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Horticulture: What often unwelcome but edible wildflower derives its common name from the French word for lion’s tooth?

Art: Who was the painter, sculptor, illustrator and writer who gained fame focusing on 19th century American West action scenes, with images of cowboys, Indians and the U.S. Cavalry? Particularly prized works of his are bronze sculptures originally sold at Tiffany’s.

Shibboleths: According to the hallowed shibboleth, what classification of avian apprehends the entozoon?

Movies: The 2003 Movie, entitled It Runs in the Family starred three generations of males from one family. The senior was the man born Issor Danielovitch, who legally changed his first and last name when a young man. His son is Michael and his grandson is Cameron. Issor’s adopted surname became the family name of the three actors. What is that last name?

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Landmarks: The Shrine of St. Valentine is located in which City in Ireland?

Football: Wayne W. Hayes was the storied 28-year head football coach at what University?

Television: Which television network is the oldest in the U.S. still in operation?

Securities: A securities option, like a put or a call, is an option to buy or sell a particular security at a set price for a fixed period. What is the technical term for that set price?

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Georgia: What Georgia Constitutional Office is currently held by Chris Carr?

SCUBA Diving: The excessive presence of what elemental gas causes decompression sickness, also known as The Bends, which afflicts divers who ascend to the surface too quickly?

Mathematics: In calculus, what is the process of finding a derivative called?

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History: Instead of the Bald Eagle, what kind of fowl was seriously suggested by Benjamin Franklin to be used as the symbol on the national seal of the United States?

Chemistry: Which element was discovered by Joseph Priestly?

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Crafts: What word means a person who makes barrels?

Psychology: What does the abbreviation OCD stand for in psychology?

Ballet: Which two-act ballet of Pyotr Tchaikovsky is often associated with Christmas and usually presented in a multitude of towns and cities during the Christmas season?

Genetics: Sequencing of DNA focuses on the four nitrogenous nucleobases, represented by the initial letters of those nucleobases, A for Adenine, C for Cytosine, G for Guanine and T. What is the name of the compound represented by T?

Law: What is the legal word for a Coroner’s investigation into the cause of a person’s death?

Candy: What uniformly round candy came in wrapped rolls containing 8 flavors matched to colors – yellow lemon, green lime, pink wintergreen, orange orange, purple clove, white cinnamon, black licorice and brown chocolate?

Popular Music: Using electronic technologies, what hit record of the 1950’s was rerecorded by daughter Natalie Cole, as a duet with her father, Nat King Cole, and won the Grammy Award for song of the year in 1992?

Broadway: Name the Broadway musical of which the highlight song was Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina?

TIEBREAKERS:

T1. With what surname was Queen Camilla, wife of Charles III of Great Britain, born? i.e. What is her true, maiden name?

T2. Movies: In 1939, Gone With The Wind won the Academy Award for Best Picture and yielded seven other Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Viven Leigh, Best Director for Victor Fleming and Best Supporting Actress for Hattie McDaniel. However, mega-star Clark Gable, though nominated, lost the Best Actor Award to Robert Donat. In what film did Robert Donat star to clinch the Best Actor Award?

T3. Politics: The election of 1796 between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was the first contested election for President of the United States. How many popular total votes were counted?