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Vanessa Williams	Suzette Charles of New Jersey became Miss America 1984 because of the resignation of the actual winner. Whom did she replace?
Pol Pot	What was the pseudonym of the Far Eastern despot Saloth Sar?
Golden Spike	May 10, 1869 Promontory Summit, Utah, saw the driving of what historic object, still celebrated on the back of the Utah state quarter?
Elvis Presley	Colonel Tom Parker, the Colonel being an honorary title only, made his mark managing what entertainer?
New York	August 15th, 1969 saw the opening of 3 day music festival on Max Yasgurs farm that became known as Woodstock. In what state did the festival take place?
Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo	For a point each, name the vaudeville and movie stars known as the Marx brothers
Missouri	On August 10, 1821, this state, known as the Show Me State, was admitted to the Union as #24?
Alcohol	Ratified on January 29, 1919, the 18th amendment to the US Constitution regulates the sale of what?
Roberts Rules of Order	In 1876, Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert, he of San Juan Island fortifications during the Pig War fame, published what classic tome, still published today?
Grapes	According to the Aesop fable, what food could the fox not reach, which he then declared to be unpalatable?
Bona fide	What Latin phrase, which translates as "in good faith", is taken to mean sincere, honest intention or belief, or authentic and true?
Photon	What subatomic particle has no mass, no electric charge, and a spin of 1?
Q and Z	The highest scoring tiles, what two letters are worth 10 points each in a game of Scrabble?
Komo	Winning 5 Emmys and one Edward R. Murrow award, long time local news anchor Kathi Goertzen, who died this week of brain tumors, worked for what TV station?
Tony the Tiger	What cereal mascot’s motto is “They’re grrrreat!”?
The Go-Gos	What 80’s New Wave band thought “We Had the Beat” before then went on “Vacation”, although “Our Lips are Sealed”, so you may not know about being “Head Over Heals”?
Woodstock	The town of Bethel, NY was treated to the start of “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”, when what started on August 15, 1969?
Eggs	What is the main food ingredient of a frittata?
A Nurse	What does the child take, according to the nursery rhyme The Farmer in the Dell?
The Blue Angels	What is the more common name for the US Navy's aerial demonstration team?
Epaulette	From the French for Little Shoulder, what is the name for the ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations?
Spilt Milk	According to the proverb, it's no use crying over what?
Tigers	The sports teams from Auburn University, LSU, Princeton University, and University of Missouri all use the same name. Is it:
WWE	The professional wrestling organization formerly known as the WWF is now known by what set of initials?
Farad	What is the SI unit of measurement for capacitance (defined as the ability of a body to store an electrical charge)?
Volleyball	Spike, Dig, Set, and Block are found in which Olympic sport?
Davy Crockett	Although actually born in what was then the semi-autonomous region known as The State of Franklin, whom did Fess Parker claim was born on a mountaintop in Tennessee?
Gold	The Recording Industry Association of America awards what certification for an album that sells 500,000 copies?
Minnesota	Known as North Star State, among several others, what was the 32nd state to join the Union on May 11, 1858?
William Randolph Hearst	August 14, 1951 saw the death of what newspaper magnate, whose life was the basis for the movie Citizen Kane?
Ray-Ban	Characterized by dark, often reflective lenses having an area two or three times the area of the eye socket, and metal frames with bayonet earpieces, aviator sunglasses are sold by what company?
Enigma	Consisting of rotors, a lampboard, a keyboard, and a plugboard, what is the name of the electro-mechanical cipher machine deployed by the Germans during WWII?
Davy Crockett	What American folk hero was “Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so’s he knew every tree, Killed him a bear when he was only three.”
Salt	As part of a purification ritual, what do sumo wrestlers traditionally throw into the ring prior to a bout?
Stan Lee	What noted comic book writer and former head of Marvel Comics, co-created such institutions as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and even had an appearance on The Simpsons?
Ray Bradbury	What famed science fiction writer, who celebrates an august birthday, is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles?
Basil	Which herb is usually used as the main ingredient in traditional pesto?
Christopher Pike	Introduced in the episode The Cage, who was the original captain of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek world?
Sole	An average shoe consists of the upper, tongue, heel, and what other part that gets walked on?
Gold	With an atomic number of 79, what elements symbol Au comes from the Latin aurum?
Tang	Invented by General Foods in 1957, what powdered fruit-flavored breakfast drink was included in the Mercury and Gemini space flights, forever linking it with the space program?
Oscar the Grouch	What misanthropic hoarder Sesame Street character calls a garbage can home?
Spin straw into gold	In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, what did the title creature promise to do for the miller's daughter, in exchange for her first born?
The Bull	Anchored by the star Aldebaran, the constellation Taurus represents what animal?
Muggles	What are persons who lack any sort of magical ability and are not born into the magical world called in the Harry Potter universe?
Hill	A butte is a type of what geologic feature?
Pangaea	What name is given to the original land mass from which the modern continents have developed?
David Berkowitz	What serial killer dubbed himself the “Son of Sam”?
Cabbage	Sauerkraut, translated from the German as "sour herb", is made from what vegetable?
