| # | Topic | Domain | DD Count | Contestant Accuracy | Avg Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History | History | 1168 | 68.5% | $2,141 | Practice |
| 2 | Wordplay | Wordplay | 764 | 68.1% | $2,065 | Practice |
| 3 | Visual Art | Arts | 649 | 63.2% | $2,126 | Practice |
| 4 | Literature | Literature | 512 | 63.1% | $2,268 | Practice |
| 5 | U.S. Presidents | History | 377 | 66.8% | $1,796 | Practice |
| 6 | Government & Politics | Business | 373 | 66.5% | $2,148 | Practice |
| 7 | Books & Authors | Literature | 372 | 66.7% | $2,214 | Practice |
| 8 | Science | Science | 317 | 69.4% | $2,548 | Practice |
| 9 | Movies | Pop Culture | 308 | 71.4% | $1,788 | Practice |
| 10 | Bodies of Water | Geography | 296 | 62.5% | $2,096 | Practice |
| 11 | Geography | Geography | 285 | 65.6% | $2,213 | Practice |
| 12 | Animals | Science | 250 | 60.0% | $1,966 | Practice |
| 13 | The Bible | Religion | 245 | 64.5% | $1,766 | Practice |
| 14 | Shakespeare | Literature | 236 | 62.3% | $1,835 | Practice |
| 15 | Transportation | Business | 228 | 63.6% | $1,842 | Practice |
| 16 | Authors | Literature | 224 | 62.5% | $2,200 | Practice |
| 17 | Historical Figures | History | 218 | 67.0% | $1,870 | Practice |
| 18 | Poetry | Literature | 191 | 60.7% | $2,074 | Practice |
| 19 | World Geography | Geography | 189 | 64.6% | $1,886 | Practice |
| 20 | Television | Pop Culture | 184 | 66.3% | $1,294 | Practice |
| 21 | Quotations | Literature | 184 | 66.3% | $1,655 | Practice |
| 22 | American History | History | 171 | 62.6% | $1,879 | Practice |
| 23 | Music | Music | 163 | 70.6% | $1,917 | Practice |
| 24 | Letter Words | Wordplay | 163 | 65.6% | $2,049 | Practice |
| 25 | Countries | Geography | 163 | 69.9% | $2,592 | Practice |
| 26 | Word Origins | Language | 160 | 57.5% | $2,403 | Practice |
| 27 | Novels | Literature | 157 | 57.3% | $2,341 | Practice |
| 28 | Business & Industry | Business | 157 | 66.2% | $1,792 | Practice |
| 29 | Botany | Science | 157 | 59.9% | $1,928 | Practice |
| 30 | Capitals | Geography | 153 | 63.4% | $2,444 | Practice |
I love it when I get this largest portion of something, as would befit a savanna predator
Just between us, these mammals' genus is Odobenus, meaning "tooth walk"--they use their tusks to get out of the water
Nasalis larvatus:This primate
Not surprisingly, Maryland's state dog is this one with a body of water in its name
The loudest of all monkeys, this primate makes itself known in the forests of Central & South America
The nine-spotted species of this beetle is the state insect of New York
This villain's name in an 1894 book suggests he is chief among tigers
Stage directions in this Shaw play based on a Roman story mention a huge thorn in a paw
Nutkin & his brother Twinkleberry
These pointy denizens of the ocean were actually named after an earlier word for hedgehogs
It's the state animal of Montana & California, but the California one is extinct
Huey Newton wrote this "is a fierce animal, but he will not attack until he is backed into a corner; then he will strike out"
This city in Erie County is home to the Nickel City Opera
Rats must gnaw constantly because these teeth whose name means "cutter" grow their whole lives, around 4-5 inches per year
Part of the limbic system, this structure in the brain is thought to play a role in spatial navigation
The resolution making this breed Texas' official large mammal stated it was "once the cornerstone of" its cattle industry
The 2 main species of this great ape are the Bornean & Sumatran
These Pacific pinnipeds get their name from the roars they emit while defending their harems
Pennsylvania, 1794:The Feds versus farmers over a tax on liquor
A call at a frequency inaudible to humans, or a political statement with a hidden secondary meaning
A kin of alligators & crocodiles, this Central & South American reptile lends its name to an island group near Jamaica
40 feet long & weighing 11 tons or more, this largest living fish has 2 animals in its name
Males of these mammals engage in bouts called necking to establish a social hierarchy
The Leone d'oro, or the Golden Lion, is the top prize awarded at this Italian city's film festival, the world's oldest
This spiny creature is native to England, where people love tight rows of bushes in their gardens
This North American marsupial has a gestation period of as little as 12 days
The state marine mammal of Florida is a subspecies of the West Indian this
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In legend, these low-slung Welsh dogs were used to pull fairy carriages
A herd or even better an obstinacy of this ox-like wading mammal, Bubalus bubalis, which can hit 2,600 pounds each
Fittingly, these plants seenherebelong to the genus Equisetum
Its milk, a popular Saharan beverage, has 3 times the vitamin C of a cow's
To the Romans, Robigus was the god of this fungus that appears as red, orange or yellow spots on plants
When faced with danger, certain ducks, snakes & mammals do this, also called than atosis
A highlight at the Musee d'Orsay is "Ours Blanc", a sculpture of this predator of the north
Alice Waters, the first woman to win the award, won for Chez Panisse in this California college town
This largest pinniped gets its name from its size & its trunk-like snout
It's an umbrella-shaped mushroom
After sighting one of these horned animals in Africa, we busted out a magnum of champagne
Stony corals build up their skeletons by drawing in this metallic element from saltwater & secreting limestone around their bodies
This bug's German name, stechmucke, translates to "stabbing gnat"
The mnemonic device "D" has one hump, "B" has 2 helps us remember these 2 types of camels
The yellow type of this South American snake can reach 15 feet long; its green cousin can reach 30
The 350 or so species of these include the numbat
Konrad Lorenz found that newly hatched ducklings followed him due to this "I" process, as if he were their parent
More than half the tigers left in the world are this subspecies from India
The norm in mammals & birds is a nictitating membrane, also called the third this--humans are weird in lacking it
Thisbearded guy was born in Colonus around 496 B.C. & wrote more than 120 plays, including "Ajax" & "Antigone"
This country's nearly 2.2 million active military personnel is by far the world's largest standing force
Yes, yes, this nocturnal lemur seenhereuses an elongated finger to pry insects from trees