Lightning Round
LETTERS-Each of the following descriptions leads to a single letter of the-alphabet. For example, if I said niacin, you'd say B as in B-12.
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Question 43. Operation Overlord
Answer: D (D-Day)
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Question 44. The time for an attack to begin
Answer: H (H-hour)
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Question 45. An elementary particle
Answer: Z or W
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Question 46. A military food
Answer: K or C (K/C rations)
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SHAKESPEARE-Name these Shakespearean characters.
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Question 47. She was driven mad by Hamlet.
Answer: Ophelia
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Question 48. He kills his wife, then executes himself when he learns of her innocence.
Answer: Othello
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Question 49. Hamlet kills this king.
Answer: Claudius
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RED, WHITE, AND BLUE- The three colors of the flag appear in other places, too. In this quiz I want you to tell me what color is:
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Question 50. A sapphire
Answer: Blue
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Question 51. Which is hottest--red, white, or blue?
Answer: Blue
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Question 52. Turquoise
Answer: Blue
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Question 53. Azurite
Answer: Blue
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SUN-Louis XIV was called the Sun King. Come up with these other sunny items.
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Question 54. Prostration from extreme heat is . . .
Answer: Sunstroke
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Question 55. An ancient instrument for measuring time
Answer: Sundial
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Question 56. Norway
Answer: Land of the Midnight Sun
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Unique is what you seek in this category.
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Question 57. The only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
Answer: Mercury
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Question 58. The only four-letter word ending in eny.
Answer: Deny
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Question 59. The oldest living thing in the U.S. is named for a Civil War general. It is located in Sequoia National Park. What is its name?
Answer: General Sherman Big Tree
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Question 60. Identify the only President who served more than two terms.
Answer: Franklin Roosevelt
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EXECUTIONS- Here's a list of people well-remembered by history, some for their crimes, some for their goodness, all executed by the legal system of their day. How were they executed?
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Question 61. Jesus Christ
Answer: Crucifixion
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Question 62. Nathan Hale
Answer: Hanged without a trial
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Question 63. Maximilien de Robespierre
Answer: Guillotined
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WHOSE WHAT?- The answers are things that belong to someone; for example, if I said Aesop's, you'd say Fables.
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Question 64. Halley's
Answer: Comet
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Question 65. Pandora's
Answer: Box
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Question 66. Dante's
Answer: Inferno
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LEGAL TERMS- Provide the word or expression used by the legal profession to describe the given data.
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Question 67. An individual's assets.
Answer: Estate (net worth)
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Question 68. To revoke an attorney's right to practice.
Answer: Disbar
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Question 69. Money paid for support of spouse.
Answer: Alimony
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Question 70. A document issued for purpose of travel outside the country.
Answer: Passport
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I will name four trophies and you name each sport.
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Question 71. Davis Cup
Answer: Tennis
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Question 72. Walker Cup
Answer: Golf
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Question 73. America's Cup
Answer: Yacht racing
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Question 74. Stanley Cup
Answer: Ice hockey
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