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Life Savers
What hard candy, with a hole in the middle, comes in a foil roll and features the 5 standard flavors of cherry, pineapple, raspberry, watermelon, and orange?
C. Montgomery Burns
Waylon Smithers is the personal assistant to what well known fictional character?
Quid pro quo
Which Latin phrase, which translates as 'this for that', is taken to mean a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services?
1911
Won by Ray Harroun at the amazing speed of 74.602mph, the first Indianapolis 500 race was held in what year?
The Mystery Machine
What is written on the side of the van driven by the gang on Scooby Doo?
RMS Queen Mary
Now permanently moored in Long Beach, CA, and serves as a hotel and restaurants, what famed Cunard liner first sailed on May 27, 1937 and was retired in 1967?
Trap
Designed to prevent sewer gas from passing back into your house, what is the name for the U-shaped pipe that connects below sink drains?
Jellystone
In which park do Yogi Bear and his little buddy Boo Boo live?
Mai Tai
What cocktail, consisting of rum, curacao, and lime juice, did bar owner Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr., better known as Trader Vic, claim to invent?
Cancer
Oncology is the study of what?
Ukraine
The site of a mid-19th century conflict, in which modern day country is the Crimean peninsula?
5
How many dice are used in the games of Yahtzee?
Drums
Bass, Tom-tom, and Snare are all types of what?
Mule
A hinny is the product of a male horse and a female donkey. What is the name for the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse?
Heimlich Maneuver
The June 1974 edition of Emergency Medicine included an article entitled "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary", which described what common procedure?
Pretty Boy
What was the awesome nickname of depression era bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd?
Northwest Folklife
Drawing an estimated 235,000 visitors, what is the name of the annual festival of ethnic, folk, and traditional art, crafts, and music that took place at Seattle Center this last weekend?
Illinois
Known as The Prairie State, what was the 21st state to join the Union on Dec 3. 1818?
Salmon
Chum, pink, and Chinook are all types of what?
On Stranger Tides
Based upon a 1987 historical fantasy novel by Tim Powers, what is the name and inspiration for the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series?
200
The Indianapolis 500 race, held over the Memorial Day weekend, takes how many laps to complete the full 500 miles?
Shoeshine Boy
What is the alter ego of everyone's favorite hero, Underdog?
40%
In the United States, if liquor is defined as 80 proof, what is the percentage of alcohol by volume?
R2-D2
What is the name of the astromech droid companion of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise?
Superman
With a June, 1938 cover date, Action Comics #1 introduced what iconic character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster?
25
Last week saw the end of the line for the Oprah Winfrey Show, after how many years on the air?
The Powerpuff Girls
“Sugar… spice… and everything nice” plus a healthy dose of a mysterious substance called “Chemical X” is responsible for creating what cartoon crime fighters?
Video Game
Opening this week, the movie Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is the latest installment of the Prince of Persia franchise, which was originally created as a what:
Federal Express
The advertising slogan for what company was "When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight"?
Sherlock Holmes
A group of street urchins, the Baker Street Irregulars are employed by whom?
Iron
A deficiency in what mineral causes anemia?
Hagar the Horrible
What comic strip, created by Dik Browne and now drawn by his son Chris, contains, among others, the wife Helga, a brilliant son named Hamlet, a bimbo-like daughter Helga, a duck Kvack, and a dog Snert?
200
Won by a Scotsman this year, how many laps does it take to complete the Indianapolis 500?
Heimlich Maneuver
"Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary", an article published in the June, 1974 issue of Emergency Medicine, describes what potentially life saving maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts?
Return of the Jedi
Who's missing: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith?
AB+
In the world of blood donations, O- types are considered to be universal donors (blood compatible with all types). What blood type is considered to be a universal recipient (can accept any blood type)?
Schizoid Personality Disorder
What does the DSM-IV define as:     A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated b four (or more) of the following: (1) neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family (2) almost always chooses solitary activities (3) has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person (4) takes pleasure in few, if any, activities (5) lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives (6) appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others (7) shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, another Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
Grover Cleveland
June 2, 1886 saw which US President, the 22nd (and 24th), marry Frances Folsom in the White House, the only president who actually got married at the White House?
A sucker
According to circus owner P. T. Barnum, whose first show began touring 176 years ago today, there's a what born every minute?
butterfly
In addition to stinging like a bee, Muhammed Ali described his fighting style as floating like a what?
Iron Curtain
Coined during Winston Churchill's Sinews of Peace speech, what was the name given to the boundary between the Warsaw Pact and NATO during the cold war?
Robert F. Kennedy
June 5, 1968 saw which US presidential candidate shot at the Ambassador Hotel (since razed), by radical Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan?
Memorial Day
What federal holiday, first enacted to honor the Union soldiers of the Civil War, was formerly called Decoration Day?
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak, who spent 20 years as the leader of what country, received a life sentence last week on charges of killing protesters during last year's revolution?
Green River
What early Seattle grunge band, which shared a name with a CCR song, had former members who formed the nucleus of bands you might have heard of: Pearl Jam and Mudhoney?
Baked Alaska
What name is given to the dessert consisting of ice cream on sponge cake covered with meringue and browned quickly in a hot oven?
Missiles
Hellfire, Stinger, and Tomahawk are all types of what?
Johann Strauss II
Which famed Viennese composer, who died on June 3, 1899, was known as the Waltz King?
Queen Bee
In an apiary or hive, feeding a bee larvae royal jelly will result in it developing into what?
