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L.L. Bean	Named after its founder, Leon Leonwood, what Freeport, ME based retailer of clothing and outdoor gear is well known for their Hudson's Bay Point Blanket?
Green	In the Tour de France, the overall leader wears the yellow jersey, the king of the mountain wears the red and white polka dot. What color does the sprint leader wear?
George Thorogood	What blues rocker is backed by The Destroyers?
Train robbery	On July 21, 1873, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pulled off the first successful what of the American West, in Adair Iowa?
The Boondocks	What comic strip, introduced by Aaron McGruder in 1999, features the characters Huey Freeman, a angry, cynical 10 year old boy, and his younger brother Riley, who is a fan of the thug life?
Bruce Lee	What famed martial artist, who died on July 20, 1970, is buried in Lakeview Cemetery up on Capitol Hill, next to his son, also a martial artist?
Apollo 11	July 20, 1969 saw the landing of what NASA mission, the first to land men on the moon?
George Patton	What World War II figure was known as Old Blood and Guts?
Evolution	A case that riveted the nation, the case of The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes concluded on July 21, 1925, with the jury finding Mr. Scopes guilty of teaching what?
Green	What color are the 0 (and potentially 00) spots on a roulette wheel?
bird	According to the proverb, a what in your hand is worth two in your bush?
Powell	Claiming to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world, what downtown Portland institution occupies over 68,000 sq feet of retail floor space?
Soap	A parent company of on of the worlds largest consumer products brands Unilever, What product did Lever Brothers manufacture when they first opened shop in 1885?
Tahoe	Note quite the Canyonero (or suburban, for that matter), what full sized SUV from Chevrolet is the companion to the GMC Yukon?
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Which U.S. president introduced an economic recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal?
Green Eggs and Ham	Which book by Dr. Seuss features a character who calls himself “Sam I Am”?
Penthouse	In a sad day for all of us, July 23, 1984 saw beauty queen Vanessa Williams resign her Miss America crown after nude pictures of her were published in what magazine?
Tennessee	What southern state, home of the 17th President of the United States, and site of many Union victories, was the first to be readmitted to the Union on July 24, 1866?
Cindy	Michele Obama is the current First Lady of the United States. If John McCain had won, what would the first lady’s name be?
Apollo Creed	As portrayed by Carl Weathers, and known as “The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Dancing Destroyer”, or “The Count of Monte Fisto”, what was the name of the opponent Rocky faced for the Word Championship title in the first Rocky movie?
Peloton	What is the large pack of bike riders in a race such as the Tour de France called?
Penn Jillette	In the stupid celebrity names category, what Las Vegas based entertainer named his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter and his son Zolten?
1 wood	Which golf club would be used to hit the ball the farthest? The 1 wood or the 5 wood?
The brain	What part of the body does meningitis affect?
$100	The Scopes Monkey trial was completed on July 21, 1925 and John Scopes found guilty. How much was he fined?
Cindy	A longtime resident of Jellystone National Park, what is the name of Yogi Bears long suffering girlfriend?
Walter Cronkite	“And that’s the way it is” closed the broadcasts of what legendary anchorman, who passed away this week at age 92?
7	How many different husbands has Elizabeth Taylor had?
Marvin	What was the name of the paranoid android in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?
Sasha Baron Cohen	What is the name of the British comedian behind the characters Bruno and Borat?
Police Academy	What movie franchise included such installments as Back in Training, Citizens on Patrol, and City Under Siege?
Microsoft	"Where do you want to go today?" was the advertising slogan for what company in the 1990s?
Sherlock Holmes	Irene Adler, known simply as "the woman", is the only woman ever to have bested who, in a battle of wits?
The camel	What animal is also known as the ship of the desert?
Apollo	Second only to Zeus, who is the Greek god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more?
The Andes	What is the longest exposed mountain range in the world?
Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash sang, “I hear the train a comin’. It’s rolling round the bend. And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when.” What was he singing about?
O-	Because they can donate to anyone, people with what blood type are known as universal donors?
Lake Mead	What lake was formed by the construction of Hoover Dam?
Tennessee	Which Rocky Top state was the first Southern state to be readmitted to the Union following the end of the civil war?
Beatrix Potter	Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin were all characters created by what famed children's writer, born July 28, 1866?
Dirty Harry Callahan	The movies Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool, (plus an eponymous film), feature the exploits of what San Francisco police detective, played by none other than Clint Eastwood?
An elephant	What does a mahout keep or ride?
Vanessa Williams	Who became the first Miss America to have to resign her crown on July 23, 1984, when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse?
Animal House	Name the 1978 movie from the plot summary: "At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him."
Thorax	What part of an insect's body joins its head to its abdomen?
Argentina, Brazil	For a point each, name the 2 countries surrounding the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
I love you	What did Stevie Wonder just call to say in 1984?
The Tyger	In a 1794 poem by William Blake, which animal is described as burning bright?
