BYT Free Sampler
ABOUT BACKYARD TRIVIA
Backyard Trivia is designed to be played collaboratively with your friends. This is our FREE Sampler and includes rounds from a few different monthly games. It will take about 60 minutes to complete. One person should act as the host, but the host can play along too, just don't scroll to the answers until you are ready!
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RULES
There will be four rounds with five questions each round.
The first three rounds will each have five available point values for the round (i.e. Round One values are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Every time you answer a question, you must assign one of those point values to the answer. Do this before the next question is read.
You can only use each point value once per round.
You will earn points equal to the point values assigned to each correct answer. You cannot lose points for wrong answers.
Round Four scoring is different. See the round description for details.
Some rounds have Backyard Trivia Bonus Questions where you score additional points for correct answers. The answers to these questions are found at the end of the answer section for that round.
Some questions have optional HINTS. There is no penalty (or shame) for getting a HINT.
The highest possible score you can achieve is 100.
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ROUND ONE: GEN Z SUBCULTURES
Cottagecore - Dark Academia - VSCO Girls - E-Kids - Fandoms
[1,2,3,4,5]
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Q1 R1
Cottagecore, or Farmcore, is a popular subculture among Zoomers where individuals take pride in being self-sufficient. They bake their own bread and grow their own food. But how Farmcore are you? Match the following phrases with the correct vegetable. Each phrase is a piece of planting/growing advice from almanac.com.
The vegetables are:
Garlic, Sweet Corn, Beets
The pieces of advice are:
A - Start your first round in early spring, as soon as the soil is workable;
B - Very sensitive to frost, it requires a long growing period of frost-free weather;
C - It’s most often planted in the fall and harvested in the following summer.
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Q2 R1
Dark Academia draws inspiration from classic literature, Gothic architecture and Ivy League schools. Founded in 1636, what is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States?
HINT: It is regarded as one of the most prestigious schools in the world.
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Q3 R1
VSCO Girls, who love baggy t-shirts, scrunchies, and eco-friendly brands, rejoiced in 2015 when a viral video by marine biologist Christine Figgener prompted many companies to ban what single-use plastic item?
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Q4 R1
The term E-Girl, originally used as a derogatory term, was recently reclaimed by the E-Girls and E-Boys of Gen Z. E-kids curate their online personas with a mix of emo, mall goth, Japanese street, and K-pop fashions. They have racked up millions of likes and follows on what social media app that became globally available in 2018?
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Q5 R1
Gen Z has traded in the subcultures of previous generations for fandoms. Instead of being something like a nerd, Zoomers are more likely to be a nerd/fan of a specific thing, like the manga TV series Naruto. Fans of the show and comic books can be seen on social media doing what, while leaning forward with their arms stretched out behind their backs?
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ROUND ONE ANSWERS
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A1 R1:
A - Start your first round of BEETS in early spring, as soon as the soil is workable.
B - SWEET CORN is very sensitive to frost, it requires a long growing period of frost-free weather.
C - GARLIC is most often planted in the fall and harvested in the following summer
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A2 R1: HARVARD
BACKYARD TRIVIA BONUS (3): A statue of John Harvard, located in Harvard Yard, is often rubbed for good luck by students and tourists. What piece of clothing on the statue do they rub?
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A3 R1: STRAWS
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A4 R1: TIKTOK
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A5 R1: RUNNING
BACKYARD TRIVIA BONUS (3): On June 27, 2019, Matty Roberts published a post on Facebook asking people to meet at a certain location to “coordinate our entry. If we Naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets.” What was the location Matty Roberts wanted people to meet at?
HINT: He concluded the post with “Let's see them aliens."
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ROUND ONE BONUS ANSWERS
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BA2 R1 BONUS (3): LEFT SHOE
The statue of John Harvard is also known as the “statue of three lies.” The statue's inscription reads, “John Harvard. Founder. 1638.” The statue is not actually a depiction of John Harvard. He was not the founder of the university. And Harvard was founded in 1636, not 1638.
