar and rose water or orange flower water and is used to flavor a Mai Tai?

13. Name the British general who surrendered to American and French forces at the Siege of Yorktown, the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater.

14. Jake and Elwood are the first names of what duo, who first appeared on television in 1978 and on the silver screen (as title characters) in 1980?

15. Gatwick and Stansted are the second and third busiest airports (by annual passengers) servicing what major city?

16. In vascular plants, what is the name for the living tissue that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis (sucrose in particular) to parts of the plant where they are needed?

17. What NHL team has won 13 Stanley Cups, second only to the Montreal Canadiens?

18. The Holy Piby was published in 1924 in Newark, NJ, and later banned in Jamaica. Along with The Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy and The Promised Key, it is one of the three main foundational texts of what religion?

19. The Uffizi Gallery is located in what city?

20. When referring to the music genre popular at raves, nightclubs, and festivals, what is EDM an initialism for?

21. Cans of certain varieties of what beverage brand are labeled with “0-Calorie 0-Sweetener 0-Sodium = Innocent!”?

22. In December 2017, what tech giant acquired the music-identification app Shazam?

23. Jack McCall, a buffalo hunter and gold miner, is best known for the murder of what man in 1877 (while his victim may or may not have been holding a poker hand that included black aces and black eights)?

24. Pretty Little Liars, The Fosters, and Switched at Birth are among the original programming to appear on what cable and satellite channel that was previously known as ABC Family?

25. The sports term “hat trick” originates from what sport (which is not hockey), where it was used as early as 1877?

26. Name the non-fiction author whose works include Notes from a Small Island and A Walk in the Woods (the latter of which was adapted into a 2015 film).

27. What is the name of the Buddhist temple that lends its name to a popular style of kung fu that was developed there, as well as the title of a 1982 film that marked the debut of Jet Li?

28. Born Joseph Saddler in 1958, name the hip hop artist and DJ who was the leader of the first hip hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? His group had their biggest hit in 1982 with “The Message”.

29. “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” was one of the original songs that Cat Stevens composed and performed for what 1971 black comedy?

30. The cable channel Fusion, Gizmodo Media Group (formerly Gawker Media), and satirical news site The Onion (40% stake) are among the properties of what media company?

31. Written in the early years of the 11th century, a work of classic Japanese literature written by noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu that depicts the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period is titled The Tale of whom?

32. What photojournalist created the iconic photograph Migrant Mother while working for the Farm Security Administration in 1936?

33. What is the name of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, introduced in 1988, that consists of banana ice cream with fudge chunks and walnuts?

34. The Grey Cup is awarded annually to the champions of what sports league?

35. The most expensive film ever made at the time, what 1995 science fiction action film features a main character known only as “The Mariner”?

36. What is the name of sweet-sounding model of the atom that was first proposed by J. J. Thomson in 1904, shortly after the discovery of the electron, but before the discovery of the atomic nucleus?

37. Lahore, which lies along the Ravi River, is the second largest city in what country?

38. What is the name of the hyphenated San Francisco neighborhood that is considered to be the origin and center of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s?

39. The Gini coefficient is used to measure the statistical dispersion of what within a nation’s population?

40. In the Book of Job, two large beasts are described to demonstrate to Job the futility of questioning God. The sea-dwelling beast in called Leviathan. What is the name of the land-dwelling beast, whose name today is used to describe any extremely large or powerful entity?

41. Name the genre of music, originating in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 19th century, which draws from African and French influences and uses rhythms that can be traced back to West African kaiso.

42. Within one, in what year did The Oprah Winfrey Show premier?

43. Name the style of roofed, open-sided patio that originated in Hawaii (and shares a name with one of the Hawaiian islands).

44. Lasting from 1934 until 1936, the Long March was a military retreat that occurred in what country?

45. Name the retail clothing company, founded in Lexington, Kentucky (not New York City) in 1987, that is known for its illustrated catalogs with long, vivid stories about its products.