Gerard Schwarz	Born in Weehawken, N.J. on August 19, 1947, who is the current music director of the Seattle Symphony?
Nut	What part of a kola tree is used to flavor soft drinks?
Bill Clinton	August 19, 1942 saw the birth of the 42nd President of the US. Who is it?
Toto	Who's missing: Dorothy, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion?
U.S. Coast Guard	What branch of the US Armed Forces, founded in 1790, trains its officers at its academy in New London, Ct?
Randy Jackson	Who is the only American Idol judge that has been with the series since its 2002 inception?
Elvis Presley	What singer was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor on August 16, 1977, before being declared dead at 3:30 that afternoon?
Jackson	With a 2008 Census population estimate of 173,000 residents, what is the capital of Mississippi?
Grant	What was the last name of “movie star” Ginger on TV’s Gilligan’s Island?
Marshall	Based in Huntington, WV, what university, which lost a large portion of its football team in a 1970 airplane crash, calls its sports team the "Thundering Herd"?
Woodstock	Held at Max Yasgur’s 600 acre diary farm, what event, which opened on Aug 15, 1969, was billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”?
Mona Lisa	August 21, 1911, saw the theft of the painting known as La Gioconda from the Louvre. By what name is the painting more commonly known?
Human population	Demographics is the study of what?
Frank Zappa	The Mothers of Invention backed up eccentric singer?
Newton	In physics, what unit of force is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second per second?
1812	During what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the national anthem?
Mars	NASA launched the Viking 1 probe on August 20, 1975. To what planet was the spacecraft headed?
Tupperware	Pioneer of party-plan marketing, Earl Tupper invented what during his stay at DuPont?
Geico	'So easy a caveman could do it' was an advertising slogan for what company?
Doctor Who	Standing for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space, who travels the universe in a spaceship disguised as a police box known as The Tardis?
Newton	What was the name of the PDA produced by Apple, most famous for its handwriting recognition software turning Random House into Condom Nose during a major presentation?
The Equalizer	The title character of what TV series regularly ran a newspaper ad that read: "Got a problem, need help, odds against you?"
Dimples	What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Insecticide	During World War II, U.S. soldiers used the first commercial aerosol cans to hold what?
Moth	Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
Peru	In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?
N	What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration number of all non-military aircraft in the U.S.?
1994	Name the year: NAFTA is ratified, Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed, Kurt Cobain eats his shotgun, OJ Simpson offs his ex wife and her friend.
Scientologists	What “church” has made millions selling its members “electro psychometer” like detectors?
Sao Paulo, Brazil	With a metropolotian population of almost 19 million people, what is the most populous city in South America?
10	Talc is the softest mineral listed on the Mohs scale of hardness. It is given a value of 1. Diamond is the hardest. What number is it given?
Atoll	What do you call a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a central lagoon?
Sex	Ratified on the 18th of August, 1920, the 19th amendment to the US constitution states: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of what?
Albuquerque	At what city did Bugs Bunny always belatedly realize, I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at?
H. Norman Schwarzkopf	Commander of the Coalition forces during the First Gulf War, which general had the nickname Stormin' Norman?
Women's shoes	Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, and Christian Louboutin are all makers of what?
Milton Bradley	Connect Four, Battleship, Twister, Yahtzee, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and The Game of Life are all games produced by what US game company?
Orca	Shamu, caught in 1965, was what type of animal?
A carving knife	Those poor “Three Blind Mice” of nursery rhyme fame had their tails cut off by the farmer’s wife using what sharp instrument?
1959	August 21st was the anniversary of Hawaii joining the union, the last state to do so, in what year?
Motor Oil	5W-20, 10W-30, and 20W-20 are common weights of what commodity?
Fallout Boy	Jiminy Jillickers! Ultimately played by Milhouse, what is the name of Radioactive Man's sidekick?
USSR	On Aug 23, 1939, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what other country, paving the way for the Nazi invasion of Poland?
Sauerkraut	During WWI, manufacturers of what product relabeled themselves as Liberty Cabbage to avoid anti-German sentiments?
Mona Lisa	On August 21, 1911, Italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia stolen what "moderately famous" painting from the Louvre, which was not recovered for 2 years?
Betty Ford	Having overcome her own addiction to alcohol and prescription medicine, what former first lady opened a treatment center for chemical dependency in Rancho Mirage, CA?
Vesuvius	Killing thousands, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried on Aug 24, 79AD when what volcano erupted?
Green Goddess	What salad dressing (containing mayonnaise, anchovies, chives and sour cream) was named after a 1921 play?
Drum	What can be a musical instrument, a type of brake, and a type of cylindrical container?
Schroeder	Known for his love of Ludwig van, what is the name of the piano playing character in the Peanuts comic strip?
Jungle Cruise	If I'm on vehicles named Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Orinoco Ida, or Zambesi Zelda, what Disney World Magic Kingdom attraction am I on?

