Question: Which eighties band was comprised of George Michael & Andrew Ridgley?
Answer: Wham!

Question: Yesterday marked the first day of fall. Was it a solstice? Or an equinox?
Answer: Equinox

Question: What magazine, with its iconic yellow border, was first published on Sept 22, 1888?
Answer: National Geographic

Question: The Beaverton, Or sporting goods company Nike takes their name from a Greek Goddess. What was Nike the Goddess of?
Answer: Victory

Question: ‘This time there would be no witnesses. This time there was just the dead earth, a rumble of thunder, and the onset of that interminable light drizzle from the northeast by which so many of the world’s most momentous events seem to be accompanied’
Answer: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Question: In which country did the Contras battle the Sandinistas throughout most of the 1980s?
Answer: Nicaragua

Question: September 19th is International what Day?
Answer: Talk Like a Pirate Day

Question: On Sept 22, 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr supposedly met an angel called Moroni who directed Smith to a long-buried book, inscribed on golden plates, which inspired him to write what?
Answer: The Book of Mormon

Question: For a point each, name the castaways on Gilligan's Island
Answer: Gilligan, the Skipper (Jonas Grumby), Thurston Howell, III, Eunice “Lovey” Howell, Ginger Grant, Roy Hinkley (The Professor), Mary Ann Summers

Question: The 24th Amendment to the US constitution makes what illegal?
Answer: Poll taxes

Question: Mount Ranier is the highest mountain in the state of Washington. What is the second hightest?
Answer: Mount Adams

Question: Sept 20, 1973 saw the Battle of the Sexes, the tennis match that had which two players facing off against each other?
Answer: Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs

Question: “From the halls of Montezuma…” is the opening lyric to the official hymn of what branch of the U.S. armed forces?
Answer: Marine Corps

Question: What is the name of the asshat, English judge on American Idol, notorious for his blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their abilities?
Answer: Simon Cowell

Question: Located in Wyoming, what was the first National Monument, as declared by Teddy Roosevelt on Sept 24, 1906?
Answer: Devils Tower

Question: What was name of the 80's cultural icon, introduced by Milton Bradley, that was an electronic game of rhythm and memory skill in which the player had to repeat a series of blinking lights in the proper order?
Answer: (D)Simon

Question: Which TV comedy is set in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company?
Answer: The Office

Question: In which state would you find the gold depository at Fort Knox?
Answer: Kentucky

Question: George H.W. and George W. Bush were not the first father and son to both be president. Which family holds that honor?
Answer: Adams, John and John Quincy

Question: A Hoosier is a native of which state?
Answer: Indiana

Question: Jermajesty was the son of which member of The Jackson 5?
Answer: Jermaine

Question: What Revolutionary War hero, who regretted that he had but one life to give his country, was hung by the British on Sept 22, 1776?
Answer: Nathan Hale

Question: Called the Queen of the Skies, the first of what widebody airliner rolled out of the Everett assembly plant on September 30, 1968?
Answer: 747

Question: What Latin phrase, which translates as "let the buyer beware", is taken to mean that the purchaser of an item is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need?
Answer: Caveat emptor

Question: What type of geographical feature is the Little Bighorn, site of a famous 1876 battle?
Answer: River

Question: Riverside, Iowa proclaims itself to be the "official future birthplace" of what fictional captain?
Answer: James T. Kirk

Question: Although he sometimes claimed that it was simply a made up word, Muppet creator Jim Henson was also fond of saying that the word Muppet was a portmanteau of what two words?
Answer: Puppet and Marionette

Question: Born John Chapman on Sept 27, 1774, what pioneer nurseryman spent most of his life wandering through the Midwest, planting fruit orchards?
Answer: Johnny Appleseed

Question: What famed American architect was the leader of the Prairie School movement?
Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Question: Dying of kidney failure on Sept 28, 1914, which business magnate partnered with Alvah Roebuck to found a still existing department store?
Answer: Richard Sears

Question: Winning all 13 tricks in a hand of Contract Bridge is known as what?
Answer: Grand Slam

Question: What poet lamented "Water, water, everywhere, Nor any a drop to drink" in a 1789 poem?
Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Question: What bird breed was used by coal miners to detect the presence of toxic gases in the mines?
Answer: Canary

Question: What can be a condiment, a gas, or a Colonel?
Answer: Mustard

Question: Graphite is a form of which chemical element?
Answer: Carbon

Question: It is generally believed that what Philadelphia widow created the first Stars and Stripes in 1776?
Answer: Betsy Ross

Question: Mohair is a silk-like fabric made from the hair of what domesticated animal?
Answer: Angora goat

Question: For a point each, name the 2 countries that share a physical border with Belize.
Answer: Guatemala and Mexico

Question: Sperm, pilot, and beluga are all types of what?
Answer: Whales

Question: What part of the human body is affected by meningitis?
Answer: Brain

Question: Established on September 25, 1890, Sequoia National Park is in what state?
Answer: California

Question: Last week, the Department of Justice released a detailed report on Operation Fast and Furious, which allowed what to be smuggled across the Mexican border?
Answer: Guns

Question: Now a National Historic Site, at what Washington DC location (10th St NW) did the first presidential assassination take place?
Answer: Ford's Theater

Question: Fanilows are fans of what singer/songwriter/performer?
Answer: Barry Manilow

Question: Former Seahawks all pro receiver Steve Largent is formerly a US representative from what state?
Answer: Oklahoma

Question: Known as The Silver State, what was the 36th state to join the Union on Oct 31, 1864?
Answer: Nevada

Question: The first of the 59 ordered Boeing 787s was delivered Monday to All Nippon Airways. By what name is the aircraft known?
Answer: Dreamliner

Question: From the Greek for new one, what element, with an atomic number of 10, uses the symbol Ne?
Answer: Neon

Question: New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig was known by what nickname?
Answer: The Iron Horse

Question: What Washington D.C. landmark is depicted on the reverse of the US $5 bill?
Answer: Lincoln Memorial

Question: Anchored by the star Hamal, the constellation Aries represents what animal?
Answer: The Ram

Question: Which came first? Dunkin' Donuts? Or Starbucks?
Answer: Dunkin' Donuts

Question: What Southern staple, a savory bread product often served as a side dish in seafood restaurants, is made from cornbread batter that is deep fried in small ball shapes?
Answer: Hushpuppy

Question: Oct 1, 1971 saw the opening of what moderately famous Florida attraction?
Answer: Walt Disney World/Magic Kingdom

Question: What university was Mark Zuckerberg attending when he co-founded Facebook with three fellow classmates?
Answer: Harvard

Question: For a point each, name both of the countries that share a border with The Republic of Sierra Leone.
Answer: Guinea and Liberia

Question: Folk, Rain, and Lap are all types of what?
Answer: Dance

Question: “Wocka Wocka Wocka” was the catchphrase of the Muppet Fozzie, who was what kind of animal?
Answer: A bear

Question: Sept 25, 1981 saw which Arizona judge appointed the first female member of the US Supreme Court?
Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor

Question: Which president survived two assassination attempts, both by women, in a 17 day period?
Answer: Gerald Ford