John Dillinger	Melvin Purvis and Samuel P. Cowley led the FBI team that confronted, and ultimately killed, what noted gangster outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, 1934?
University of Oxford	A Rhodes Scholarship allows a student to do postgraduate work at which school?
Limerick	Often with obscene or risque intent, what poetry uses a strict AABBA rhyme scheme?
Lead	From the Latin plumbum, what element has an atomic weight of 82 and uses the symbol pb?
Yellowstone	What national park, the first in the world, is home to the Roosevelt Arch, whose cornerstone was laid by the totally badassed president himself in 1903?
Checkmate	What word derives from the Persian phrase, "Shah Mat" meaning the king is helpless?
Iowa	Known as The Hawkeye State, what was the 29th state to join the Union on December 28, 1848?
Henry Ford	The father of the modern assembly line, what American industrialist, born on July 30, 1863, was a prolific inventor with 161 patents to his name?
Sleep	Hypnos and Somnus were, respectively, the Greek and Roman gods of what?
The Black Pearl	Said to be "nigh uncatchable", what ship, originally called the Wicked Wench, is captained by Jack Sparrow every chance he gets?
Aerosmith	1970 - Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford
The Korean War	What war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjom on July 27, 1953?
Purl	What basic knitting stitch, the reverse of the knit, is formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle?
Israel	In what country would you find the 4,700 square-mile Negev Desert?
Sherman's Lagoon	What daily comic strip, created by Jim Toomey in 1991, features an overweight, lazy shark, his wife Megan, a sea turtle named Fillmore, and crab named Hawthorne, among others?
Dungeons & Dragons	Generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games, Gary Gygax, along with Dave Arneson, was the mastermind behind what major game?
The French Chef	What influential show, which paved the way for the future of cooking shows on TV, was hosted by Julia Child?
French 75	Named for a field piece, what is the name of the cocktail consisting of gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar?
Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms	What three titans of classical music are collectively known as the Three Bs?
Acme	What is the name of the company from which Wile E. Coyote gets all of his supplies in his vain attempts to capture the Road Runner?
Betty Ford	What former first lady, following a family intervention for her alcohol consumption problem, founded an addiction clinic in Rancho Mirage, Ca in 1982?
The inch	What unit of measure was once defined as the length of three grains of barley laid end to end?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge	What opium addicted English poet, who died on July 25, 1834, wrote such works as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, and Kubla Kahn?
French Open	What's missing: Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon
Gerald Ford	Sara Jane Moore spent 32 years in prison for attempting to assassinate which president a mere 17 days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried?
Bill Haley	Which 1950's legends backing band was known as The Comets (or His Comets)?
Second Lady of the United States	By what title is the vice president's wife commonly known?
Chrysler Cordoba	Ricardo Montalban extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" in what model of car, produced from 1975 to 1983?
Department of State	July 27, 1789 saw George Washington sign the bill that created the first ever Federal Agency under the US constitution, the Department of Foreign Affairs. By what name is the department currently known?
The Eagle	Anchored by the star Altair, what animal does the constellation Aquia represent?
Venezuela	What was the first country to get foreign aid from the United States, in 1812, following a devastating earthquake?
Insulin	What hormone are Type I diabetics deficient in?
Captain Jack Sparrow	Who is captain of the Black Pearl in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise?
Snakes	The phrase “If red touches yellow, you’re a dead fellow; if red touches black, you’re alright, Jack” is used to distinguish between different types of what?
Turkey	In bowling, what bird's name is given to three successive strikes?
Sherlock Holmes	Although never actually used in the books, the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson." is commonly attributed to whom?
Spot	What is the name of the dog in the primer books Dick and Jane?
Eagle	What car company, with a 10 year lifespan, was created from the purchase of American Motors by Chrysler in 1988?
Eagle	What was the name give to the lunar module piloted by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong that was the first to land on the moon?
Bugs Bunny	Which cartoon character was introduced on July 27, 1940 in the short "A Wild Hare"?
Parsec	What unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years?
Cheshire Cat	Which Lewis Carroll character was known for its enormous grin?
Pilot Inspektor	Sounding more like an FAA employee, what did Jason Lee and Beth Reifsgraf name their son?
In God We Trust	July 30, 1956 saw the adoption of what phrase as the official motto of the United States?
FedEx	When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight?
Son of Sam	Serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1975 to 1976, was known in the press by what name?
Tigris	Founded 1250 years ago yesterday, the Iraqi city of Baghdad lies along which river?
Tendon	What tough band of dense, white, fibrous tissues connects a muscle with another body part?
Pictionary	In what Hasbro game do teams of players try and guess specific words from one of 5 categories, based upon their partners drawing ability?
Windsock	What is the name for the conical textile tube hung from a pole at airports used to indicate wind direction and relative speed?
Long John Silver	Who was the pirate leader in the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson?