46. Wenlock, Fuwa, Izzy, Cobi, and Misha are examples of characters created in association with what event?

47. Name either one of the pair of married sculptors whose public art installations include Spoonbridge and Cherry (Minneapolis), Free Stamp (Cleveland), and Dropped Cone (Cologne, Germany).

48. While there is no definitive origin story, possible inventors of what type of sandwich include a Jewish Lithuanian-born grocer based in Omaha, Nebraska and a German-Jewish deli owner in New York City? Despite no notable Irish connections, the sandwich is often consumed during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America due to it’s primary ingredient.

49. The Sea of Marmara (ancient name: Propontis) is contained entirely within the borders of what country?

50. Name the actress who has played Shakespeare characters including Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, and Juliet on stage, and won her only Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love.

51. A blues song that was originally recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953 (with other versions being released by John Lee Hooker in 1966 and George Thorogood in 1977) refers to what three alcoholic drinks in its title?

52. The Flavian Amphiteatre is better known as what Roman landmark?

53. John Tory is the current mayor of what major city?

53. John Tory is the current mayor of what major city?

54. On what part of the human body would you find the “vermilion border”?

55. Psephophorus terrypratchetti is an extinct species of what type of animal, named after author Terry Pratchett?

56. Get to Work, Get Together, City Living, and Cats & Dogs are all titles of expansion packs for which video game, who’s fourth release debuted in 2014?

57. In the 2018 season, the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars will relocate to what city?

58. What is the full name of the title character of the Tony and Grammy-winning musical, which debuted on Broadway in 2016, about an anxious teen dealing with the aftermath of his classmate’s suicide?

59. The now headless and armless (but notably not wingless) Hellenistic sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike, currently displayed at the Louvre, is known as the Winged Victory of what location?

60. What is the tallest peak (based on height above sea level) in the Karakoram, a mountain range that spans the borders of Pakistan, India, and China?

61. What is the two-word term for information sent out to the media (sometimes under the guise of a news “leak”) in order to observe the reaction of an audience? The term is translated from a French phrase for a small craft sent up before a manned ascent to determine the wind conditions.

62. The Cry of Love (1971), Crash Landing (1975), and Both Sides of the Sky (2018) are among the posthumous album releases by what recording artist?

63. What Mexican beer brand (which has been owned by Heineken since 2010) has branded itself as “the official beer of boxing”?

64. The Odobenidae family, whose name comes from the Greek for “tooth” and “walk”, only contains one living species. What is the name of that species?

65. Sir Henry Irving, Edwin Forrest, and Lucia Elizabeth Vestris were all a part of what profession in the 19th century?

66. What is the name of the Danish-born journalist and photographer whose 1890 publication How the Other Half Lives documented the miserable conditions of New York City slums and their inhabitants in the 1880s?

67. In 2005, an early viral video sensation (which spawned many additional videos of the same experiment) showed the geyser-like reaction that occurs when what two specific brand name products are combined?

68. The most commonly used atoms in atomic clocks are isotopes of what element? Atomic clocks using these atoms are considered the most accurate time and frequency standards, and are the primary standard for the definition of a second in SI units.

69. What is the title of the most famous work by 19th century Italian writer Carlo Collodi?

70. What is the name, derived from the Greek root words for “life” and “turning”, of the early animation device invented by William E. Lincoln that consists of a cylinder with cuts vertically in the sides. The cylinder’s inner surface contains a sequence of images that produces the illusion of motion when the cylinder is spun.

71. What is the name of the Memphis recording studio that opened in 1950, which claims the title of “birthplace of rock and roll” and served as the recording location for artists including Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, most notably, Elvis Presley?

72. In what year did South Sudan gain independence from Sudan?

73. Dalmatia, which lends its name to the dog breed Dalmatian, is a historical region of what Balkan country?

74. Name the current host of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, who is perhaps better known for hosting a number of popular reality shows.

75. “Running game”, “priming game”, “backgame”, and “duplication” are examples of gameplay strategies that can be used in what checkers and dice-based board game?

