An all-time and seasonal Mystery Theme by ConnorA

Champion(s):

HessJa
Nah, son.


Runner(s)-Up:

WellsW
If you ain't first, you're last


Quiz Description

Here's my first attempt at a mystery theme. The answers all have something in common.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 HessJa 407 98 15
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2 WellsW 402 96 15
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3 PerryS 399 94 15
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4 FryedBetaKappa 330 92 15
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5 UllspergerA 327 89 15
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6 ElendilPickle 314 87 15
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7 CoenM 309 85 15
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8 LuskT 298 82 15
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9 creedofhubris 294 80 15
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10 thorsleyd 293 78 00
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11 MarcotteM 282 76 15
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12 ChiltonC2 271 73 15
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13 WeikleB 263 71 15
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14 FrankensteinP 259 69 15
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15 ESB 243 67 15
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16 randalleng 241 64 00
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17 BoulierJ 240 62 15
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18 DBrick 234 60 15
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19 DaviesML 233 57 15
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20 GrahamJ 231 54 15
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20 ParkS 231 54 15
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22 OrrenH 229 50 15
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22 SchroederS 229 50 15
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24 NathanL 228 46 15
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25 chc 221 44 15
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26 epeecurean 218 42 15
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27 MichaelT 213 39 15
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28 MatherV 209 37 15
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29 GoldsteinB 208 35 15
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30 ChrisRosenberg 203 32 15
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31 RobinJRichards 199 30 15
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32 PotatoD 191 27 15
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32 BoyerA 191 27 15
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34 BeningoS 188 23 15
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35 srs 182 21 15
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36 SussmanM 175 18 15
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36 quarterrican 175 18 00
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38 BurgerM 170 14 15
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39 SochackiA 166 12 15
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40 LaskerJ 157 10 15
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41 Gmoney 148 7 15
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42 JordanG 141 5 15
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43 HoH 136 3 15
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44 RaiaB 130 1 00
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Questions:

In mythology, this creature has the body and tail of a lion and the wings, head, and front legs of an eagle

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GRIFFIN

American author whose final, unfinished novel was The Last Tycoon

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F. Scott FITZGERALD

Legendary sportscaster, known for the catchphrase "Whoa, Nellie!" whose last game was the Texas-Southern Cal game to finish the 2005 season

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KEITH JACKSON

1986 Woody Allen film which earned Academy Awards for Michael Caine and Dianne Wiest

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HANNAH and Her Sisters

Actress who portrayed Joan Holloway in Mad Men

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Christina HENDRICKS

Which Latin word is missing in this hymn: "Agnus Dei/ qui tollis peccata mundi/ misere _____/Agnus Dei/ qui tollis peccata mundi/ misere ______/ Agnus Dei/ qui tollis peccata mundi/ dona _____ pacem"

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NOBIS

Which apostle is the patron saint of India?

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THOMAS

US Senator who represented Mississippi for three terms and served as Senate Majority Leader from 1996 until resigning that post in 2002 after making controversial remarks about Strom Thurmond

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Trent LOTT

Former Mayor of Burlington who is the longest serving independent in the history of Congress.

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Bernie SANDERS

FIRST AND LAST NAME REQUIRED: Youngest person to win an Academy Award, for her work opposite her father in Paper Moon

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TATUM O'Neal

Broadway composer who collaborated with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein

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Richard RODGERS

Each of the 11 answers contains a name which appeared (with 14 others) on what recently released list?

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FWAA 75th Anniversary First Team All-Americans (RB Archie, WR Larry, TE Keith, OL John, DE Ted, LB Tommy, LB Derrick, DB Ronnie, DB Deion, DB Jack, RS Johnny)