KW Mystery #8 (general knowledge) by WilliamsK

Champion(s):

ZellwegerS


Runner(s)-Up:

AdelmanM


Quiz Description

Enjoy the latest installment of the KW Mystery series! Note: last name is sufficient for all answers.

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Questions:

Who wrote the theme songs to Alias, Felicity, Fringe, and Lost?

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J.J. ABRAMS

As an Indian in 2001, he was the youngest player in the Majors; he became the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history in 2008. Who is this superlative man, listed by the Yankees as 6'6"/300?

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CC SABATHIA

Although some think it represents a pair of crying eyes, what two-letter combination was originally used as shorthand to tell Warcraft n00bs they should exit the match?

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QQ

Who is heard here, performing a live version of his first hit?

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B.B. KING

who wrote

      "anyone lived in a pretty how town" 1940

            and

                  "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in" 1952

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e.e. cummings

Now the largest commercial printing company in North America, this Fortune 500 corporation has called Chicago home for over 150 years. Each year, it creates a new volume of "Lakeside Classics" as a holiday gift to its employees.

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RR DONNELLEY

What klutzy – un-Dexterous, perhaps – cartoon character is about to make a huge mistake? (First name alone is fine.)

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DEE DEE

"Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That's the problem." So wrote what British author, who died in 1956?

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A.A. MILNE

What New York publishing house, known for its "Anthologies" and "Critical Editions" collections, is wholly owned by its employees?

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W.W. NORTON

Frank Beard is the drummer for what American rock trio, which has maintained the same lineup since 1970?

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ZZ TOP

The name of what film has been removed from this poster?

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GIGI

The ladies loved James Todd Smith's debut 1984 single, "I Need a Beat" – by the artist's account, anyway. What nickname had the rapper adopted, one he has kept as his career has shifted more to television?

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