L.L. Bean

Named after its founder, Leon Leonwood, what Freeport, ME based retailer of clothing and outdoor gear is well known for their Hudson's Bay Point Blanket?

Green

In the Tour de France, the overall leader wears the yellow jersey, the king of the mountain wears the red and white polka dot. What color does the sprint leader wear?

George Thorogood

What blues rocker is backed by The Destroyers?

Train robbery

On July 21, 1873, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pulled off the first successful what of the American West, in Adair Iowa?

The Boondocks

What comic strip, introduced by Aaron McGruder in 1999, features the characters Huey Freeman, a angry, cynical 10 year old boy, and his younger brother Riley, who is a fan of the thug life?

Bruce Lee

What famed martial artist, who died on July 20, 1970, is buried in Lakeview Cemetery up on Capitol Hill, next to his son, also a martial artist?

Apollo 11

July 20, 1969 saw the landing of what NASA mission, the first to land men on the moon?

George Patton

What World War II figure was known as Old Blood and Guts?

Evolution

A case that riveted the nation, the case of The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes concluded on July 21, 1925, with the jury finding Mr. Scopes guilty of teaching what?

Green

What color are the 0 (and potentially 00) spots on a roulette wheel?

bird

According to the proverb, a what in your hand is worth two in your bush?

Powell

Claiming to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world, what downtown Portland institution occupies over 68,000 sq feet of retail floor space?

Soap

A parent company of on of the worlds largest consumer products brands Unilever, What product did Lever Brothers manufacture when they first opened shop in 1885?

Tahoe

Note quite the Canyonero (or suburban, for that matter), what full sized SUV from Chevrolet is the companion to the GMC Yukon?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which U.S. president introduced an economic recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal?

Green Eggs and Ham

Which book by Dr. Seuss features a character who calls himself “Sam I Am”?

Penthouse

In a sad day for all of us, July 23, 1984 saw beauty queen Vanessa Williams resign her Miss America crown after nude pictures of her were published in what magazine?