76. What term, which is Danish in origin but has become an international trend in interior design in recent years, comes a word for “wellbeing” and is used to describe a mood of coziness, comfort, and contentment?

77. What is the name of the makeup brand launched in 2017 by pop music artist Rihanna that has been praised for offering products for a wide range of skin tones (including forty shades of foundation)?

78. Name the Chicago-based outsider artist and musician who gained a cult following in the 1990’s for the bizarre and often obscene lyrical content of his songs, such as “Rock N’ Roll McDonald’s”, “Chronic Schizophrenia”, and “I Wupped Batman’s Ass”.

79. Unlike many coins, the current British fifty pence coin is not a circle. How many sides does it have?

80. What is the alternate name for the Red Army Faction, a West German far-left militant organization that was most active in the 1970’s, including activity in late 1977 which led to a national crisis known as the “German Autumn”?

81. The Tortellis (1987) was the much less popular and much shorter-lived (only 13 episodes ever aired) of the two television programs to spin off from what sitcom?

82. What is the name of the toy, originally conceived of as a prop for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and then produced and marketed by Tiger Electronics, which functioned as a portable variable-speed cassette player and recorder?

83. The firebombing of what German city during World War II serves as the central event in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five?

84. What is the name of the Japanese manual resist dyeing technique, which is used to produce patterns on fabric? Though there are many variations of the technique, the most commonly seen example in the West is tie-dyeing.

85. What is the common name for the early type of plastic formed by a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde which was first developed in 1907 and was widely used for a variety of products in the early 20th century, including radio and telephone casings, jewelry, kitchenware, and children’s toys?

86. The song “Meant to Be”, which has charted in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Adult Top 40, and US Hot Country Songs in 2018 was recorded by Bebe Rexha and features what country music duo?

87. The 1945 conference between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin to discuss Germany and Europe’s post-WWII reorganization was held in what city on the Crimean Peninsula?

88. What is the name of the 2015 action comedy and box office bomb, which starred Johnny Depp in the title role as an art dealer and con artist attempting to recover a stolen Goya painting?

89. What actor and musician, who won the 2018 Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance, allegedly acquired the stage name that he uses for his music career by typing his given name into an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator? You may provide either his given name or stage name.

90. On June 24th, 2018, what country will begin issuing driver’s licenses to women for the first time?

91. What country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

92. What is the term, originating in 18th to 19th century German philosophy, that translates as “spirit of the age” or “spirit of the times”?

93. What is the name of the protagonist, a fictional Napoleonic Wars era Royal Navy officer, in a series of novels by C. S. Forester? The character was played by Gregory Peck in a 1951 film adaption that encompassed the events of several of the novels.

94. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World’s Fair in the United States, occurred in what city?

95. Curaçao, located in the southern Caribbean Sea, is a territory of what European nation?

96. What is the name of the Japanese company that created many arcade game franchises, including Pac-Man, Tekken, and Dig Dug?

97. English musician Damon Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett are the driving forces behind what band, created in 1998?

98. Name the Cuban American artist, a key figure in the body art movement that emerged from the performance art scene of the 1970s, who often used her own body in works such as her Silueta Series, in which she created silhouettes of her form in nature using natural materials, ranging from leaves and twigs to blood.

99. What is the name of the pest, a type of beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers, that devastated the U.S. cotton industry in the early 20th century?

100. Within one, in what year was Fox News launched?

101. What were the first names of athletes O’Brien and Johnson, a pair of American decathletes who were featured in a Reebok advertising campaign that took place during the build-up to the 1992 Summer Olympics? (Two answers required.)

102. What is the name of the domestic cat breed, which has a semi-longhaired coat and blue eyes, that got its name from the tendency in early examples of the breed to go limp and relaxed when picked up?

103. What historic figure was murdered by an armed mob on June 27, 1844, in the town Nauvoo, Illinois, where he was the sitting mayor?

