Damn good showing last night. Thanks to everyone who came out. All 60+ of you.
Here’s the run down.

Famous Nicknames
1. Who was known as Old’ Blue Eyes?
2. Who was known as “the Velvet Fog?”
3. Who was known as “Sweetness?”
4. What famous musician was born David Howell Evans?
5. What was Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr. better known as?

Booze
6. What is the official spirit of the United States?
7. How does a Gibson differ from a traditional martini?
8. Kirschwasser, a traditional German brandy, is made from what fruit?
9. What multi-purpose kitchen staple is a byproduct of winemaking, found on the inside of casks used to age wine and occasionally on the underside of the cork?
10. Which two US states did not ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established prohibition?

Cheese
11. What is the most popular cheese in the world?
12. In traditional cheese making, what enzyme is added to raw milk to begin the curding process?
13. Prosciutto di Parma traditionally comes from hogs fed the whey left over from the production of what cheese?
14. Comte and Beauford are French varieties of what Swiss cheese?
15. Explorateur, a French, triple-creme brie was produced in the 1950s to celebrate what event?

Current Events
16. Name the three most prominent candidates for Wisconsin’s upcoming gubernatorial election.
17. What Brewers pitcher was credited with a win on July 19th, his first since May 7, 2007?
18. The United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague recently ruled that the what country’s 2008 declaration of independence was legal?
19. Venezuela recently severed diplomatic ties with Colombia over disputes concerning the location of camps of what Colombian rebel group?
20. What brewery recently released “The End of History,” a 110-proof beer whose bottles are packaged in the skins of dead animals?

Cars
21. Visual
22. What license plate was on the 1959 Chevrolet Miller-Meteor ambulance driven by The Ghostbusters?
23. In March 2008 the Ford Motor Company sold Jaguar and Land Rover to what Asian motor company?
24. What make and model of car was James Dean driving when he had his fatal accident?
25. Name the 2 crash test dummies popularized in 1980s PSAs produced by the NHSA?

Academy Awards Winners
26. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the award for Best Director for her work on what film?
27. Cabaret holds the record for most awards won by a movie without winning Best Picture with eight in 1972. What movie beat it for Best Picture?
28. Who has won more Academy Awards for acting than any one else?
29. In 2003, Adrien Brody became the youngest man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in what film?
30. Who has won more Academy Awards for Best Director than any other?

Wild Card
31.What band’s fans are known as Juggalos?
32. What is the parent company of the brands Louis Vuitton, Moet and Hennessy?
33. Who recorded more than 180 videos over 2 days in July 2010 for the Old Spice’s “Smell Like a Man” campaign?
34. What no-handed maneuver is Alan Gelfand credited with inventing in 1977?
35. In what 1980s TV series was the central character named Stringfellow Hawke?

Slogans
36. “Don’t Be Evil” is the informal corporate slogan of what company?
37. What airline has used the slogan “More experience than the name suggests?”
38. Who uses the slogan “Born from jets?”
39. What brand uses the slogan “For Successful Living?”
40. What Ivy League college uses the motto “Vox Clamantis in Deserto,” meaning “the voice of one crying in the wilderness?”

Trees
41. What are Vermonsters on the lookout for when hunting Acer Saccharum?
42. Visual
43. The forests of Northern Wisconsin, with large numbers of conifers such as pine and fir as well as the deciduous aspen and birch are classified as what kind of forest?
44. Also known as the maidenhair tree, what species is notable not only for being the only in its genus, but also its incredibly slow rate of evolution, being recognizably related to fossils dating back 270 million years?
45. What is the common name for trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus?

Awards and Prizes
46. Visual
47. The Lamar Hunt and George Halas trophies are given out during the playoffs of what professional sports league?
48. What award is named for the inventor of dynamite who established the award to leave a better legacy after his death?
49. SpaceShipOne, Produced by the first non-governmental organization to launch a reusable, manned spacecraft into space twice in two weeks, won what prize?
50. What is the collective name of the 10 awards given out each October by the Annals of Improbable Research, for “achievements that first make people laugh, then make then make them think?”

Questions 51 – 60 were visual and audio questions, so you just get the answer. And can make up your own questions.
51. Farfelle
52. Rihanna’s Five Head
53. The Dying Gaul
54. Iolani Palace
55. Zedonk
56. The Ramones—Blitzkrieg Bop
57. Arrested Development—Mr Wendal
58. Joy Division—Digital
59. Fugazi—Waiting Room
60. Talking Heads—Flowers

It happens every week. 8pm at the Red Dot in Milwaukee. True fools are always there.