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Jeopardy! Round
| "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC | LIZARDS | WORDS IN "UNIVERSAL" | ANAGRAMMED WORLD CAPITALS | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW[1] | LET THERE BE LIGHT[2] |
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| It's the branch of mathematics that deals with variables and how to solve for them | Endemic to various Indonesian islands is this, the world's largest lizard | Medals in this color are given to Olympic second-placers | In Europe: more | I used to know this Canadian rapper, but he's been real quiet since Kendrick released "Not Like Us" | If you saw these beetles flash in the night sky to attract a mate, you would likely not believe your eyes[3] |
| Computers use many of these mathematic sequences to solve different problems, such as recommending videos for TikTok | There are 1,500 species of these vocal lizards, including tokay and leopard | Edgar Allan Poe once wrote a poem about this bird which inspired Baltimore's NFL [[Baltimore Ravens|club[[ | In South America: go, boat | I used to know this Austrian-American "Terminator" guy, but he eventually focused on his new job as California's governor | The phrase, "Let there be light", is a translation of a Hebrew phrase found in this beginning book of the Bible |
| Known for having the greatest wingspan of any bird, these colonial seabirds form long-term romantic bonds with each other | The only one of its kind, this dark-scaled lizard is a common sight throughout the Galápagos Islands | This African feline can be found roaming savannas and wetlands searching for its prey s | In Africa: pear riot | I used to know this astronaut, but he left for the moon and took a giant leap for mankind | The Supertrees are 18 tree-like structures that light up this city-state's Gardens by the Bay |
| Lucerne is another name for this plant regularly used to feed livestock | This seemingly satanic squamate is the Australian counterpart of North America's horned lizards, covered in sharp spines for self-defence | Most of the congregation is accommodated in this central part of a church building | In Asia: bad salami | I used to know this guy who led The Range, but when he moved out, he said, "That's just the way it is" | "Lights" is one of this Hereford-born singer's most famous songs, alongside "Love Me Like You Do" and "Burn" |
| Add at least one hydroxyl group to a carbon atom and you'll get this type of organic compound | Hailing from the southwestern deserts, this large beast is the only venomous lizard native to the United States | It's a triangular fortification or detached outwork in front of the innerworks of a fortress, seen here | In North America: Captain Yam
I used to know this optimistic guy, but he left to focus on being a mentor, speaking in seminars and writing books such as "Unlimited Power" |
In order from longest to shortest wavelength: radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and this |
Double Jeopardy! Round
| EXPOS | "X" GON' GIVE IT TO YA | PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS | OPERA, ORATORIO, OR MUSICAL? | 2020 MEMES | DUBAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Among the surviving buildings from Expo 1893 in Chicago include this "Sue"-weet natural history museum | Among this late rapper's most famous tracks include "SAD!", "MOONLIGHT", and "Look At Me!" | Winning Fiction in 2017 was this novel where Cora plots her escape from slavery in Georgia using the eponymous network of routes | Miranda: Hamilton | While everyone played Among Us in 2020, everyone also played this game where beans race each other across obstacle courses | The Burj Khalifa was named in honour of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former ruler of this Emirati capital |
| Expo 86 coincided with the first year of SkyTrain service in this Canadian city | This usually colorless noble gas exhibits a blue glow when placed in an electric field | DAMN. (Music, 2018) was the first non-classical or jazz composition to win a Pulitzer Prize. It wouldn't be another four years until this fifth Kendrick album's release in 2022 | Handel: Messiah | The dancing pallbearers from Nana Otafrija Pallbearing and Waiting Service are based in the town of Prampram in this African country | One of many species at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is this royal fish from the Indo-Pacific with venomous spines |
| The Eiffel Tower was the centrepiece of Expo 1889 Paris; in 2024, it's hosting this Olympic sport | While phloem transport sugars and proteins down the stems of vascular plants, this tissue transports water up the stem | The Return (Biography, 2017) deals with author Hisham Matar's search for the truth of the disappearance of his father, a prominent dissident of this Libyan leader | Beethoven: Fidelio | "Baka Mitai", known for its numerous deepfake videos, comes from Like a Dragon, formerl"y" known as this | Emirates is known to fly over 100 Airbus A380s, but it also flies this American single-decker airliner |
| One of the many highlights of China's pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China was an animation of this famous Song dynasty handscroll painting | This small, triangular region of the sternum turns from cartilage to bone as a person ages | Cornhuskers (Poetry, 1919) was written by this poet who was the namesake of Amtrak's sister train to the Illinois Zephyr from Chicago to Quincy, [[Illinois | Tippett: A Child of Our Time | Many people came together to create a full on Ratatouille musical, with Remy being played by this actor in the 2021 benefit concert | Motiongate Dubai has attractions themed to various film franchises, including this "nut up or shut up" post-apocalyptic film |
| Osaka will host a World Expo for the third time in 2025; the first was in this year | Egg yolks get their characteristic yellow color due to the presence of this carotenoid | The 1990 Fiction winner says it all: "The" this Cuban music genre "Kings Play Songs of Love" | Berg: Wozzeck | Mundial Ronaldinho Soccer 64 actually refers to who is now Ronaldo Nazário; the actual Ronaldinho began his career in this Rio Grande do Sul capital | "Al Waha" is the third floor exhibit at the Museum of the Future; in Arabic, it means this not-so blurry paradise |
Final Jeopardy! Round
| 5 GOLD RINGS |
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| The BBC version of 5 Gold Rings was hosted by Philip Schofield, who also hosted this game show taking place within a perspex structure |