Vanessa Williams

Suzette Charles of New Jersey became Miss America 1984 because of the resignation of the actual winner. Whom did she replace?

Pol Pot

What was the pseudonym of the Far Eastern despot Saloth Sar?

Golden Spike

May 10, 1869 Promontory Summit, Utah, saw the driving of what historic object, still celebrated on the back of the Utah state quarter?

Elvis Presley

Colonel Tom Parker, the Colonel being an honorary title only, made his mark managing what entertainer?

New York

August 15th, 1969 saw the opening of 3 day music festival on Max Yasgurs farm that became known as Woodstock. In what state did the festival take place?

Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo

For a point each, name the vaudeville and movie stars known as the Marx brothers

Missouri

On August 10, 1821, this state, known as the Show Me State, was admitted to the Union as #24?

Alcohol

Ratified on January 29, 1919, the 18th amendment to the US Constitution regulates the sale of what?

Roberts Rules of Order

In 1876, Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert, he of San Juan Island fortifications during the Pig War fame, published what classic tome, still published today?

Grapes

According to the Aesop fable, what food could the fox not reach, which he then declared to be unpalatable?

Bona fide

What Latin phrase, which translates as "in good faith", is taken to mean sincere, honest intention or belief, or authentic and true?

Photon

What subatomic particle has no mass, no electric charge, and a spin of 1?

Q and Z

The highest scoring tiles, what two letters are worth 10 points each in a game of Scrabble?

Komo

Winning 5 Emmys and one Edward R. Murrow award, long time local news anchor Kathi Goertzen, who died this week of brain tumors, worked for what TV station?

Tony the Tiger

What cereal mascot’s motto is “They’re grrrreat!”?

The Go-Gos

What 80’s New Wave band thought “We Had the Beat” before then went on “Vacation”, although “Our Lips are Sealed”, so you may not know about being “Head Over Heals”?

Woodstock

The town of Bethel, NY was treated to the start of “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”, when what started on August 15, 1969?

