| # | 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 |
A contemporary of Linnaeus, German botanist Traugott Gerber has a variety of this flower named in his honor
Aurelian or trumpet is one type of this that you might grow in your garden
Also a make of car from Toyota, it's the inner petals of a flower taken collectively
This genus of ornamental flowering shrubs & plants gave its name to a hard-to-spell deep reddish-purple color
The agave is this type of plant whose name comes from the Latin for "juice"
These trees at Rideau Hall, home of Canada's governor-general, include plantings by Haile Selassie & King Baudouin of Belgium
Oh, the vanity! These flowers represent egotism, as their mythological name indicates
Austria's national flower is this one that Rodgers & Hammerstein described as "small & white, clean & bright"
The Spike Jonze film "Adaptation" is about trying to bring this steal of a book by Susan Orlean to the big screen
The trailing arbutus, which once told the Pilgrims spring was here, is also called this, a name the Pilgrims knew well
Acer rubrum is the scientific name for this colorful tree found in the eastern United States
Practitioners of this 7-letter bushy art have been called tree masons & leafage sculptors
The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors
The dimension type of this metamorphic rock is in blackboards, while the crushed type can go into composition roofing
This giant tree bears the name of a Cherokee leader who created a writing system
This flower whose name is derived from "wolf" is also a word used to describe wolves
Millions of cloned Somei-Yoshino types of these trees were planted in Japan, some to celebrate victory over Russia in 1905
The acidity of the soil can change the color of these flowers whose name is from the Greek for "water"
This woman said, "I'll paint what I see--what the flower is to me, but -I'll paint it big"
Some people drink the juice of this succulent for its health benefits & a gel is used to relieve sunburns
Trifolium is the genus of this plant grown as livestock feed & sometimes damaged by the parasitic plant dodder
Ancient Egyptians got a lot of out of this water plant:cloth, mats, sails & oh yeah, material on which to write
Edward I took a famous rock from this village to Westminster
This is the better-known Genus & species name of the maidenhair tree, used in Chinese medicine to boost memory
Being one of these long-lived types that survive from season to season, like some species of aster
Perfect for a drought-tolerant garden, the plants seenhereare this type that store water in their fleshy leaves
The 3 main classes of plant pigments are carotenoids, phycobilins & these greenish ones
Also known as the trailing arbutus, it's said to have been named by the Pilgrims; its bloom was the 1st seen in the spring of 1621
The Greek goddess of the rainbow gave her name to this flower that comes in a rainbow of colors
Vanilla is a type of this flowering plant
Arizona's state flower is the white blossom found near the top of the stems & "arms" of this giant cactus
Found in the scientific name of the redwoods, sempervirens is Latin for this type of tree
In the early 19th century, Scottish botanist Robert Brown showed how grains of this could be used to classify plants
In an Alexandre Dumas novel, the town of Haarlem offers a prize to anyone who can grow a black one of these
As a professor of botany at Uppsala University, he wrote several works including "Species Plantarum"
This "filler flower" often used in bridal bouquets comes in several varieties including New Love & Perfecta
In the scientific name of the common onion, Allium cepa L., the "L" stands for this botanist
This "chestnut" is scientifically known as Aesculus hippocastanum
The symptoms from eating this plant, Digitalis purpurea, include blurred vision, irregular heartbeat & hallucinations
This country loves its Linnaea borealis, named after a native son
This yellow flower of the genus Tagetes is often associated with, but probably not named for, the Virgin Mary
Brought over from Australia, blue gum is the USA's most common variety of this tree
Illinois' flower is the purple this, which is practically saying the same thing twice
Varieties of this flower include Leen Van Der Mark, Orange Emperor & Apeldoorn
The Nestle brand calls itself "The Cooking Milk"
Ochroma pyramidale, this tree, yields a lightweight wood often used to make surfboards
This medieval whodunit centers on Brother William of Baskerville, sent to investigate a murder in a monastery
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
My Latin teacher often reminded me that the name of this month comes from a Latin word meaning "'when flower buds open"
Japan's special day honoring this flower is also called the Festival of Happiness