1. Who wrote the Maltese Falcon?
2. What is known as the Master Spice?
3. The first ship to ever sail from Europe to India went in search of spices. Who was the captain of that ship?
4. What James wrote the book Go Tell It on the Mountain in 1953?
5. What beer company makes Zima?
6. Aldous Huxley got the title Brave New World from this Shakespeare play, which contained a spirit named Ariel and is believed to have been the Bards last play.
7. What car gets its name from the latin for “I roll”?
8. Who is credited with the line: these are the times that try mens souls?

a) FDR b) Thomas Paine c) Winston Churchill d) Thomas Jefferson

9. Actor Simon MacCorkindale would transform into various creatures such as panthers and dolphins in this aptly named show in 1983.
10. Emily’s Reasons Why Not was Cancelled after just one episode in 2006. Who was the star of that show?

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Here’s the toughest questions from last week. Answers are after the jump.

1. What country are Alex and Eddie Van Halen from?
2. This rum, pineapple, and curacao drink shares a name with an Elvis movie.
3. As opera fans are aware, Fledermaus is the German word for what animal?
4. What restaurant chain gets its name from the Japanese phrase for Red flower?
5. There have been two songs called Tequila sunrise recorded. One of them was released in 1973, and the other was a rap song. What two groups recorded them?
6. What group of islands are the farthest away from any major landmass on earth, over 2300 miles away?
7. What US President was born in a town called Independence?
8. Put the following isladns in order from west to east: Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola.
9. What major league baseball record is held by pitcher Anthony Young?
10. In square mileage, what are the two largest countries in the European Union?

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1. Most asteroids in our solar system are in a circular belt found between what two planets?
2. Which of the following is completely landlocked: a) Laos b) Cambodia c) Vietnam d) Burma
3. John Smoltz recently became the 3rd pitcher to record 3000 strikeout while playing for the same team. One retired in the 1920s, the other in 1970s. Who were they?
4. This Mozart opera caused an uproar in Vienna when it was released because of its satire directed at the aristocracy. It had characters named Count Almaviva and Rosina.
5. Which of these flowers is pollinated by beetles and not bees?

a) daisy b) magnolia c) marigold d) snapdragon

6. This famous female novelist was born in Germantown in 1832.
7. This new orleans sandwich is made with a type of bread similar to focaccia, and contains olive salad, salami, capicola, and provolone.
8. This 2000 movie was based on a spec script originally written for X-Files, and was directed by James Wong.
9. Edward Bulliver Litton wrote a book about the last days of what city?
10. List the seven presidents born west of the Mississippi.

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Here’s a round from quizzo last week: Fictional Bands and Musicians. Answers and music videos (including the last one, which is downright incredible) after the jump.

1. What was the name of the band in O Brother Where Art Thou?
2. In what movie did a band called Kathleen Turner Overdrive change their name to Barry Jive and the Uptown Five?
3. This saxophonist was Lisa Simpsons mentor, and lost all of his money on faberge eggs.
4. What was Eminems rap name in 8 Mile?
5. On what TV show did Frank and Mac argue about whether to name their band Chemical Toilet or the Pecan Sandies?
6. What was Andy Kaufamn’s alter ego, the lounge singer?
7. What man, with an advanced degree, had a backup band called the Electric Mayhem?
8. In what movie did Al Martino play a singer named Johnny Fontane?
9. When the Blues Brothers played at the bar that had both kinds of music, country and western, what did they change their name to?
10. This Elvis impersonator was WWF Intercontinental champion for much fo the late 1980s.

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1. What was the name of the woman who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991?
2. For many years, there were rumors of a homosexual affair between between senator Rufus King and this president.
3. Gary Condit had an affair with chandra levy while was a Representative from what state?
4. In what year did Jim McGreevey state that he was a gay American?
5. This Republican, highly critical of Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, was at the time carrying on an affair himself with a woman named Calista Bisek.
6. This founding father was involved in a torrid affair with a woman named Maria Reynolds. A muckraker named James Callendar published letters between the lovers, and it caused the man not to run in the 1800 election.
7. Speaking of the 1800 election, another controversy brewed when it was discovered that Thomas Jefferson had a black lover. What was her name?
8. Larry Craig tried to have this gay congressman expelled in 1990 after it was discovered that he had allowed a male prostitute to run an escort service out of the congressman’s home.
9. Gary Hart’s run at the presidency was derailed in 1988 because of photos of he and Donna Rice on board this aptly named yacht.
10. In 2007, Deborah Pelfrey was charged with running a house of prostitution, a ring had Republican Senator David Vitter as a client. What was her nickname?

