1. Who was the first US Secretary of the Treasury?
2. What two Philadelphia sports stars, one a baseball player and one a football player, both attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School?
3. What was the name of the dog on Our Gang?
4. What team was Abe Saperstein associated with?
5. Oberon, Titiania, and Ariel are all moons of this planet, the first one discovered by using a telescope.
6. Lead vocals for this fictional band were sung by Buddy Miles. (Hint: This question was in the “California” round.)
7. THis prolific songwriter from Pittsburgh gave us some of the most enduring songs of the 19th century, but he died at age 37 with 38 cents in his pocket.
8. This female AMerican photographer from was noted for her portraits of transvestites, dwarfs, giants, and prostitutes.
9. Urdu is the national language of this large nation, although you might be surprised to learn that English is also recognized as an official language.
10. What former tv legend did Rupaul attempt to diss at the 1993 VMAs, only to have him respond, “Oh, we’re going to ad lib? I’ll check my brain and we’ll call it even.”?

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1. For what band was female Michael Steele the bassist from 1984-2006?
2. In what century did the Black Death reduce Europe’s population by about 50%?
3. In what new England state will you find Lake Winnepessaukee?
4. A humans maximum heart rate is _____________ bpm minus their age.
   a) 180 b) 200 c) 220 d) 240
5. Motown released its first number one hit on this date in 1961. It was a song by the Marvelettes. What was it?
6. Joseph Cinque is best known for his passage aboard what boat?
7. This 90210 character really had a number of obstacles to overcome. She was date raped, shot, caught on fire, addicted to coke, got amnesia, had a miscarriage, killed her rapist, and joined a cult. Who was she?
8. Four people were killed by steel pipes n a 1983 murder plot that included John Holmes. A 2003 film was made about the murders. What was it called?
9. What instrument did jazz legend Charlie Parker play?
10. TMZ.com is a collaboration between Telepictures Productions and this company, which was founded asQuantum Computer Services in 1983.

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1. What fruit flavor will you find in abundance in a crepe suzette?
2. This remarkable teenager was Queen of England for 9 days in 1553, before she was deposed and beheaded by her cousin Mary.
3. Who did Arthur Bremer shoot in Maryland in 1972?
4. This late 80s british group, who named itself after a 1960 film starring Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, had two hits then fell off the face of the earth.
5. This blue liquer made from vodka, cognac, and tropical fruit juices was first sold in 2001.
6. What does LSAT stand for?
7. This former street fighter, who used to work as a bodyguard for the MILF Hunter, is now mixed martial artist.
8. This man is credited with being the first to fly over both the North and South Poles.
9. A one followed by 100 zeroes is known as what?
10. What is the current record for the high jump?
    a) 6’6” b) 7’2” c) 8’ d) 8’8”

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1. Aragamas, skinks, and whiptails are all what types of animal?
2. In 1954, this pitcher had a 3-21 record. Two years later, he did something that had not been done before or since. Who was he, and what did he do?
3. Before appearing on Desperate Housewives, Dana Delaney starred in this critically lauded but poorly rated series from 1988-1991.
4. In 1794, farmers in Western PA rebelled against a tax on what?
5. This teen sensation from Philly had a hit in the late 50s with the song Tiger.
6. What are the best selling Girl Scout cookies?
7. What does a best selling book from the 70s called The Hite Report deal with?
8. What Americancity is known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World?
9. What American city hosted the 1904 Olympics?
10. In what state will you find the Rappahannock, the York, and the New Rivers?

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Thought you guys might enjoy the wild card round from Saturday night: Things that Sound Like Aaaarrrrrrrrr.

1. This man hosted the Tonight Show from 1957-1962.
2. What is the Spanish word for Tuesday?
3. Who played Klinger in Mash?
4. This 2005 war movie starred Jake Gyllenhaal.
5. This instrument was first heard in a western pop song in 1965, when it was used by the Yardbirds.
6. This former member of the Geto Boys named himself after a 1980 movie.
7. Joe Ross and Fred Gwynne both starred in this early 1960s sitcom.
8. This actress did the voice of the new baby in Look Who’s Talking Too.
9. This word comes to us from the Persian word that means “the place of prices”.
10. Due to this players dominance, the dunk was outlawed in college basketball for several years.

