D's Mystery Theme #2 by AlexanderD

Champion(s):

WeikleB
I say what it occurs to me to say when I think I hear people say things. More, I cannot say.


Runner(s)-Up:

LuskT
Giggity.


Quiz Description

It's Mystery Friday. Good luck trying to figure this one out!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 99 69 95 11 85 32 69 53 79 74 32 90
1 WeikleB 407 97 00
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2 LuskT 370 92 00
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3 HessJa 350 86 00
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4 AdamKing 303 81 00
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5 PruettC 288 76 00
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6 gabrysiakj 287 71 00
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7 Makdeezy 282 65 00
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8 quarterrican 276 60 00
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9 HightB 261 55 00
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10 ConnorA 241 50 00
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11 GrahamJ 178 44 00
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12 MangaserA 157 39 00
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13 jefe 141 34 00
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14 Bloo 131 28 00
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15 JonesRW 120 23 00
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16 felsenheldd 88 15 00
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16 musicguy595 88 15 00
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18 randalleng 73 7 00
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19 MoyseyC 41 2 00
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Questions:

With 660 stores in 47 states at present, what second-largest retailer of athletic footwear and apparel announced in 2016 that 150 of their stores would be closing?

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Finish Line

Although Edward Bellamy brought up the concept of using it in his book "Looking Backward" in 1887, it wasn't until 1950 when the first "general purpose" one of these was created by Ralph Schneider and Frank McNamara. What was this successor to things like the Charga-Plate?

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Credit Card

The game show "Sale of the Century" was revived as recently as 2007, with Rossi Morreale at the helm. The name of this new version shared its title with its Australian counterpart. What was the show called?

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Temptation

A hypothetical baseball play sees a runner on third. The next batter sacrifice-bunts the ball expecting to be thrown out at first, but also gives the runner a chance to score. What play did I just describe?

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Squeeze play

Based on the British TV show "The Syndicate", what short-lived ABC series followed the lives of Queens gas station workers after they win the lottery? The show itself was met with a different fate, becoming the worst premiere in ABC history.

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Lucky 7

The first verse from what Steve Miller Band song references, among other things, songs from three other Steve Miller albums?

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The Joker

If you take two words away from the title of a short-lived talent show hosted by Vernon Kay, you will have Britney Spears' debut album. What are the two words?

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Hit Me

The mascot for a department store, a movie villain played by Colin Farrell, and a quiz show produced by Barry & Enright all have what name in common?

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Bullseye

Manufactured by Nissan since 1985, what crossover vehicle was, in earlier iterations, also marketed as the "Terrano" or the "Infiniti QX4"? The current model is manufactured in Smyrna, Tennessee.

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Pathfinder

What spinoff of the Disney animated anthology series "Raw Toonage" featured the titular bobcat, a veteran of stage and screen in his native Toontown, becoming a police officer in the real world, fighting crime in each?

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Bonkers

RHYME TIME: "The Hellbound Heart" author Clive's Sharpies

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Barker's Markers

Now that you have the answers, what's the theme?

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The Price Is Right pricing games