Eggs

What is the main food ingredient of a frittata?

A Nurse

What does the child take, according to the nursery rhyme The Farmer in the Dell?

The Blue Angels

What is the more common name for the US Navy's aerial demonstration team?

Epaulette

From the French for Little Shoulder, what is the name for the ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations?

Spilt Milk

According to the proverb, it's no use crying over what?

Tigers

The sports teams from Auburn University, LSU, Princeton University, and University of Missouri all use the same name. Is it:

WWE

The professional wrestling organization formerly known as the WWF is now known by what set of initials?

Farad

What is the SI unit of measurement for capacitance (defined as the ability of a body to store an electrical charge)?

Volleyball

Spike, Dig, Set, and Block are found in which Olympic sport?

Davy Crockett

Although actually born in what was then the semi-autonomous region known as The State of Franklin, whom did Fess Parker claim was born on a mountaintop in Tennessee?

Gold

The Recording Industry Association of America awards what certification for an album that sells 500,000 copies?

Minnesota

Known as North Star State, among several others, what was the 32nd state to join the Union on May 11, 1858?

William Randolph Hearst

August 14, 1951 saw the death of what newspaper magnate, whose life was the basis for the movie Citizen Kane?

Ray-Ban

Characterized by dark, often reflective lenses having an area two or three times the area of the eye socket, and metal frames with bayonet earpieces, aviator sunglasses are sold by what company?

Enigma

Consisting of rotors, a lampboard, a keyboard, and a plugboard, what is the name of the electro-mechanical cipher machine deployed by the Germans during WWII?

Davy Crockett

What American folk hero was “Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so’s he knew every tree, Killed him a bear when he was only three.”

Salt

As part of a purification ritual, what do sumo wrestlers traditionally throw into the ring prior to a bout?

Stan Lee

What noted comic book writer and former head of Marvel Comics, co-created such institutions as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and even had an appearance on The Simpsons?

Ray Bradbury

What famed science fiction writer, who celebrates an august birthday, is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles?

Basil

Which herb is usually used as the main ingredient in traditional pesto?

Christopher Pike

Introduced in the episode The Cage, who was the original captain of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek world?

Sole

An average shoe consists of the upper, tongue, heel, and what other part that gets walked on?

Gold

With an atomic number of 79, what elements symbol Au comes from the Latin aurum?

Tang

Invented by General Foods in 1957, what powdered fruit-flavored breakfast drink was included in the Mercury and Gemini space flights, forever linking it with the space program?

Oscar the Grouch

What misanthropic hoarder Sesame Street character calls a garbage can home?

Spin straw into gold

In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, what did the title creature promise to do for the miller's daughter, in exchange for her first born?

The Bull

Anchored by the star Aldebaran, the constellation Taurus represents what animal?

Muggles

What are persons who lack any sort of magical ability and are not born into the magical world called in the Harry Potter universe?

Hill

A butte is a type of what geologic feature?

Pangaea

What name is given to the original land mass from which the modern continents have developed?

David Berkowitz

What serial killer dubbed himself the “Son of Sam”?

Cabbage

Sauerkraut, translated from the German as "sour herb", is made from what vegetable?

Gerard Schwarz

Born in Weehawken, N.J. on August 19, 1947, who is the current music director of the Seattle Symphony?

Nut

What part of a kola tree is used to flavor soft drinks?

Bill Clinton

August 19, 1942 saw the birth of the 42nd President of the US. Who is it?

Toto

Who's missing: Dorothy, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion?

U.S. Coast Guard

What branch of the US Armed Forces, founded in 1790, trains its officers at its academy in New London, Ct?

Randy Jackson

Who is the only American Idol judge that has been with the series since its 2002 inception?

Elvis Presley

What singer was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor on August 16, 1977, before being declared dead at 3:30 that afternoon?

Jackson

With a 2008 Census population estimate of 173,000 residents, what is the capital of Mississippi?

Grant

What was the last name of “movie star” Ginger on TV’s Gilligan’s Island?

