| # | 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 |
Levallois-Perret Cemetery is where this civil engineer known as the "Magician of Iron" came to rest after his 1923 death
Before an upgrade in title, he was the first bishop in France to implement the reforms laid out at the Council of Trent
The Pax Romana, or Roman peace, which lasted for more than 200 years, began with his reign in 27 B.C.
His 1936 "General Theory" suggesting government spending to lower unemployment influenced economic policy for decades
In 1919 this American scientist published "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes"
Depending on whose journal you read, it was either in October or November of 1871 when they first met at Lake Tanganyika
J.S. Bach & this great German-British composer were born a few weeks & a few dozen miles apart in 1685
Their first map appeared in an 1872 issue of the "Railway Guide"
This Rhode Island mansion was named for the waves that crash into the cliffs below it
The subject of a 1993 movie, he's the only member of the Nazi Party honored with burial on Israel's Mt. Zion
Gold found on his land in 1848 ruined this California man; people destroyed his property looking for more & by 1852 he was bankrupt
Albert of Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, received a copy of this Oct. 31, 1517 document
In 1922 this archaeologist sent a cable saying, "At last have made wonderful discovery in valley"
The first 3 doctors who worked at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minnesota all had this last name
In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist & a feminist wondered, "Ain't I a woman?"
The town of Falaise in Normandy is home to a statue of this manwho was born there around 1028
His work on game theory earned him the 1994 Nobel Prize, which he shared with John C. Harsanyi & Reinhard Selten
The longest-serving female U.S. senator in history, Barbara Mikulski represented this state from 1987 to 2017
In 1781 this German philosopher published his "Critique of Pure Reason", because he could
Lord Darnley, husband of this monarch, was murdered at Edinburgh in 1567
Philippe Curtius taught her the art of wax modeling & in 1794 left her his 2 museums
This Prussian who helped train the Continental Army left his name on a "ville" that's one of Ohio's oldest communities
The tombs of Machiavelli & Michelangelo can be found in this city's Basilica of Santa Croce
In 1609 he published "New Astronomy", containing his first 2 laws of planetary motion
During the Blitz, Edward R. Murrow borrowed this 5-word phrase from Londoners who weren't sure they'd survive the evening
As Chief Justice he presided over the Roe v. Wade & Pentagon Papers cases
It was philosopher Herbert Spencer, not Darwin, who coined his 4-word phrase that sums up natural selection
In 1952, this pioneering writer on the environment was the first woman to win a National Book Award for nonfiction.
Notorious weapons dealer Adnan Khashoggi was a key figure in this 1986 scandal that saw 1,500 missiles head to Tehran
On March 5, 1770 Crispus Attucks was slain in the Boston massacre; on May 16 she married the Dauphin of France
This Scotsman came to the U.S. in 1871 at the invitation of Sarah Fuller, a teacher at a school for the deaf
In 1983, shewent where no American woman had gone before
What goes around, comes around--in 1541 this conqueror was murdered at his palace in Lima
1610 saw Hudson discover his bay & this man first observe Jupiter's 4 moons
In the 1990s their "two thumbs up" became a registered trademark
This 1962 film made convicted murderer-turned-ornithologist Robert Stroud a household name
In the 1920s she organized a birth control conference in NYC & a world population conference in Geneva
This author's ashes were buried under a large walnut tree in front of his office on Ventura Blvd. in Tarzana, California
In 1896 this educator became the first woman in Italy to get a medical degree
In 1861, 4 years after being selected to preside over Mexico's supreme court, he was elected president
In 1890 this painter of the American West illustrated an edition of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha"
Mark Twain published this man's memoirs in 1885 & called them "the best of any general's since Caesar"
Title Trojan lovers in a Shakespeare play
Piloting Vostok 6, she orbited the Earth 48 times during her trip into space in 1963
In 1514 this Spanish explorer was made military governor of Bimini & Florida
The teensy "JF" at the base of Washington's neck on the obverse of this belongs to John Flanagan, its sculptor
At the Diet of Worms in 1521, he said, "I cannot and will not retract anything"
This lt. colonel & his men were vanquished in about an hour on June 25, 1876
In 1690 British navigator John Strong named the channel between 2 South American islands for Viscount this
This man who helped win ratification of the Constitution by Maryland gave his name to a famous fort