KW Mystery #9 (general knowledge) by WilliamsK

Champion(s):

KroegerJ
Strength and Honor


Runner(s)-Up:

VenguswamyK
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi


Quiz Description

Number nine… Number nine… Number nine…

This was a fun one to write. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I did putting it together!

Full Results:

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1 KroegerJ 344 99 15
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2 VenguswamyK 341 98 15
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3 BahnamanS 336 97 15
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4 TonyH 322 96 15
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5 Mark 320 95 15
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6 AllenJ 317 93 15
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7 HessJa 312 92 15
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8 ChernicoffS 311 91 00
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9 HallR 310 90 15
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10 SchroederS 308 89 15
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11 Vintsanity 307 88 15
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12 KelsoT 306 87 15
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13 GambinoG 305 86 15
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14 RoseM 302 85 15
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15 KingC2 301 83 15
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15 DixonD 301 83 15
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17 LuskT 298 81 15
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18 RobinJRichards 297 80 15
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18 Sharpj 297 80 15
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20 PlotkinD 294 78 15
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20 WeikleB 294 78 15
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22 WalkerAJ 293 76 15
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23 SpoeriJ 291 74 15
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23 GoodmanDL 291 74 00
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25 GrahamJ 288 73 15
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26 tara 287 69 15
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26 scottyc34 287 69 15
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26 AdelmanM 287 69 15
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26 VerandaGardener 287 69 15
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26 Skrambler 287 69 15
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31 DoyleE 286 66 15
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32 BarthR 285 65 15
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33 ZellwegerS 282 63 15
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33 MoyseyC 282 63 15
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35 grimesr 281 62 15
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36 FriedewaldR 279 60 15
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36 rstrata 279 60 15
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38 Matto 278 57 15
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38 MarcotteM 278 57 15
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38 DougB 278 57 15
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41 HoH 275 55 15
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42 Projectyl 271 54 15
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43 dinghammer 264 53 00
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44 KonkelT 262 51 15
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44 HensleyB 262 51 00
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46 AmmermanA 261 49 15
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46 rfgold 261 49 00
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48 RuizJ 259 47 15
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49 LearyField 254 46 00
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50 letouj 246 44 00
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50 PolinskyL 246 44 00
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50 PatschakB 246 44 00
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53 jefe 245 42 15
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56 ChrisRosenberg 241 39 00
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58 AdamKing 235 36 00
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58 felsenheldd 235 36 15
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60 wheelz 230 34 15
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61 akambour 225 32 00
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61 leonard55 225 32 00
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63 fritzatron 222 31 15
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64 KulkarniM 217 30 15
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65 EdwardsT 216 28 00
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65 DimitriCRob 216 28 00
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67 JonesRW 215 26 00
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68 BoyerA 210 25 15
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69 quarterrican 209 24 15
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70 osxpert 205 23 15
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70 FrostL 205 23 00
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72 donald 200 21 15
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73 PruettC 199 20 00
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Questions:

The single heard here was released on May 30, 2005. Who sang it?

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JAMES BLUNT

After Fay Vincent resigned as Commissioner of Major League Baseball in 1992, who became his de facto replacement?

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BUD SELIG

This is a photo of what former world leader, taken in 1979 after he was forced to abandon his capital?

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POL POT

George Washington Carver once called what "a flower growing in the wrong place"?

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A WEED

Pictured here is the first appearance by what comic-book character? (Last name not required.)

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MARY JANE WATSON

Also known as the Caucasus Indicus and the Paropamisadae, what mountain range stretches 500 miles from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan?

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HINDU KUSH

The still seen here is from the opening credits to what sitcom, which ran for 6 seasons on CBS?

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GREEN ACRES

Famously used by Muhammed Ali in the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman, what strategy involves behaving passively or feigning weakness, then becoming aggressive once the opponent has worn himself out?

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ROPE-A-DOPE

What bandleader is the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 both as a vocalist (1968) and as an instrumentalist (1979, heard here)?

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HERB ALPERT

What term applies to special occasions when the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate assemble as one body? Examples include the State of the Union, addresses by foreign dignitaries, and the counting of electoral votes.

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JOINT SESSION

Seen here is a first edition of what collection of works?

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LEAVES OF GRASS

Elements of the first 11 questions have what common bond?

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MARIJUANA [SLANG]