Question: What science fiction author, author of the Dune series, among others, was born in Tacoma and attended the University of Washington?
Answer: Frank Herbert

Question: Played by the late Earl Hindman, what was the name of Tim's wise neighbor on the TV show Home Improvement?
Answer: Wilson W. Wilson, Jr.

Question: Four states have capital cities named after American presidents. For a point each, name them (the cities).
Answer: Jackson (Mi), Jefferson City (Mo), Lincoln (Ne), and Madison (Wi)

Question: A popular cryptid in Latin American communities, the beast known as the Cupacabra makes its livelihood sucking the blood of what animals?
Answer: Goats

Question: Which sporting goods company is the sole supplier of footballs to the NFL?
Answer: Wilson

Question: Feb 14, 1948 marked the birth of which half of the comedy magic duo known as Penn and Teller, who would tell you his name himself if he ever spoke?
Answer: Teller

Question: The Miracle On Ice was the sports upset of all time as the US hockey team bested the Soviet Union 4-3. Which Nordic team the US ultimately beat to win the gold?
Answer: Finland

Question: A dessert or pie served a la mode always includes what?
Answer: ice cream

Question: Although it boasts about 1100 calories for 32 oz worth, what seasonal favorite has returned to McDonalds for the next month?
Answer: Shamrock Shake

Question: In the game of golf, what is a "mulligan"?
Answer: A “do over”

Question: What was the name of the computer that faced off against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter last week on Jeopardy!?
Answer: Watson

Question: Although no longer legally importable into the United States, what is the traditional 14th wedding anniversary gift?
Answer: Ivory

Question: What radio station do you find at 570 on your local AM dial?
Answer: Kvi

Question: Name the 1982 movie and character/actor that featured the quote “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die.”
Answer: Roy Batty/Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner

Question: Sunday marks the 83rd Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars. Which 2010 film had the most number of nominations, with 12?
Answer: The Kings Speech

Question: Although primary made from phenolic resin these days, billiard balls were primarily made from what material from the early 1600s until the early 20th century?
Answer: Ivory

Question: What unit of currency is slangily referred to as a "fin"?
Answer: $5

Question: What is the name of the Amtrak train that runs from Seattle's King Street Station to Union Station in Los Angeles?
Answer: Coast Starlight

Question: In addition to documenting 118 uses for sweet potatoes, inventor/scientist George Washington Carver discovered more than 300 uses for what crop?
Answer: Peanuts

Question: A sexagenarian is what age range?
Answer: 60-69

Question: Today marks the anniversary of one of the most the iconic moments in US history when US marines (and a Navy corpsman), raised a flag on top of Mt Suribachi, during the WWII battle for which island?
Answer: Iwo Jima

Question: Meaning single number, a Sudoku puzzle is played on a grid of what size?
Answer: 9Ã—9

Question: Lasting for 13 days before the final battle, Mexican revolutionaries began a siege of what Texas mission on Feb 23, 1836?
Answer: The Alamo

Question: Also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, who was assassinated on Feb 21, 1965 in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, during a meeting of the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Answer: Malcom X

Question: In an attempt to satisfy the angst of an entire generation, Toyota announced this week that what is the official plural of the word Prius?
Answer: Prii

Question: Known as The Old Line State, or Little America, what was the 7th state to join the union on April 28, 1788?
Answer: Maryland

Question: In what 1982 #1 hit did Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney profess a desire to be part of a piano?
Answer: Ebony and Ivory

Question: Sonic, Aveo, Cruze, and Impala are all types of what?
Answer: Chevrolet cars

Question: For a point each, name the 6 countries surrounding Libya.
Answer: Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia

Question: Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Answer: George III

Question: Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, (born on 22 Feb 1962) died after being impaled by what animal?
Answer: A stingray

Question: With the failure of his prime time show and his return to host the Tonight Show, whom is Jay Leno booting from behind the desk?
Answer: Conan O'Brien

Question: What disorder is defined in DSM IV by: (1)Repeated theft of objects that are unnecessary for either personal use or monetary value. (2)Increasing tension immediately before the theft. (3)Pleasure or relief upon committing the theft. (4)The theft is not motivated by anger or vengeance, and is not caused by a delusion or hallucination. (5)The behavior is not better accounted for by a conduct disorder , manic episode , or antisocial personality disorder.
Answer: Kleptomania

Question: Feb 23, 1945 saw one of the iconic moments in US history when US marines (and a Navy corpsman), were photographed raising the flag atop was Iwo Jima mountain?
Answer: Mt Suribachi

Question: 21 years ago today, supreme Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini offered a $3 million bounty for the death of what British author of The Satanic Verses?
Answer: Salman Rushdie

Question: Tuesday marked the birth of Majel Barrett, who made her career voicing the computers in what franchise?
Answer: Star Trek

Question: What is the most popular board game in the United States?
Answer: Monopoly

Question: What is the name of the family doctor in The Simpsons cartoon show?
Answer: Doctor Julius Hibbert

Question: According to the National Park Service, which National Park was the most visited in the United States, with over 9.5 million visitors last year?
Answer: Great Smoky Mountains

Question: What NPR show is hosted by Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers?
Answer: Car Talk

Question: Area 51 is a supposed hotbed of alien activity. In what US state is it located?
Answer: Nevada

Question: Name the artist and title: ‘Ooh, I bet you’re wondering how I knew About your plans to make me blue With some other guy that you knew before. Between the two of us guys You know I love you more.’
Answer: Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, or CCR

Question: What, in Olympic sports, in the main difference between luge and skeleton?
Answer: Luge is feet first, supine, and Skeleton is head first, prone

Question: Who traded places with Eddie Murphy in the film 1983 masterpiece Trading Places?
Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Question: What seasonal favorite, which leaves Burger King green with envy, has returned to McDonalds for the next month?
Answer: Shamrock shake

Question: Friday marks the birthday of old West legend and showman William Cody. By what nickname name was he better known?
Answer: Buffalo Bill

Question: Established by Executive Order on March 1, 1961, the Peace Corps was originally headed up by what government department, before becoming independent in 1981?
Answer: Department of State

Question: Who is missing: Shaggy, Fred, Velma, Daphne
Answer: Scooby-Doo

Question: Chimichurris, Dagwood, Hot Brown, Shawarma, and Muffuletta are all types of what?
Answer: Sandwiches

Question: Crossing the Rubicon, meaning passing the point of no return, was coined when who marched his army across the river on his way to Rome in 49BC?
Answer: Julius Caesar

Question: On Feb 21, 1953 British scientist Francis Crick and American James D. Watson unlocked the structure of what?
Answer: Dna

Question: The US Mint, being in a redesigning mood, has accounted the new design for what currency unit?
Answer: The Penny