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Which episode of the HBO series that premiered on June 2, 2002 was written by Eric Overmyer ?
Misgivings
Rebecca Akufo-Addo is the current First Lady of Ghana and gets her title by being what relationship to the president?
wife
An album released by Ziggy Marley called Dragonfly featured Flea who is best known as a bassist from what rock band?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
To whom did J. Walter Duncan sell the USFL team who played home games at Giants Stadium in 1983?
Donald Trump
What is the setting of J.T. Petty's video game "Outlast 2"?
the Arizona desert
Was the board game Java or Tikal published first?
Tikal
Suite francaise is by what French composer and pianist who is also known for Trois mouvements perpetuels?
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
Are Thomas Keneally and Peter Straub both novelists?
yes
An operatic commedia in three acts that is by an Italian Baroque composer who was famous for operas and chamber cantatas, was first performed where?
Teatro dei Fiorentini
Before the start of the 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, the club signed which Croatian professional footballer who plays for an Italian club and for the Croatia national team?
Mario Mandžukić
Which is the largest non-Catholic Christian denomination in the United States headed by Russell D. Moore, an American evangelical theologian, ethicist, and preacher?
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
The college that Amherst Lord Jeffs represent was founded in what year?
1821
Who wrote a novel that was adapted into a film which featured the voice of a man who sang in Hindi and other languages?
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Are both White Town and Starsailor musical acts with the same number of performers?
no
Who writes poetry such as Glaring Through Oblivion as well as leading the heavy metal band System Of A Down?
Serj Tankian
Which film director was born in 1908 - Tex Avery or John G. Blystone?
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery
When was the rapper on Lil B.I.G. Pac born?
June 11, 1997
ValuJet Flight 592 was operated by the company headquartered in what Georgia location?
Clayton County
What Danish director is the director of Oslo, August 31st distantly related to?
Lars von Trier
Amber Calling are an Australian pop punk and emo band from Adelaide, which formed in 2005 as 919, during their career they have supported shows by Panic! at the Disco, an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in what year?
2004
Ghostbusters II starred which Canadian-American actor and comedian?
Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis
What television network hosted the show in which Matt Ryan played the character John Constantine?
NBC
Who directed the film which won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing in 2006?
Paul Greengrass
What area is the species of Spruce which can be found in Rensselaer Plateau native to?
eastern North America
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people translates Nunnehi as what?
"The People Who Live Anywhere"
The Finer Things was written by which rock and blues English musician?
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood
Which horrer television series aired on AMC on oct 18 2015 directed by the author of the secret diary of laura palmer?
"The Walking Dead"
which film dirtected by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage was written by Juliet Snowden?
Knowing
James Bridges co-wrote the script for what movie starring John Travolta?
Urban Cowboy
What band released three EPs: "Box" in 2011, which was recorded with an earlier lineup, "Faces", featuring the current lineup, in 2012, and "Salsa" in 2016, The Naked and Famous or Residual Kid?
Residual Kid
Are Jackson Hole Airport and Yeager Airport both public?
yes
Anthony D. "Tony" Saletan is an American folk singer and educator, who is responsible for the modern rediscovery of two of the genre's best-known songs, one being which spiritual song first recorded in the 1920s, and it became a standard campfire song in Scouting and summer camps and enjoyed broader popularity during the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s?
Kum ba yah
This footballer played in the top divisions in Italy, Spain, England and Germany and is known for what?
his speed on the ball
What is a similarity between the Cairn Terrier and the German Hound?
used for hunting
Beth Quist can play the national musical instrument of what country?
Iran
In which town was the 1987 American drama film Ironweed, shot on location that featured a 400 acre pastoral cemetery?
Colonie, New York
According to a British tabloid founded in 1903, how many signatures were collected for a petition from the Snowdrop Campaign to ban ownership and use of handguns?
it gained over 50,000 signatures
The Trials of Nikki Hill is a legal thriller written by Dick Lochte and which American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer, and practicing attorney?
Christopher Allen "Chris" Darden
What fictional Marvel Comics superhero team uses the Leapfrog as their main transportation?
primary mode of transportation for the Runaways.
Torben Ulrich is a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter, director, performer and former amateur then professional tennis player, and the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, a Danish musician, songwriter, actor, and record producer, he is best known as the drummer and co-founder of which American heavy metal band ?
Metallica
What second oldest school in Miami-Dade County did a Grammy Award winning record producer and songwriter attend?
Miami Beach Senior High School
Who directed the 1979 American drama film that starred the actress who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Psycho"?
Verona
Which is a documentary about a satirist, Call Me Lucky or Eclipse of Reason?
Call Me Lucky
What American composer who won the National Medal of Arts in 2007, also taught American composer Gregg Wager?
Morten Lauridsen
Along with the director born on September 4, 1966, who were the two other co-producers of Jackass 3?
Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze
In which county the Nashua High School is situated?
Hillsborough County
On what date was Gulfstream Pictures first film released in the United States?
January 17, 2014
Which air force base is the headquarters for the Eastern Air Defense Sector and located 12 mi east of Panama City, Florida?
Tyndall Air Force Base
"Gotta Get to You" released in which year, is a song written Blaine Larsen, Jim Lauderdale and Jimmy Ritchey, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait, an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer?
