March 18 6PM

Question 1

What is the only U.S. state home to two Ivy League schools?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 2

What was the prime reason for the 14th-century leadership crisis in the Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

Rival popes

Question 3

Which of these authors has a supermodel granddaughter?

Accepted Answer

Roald Dahl

Question 4

What term is often used to describe overly ornate, flowery writing?

Accepted Answer

Purple prose

Question 5

The defunct channel Court TV briefly owned what popular website?

Accepted Answer

The Smoking Gun

Question 6

Before his invention, the creator of acrylic nails worked professionally with what?

Accepted Answer

Teeth

Question 7

Which of these monuments lends its name to a common domestic chicken breed?

Accepted Answer

Plymouth Rock

Question 8

Which of these is NOT the name of a geographical feature on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

Sunset Sea

Question 9

What character appears in the Shakespeare play whose title comes first alphabetically?

Accepted Answer

Bertram

Question 10

What traditional stew inspired the 1930s invention of the slow cooker?

Accepted Answer

Cholent

Question 11

Which fashion designer did NOT graduate from the prestigious Central Saint Martins?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Rousteing

Question 12

Which company is listed on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ-100?

Accepted Answer

Intel

Question 13

The Marvin Gaye hit "What's Going On" featured backup vocals by members of what team?

Accepted Answer

Detroit Lions

Question 14

Which NBA player co-starred in a follow-up to "Ernest Goes to Jail"?

Accepted Answer

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Question 15

Which of these films does NOT share a name with a NASA space probe?

Accepted Answer

Prometheus

Question 16

Which of these is traditionally a layer in a Nanaimo bar?

Accepted Answer

Butter icing

Question 17

Which article of clothing is also the name of a stinging insect?

Accepted Answer

Yellow jacket

Question 18

What classic family game is played using sixteen dice with letters on the faces?

Accepted Answer

Boggle

Question 19

Which of these was NOT a phone made by BlackBerry?

Accepted Answer

Atom

Question 20

Which of these animals is NOT known for being able to reproduce without a male partner?

Accepted Answer

Mata mata turtle

Question 21

Which of these is an optional section on the SAT standardized test?

Accepted Answer

Essay

Question 22

In the tech world, the acronym "IoT" typically stands for what?

Accepted Answer

Internet of Things

Question 23

Which of these is NOT an ingredient in a traditional Chicago-style hot dog?

Accepted Answer

Heated ketchup

Question 24

Which of these is a German clock with a bird inside?

Accepted Answer

Cuckoo clock

Question 25

The first flag of which state contained the Latin for "don't touch me"?

Accepted Answer

Alabama

Question 26

In the U.S., light intensity is often measured with a unit named what?

Accepted Answer

Foot-candle

Question 27

Which skin mark is most likely to come and go with the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Ephelides

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