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pub trivia

Hard · 15×15 · 27 words
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  1. 2. Spigot where stout flows and conversations start
  2. 5. Mic holder who holds all the right answers
  3. 8. Verifiable nugget that settles a loud table dispute
  4. 10. Mental vault unlocked one obscure pop hit at a time
  5. 11. Chime calling last orders or marking the end of deliberation
  6. 12. Low-tech weapon used to jot down elusive facts
  7. 16. Numerical cliffhanger where closest estimate takes the gold
  8. 19. Wooden arena covered in coasters, pints, and debate
  9. 20. Fermented draft keeping solvers sharp or sleepy
  10. 21. Deadlock broken by guessing the population of Lichtenstein
  11. 23. Running count of correct responses on the scorekeeper's pad
  12. 24. Liquid distraction when your history knowledge fails
  13. 25. Surreptitious phone checker banished in shame

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  1. 1. Dusty stick spelling out the leaders on slate
  2. 2. Unifying thread tying together round three's questions
  3. 3. Scrawled jottings banned from your pocket during play
  4. 4. Picture round featuring zoomed-in logos or obscured faces
  5. 6. Lighter style often preceding ale on the chalkboard
  6. 7. Gift certificate or engraved stein waiting for the victors
  7. 9. Currency of the quizmaster awarded for precision
  8. 11. Running bill often paid off by taking first place
  9. 13. Deduction slapped on a team for looking at a screen
  10. 14. Tournament structure for the annual bar championship
  11. 15. Mixologist who might double as your emergency referee
  12. 17. Cardboard circle scribbled on when scrap paper runs dry
  13. 18. Brain trust huddling over a basket of nachos
  14. 22. Sixteen fluid ounces of liquid courage for the guesser

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General knowledge

Hard · 15×15 · 27 words
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  1. 1. A hot-tempered morning star named after love?
  2. 3. A needle that always points out your shortcomings in direction?
  3. 8. Eighty-eight keys with no doors to unlock?
  4. 9. A bloody vessel that always heads back home?
  5. 10. A budding science that stems from green curiosity?
  6. 12. A river that runs through history without ever getting tired of flowing?
  7. 15. A tomb with pointed advice for entering the afterlife?
  8. 19. Atmospheric shield with a three-ring circus of oxygen atoms?
  9. 20. Massive sand bar that never serves drinks?
  10. 22. A cold character downgraded to the dwarf league?
  11. 23. A tall tale spun by a knitter?
  12. 24. A pal that sees things coming both backwards and forwards?
  13. 25. Ancient creature that turned into a real stick-in-the-mud?

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  1. 2. Celebrity that refuses to come out until nightfall?
  2. 3. Element that can be soft as graphite or brilliant under pressure?
  3. 4. Nightly traveler showing different phases to keep up appearances?
  4. 5. You shouldn't trust it because it makes up everything?
  5. 6. Fish armor that also weighs heavy on your conscience?
  6. 7. A dirty snowball with a glowing tail running late for its cosmic appointment?
  7. 8. Glass block with a colorful way of bending the rules?
  8. 11. Gas that keeps you alive but burns everything up if given the chance?
  9. 13. A piece of real estate completely isolated by its liquid neighbors?
  10. 14. A world model that simply spins around in place?
  11. 16. Sun god whose ride landed twelve guys on dust?
  12. 17. Hardened coal carbon that made good under severe pressure?
  13. 18. Mountain that simply cannot keep its molten temper contained?
  14. 21. A river that delivers huge prime packages of water to the Atlantic?

trivia

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  1. 1. Master of ceremonies who asks the questions
  2. 5. Raw facts gathered for analysis
  3. 7. Winner holding the competition title
  4. 10. Sudden-death question to split deadlocked leaders
  5. 11. Stimulus or phrase intended to elicit a response
  6. 13. Accumulated traditional knowledge or beliefs

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  1. 2. Group collaborating to answer questions
  2. 3. Indisputable piece of information
  3. 4. Sentence formulated to elicit information
  4. 6. Solution offered to resolve a question
  5. 8. Excessive concern with minor rules and trivial details
  6. 9. Hard to perceive or known by only a few
  7. 12. Tavern venue famed for weekly trivia nights

General knowledge

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  1. 1. Sound advice that insists on having the final word?
  2. 5. Desert hotspot where thirsty travelers roll with it?
  3. 8. Cosmic shadow play that leaves observers completely in the dark?
  4. 9. Shooting star that makes an entrance just to burn out in seconds?
  5. 14. Career path where digging up prehistoric dirt on old residents is encouraged?
  6. 17. Mountain that simply blows its top when under extreme geological pressure?
  7. 18. The point where mountaineers hit rock bottom at the very top?
  8. 21. Element that flattens wrinkles when hot?
  9. 22. African waterway that clearly suffers from extreme refusal to admit reality?
  10. 23. Polar sky show caused by solar winds lighting up the midnight oil?
  11. 24. Airborne element that supports life without asking for a breath of fresh air?

