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1. Three artists completed the Grand Slam of performative awards (EGOT) in 2019. Name the artists, the final leg of their award, and the project for which they all earned the last honor.
2. This long-time Playboy cartoonist also wrote a hit song for Johnny Cash and produced three of the most well known (and selling) children’s books of all time. Name the artist, the song, and the children’s books.
3. This tennis player won the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2003 to complete a feat that only one other player has achieved in the the Open Era. Name the player, the feat, and the only other holder of the distinction. For extra credit, two other players came one accomplishment short of this accomplishment. Who were they?
4. In 2019, this golfer became the fourth player to successfully defend two major championships during his career. Name the golfer and the championships defended.
5. Three young girls were injured near Mars Bluff, SC, on March 11, 1958, when their playhouse was destroyed by what object that fell out of the sky?
6. Brooks Koepka failed to win the U.S. Open this past week, which made him the latest golfer to fall short of achieving something last accomplished by Peter Thompson. Identify Thompson’s achievement and where it occurred.
7. Bartolo Colon holds a major league record for most … (since began tracking in 1988).
8. Jason Belmonte won the Tournament of Champions and World Championship of what sport in 2019, and now has what distinction in that sport’s history?
9. Bob Dylan agreed to act in a Sam Peckinpah film that lead to source material for Guns and Roses and also eventually for Darius Rucker, by way of old crow. What?
10. Mary O’Hara was a former silent era screenwriter who is perhaps best known for a children’s book series she wrote while operating a ranch near Cheyenne. Name the books if you can.
11. WW2 research produced this compound reportedly consisting of 65% dimethylsiloxane (hydroxy-terminated polymers with boric acid), 17% silica (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium dioxide, which you might have put in a stocking.
12. Granddaughter of a Dutch Baron, daughter of a British fascist, this woman debuted on Broadway in a Collette play and became one of the greatest stars of film of all time.
13. This type of event is believed to have originated with the festivities surrounding the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. Admiral George Dewey is believed to have been the first individual recipient. What was Dewey’s claim to fame?
14. Roy C. Sullivan, a park ranger in Virginia, is credited by Guinness as having survived the most number of this recorded event at seven. He ultimately died by self inflicted gunshot wound in 1983.
some of these seemed familiar but it was all stream of thought and mostly wikipedia sources. usual rules.
2. This long-time Playboy cartoonist also wrote a hit song for Johnny Cash and produced three of the most well known (and selling) children’s books of all time. Name the artist, the song, and the children’s books.
3. This tennis player won the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2003 to complete a feat that only one other player has achieved in the the Open Era. Name the player, the feat, and the only other holder of the distinction. For extra credit, two other players came one accomplishment short of this accomplishment. Who were they?
4. In 2019, this golfer became the fourth player to successfully defend two major championships during his career. Name the golfer and the championships defended.
5. Three young girls were injured near Mars Bluff, SC, on March 11, 1958, when their playhouse was destroyed by what object that fell out of the sky?
6. Brooks Koepka failed to win the U.S. Open this past week, which made him the latest golfer to fall short of achieving something last accomplished by Peter Thompson. Identify Thompson’s achievement and where it occurred.
7. Bartolo Colon holds a major league record for most … (since began tracking in 1988).
8. Jason Belmonte won the Tournament of Champions and World Championship of what sport in 2019, and now has what distinction in that sport’s history?
9. Bob Dylan agreed to act in a Sam Peckinpah film that lead to source material for Guns and Roses and also eventually for Darius Rucker, by way of old crow. What?
10. Mary O’Hara was a former silent era screenwriter who is perhaps best known for a children’s book series she wrote while operating a ranch near Cheyenne. Name the books if you can.
11. WW2 research produced this compound reportedly consisting of 65% dimethylsiloxane (hydroxy-terminated polymers with boric acid), 17% silica (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium dioxide, which you might have put in a stocking.
12. Granddaughter of a Dutch Baron, daughter of a British fascist, this woman debuted on Broadway in a Collette play and became one of the greatest stars of film of all time.
13. This type of event is believed to have originated with the festivities surrounding the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. Admiral George Dewey is believed to have been the first individual recipient. What was Dewey’s claim to fame?
14. Roy C. Sullivan, a park ranger in Virginia, is credited by Guinness as having survived the most number of this recorded event at seven. He ultimately died by self inflicted gunshot wound in 1983.
some of these seemed familiar but it was all stream of thought and mostly wikipedia sources. usual rules.
