Question: The highest ranking hand in straight poker, what name is commonly given to a run of 5 cards, all of the same suit, that rank from Ace to 10?
Answer: Royal Flush

Question: What single panel comic strip, running daily from 1980 to 1995, featured the surreal humor of WSU alum Gary Larson?
Answer: The Far Side

Question: The 2010 Tour de France kicked off on Saturday in what European city, with an 8.9 km prologue, followed by a 223.5 km sprint the following day?
Answer: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Question: "You got peanut butter in my chocolate! You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Two great tastes that taste great together." was the advertising slogan for what product?
Answer: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Question: In the even that the President, Vice-President, and Speaker of the House are unable to fulfill the terms of office of the President, who is next in line to be president?
Answer: President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye

Question: As President of Congress, whose signature dominates the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: John Hancock

Question: For a point each, name the 5 states surrounding the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Answer: Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire

Question: Name the artist and the title of this 1978 classic that remains popular today: “We were at the beach Everybody had matching towels Somebody went under a dock And there they saw a rock It wasn’t a rock”
Answer: Rock Lobster by the B-52s

Question: According to the nursery rhyme, who had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o?
Answer: Old MacDonald

Question: Who’s missing: David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, “Caucasian” Jeffery Vanston, Gregg Bissonette, and plus 18 other people, who all disappeared under mysterious circumstances, including a bizarre gardening accident, choking on vomit of unkown origin, and
Answer: Nigel Tufnel

Question: Two people who signed the Declaration of Independence went on to be president. For a point each, name them.
Answer: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

Question: The Hershey's confection known as Mr. Goodbar is a mixture of chocolate and what other ingredient?
Answer: Peanuts

Question: What is the common name for the upper incisors of the elephant?
Answer: Tusk

Question: If you ordered a dish containing saag in an Indian restaurant, what must it contain?
Answer: Spinach

Question: Sunday saw the conclusion of which of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the oldest such tournament in the world?
Answer: The Championships, Wimbledon

Question: Deriving its name from an old Icelandic word meaning erupt, what name is given to a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects steam and water into the air?
Answer: Geyser

Question: When a jeweler refers to a diamond’s “cut,” he is describing what aspect of the gem?
Answer: Shape

Question: Who went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?
Answer: Jack and Jill

Question: A falling object which ceases to accelerate due to the forces of drag and gravity being equal reaches what rate of descent (speed)?
Answer: Terminal Velocity

Question: In the official rules of Monopoly, how much money does each player start with?
Answer: $1,500

Question: When applied to (sparkling) wine, what does brut mean?
Answer: Dry

Question: In what children's playground game are the participants required to bounce a ball on the ground, pick up some prescribed number of 6 sided objects, and to catch the ball before it hits the ground a second time?
Answer: Jacks

Question: July 12th marks the anniversary of the first ever concert of the moderately famous band known as The Rolling Stones. In what year did this concert take place?
Answer: 1962

Question: What was the name of the character who owned Mayberry's only barber shop on The Andy Griffith Show?
Answer: Floyd

Question: What can be a Greek god, a fashion house, and a fictional bureaucrat?
Answer: Hermes

Question: What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, the former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, that was sunk in Auckland harbor by French Secret Service agents to prevent it interfering with planned nuclear tests?
Answer: Rainbow Warrior

Question: For a point each, name the 3 countries surrounding the Republic of Chile
Answer: Peru, Bolivia, Argentina

Question: July 12, 1862 saw the creation of what decoration, the highest military medal able to be awarded?
Answer: Medal of Honor

Question: Negev, Atacama, and Namib are all types off what?
Answer: Deserts

Question: Known as The Sunshine State, what was the 27th state to join the union on March 3, 1845?
Answer: Florida

Question: What does the giant ape use as weapons against Jumpman in the original, 1981 Donkey Kong game?
Answer: Barrels

Question: The 14th of July marks what major holiday for the French?
Answer: Bastille Day

Question: Three musicians make a trio, while 4 comprise a quartet. How many musicians are there in a nonet?
Answer: 9

Question: What can be a medical condition caused by inadequate oxygen consumption, a suspension component, and a WNBA team?
Answer: Shock

Question: July 12, 1976 saw the debut of what long running TV series, originally hosted by Richard Dawkins, before John O'Hurley and now Steve Harvey took over the job?
Answer: Family Feud

Question: July 16, 1917 saw the death of what leader, Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland, and his children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei?
Answer: Tsar Nicholas II

Question: The Pacific Aero Products Co company, which had its founding on July 15, 1915 on the banks of the Duwamish, is better known today as what?
Answer: Boeing

Question: The nuclear age was born on July 16, 1945 when the first atomic bomb was tested at White Sands Proving Grounds outside Socorro in what Southwestern state?
Answer: New Mexico

Question: Including such tasks as slaying the Nemean lion, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and obtaining the Girdle of the Amazon Queen, how many labors was Hercules supposed to perform?
Answer: 12

Question: What are the traditional toppings on a Margherita pizza?
Answer: tomato, mozzarella, and basil

Question: Does the boiling point of water increase or decrease as you gain elevation?
Answer: Decrease

Question: According to the myth, how many lives does a cat have?
Answer: 9

Question: To prevent interference in an atomic test on the island of Moruroa, the French intelligence directorate sunk the ship Rainbow Warrior, operated by which non-governmental environmental organization, in Aukland harbor?
Answer: Greenpeace

Question: Name the 1942 movie and character/actor that featured the quote "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."
Answer: Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in Casablanca

Question: Making possible the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs, what was discovered outside an Egyptian village by a French soldier on July 15, 1799?
Answer: The Rosetta Stone

Question: According to Mr. Owl, it takes 3 licks to get to the center of what?
Answer: Tootsie Pop

Question: “Give a hoot – don’t pollute”, since replaced by “Lend a hand – care for the land” was the slogan for what US Forest Service mascot?
Answer: Woodsy Owl

Question: The oldest of the grand slam tennis tournaments, what is the only one still played on grass?
Answer: Wimbledon

Question: For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding Rwanda
Answer: Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Question: Which US President, born Leslie Lynch King on July 14, 1913, was the longest lived US President at 93 years, 165 days?
Answer: Gerald Ford

Question: With an atomic number of 11, what element gets its' from the Latin natrium?
Answer: Sodium

Question: What famed Italian based fashion house has been struggling ever since major asshat Andrew Cunanan gunned down the founder and creative genius outside his Miami Beach mansion on July 15, 1997?
Answer: Versace