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Great event at Triumph Brewery. We had 15 teams, and we had a lot of fun. Herve Villechaize came away with a 97-92 win over Chowdershirt and the Emperor’s Club VIPs. Here’s the wild card round, “Beer in the Movies”. See how ya do. Answers after the jump:

1. In what 1976 comedy classic does heavy drinker named Morris Buttermaker drive a bunch of 11 year old kids around drunk in his convertible?
2. What brand of beer was being shipped east in the movie Smokey and the Bandit, since it was illegal in the eastern US at the time?
3. In what 1986 cult classic would you hear the lines: “Heineken? F*** that s***! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
4. Nicholas Cage played the alcoholic, but who played the prostitute in Leaving Las Vegas?
5. What was the name of the hardest drinking fraternity in film history, Animal House?
6. This hard drinking poet and short story writer wrote the screenplay for a film called Barfly.
7. What was the Irish sounding last name of the brothers in Strange Brew?
8. The 1933 comedy The Fatal Glass of Beer stars this legend, who is glad he’s dead and not here.
9. What was the name of the party where Frank the Tank goes streaking in Old School?
10. In what beer comedy would you have found a drinking glass named Das Boot?

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1. Joaquim Phoenix played Commodus in Gladiator. True or False: Commodus was an actual Roman emperor who fought in gladiatorial events.
2. What is Daisy’s last name in the Great Gatsby?
3. This Philadelphia Eagle led the team to two championships and his #15 is retired by the organization.
4. Stanford White designed the 2nd incarnation of this famous edifice, then was shot and killed in it’s rooftop garden.
5. Who was the only 20th century president to not get a college degree?
6. Which of these players scored the most points while they were a member of the 76ers?
   a) Charles Barkley b) Allen Iverson c) Julius Erving d) Wilt Chamberlain
7. This street in San Francisco, which share a name with a Philly street,is known as the crookedest street in the world.
8. Formerly known as the Bank of America Tower, the Columbia Center, a 967 foot tall buiding made of granite, is what cities tallest building?
9. The first one of these books was issued in February of 1878.
10. Under what president did John Foster Dulles serve as Secretary of State?

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1. What number will you find on Herbie Love Bug?
2. In what city did the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil take place?
3. How many days did Jonah spend inside the whale?
4. You’ll find the lacrosse hall of fame on the campus of what prestigious university?
5. What is Robert Indiana best known for creating
6. What comedian was the star of the 1996 movie, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate?
7. What movies tagline was, The Monster Demands a Mate?
8. Whose gang was killed in the Valentine’s Day Massacre?
9. When Mia Farrow went through her painful breakup with Woody Allen, her ex-husband called and offered to have allen’s legs broken. Who was her former husband?
10. What was the name of the XFLer who had the nickname He Hate Me?

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1. You may be surprised to realize that this still popular actor made his silver screen debut in Rebel Without a Cause.

2. This actor, who became a sitcom star from 1986-1993, made his screen debut in Risky Business.

3. The famous line “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” came in an ad for what brand of shampoo?

4. You’ll find Times Square on the corner of Broadway, 42nd, and what numbered avenue?

5. Who was the 3rd VP of the United States?

6. Basketball wasn’t the only sport invented in Massachusettes in the 1890s. What other popular team sport was founded a year after basketball?

7. What is diazapam better known as?

8. The center of our galaxy lies in this constellation, between scorpio and Capricorn. It is one of the signs of the zodiac.

9. This 2007 comedy is the only ilm this year to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie.

10. The scientific name for the shinbone is what?

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1. When this was invented in 1950, it was known as Lazy Bones.
2. Before it became a part of the US,Guam belonged to what country?
3. What team did Tom Coughlin coach before coaching the Giants?
4. The inventor of the electric battery had an appropriate name. He also isolated methane gas. Who was he?
5. In what movie would you hear the question, “Does Barry Manilow know you raided his wardrobe closet?”
6. What quarterback threw for 6 touchdowns in a Super Bowl?
7. What state would you be calling if you dialed a 808 area code?
8. Who was the last Presidential candidate not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican party to win electoral votes in a general election?
9. The world’s largest casino recently opened on this island, ironically governed by communist country.
10. The soundtrack of this 1960s film has sold over 21 million copies worldwide.

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