Mysterious Theme #8 by BoyerA

Champion(s):

LuskT
Giggity.


Runner(s)-Up:

Tortoise
Slow and Steady


Quiz Description

There is a theme that applies to all 14 questions. I won’t ask you to identify the theme, but it will certainly help you answer the questions. Failure to adhere to the theme may invalidate answers that would otherwise be correct.

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2 Tortoise 470 91 00
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3 dinghammer 409 85 00
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4 RonningD 281 79 00
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7 AdamKing 198 61 00
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9 FrostL 189 50 00
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Questions:

Miko Ahola, Samuli Aro, Anders Eriksson, Giovanni Sala, Juha Salminen, Petteri Silvan and Kari Tiainen have each won five or more world championships in what motor sport?

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ENDURO

This term describes a kinky “watersport” involving a certain yellowish bodily fluid.

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UROLAGNIA

This essential human nutrient is also known as nicotinic acid. Excessive amounts may cause temporary facial flushing.

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NIACIN

The Chinese cassia tree, rather than the related “true” or Ceylon species, is the most common source of what spice?

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CINNAMON

Cetinje is the “Old Royal Capital” of what country?

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MONTENEGRO

Wikipedia defines this as “a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal and/or composite of carbon fiber, wood or honeycomb.”

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GROMMET

This 13-letter word was the name of a professional sports team from 1880-1887. Another team in the same city and the same sport, active since 1962, is normally referred to by a shortened version of the name. I don’t believe Superman ever played for either team.

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METROPOLITANS

This device first became commercially available in 1949. Sales reached one million per year in the 1980s, but it can be found in fewer and fewer homes these days.

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ANSWERING MACHINE

Newton’s first law of motion defines this concept.

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INERTIA

This 109-acre plaza contains the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.

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TIANANMEN SQUARE

In anatomy, this word describes a small, usually circular area of skin with a different histology from the surrounding tissue.

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AREOLA

The county seat of Johnson County, it’s the 4th most populous city in Kansas.

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OLATHE

Matt Johnson was the driving force behind this band, whose songs included “Infected”, “Dogs Of Lust” and “Love Is Stronger Than Death”.

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THE THE

What is the penultimate song on side 2 of Abbey Road, or more appropriately, the final song on The Doors?

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THE END