Tennessee

What southern state, home of the 17th President of the United States, and site of many Union victories, was the first to be readmitted to the Union on July 24, 1866?

Cindy

Michele Obama is the current First Lady of the United States. If John McCain had won, what would the first lady’s name be?

Apollo Creed

As portrayed by Carl Weathers, and known as “The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Dancing Destroyer”, or “The Count of Monte Fisto”, what was the name of the opponent Rocky faced for the Word Championship title in the first Rocky movie?

Peloton

What is the large pack of bike riders in a race such as the Tour de France called?

Penn Jillette

In the stupid celebrity names category, what Las Vegas based entertainer named his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter and his son Zolten?

1 wood

Which golf club would be used to hit the ball the farthest? The 1 wood or the 5 wood?

The brain

What part of the body does meningitis affect?

$100

The Scopes Monkey trial was completed on July 21, 1925 and John Scopes found guilty. How much was he fined?

Cindy

A longtime resident of Jellystone National Park, what is the name of Yogi Bears long suffering girlfriend?

Walter Cronkite

“And that’s the way it is” closed the broadcasts of what legendary anchorman, who passed away this week at age 92?

7

How many different husbands has Elizabeth Taylor had?

Marvin

What was the name of the paranoid android in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

Sasha Baron Cohen

What is the name of the British comedian behind the characters Bruno and Borat?

Police Academy

What movie franchise included such installments as Back in Training, Citizens on Patrol, and City Under Siege?

Microsoft

"Where do you want to go today?" was the advertising slogan for what company in the 1990s?

Sherlock Holmes

Irene Adler, known simply as "the woman", is the only woman ever to have bested who, in a battle of wits?

The camel

What animal is also known as the ship of the desert?

Apollo

Second only to Zeus, who is the Greek god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more?

The Andes

What is the longest exposed mountain range in the world?

Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash sang, “I hear the train a comin’. It’s rolling round the bend. And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when.” What was he singing about?

O-

Because they can donate to anyone, people with what blood type are known as universal donors?

Lake Mead

What lake was formed by the construction of Hoover Dam?

Tennessee

Which Rocky Top state was the first Southern state to be readmitted to the Union following the end of the civil war?

Beatrix Potter

Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin were all characters created by what famed children's writer, born July 28, 1866?

Dirty Harry Callahan

The movies Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool, (plus an eponymous film), feature the exploits of what San Francisco police detective, played by none other than Clint Eastwood?

An elephant

What does a mahout keep or ride?

Vanessa Williams

Who became the first Miss America to have to resign her crown on July 23, 1984, when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse?

Animal House

Name the 1978 movie from the plot summary: "At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him."

Thorax

What part of an insect's body joins its head to its abdomen?

Argentina, Brazil

For a point each, name the 2 countries surrounding the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

I love you

What did Stevie Wonder just call to say in 1984?

The Tyger

In a 1794 poem by William Blake, which animal is described as burning bright?

John Dillinger

Melvin Purvis and Samuel P. Cowley led the FBI team that confronted, and ultimately killed, what noted gangster outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, 1934?

University of Oxford

A Rhodes Scholarship allows a student to do postgraduate work at which school?

Limerick

Often with obscene or risque intent, what poetry uses a strict AABBA rhyme scheme?

Lead

From the Latin plumbum, what element has an atomic weight of 82 and uses the symbol pb?

Yellowstone

What national park, the first in the world, is home to the Roosevelt Arch, whose cornerstone was laid by the totally badassed president himself in 1903?

Checkmate

What word derives from the Persian phrase, "Shah Mat" meaning the king is helpless?

Iowa

Known as The Hawkeye State, what was the 29th state to join the Union on December 28, 1848?

Henry Ford

The father of the modern assembly line, what American industrialist, born on July 30, 1863, was a prolific inventor with 161 patents to his name?

Sleep

Hypnos and Somnus were, respectively, the Greek and Roman gods of what?

