Alpaca Farm (beta)

KW Mystery #12 (general knowledge) by WilliamsK

Champion(s):

UllspergerA

SportsNightonCSC

NathanL
All my thoughts have been replaced with Hamilton quotes.

Runner(s)-Up:

Quiz Description

All of your responses must fit the theme! Please note that I'm not asking you to identify what the theme is, but figuring it out will probably be very helpful on a few of these.

Full Results:

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1 SportsNightonCSC 378 98 15
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1 NathanL 378 98 15
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1 UllspergerA 378 98 15
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4 VenguswamyK 372 95 15
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4 HessJa 372 95 15
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6 PlotkinD 363 93 15
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7 GrossB 362 92 15
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7 MillerC37 362 92 15
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9 SorensonG 358 90 15
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10 AmmermanA 353 89 15
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11 akambour 348 87 15
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11 DosRemediosA 348 87 15
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13 WalkerAJ 343 83 15
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13 DixonD 343 83 15
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13 SchroederS 343 83 15
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13 WangS 343 83 15
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13 cbec 343 83 15
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13 ChernicoffS 343 83 15
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19 LujanP 338 78 15
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19 Sijnaanik 338 78 15
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19 Projectyl 338 78 15
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22 Natasha 335 75 15
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23 AdamKing 334 74 15
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24 jefe 331 73 15
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25 CarterBurke 329 72 15
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26 Berek 323 71 15
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27 KonkelT 322 70 15
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28 letouj 318 69 15
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29 BoyerA 313 67 15
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30 dinghammer 308 66 15
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31 ElendilPickle 307 65 15
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32 randalleng 304 64 15
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33 KimberlinM 303 62 15
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33 Skrambler 303 62 15
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35 PruettC 296 61 15
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36 SrikrishnanV 293 60 15
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37 LiptonM 292 58 15
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38 BarthR 290 57 15
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39 SlickRick87 287 56 15
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40 BradburnA 285 55 15
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41 StahlhutJ 282 54 15
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42 KroegerJ 276 53 15
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43 WeikleB 272 51 15
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43 JillyJill 272 51 15
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45 OppenheimS 267 50 15
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46 Egantx7 266 48 15
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46 LuskT 266 48 15
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48 RichmondJ 265 46 15
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49 SingerJ2 259 45 15
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50 heystephen 257 44 15
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51 MeiyappanS 251 43 00
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52 GoodmanDL 245 41 15
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52 PatschakB 245 41 15
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54 Vintsanity 243 39 15
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55 GambinoG 242 38 15
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55 usuiw 242 38 15
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57 MercureT 238 35 15
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57 Nicole 238 35 15
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59 SteevesR 237 34 15
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60 srs 235 32 15
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60 KulkarniM 235 32 15
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62 PolinskyL 233 30 15
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63 RobinJRichards 226 29 15
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64 MorrisTA 222 28 15
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65 quarterrican 220 27 15
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69 alamble 211 21 15
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69 MitchO 211 21 15
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69 GrahamJ 211 21 15
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72 RaiaB 206 19 15
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74 MatherV 195 17 15
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75 HoH 181 15 15
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75 HallR 181 15 15
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78 petkunm 172 12 15
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Questions:

Question 1

This diagram shows the inner workings of a medieval version of what device?

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BATTERING RAM (Aries)

Question 2

According to Investopedia, what economic trend is "characterized by optimism, investor confidence and expectations that strong results will continue"?

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BULL MARKET (Taurus)

Question 3

What advertising moniker is shared by the people in these photos?

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DOUBLEMINT TWINS (Gemini)

Question 4

When Trader Vic's first offered this crustacean appetizer in the 1950s, the restaurant claimed it came from "an old Burmese recipe" – highly unlikely, as cream cheese isn't exactly a staple of southeast Asian diets. What is it?

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CRAB RANGOON (Cancer)

Question 5

This man, appearing on a December 1956 episode of What's My Line?, is best known for what role?

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THE COWARDLY LION (Leo)

Question 6

The United States Constitution has been suspended (due to fear of Islamic terrorism) and replaced by a Christian theocracy hell-bent on obliterating women's rights. These events provide the background for what dystopian 1985 novel, told from the point of view of a woman selected for breeding purposes?

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THE HANDMAID'S TALE (Virgo)

Question 7

The Roman goddess Iustitia is usually portrayed carrying a sword in one hand and what in the other? (Her now-ubiquitous headgear dates only from the 16th century.)

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SCALES (Libra)

Question 8

What band holds the record for highest-selling single by a German artist, a 1991 power ballad celebrating the end of the Cold War?

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THE SCORPIONS (Scorpio)

Question 9

This comes from the opening credits to what television show?

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ARCHER (Sagittarius)

Question 10

Name the song.

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THE LONELY GOATHERD (Capricorn)

Question 11

In what comedy film does the stuttering Bobby Boucher find his calling after being told his father had died of dehydration in the Sahara desert?

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THE WATERBOY (Aquarius)

Question 12

一条鱼
两条鱼
红色的鱼
蓝色的鱼

Written in Simplified Chinese, this is the Mandarin title of what 1960 book?

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ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH (Pisces)