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  1. 2. Planetary path that continually goes around in circles without getting dizzy?
  2. 3. Musical instrument with eighty-eight keys that cannot open a single door?
  3. 4. Digital snack made of eight nibbles?
  4. 5. Presidential office shape that has absolutely no corners to cut?
  5. 6. Elaborate orchestral piece that sounds like pure harmony when scored?
  6. 7. Gas that really glows up when charged with excitement?
  7. 10. Imaginary belt that keeps the Earth from splitting its pants?
  8. 11. Field of study whose practitioners are constantly spaced out?
  9. 12. Cosmic spiral full of stars that milky ways cannot satisfy?
  10. 13. Enigmatic portrait whose mysterious smirk keeps museum visitors guessing?
  11. 15. Universal attraction that brings everyone down to earth?
  12. 16. Hereditary factor that sounds like comfortable blue denim?
  13. 19. Tidal influence that goes through phases every month?
  14. 20. Matter's basic building block that you should never trust because they make up everything?

General knowledge

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  1. 1. Frozen precipitation that falls in white flakes
  2. 3. The third planet from the sun
  3. 4. The fourth planet from the sun

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  1. 2. A clear liquid essential for all life

History, literature, philoosphy, modenr politics, and conutry music (hard)

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  1. 1. A legislative body in many modern governments
  2. 3. The study of past events
  3. 4. A nation or territory considered as an organized political community
  4. 5. A rule established by a government to regulate society

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  1. 1. People living together in an ordered community
  2. 2. A long work of fictional prose

Anything

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  1. 2. A large number or quantity of items.
  2. 5. Physical substance that occupies space.
  3. 7. The complete amount after everything is counted.
  4. 8. A word meaning one or some of a number of things.

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  1. 1. Individual objects or units in a list.
  2. 3. A material thing that can be seen and touched.
  3. 4. Something that exists as a distinct unit.
  4. 6. The total number or amount of something.

🧩 ROUND 1 CROSSWORD Give them these clues. Across 1. A record showing when someone enters or accesses a restricted area. Answer: ACCESS LOG 2. The physical mark left by footwear. Answer: SHOEPRINT 3.

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  1. 1. Claim of being elsewhere when an incident took place
  2. 6. Point of ingress or single logged access item
  3. 8. Hint left behind for an investigator to decipher
  4. 9. Distinctive ridge pattern lifted from smooth glass surfaces
  5. 11. Timestamped record of events or security entries
  6. 13. Official credential flashed for security clearance
  7. 14. Secret code requiring decryption to be understood

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  1. 2. Question a detainee intensively to elicit confessions
  2. 3. Plastic badge swiped to unlock electronic barriers
  3. 4. Formal investigation folder waiting to be closed
  4. 5. Substantial evidence confirming a disputed fact beyond doubt
  5. 7. Detector triggered by unexpected infrared or perimeter motion
  6. 10. Consecutive string of tracks pointing toward an escape path
  7. 12. Tamper-evident closure placed on an evidence bag

Labor Day Dream Jobs

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  1. 1. Covert operative with classified clearances
  2. 6. The person calling the shots in the office
  3. 8. Flyer who logs thousands of air miles
  4. 11. Investigator solving complex mysteries
  5. 13. Information specialist who troubleshoots your hardware
  6. 14. Vital healthcare provider who often wears scrubs
  7. 15. Private academic instructor

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  1. 2. Seasoned expert who gets paid to play
  2. 3. Badge wearer on the neighborhood beat
  3. 4. Animal healer who might treat a very important pet
  4. 5. Arranger of beautiful botanical bouquets
  5. 7. Researcher conducting laboratory experiments
  6. 9. Classroom educator shaping young minds
  7. 10. Cavity filler and plaque fighter
  8. 12. Representative who negotiates deals for talent

error

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  1. 1. A defect or imperfection in something
  2. 3. A state of being wrong in conduct or judgment
  3. 4. An unexpected or hidden obstacle

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  1. 2. Not correct or true
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