Quizzo Bowl Round One

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  1. This explorer, poet, and aristocrat was freed from the Tower of London on this date in 1616, but still got beheaded two years later.
  2. What are the last three words of the song, “Over the Rainbow?
  3. This great Norwegian writer, born on this date in 1828, wrote A Doll’s House, The Wild Duck, and Hedda Gabler.
  4. Barry Manilow has only won one Grammy, for a disco song he recorded in 1978. What is it?
  5. What two teams are tied for most Final Four appearances, with 18 each?
  6. This phrase meaning “discuss the most important matter” dates back to 1920s movie editing.
  7. What is reality tv’s Michael Sorrentino better known as?
  8. You might find trimethylxanthine in a couple of your favorite drinks. What is the more common name for trimethylxanthine?
  9. Ridley Scott directed the Share the Fantasy ads for this popular perfume.
  10. What island is the only current US possession that Chris Columbus visited?
  11. What prime time soap opera, which aired from 1981 to 1989 and made it  to #1 in the ratings in 1985, took place in Denver?
  12. According to boxofficemojo, what is the highest grossing documentary of all time in the US? (That doesn’t include IMAX movies or reality TV movies like Jackass.)

mikes

  1. Sir Walter Raleigh
  2. Why can’t I?
  3. Henrik Ibsen
  4. Copacabana
  5. UCLA, UNC
  6. cut to the chase
  7. The Situation
  8. caffeine
  9. Chanel No. 5
  10. Puerto Rico (St. Croix was also acceptable)
  11. Dynasty
  12. Fahrenheit 9/11

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