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1. You’ll find a hapless protagonist named Arthur Dent in this science fiction comedy series.
2. Asia Minor comprises most of what modern country?
3. William Zabka played a jerk in European Vacation, Back to School, and in this 1984 classic.
4. What team did the Adam Eaton come to the Phillies from?
5. The most watched soap opera in the world debuted in 1987 and is the only one in the US that lasts only 30 minutes.
6. This country owns the island of Aruba and has a Queen named Beatrix?
7. What 1989 film is based on the story of a principle named Joe Clark?
8. What Washington monument is on the back of a $50 bill?
9. Which of these continent has the tallest mountain (above sea level)?
   a) South America b) North America c) Europe d) Africa
10. What is the first disease for which an effective vaccine was discovered?

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1. What is the 2nd largest city in Wyoming?
2. Whose 1997 album called Come on Over was the biggest selling album of the 1990s.
3. What’s the longest running show in Broadway history?
4. The German for “set of bells” is the name of an orchestral instrument. What is it?
5. This man wrote Remembrance of Things Past in the early 20th century.
6. This band’s edebut album, Murmur, was released in 1983.
7. This underground comic from Philly gave us Keep on Truckin and Fritz the Cat.
8. A valence shell is the outermost shell of a/an _________________.
9. Where will you find femium?
   a) on Star Trek b) on the periodic table c) on Wonder Woman d) in an I-pod
10. The most visited grave in Australia belongs to this rock n roller

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Here is the impossible round of Saturday’s quiz about summer. Answers after the jump.

1. On what tv show would you have found a character named Summer Roberts?
2. Who wrote the baseball classic, Summer of ’49?
3. JAWS is considered the first ever summer blockbuster. Who wrote it?
4. What Canadian city has a popular tourist destination known as The Beaches?
5. In what movie did a character named Summer Wheatley (above) run for class president?
6. In what city will you find Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue?
7. This 2001 film starred Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce.
8. Paul Newman’s first ever Broadway appearance was in this 1953 play written by William Inge. The title is one “summery” word.
9. This water ice stand at 7th and Christian has been in business since 1945.
10. What legendary rocker had a song called the Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues?

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1. What game show host provided the voice of Gizmo in Gremlins?
2. This author wrote the Death of Ivan Ilych and the Kreutzer Sonata in the 1880s.
3. What actor played a teenage Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade?
4. Only 3 players active in baseball today have career averages of .330 or higher. All 3 of them have spent their whole careers with the same team. Who are they?
5. What three #1 albums did Madonna release in the 1980s?
6. Journalistic legend H.L. Mencken was born in, died in, and did almost of all of his writing in what East Coast city?
7. The colon is part of this canal, which is from the Latin for “To Nourish”.
8. Yves. St. Laurent worked for this French fashion legend who gave us “The New Look”.
9. You’ll find the Gates of Hell in Philadelphia. What artist gave us the Gates of Hell?
10. Marky Mark’s first album had the word “Music” in it. What was it called?

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Answers (and details about some of the answers, including Nikita Koloff’s new mission) after the jump.

1. This tv show about lawyers, which reached the peak of its popularity in the 1990s, starred David James Elliott and Catherine Bell.
2. Ludology is the study of what?

a) comics b) alternative fuel c) Political elections d) video games

3. Visitors at Phantom Ranch often holler out “Bobby…Cindy” because of a memorable Brady Bunch episode. In what national park will you find Phantom Ranch?
4. Deckle edges are normally associated with what?

a) sand sculpture b) paper c) patios d) plate tectonics

5. Wrestler Nikita Koloff’s favorite finishing move was found on the Soviet flag. What was it?
6. This Pennsylvania town used to be known as Mauch Chunk. What is it known as now?
7. Which direction is the leaning tower of Pisa leaning: North South East or West?
8. 43,560 square feet is known as what?
9. Between 1991 and 2003, only four men were named NBA FInals MVP. One was Jordan. Who were the other 3?
10. This man, considered to be Russia’s greatest poet, was killed in a duel with his wife’s lover in 1837

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