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BA5 R1 BONUS (3): AREA 51
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ROUND TWO: SECRET THEME
The answers to this round are somehow connected via a secret theme.
Movies on VHS - Chemical Equations - Art Periods/Movements - Spiderman Movies - Hard Seltzers
[2,3,4,5,6]
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Q1 R2
What is the best selling VHS of all time?
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Q2 R2
When Sodium is placed in water, it reacts rapidly (explodes) and forms sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. How many molecules of Sodium Hydroxide would be produced if your reaction started with four molecules of Sodium?
HINT: Sodium's chemical formula is Na and one molecule of Hydrogen gas contains two Hydrogen atoms.
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Q3 R2
Italian painter Sofonisba Anguissola is widely regarded by art historians as the first major female artist of what art period/movement?
HINT: She was praised by Michelangelo and eventually painted royal portraits of King Philip II and his family.
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Q4 R2
Which Spiderman movie tells the story of Liz Allan, a gifted high school senior who captained her academic decathlon team to a State Championship?
HINT: She was also very involved in planning a school dance.
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Q5 R2
According to Casey O’Neill, senior manager of product development at The Boston Beer Co, 64 percent of hard seltzer drinkers see the alcoholic version of what beverage as the most similar drink to hard seltzer?
HINT: The secret theme for this round has something to do with a music artist and cultural icon that has sold over 220 million records.
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ROUND TWO ANSWERS
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SECRET THEME: ALL ANSWERS ARE ALBUMS PRODUCED BY BEYONCE
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Q1 R2: THE LION KING
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Q2 R2: 4
The chemical formula for this reaction is Na + H~2~O → NaOH + H~2~. Per the law of conservation of mass, mass is neither created nor destroyed, so you need the same amount of each atom on either side of the equation. The balanced equation when starting with four Sodium molecules is
4Na + 4H~2~O → 4NaOH + 2H~2~
NOTE: "~#~" designates subscript.
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Q3 R2: RENAISSANCE
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Q4 R2: HOMECOMING
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Q5 R2: LEMONADE
O'Neill came up with the idea for Truly Hard Seltzer after she and some CrossFit friends found themselves searching fruitlessly for a lightly alcoholic beverage they could kick back with after their workout.
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ROUND THREE: BEFORE & AFTER
Each question will have two answers. The last word of the first answer, is the first word of the second answer.
EXAMPLE
The name of the song that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1998, and the phrase used to order a drink served with ice cubes.
MY HEART WILL GO ON THE ROCKS
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Art & TV - Plants & Animals - History & Literature - Music & Science - Geography & The Kardashians
[3,4,5,6,7]
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Q1 R3
This painting holds the Guinness World Record for the highest known insurance valuation for a painting. This actress holds the Guinness World Record as one of the highest paid TV actresses per episode, which she shares with two of her friends.
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Q2 R3
The largest living lizard and a fruit nicknamed the strawberry pear.
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Q3 R3
The conflict where tanks were first used in battle. And the novel, written by Ken Kesey in 1962, which was later adapted into a Broadway play, and a film that won five Academy Awards.
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Q4 R3
This singer songwriter was discovered by TikTok users using the hashtag #YeehawChallenge. This form of high-energy radiation was discovered by a German physics professor.
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Q5 R3
Kim Kardashian worked for this person as an assistant before she became famous, and a barrier island 20 miles Northeast of Savannah Georgia.
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ROUND THREE ANSWERS
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Q1 R3: MONA LISA KUDROW
The insurance valuation for the Mona Lisa was $100 million when it was moved from the Louvre to Washington DC for a special exhibit in 1962. Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courtney Cox Arquette earned approximately $1 million each per episode for the final season of Friends.
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Q2 R3: KOMODO DRAGON FRUIT
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Q3 R3: WORLD WAR ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
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Q4 R3: LIL NAS X-RAYS
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Q5 R3: PARIS HILTON HEAD
In late 2021, Kardashian passed the first of two exams she will need to complete in order to become a practicing lawyer in the state of California.