2010
Which voice actor in Kung Fu Magoo also appeared on Grey's Anatomy?
Maile Flanagan
When considering Kelly D.Johnston and Bod Dole, which state was represented in the United States senate first - Oklahoma or Kansas?
Kansas
Breathing Your Love was taken into space by the Swedish astronaut who had what other job?
physicist
Which years were the line of cars that the Ferrari TR were closely related to built?
1953 to 1964
Where was this the actor born in 1899 who starred in The Tuttles of Tahiti trained at?
London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Who composed the original score and songs of the film based on the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan" by Allan Knee ?
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Are Marianne Moore and Terry Pratchett both nationals of the same country ?
no
What was a single released in 1959 and peaked at number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, performed by an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing?
'Till) I Kissed You
What other title did the head coach have who coached the Bulldogs in 1982?
athletic director
Stephanie Sigman was an actress in the 2015 film produced by which company?
Eon Productions
What 2013 superhero film did Christopher Townsend work on?
Iron Man 3
Who has the most series Momina Duraid or Hiroshi Inagaki?
Momina Duraid
Xiaogan and Mingguang, are located in which country?
People's Republic of China
What is the nationality of the female reporter in "I Never Knew That About Britain"?
British
In what city did the Penn State Lady Lions capture their NCAA Division I WNIT title against the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team in 1998?
Waco, Texas
Of Herbert Achternbusch an David Seltzer, which lived closer to Canada?
David Seltzer
Barrie Ciliberti is a professor at a univeristy located in what Maryland county?
Prince George's County
What county does Howard Park Historic District and Timothy Edward Howard have in common?
St. Joseph County
Where was the company that sponsored the 95-96 Premier League founded?
London, Ontario, Canada
The Men's 2013 US Open Series was won by which Spanish player, currently World #1?
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera
Were both the Hanover Hound and Toy Trawler Spaniel introduced to France?
no
What was the High Priestess of Blood, the serial killer featured in the action crime horror film, Perdita Durango, convicted of?
two of the murders
Which university is located in more cities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the University of Minnesota?
University of Minnesota
Who was teh lead vocalist of the band featured in Is This Music magazine's most famous interview?
Alex Kapranos
Siegfried and Idomeneo are both what type of performances?
music
Which film director is the founder of the Application Movie Pitch Pro, Derek Estlin Purvis or Andrzej Munk?
Derek Estlin Purvis
From which country hails Mysore Vasudevachar, the musician and composer of Carnatic music an example being Abheri, a Janya raga whose parent is Kharaharapriya?
Indian
Who is the FIFA World Cup winner known as Big Phil that Flávio Murtosa works as an assistant coach for?
Luiz Felipe Scolari
What college did the Chiefs all time leading rusher attend?
University of Texas
Which of the film played at 58th Berlin International Film Festival starred Jack Black, Mos Def, Melonie Diaz, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow and Sigourney Weaver?
Be Kind Rewind
The Naga Chili, closely related to the Bhut jolokia, also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili, U-morok, red naga, naga jolokia and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, and is closely related to the Naga morich, of which country?
Bangladesh
How many times has Maciej Sulęcki's adviser won Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award?
twice
Which has more to do with the Boston Marathon, Zootopia or Stylianos Kyriakides?
Stylianos "Stelios" Kyriakides
Río de Sangre was originally recorded for Albany Records in what year?
2010
Did Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari or Muhammad Yunus produce one of the first enclyclopedias of medicine?
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari
Where did the band that Billy Ray Latham joined in 1974 come from ?
Salem, Missouri,
The republic with the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe is one of few places in Europe where a species of beetle cannot be found, that wew originally described in 1809 by whom?
Panzer
What king to whom Rev James MacGregor was made chaplain died in 1936?
George V
Who promotes the mall that hosts the 2017 Men's Asian Individual Squash Championship?
Express Infrastructure
The Curse of Rocky Colavito is one of several sports superstitions centered on the failure to win a championship in any major league sport for how many years?
52
The 337th Flight Test Squadron (337 FLTS) was most recently part of the 46th Test Wing and based at McClellan Air Force Base, a former United States Air Force base located in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County, in which US state?
California
Jesse Brock (born July 18, 1972, in Decatur, Illinois) is a bluegrass artist who plays the mandolin and supplies both lead and supporting vocals, he recorded and toured, and with which award-winning blind American bluegrass fiddle player?
Michael Cleveland
What raid project will include five new underground stations under St Kilda Road?
Melbourne Metro Rail Project
What type of schools are both Carre's Grammar School and Kesteven and Sleaford High School?
selective
The Alliance Theatre staged its first production, a semi-opera with how many acts, at the Alliance in 1968?
five
Are The House of Love and Republica from the same country?
yes
Which shipping company was co-founded by a man whose biography was written by James Scurlock?
DHL Worldwide Express
What Hunter's Prayer actor also played Marcus Agrippa in the HBO drama Rome?
Alan "Allen" Leech
Where are Luoding and Dingzhou located?
China
What actor from "How I Met Your Mother" performed with Timothy Nolen?
Neil Patrick Harris
The Clarence Gaines Award was named for Clarence Gaines, who coached for 47 years at a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, that is a member-school of what fund?
Thurgood Marshall College Fund