104. Running over 3,000 miles, I-90 is the longest U.S. Interstate Highway. What two major cities are located at the endpoints of the highway?

105. What is the festive political term for a bill in the United States Congress to which many, often irrelevant, floor amendments are attached, in many cases to provide benefits to a wide variety of groups or interests?

106. What is the name of the character, a parody of British television personalities, who has been played by actor Steve Coogan on radio, television, and film?

107. Name the American new wave band that originally formed as a performance art group and whose name was originally preceded by “The Mystic Knights of the…”.

108. What is the name of the starch, a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries around the globe, that is extracted from cassava root?

109. Name the actress, singer, and dancer who became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, a nomination she received for the 1954 film Carmen Jones.

110. In July of 1877, a strike (sometimes known as the Great Upheaval) began in Martinsburg, West Virginia and lasted 45 days until it was put down by local and state militias and federal troops. In what industry did the workers involved in the strike work?

111. What two-word term was popularized with the publication of cartoonist Will Eisner’s 1978 book A Contract with God?

112. What famous structure is located on Mount Lee, located in the Santa Monica Mountains?

113. Name the star of stage and screen who won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for “Hello, Dolly!” in 1964 and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for “Thoroughly Modern Millie” in 1967.

114. What is the term for a device, patented in Ireland by Guinness, that is placed into a container of beer to manage the characteristics of the beer’s head?

115. Takuma Sato (2017), Alexander Rossi (2016), and Juan Pablo Montoya (2015) are the three most recent winners of what sporting event?

116. Name the Australian-based global Pentecostal megachurch that has produced over 40 albums, which have sold over 11 million copies in total. The church has 80 affiliated locations worldwide, and recently gained tabloid attention when Justin Bieber (and a number of other celebrities) began attending their services.

117. Name the Romanian gymnast who earned the first perfect score in Olympic gymnastics history, doing so for her routine on the uneven bars at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

118. Just Born, a candy manufacturer based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is the producer of what animal-shaped treat?

119. What is the name of the ancient city, located near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey, which was an early center of Christianity and lends its name to a fictional holy hand grenade?

120. By what name are members of the Christian religious group Religious Society of Friends (or Friends Church) most commonly known?

121. Name the mockumentary Netflix series that debuted in 2017, a satire of true crime documentaries that examines the aftermath of a high school prank in which members of the faculty find phallic images drawn on their vehicles.

122. The movies Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, and About a Boy were all based on novels by what English author?

123. The 1967 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage was known Loving vs. what state?

124. What famous sculpture was originally named The Poet (French: Le Poète) and was initially conceived of as a representation of Dante?

125. What is the term for soft mineral or rock that is often used for carving and can be processed for plaster powder. In archaeology, the substance can either be the fine-grained massive type of gypsum or the fine-grained banded type of calcite. In geology, it always refers to the gypsum type.

126. What landlocked African country is bordered by Zambia to the north, Mozambique to the east, South Africa to the south, and Botswana to the west?

127. Which current NFL team has remained in the same city with the same name for the longest period of time?

128. Name the Russian composer who is considered the last great figure of Russian Romanticism and who composed Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini?

129. The Minoan civilization, named after the mythological King Minos, was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization which prospered from about 2600 to 1100 BCE on what island?

130. What is the name of the Japanese animation film studio known for it’s anime feature films, including Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away?

131. In the image above, Wile E. Coyote is utilizing what art technique
of creating the illusion of three dimensions, which comes from the French for “deceive the eye”?

132. The icon above was used by what early Internet messaging application?

133. This diagram shows variants of a type of ball that is used in what sport?

134. This image comes from what post- apocalyptic video game series?

135. The portrait of Patti Smith on the cover of her album “Horses” was taken by what photographer, a close friend and roommate of Smith’s?

136. This flag belongs to what nation?

137. What artist created this sculpture?

138. When seen on a clothing tag, what does this symbol mean?

 

139. What is the term for the type of natural rock formation in this image?

140. What two words have been redacted from this image?