The Black Pearl

Said to be "nigh uncatchable", what ship, originally called the Wicked Wench, is captained by Jack Sparrow every chance he gets?

Aerosmith

1970 - Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford

The Korean War

What war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjom on July 27, 1953?

Purl

What basic knitting stitch, the reverse of the knit, is formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle?

Israel

In what country would you find the 4,700 square-mile Negev Desert?

Sherman's Lagoon

What daily comic strip, created by Jim Toomey in 1991, features an overweight, lazy shark, his wife Megan, a sea turtle named Fillmore, and crab named Hawthorne, among others?

Dungeons & Dragons

Generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games, Gary Gygax, along with Dave Arneson, was the mastermind behind what major game?

The French Chef

What influential show, which paved the way for the future of cooking shows on TV, was hosted by Julia Child?

French 75

Named for a field piece, what is the name of the cocktail consisting of gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar?

Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms

What three titans of classical music are collectively known as the Three Bs?

Acme

What is the name of the company from which Wile E. Coyote gets all of his supplies in his vain attempts to capture the Road Runner?

Betty Ford

What former first lady, following a family intervention for her alcohol consumption problem, founded an addiction clinic in Rancho Mirage, Ca in 1982?

The inch

What unit of measure was once defined as the length of three grains of barley laid end to end?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

What opium addicted English poet, who died on July 25, 1834, wrote such works as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, and Kubla Kahn?

French Open

What's missing: Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon

Gerald Ford

Sara Jane Moore spent 32 years in prison for attempting to assassinate which president a mere 17 days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried?

Bill Haley

Which 1950's legends backing band was known as The Comets (or His Comets)?

Second Lady of the United States

By what title is the vice president's wife commonly known?

Chrysler Cordoba

Ricardo Montalban extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" in what model of car, produced from 1975 to 1983?

Department of State

July 27, 1789 saw George Washington sign the bill that created the first ever Federal Agency under the US constitution, the Department of Foreign Affairs. By what name is the department currently known?

The Eagle

Anchored by the star Altair, what animal does the constellation Aquia represent?

Venezuela

What was the first country to get foreign aid from the United States, in 1812, following a devastating earthquake?

Insulin

What hormone are Type I diabetics deficient in?

Captain Jack Sparrow

Who is captain of the Black Pearl in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise?

Snakes

The phrase “If red touches yellow, you’re a dead fellow; if red touches black, you’re alright, Jack” is used to distinguish between different types of what?

Turkey

In bowling, what bird's name is given to three successive strikes?

Sherlock Holmes

Although never actually used in the books, the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson." is commonly attributed to whom?

Spot

What is the name of the dog in the primer books Dick and Jane?

Eagle

What car company, with a 10 year lifespan, was created from the purchase of American Motors by Chrysler in 1988?

Eagle

What was the name give to the lunar module piloted by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong that was the first to land on the moon?

Bugs Bunny

Which cartoon character was introduced on July 27, 1940 in the short "A Wild Hare"?

Parsec

What unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years?

Cheshire Cat

Which Lewis Carroll character was known for its enormous grin?

Pilot Inspektor

Sounding more like an FAA employee, what did Jason Lee and Beth Reifsgraf name their son?

In God We Trust

July 30, 1956 saw the adoption of what phrase as the official motto of the United States?

FedEx

When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight?

Son of Sam

Serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1975 to 1976, was known in the press by what name?

Tigris

Founded 1250 years ago yesterday, the Iraqi city of Baghdad lies along which river?

Tendon

What tough band of dense, white, fibrous tissues connects a muscle with another body part?

Pictionary

In what Hasbro game do teams of players try and guess specific words from one of 5 categories, based upon their partners drawing ability?

Windsock

What is the name for the conical textile tube hung from a pole at airports used to indicate wind direction and relative speed?

Long John Silver

Who was the pirate leader in the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson?