Challengers:
Chelsea (graduated Magna Cum Lauda)
Heather (Lexington, KY woman who recently took up rock climbing)
R1:
Islands: If you’re eating Mahi-Mahi on Bora Bora in which “ocean ocean” would you be- Pacific, Indian or Caribbean?
A: Pacific- GOOD START EVERYBODY
Publications: Edited by “the usual gang of idiots” which magazine had Alfred E. Neuman as a mascot- Cracked, MAD or National Lampoon?
ALL CORRECT AGAIN
Web: The band Severe Tire Damage was credited w/ doing what for the 1st time on the Internet in 1993- selling digital music, live streaming or sending spam?
A: Live streaming- ONLY JONATHAN GOT IT
Quandaries: Which came 1st- chickenpox vaccine, Ken doll or Egg McMuffin?
A: Ken doll- HEATHER INCORRECT AGAIN
Weather: The winds in the jet stream consistently blow in which direction- north to west, east to west or west to east?
A: West to east- CHELSEA & JONATHAN MISSED
Animals: What’s the proper term for a baby porcupine- pup, kit or porcupette?
A: Porcupette- CHELSEA & MUFFY RIGHT
Vehicles: The last new U.S. car to come standard w/ a cassette deck was a 2010 model of which auto brand- Chevrolet, BMW or Lexus?
A: Lexus- JONATHAN WAS THE ONLY CORRECT ANSWERER
R2:
Organizations: Starting at age five what’s the junior program of the Boy Scouts of America?
Heather: Tiger
Jonathan: CUB SCOUTS
Advice: In 1922 whose book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home made her the last word in manners?
Heather & Muffy: Emily Post
Law: Because of an apparent resemblance to president Xi Jinping which iconic animated character was censored in China?
Joe & Jonathan: WINNIE THE POOH
Food: What variety of pasta shares its name w/ the Italian word for “butterflies”?
Heather & Muffy: Farfalle
Brands: Specifically chosen so that it would stand out in a sugar bowl what color’s a packet of SWEET ‘N LOW?
CHELSEA & MUFFY RIGHT
R3:
Winning Civilian: Joe (3K-2700)
Winning MM: Jonathan (3700-3200)
FR:
#1: Often assumed to be a species of antelope what’s the fastest land animal in North America reaching speeds of 55mph?
Joe: Elk
Jonathan: Caribou (A: Pronghorn)
#2: On a standard QWERTY keyboard what letter’s to the immediate left of the B?
Joe: N
#3: The story of Samson occurred in which book of the Old Testament?
Joe: Genesis (A: Judges)
#4: Which Grand Slam-winning tennis player was the 1st African-American golfer on the LPGA?
Joe: Williams (A: Althea Gibson)
#5: The name of what element came from a Greek word for “hidden”?
Joe: Oxygen (A: Krypton)
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