| # | 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 |
About 2/3 of Venezuela's oil output comes from the Basin of this large lake, now greatly polluted as a result
This end-of-the-alphabet river begins in the central African plateau & drains an area of 500,000 square miles
In 2017 the New Yorker called this lake in a same-named African country the site of the most complex humanitarian disaster
Named for a duke, this nearly 700-mile-long river rises in Kentucky, flows through Tennessee, then back into Kentucky
Care to Gdansk? Then come on down to the mouth of this river, its country's longest
In the 1830s sea lampreys invaded this Great Lake, though Niagara Falls kept them from further incursion for a while
The Hoyas, at the Thompson Boat Center
This name of a great river means "son of" a Hindu creator god
The Desna River flows into the Dnieper River near this world capital
This river that flows through a valley of the same name is the main tributary of the Potomac
Quinobequin to the natives, it was called the Massachusetts by explorers, then renamed in 1614 for a then-prince
Northwest of Allentown, Beltzville Lake is a popular fishing spot in this mountain range
Cities on the shore of this lake include Babushkin, a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway
The Gila River makes its way from New Mexico to Arizona, meeting this other river at Yuma
This river of central Germany follows Frankfurt in the city's full name
The Sinai Peninsula lies between 2 gulfs, the Gulf of Suez on the west & this one on the east
Extending for about 135 miles, the Yucatan Channel links these 2 smaller-than-an-ocean bodies of water
A halocline is a zone of ocean water in which this measurement changes rapidly with depth
The Vistula:This sea
These 2 capital cities, of the R.O.C & the D.R.O.C., lie across from each other on opposite banks of the Congo River
The mighty Okavango River stretches from Angola to this desert in Botswana, where it becomes a swamp
Most of the length of this French-named lake separates New York & Vermont
Domesticated fowl, collectively
Thisalliterative Swiss body of water is also known as Lac des Quatre Cantons
Differing by a letter, these 2 rivers both rise in Switzerland; one is about 830 miles long & the other, more than 500
Texas' Declaration of Independence was signed in Washington--Washington-on- this river named for "the arms of God"
Named for its rubbery shell, this largest sea turtle can swim up to 10,000 miles each year
No respect! Though more than 2,300 miles long, this North American river is still just a tributary
The former Fiumicino River is officially identified as this fateful ancient crossing site, but some argue for the Pisciatello or Uso
Between Khartoum & Aswan, the Nile runs through a series of 6 rapids called these, also a term for waterfalls
The Komandorski Islands are part of a 1,200-mile arc separating this sea from the Pacific Ocean to the south
Rivers that border Manhattan include the East River & these 2 "H" rivers
This river that flows 2,300 miles before emptying into the Caspian Sea is Europe's longest
The Bay of Tangier makes up part of the western end of this strait
The pre-Incan Uros people still inhabitfloating islandshigh in the Andes in this lake
This river that gave its name to a Georgia city was known as Rio Dulce, or "sweet river", to early Spanish explorers
Like a "super" one that hit the region in 2018, a hurricane in the West Pacific is called this, related to Chinese for "big wind"
When not hampered by monsoons, the dhow was the traditional trading vessel of this ocean
Seneca & Cayuga are the largest of the 11 lakes in New York State collectively called these
These islands off Florida have ocean cliffs a mile deep--don't know about that theory that the name is from Spanish for "shallow sea"
Formations like the Great Barrier Reef gave this body of water its name
Clouds of dust from the exposed bed of Lake Texcoco add to the air pollution of this world capital
This lake of Israel famous for its biblical associations is fed & drained by the Jordan River
Term for the Pacific Ocean zone that forms a band as long as the equator & has about 75% of Earth's active volcanoes
The Agulhas & East Madagascar Currents flow in this ocean
Accessible only by ferry, Vashon Island is in this body of water, between Seattle & Tacoma
Named for an 1830s explorer & linked to salt flats, this ancient lake hit a 5,000' in elevation & covered much of what is now Utah
Dipping into Ohio, this one of the Great Lakes extends farthest south
Stretching from Tibet to the Bo Hai Gulf in the Pacific, this 3,400-mile river is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization
Valley Stream, New York is on Long Island, in this county whose name brings the West Indies to mind