Marshall

Based in Huntington, WV, what university, which lost a large portion of its football team in a 1970 airplane crash, calls its sports team the "Thundering Herd"?

Woodstock

Held at Max Yasgur’s 600 acre diary farm, what event, which opened on Aug 15, 1969, was billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”?

Mona Lisa

August 21, 1911, saw the theft of the painting known as La Gioconda from the Louvre. By what name is the painting more commonly known?

Human population

Demographics is the study of what?

Frank Zappa

The Mothers of Invention backed up eccentric singer?

Newton

In physics, what unit of force is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second per second?

1812

During what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the national anthem?

Mars

NASA launched the Viking 1 probe on August 20, 1975. To what planet was the spacecraft headed?

Tupperware

Pioneer of party-plan marketing, Earl Tupper invented what during his stay at DuPont?

Geico

'So easy a caveman could do it' was an advertising slogan for what company?

Doctor Who

Standing for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space, who travels the universe in a spaceship disguised as a police box known as The Tardis?

Newton

What was the name of the PDA produced by Apple, most famous for its handwriting recognition software turning Random House into Condom Nose during a major presentation?

The Equalizer

The title character of what TV series regularly ran a newspaper ad that read: "Got a problem, need help, odds against you?"

Dimples

What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?

Insecticide

During World War II, U.S. soldiers used the first commercial aerosol cans to hold what?

Moth

Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?

Peru

In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?

N

What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration number of all non-military aircraft in the U.S.?

1994

Name the year: NAFTA is ratified, Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed, Kurt Cobain eats his shotgun, OJ Simpson offs his ex wife and her friend.

Scientologists

What “church” has made millions selling its members “electro psychometer” like detectors?

Sao Paulo, Brazil

With a metropolotian population of almost 19 million people, what is the most populous city in South America?

10

Talc is the softest mineral listed on the Mohs scale of hardness. It is given a value of 1. Diamond is the hardest. What number is it given?

Atoll

What do you call a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a central lagoon?

Sex

Ratified on the 18th of August, 1920, the 19th amendment to the US constitution states: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of what?

Albuquerque

At what city did Bugs Bunny always belatedly realize, I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at?

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Commander of the Coalition forces during the First Gulf War, which general had the nickname Stormin' Norman?

Women's shoes

Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, and Christian Louboutin are all makers of what?

Milton Bradley

Connect Four, Battleship, Twister, Yahtzee, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and The Game of Life are all games produced by what US game company?

Orca

Shamu, caught in 1965, was what type of animal?

A carving knife

Those poor “Three Blind Mice” of nursery rhyme fame had their tails cut off by the farmer’s wife using what sharp instrument?

1959

August 21st was the anniversary of Hawaii joining the union, the last state to do so, in what year?

Motor Oil

5W-20, 10W-30, and 20W-20 are common weights of what commodity?

Fallout Boy

Jiminy Jillickers! Ultimately played by Milhouse, what is the name of Radioactive Man's sidekick?

USSR

On Aug 23, 1939, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what other country, paving the way for the Nazi invasion of Poland?

Sauerkraut

During WWI, manufacturers of what product relabeled themselves as Liberty Cabbage to avoid anti-German sentiments?

Mona Lisa

On August 21, 1911, Italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia stolen what "moderately famous" painting from the Louvre, which was not recovered for 2 years?

Betty Ford

Having overcome her own addiction to alcohol and prescription medicine, what former first lady opened a treatment center for chemical dependency in Rancho Mirage, CA?

Vesuvius

Killing thousands, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried on Aug 24, 79AD when what volcano erupted?

Green Goddess

What salad dressing (containing mayonnaise, anchovies, chives and sour cream) was named after a 1921 play?

Drum

What can be a musical instrument, a type of brake, and a type of cylindrical container?

Schroeder

Known for his love of Ludwig van, what is the name of the piano playing character in the Peanuts comic strip?

Jungle Cruise

If I'm on vehicles named Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Orinoco Ida, or Zambesi Zelda, what Disney World Magic Kingdom attraction am I on?