The Green Lantern
DC Comics recently announced that what long running comic character, introduced in 1940, is gay?
Women
July 4, 1919 saw Congress pass the 19th amendment (although it wasn't officially ratified until Aug 20, 1920), which gave the vote to which previously disenfranchised group?
Richard Dawson
Who’s missing: Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O’Hurley, Steve Harvey
1984
Published today in 1949, which George Orwell novel features Winston Smith and Big Brother?
Venus
In an event that won't be repeated until 2117, appropriately protected eyes were greeted with the transit of what celestial body across the face of the sun today?
Tin Woodman
In the classic L. Frank Baum story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which of Dorothy's traveling companion was searching for a heart?
Patty Melt
What popular sandwich consists of a hamburger patty, sautĂŠed onions, and Swiss cheese on rye bread, which is then grilled?
Jacques Cousteau
Sailing aboard a converted WWII minesweeper, built right here in Ballard, WA in 1942, which noted French explorer is credited with inventing the aqualung, making modern scuba diving possible?
Robert F Kennedy
On June 5, 1968, noted asshat Sirhan Sirhan killed what presidential candidate in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles?
Toronto Blue Jays
Formerly known as Sky Dome, Rogers Centre is home to what American League baseball team, the only MLB team located outside the United States?
Patty and Selma Bouvier
Voiced by Julie Kavner, who are the older twin sisters of Marge Simpson?
Alabama
Known as the Yellowhammer State, what was the 22nd state to join the Union on December 14, 1819?
Skunk
What type of animal is cartoon character Pepe Le Pew?
Adam Smith
June 4, 1723 saw the birth, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, of what social philosopher and pioneer of economics, who wrote such weighty tomes as The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations?
Tin
What is added to copper to make bronze?
Batman
Joe Chill is a petty mugger who, one nights, murders Thomas and Martha Wayne during an attempted robbery, leaving behind an orphan who grows up to be whom?
Salem
Bridget Bishop was hanged on June 10, 1692 at Gallows Hill near what Massachusetts city for certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries?
Donald Duck
What sailor suit wearing, short tempered cartoon character made his first appearance on June 9, 1934 in the Silly Symphonies cartoon The Wise Little Hen?
Nineteen Eighty-Four
June 8, 1949 saw London publishers Secker and Warburg which book which features a perpetual war between Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia?
Duwamish
June 7, 1866 saw the death of Chief Seattle, after whom some city somewhere is probably named. What tribe was he the chief of?
Frank Lloyd Wright
June 8, 1867 saw the birth of what American architect and interior designer, and leader of the Prairie school movement, whose most famous design is Fallingwater in Pittsburg?
The Mouse that Roared
In what 1959 Peter Sellers movie does the Duchy of Grand Fenwick invade the US in an attempt to start a war so that the US will rebuild their nation following its victory?
Tobacco
If I prank call a store asking if they have Prince Albert in a can, what type of product am I looking for?
Eye
What is the name for the region of mostly calm weather found at the center of a strong hurricane?
Van Halen
What rock band had a notorious clause in their standard concert contract that specified that all brown M&Ms needed to be removed the bowl provided to the rockers?
The Boston Strangler
Serial killer Albert de Salvo was better known as whom?
French Open
Finished up earlier this week, what is the only of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments currently played on clay?
Timex
What product was advertised by the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking"
Anne Frank
Born Annelies Marie on June 12, 1929, who received a diary for her 13th birthday?
HeMan
By the power of Greyskull, who, alongside Teela and Man-At-Arms, battled Skeletor to defend Eternia?
Blondie
Inked by Dean Young, the travails of the Bumstead family are depicted in what comic strip created in 1930?
32
How many teams compete in the World Cup?
Mercury
Now that Pluto's been demoted, what's the smallest planet of the solar system, with a radius only 0.3892 that of Earth?
Belmont Stakes
Run last Saturday, what race is the 3rd, and final, leg of Thoroughbred Horse Racing's Triple Crown?
World Wide Web
June 8, 1955 saw the birth of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, British engineer and computer scientist best known for inventing what modern convenience that nobody could get by without anymore?
Brazil
Winner of 5, what is the only nation who has sent a team to every World Cup?
Omaha
What's missing: Gold, Sword, Juno, Utah?
John Paul Jones
Considered the father of the US Navy, what Revolutionary War hero is famous for his "I have not yet begun to fight!" quote?
Mercury
Named for it's proximity to the local NBA team, what is the name of the WNBA team in Phoenix?
Montana
Born June 11, 1880, Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, represented which Northwestern state?
New Hampshire
For a point each, name the state(s) bordering Maine
Betamax
May 10, 1975 saw Sony release what, which later lost in the first modern format war against its rival from JVC?
Centrifuge
Which instrument can separate two liquids by spinning them at high speed?
Jimmy Carter
What former U.S. president, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is known for his staunch support of Habitat for Humanity?
James Earl Jones
Which actor provided the voice for Darth Vader and "This is CNN"?
Painkiller
An analgesic drug is used as what?
Tittle
In English, what is the name for the dot that appears over the lower case letters i and j?
Roswell
Outside of what New Mexico town was a supposed crashed UFO discovered on June 14, 1947, which the Gov't swears was a weather balloon?
Cheese
The terms curds and whey are associated with making what?
Dr. Leonard McCoy
Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a trivia question! DeForrest Kelly (He’s dead, Jim, on Jun 11, 1999) played what character on ST:TOS?
Jones Soda Company
What local beverage company, which moved its' headquarters here in 2000, manufactures an energy drink called WhoopAss?