Anatomy

1. What’s the proper term for the bone often referred to as your kneecap? Patella
2. The human heart will continue beating after it has been removed from the body and central nervous system because of what node? SA Node
3. What kind of specialist would most likely examine your calcaneus? Podiatrist
4. On what bone would you find the Acromion Process? Scapula
5. In what part of the body do you find vitreous humor? Eye

Photographers

6. What American photographer and environmentalist took this photo? (Visual) Ansel Adams
7. What Australian-born photographer took these borderline creepy images? (visual) Anne Geddes
8. Who was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1973-83, the official concert tour photographer for the Rolling Stones 1975 American tour and photographed John Lennon on the day of his death? Leibovitz
9. On February 23, 1945, Joe Rosenthal took an iconic photograph on what US battlefield? Iwo Jima
10. What photographer took this famous photograph. (Visual) Korda

Logos

11. Visual Sinclair
12. Visual Volvo
13. Visual Tommy Boy
14. Visual Fred Perry
15. Visual Delicious Vinyl

World of Warcraft

16. World of Warcraft introduced the Mohawk Grenade in 2009, which temporarily made players look like what celebrity? Mr T
17. What company publishes World of Warcraft? Blizzard
18. Which of the following is a primary profession: tailoring, cooking, or fishing? Tailoring
19. In what fictional world does WoW take place? Azeroth
20. Name the original four Alliance races. Gnomes,Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves

Current Events

21. Vicente Fox made news last week when he called for the legalization of the sale and consumption of all illegal drugs in the country where he once served as President. What country is it? Mexico
22. Who recently became the fourth woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court? Kagan
23. Peru is currently battling an outbreak of rabies spread by what animal? Vampire Bats
24. What former Alaskan senator died in a plane crash on August 9th, 2010? Ted Stevens
25. What former Hewlett-Packard CEO is currently running for a US senate seat in California? Carly Fiorina

Etymology

26. What word, weighing heavily in tonight’s contest, comes from a Latin word meaning “place where three roads meet?” Trivia
27. The word prole, a modified version proletariat, was used to describe the working class in what 1949 novel? 1984
28. What popular dinosaur, whose name means “Thunder Lizard,” was actually a deliberate fake made from the body of an Apatosaurus and the head of a Camarasaurus? Brontosaurus
29. Who is generally credited with coining the term “nerd,” after it appeared in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo? Dr. Seuss
30. What summer fabric takes its name from Persian for “milk and sugar?” Seersucker

Entomology
31. The destruction caused by this insect rivals Chestnut Blight and Dutch Elm Disease. What insect is it? (visual) Emerald Ash Borer
32. What insect is responsible for more human deaths worldwide than any other member of the Animal Kingdom? Mosquito
33. Largely eradicated as pests in the 1940s, what insect has had such a resurgence that in the EPA had a summit to discuss battling them? Bed Bugs
34. Pediculosis is an infestation of what bug? Head Lice
35. What is the name of the largest species of  the common cockroach? Palmetto Bug

Album Covers

36. What Led Zepplin album cover features a bar patron with a bottle of Schlitz in front of him? In through the out door
37. Visual Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
38. Visual Paul’s Boutique
39. Visual Operation Ivy
40. Visual Prodigy–Always Outnumbered, Never Out Gunned

WTF?

41. Visual Hodag
42. Visual Star Nosed Mole
43. Visual Blowhole
44. Visual Mt. Killamanjaro
45. Visual Clitoris
Geography

46. Both Panama and Madison, WI are examples of what type of land formation? Isthmus
47. What is the world’s largest peninsula? Arabian
48. Name the Earth’s five oceans–Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern
49. What mountain range does this photo depict? (visual) Carpathians
50. In what US state does the Geographic center of North America lie? North Dakota

Wild Card

51. Venn Diagram Trident
52. In what board game would you encounter the fianchetto? Chess
53. What country is this? (visual) South Africa
54. Name the four NFL teams that make up the AFC East? Bills, Patriots, Jets, Dolphins
55. What language is known by its speakers as tlhIngan Hol? Klingon

Golden Girls

56. What fictional town was Rose from? St. Olaf
57. What was the name of Sophia’s late husband? Salvatore
58. The Golden Girls’ neighbor, Charlie, had a spin off show called Empty Nest. What Miami hospital-based sitcom was a spin off of Empty Nest? Nurses
59. Quinton Tarentino once had a cameo on The Golden Girls. What role did he play? Elvis Impersonator
60. In the final episode, Dorothy marries Blanche’s uncle Lucas, who is played by what actor? Leslie Neilson

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