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ROUND FOUR: CATEGORIES
Last call! Refresh your drinks and settle in for the final push. Each question will ask you to list up to six answers that fit into a certain category. You earn one point for each correct answer.
[1 point for each correct answer]
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Q1 R4
Name any six countries that the equator passes through.
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Q2 R4
Name any six of the 10 largest airports in the United States. Size is defined as the literal acreage of the airport facilities. The actual number of passengers served is not calculated into this ranking.
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Q3 R4
Name any six state trees. Be as specific as you can for each tree species .
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Q4 R4
Name any six Dog breeds that have won the Westminster Dog Show's Best in Show.
BACKYARD TRIVIA BONUS (4): Include the breed that has won it the most.
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Q5 R4
Name any six ingredients listed in Prue Leith’s recipe for coconut macaroons as found in cookbook, The Great British Bake Off: Love to Bake.
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ROUND FOUR ANSWERS
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Q1 R4: Countries the equator passes through
Brazil
Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Kenya
Kiribati
Maldives
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome & Principe
Somalia
Uganda
The equator does not pass through Equatorial Guinea. Most of the country is above the equator, one of its islands is South of the equator, but the equator does not actually pass through the country. Peru is another good guess, but the northernmost part of Peru is just over 2 miles South of the equator.
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Q2 R4: Largest US airports
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (17,050 acres)
Denver International Airport (33,917 acres)
Detroit Metropolitan Airport (4,850 acres)
George Bush Intercontinental (10,000 acres)
John F. Kennedy International Airport (5,200 acres)
O'Hare International Airport (7,627 acres)
Orlando International Airport (11,609 acres)
Salt Lake City International Airport (7,700 acres)
San Francisco International Airport (5,207 acres)
Washington Dulles International Airport (13,000 acres)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was ranked the 2nd busiest airport in the world, in 2021, by the Airports Council International. However, it only covers 4,700 acres.
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Q3 R4: State trees
TREE (STATE)
American Elm (Massachusetts)
American Elm (North Dakota)
American Holly (Delaware)
American White Birch (New Hampshire)
Bald Cypress (Louisiana)
Black Hills Spruce (South Dakota)
Blue Palo Verde (Arizona)
Bur Oak (Iowa)
Candlenut tree (kukui) (Hawaii)
Coast Redwood (California)
Colorado Blue Spruce (Colorado)
Douglas-fir (Oregon)
Eastern Cottonwood (Kansas)
Eastern Cottonwood (Nebraska)
Eastern Hemlock (Pennsylvania)
Eastern Redbud (Oklahoma)
Eastern White Pine (Maine)
Eastern White Pine (Michigan)
Flame Tree (Northern Mariana Islands)
Flowering Dogwood (Missouri)
Flowering dogwood (Virginia)
Giant Sequoia (California)
Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Nevada)
Instia bijuga / Pacific Teak (Guam)
Loblolly Pine (Arkansas)
Longleaf Pine (Alabama)
Northern Red Oak (New Jersey)
Ohio Buckeye (Ohio)
Pandanus (American Samoa)
Pecan (Texas)
Pine (North Carolina)
Piñon Pine (New Mexico)
Plains cottonwood (Wyoming)
Ponderosa Pine (Montana)
Quaking Aspen (Utah)
Red Maple (Rhode Island)
Red Pine (Minnesota)
Sabal Palm (Florida)
Sabal Palm (South Carolina)
Scarlet Oak (District of Columbia)
Single-leaf Pinyon (Nevada)
Sitka Spruce (Alaska)
Southern Live Oak (Georgia)
Southern Magnolia (Mississippi)
Sugar Maple (New York)
Sugar Maple (Vermont)
Sugar Maple (West Virginia)
Sugar Maple (Wisconsin)
Tulip Tree (Indiana)
Tulip-tree (Kentucky)
Tulip-tree (Tennessee)
Western Hemlock (Washington)
Western White Pine (Idaho)
White Oak (Connecticut)
White Oak (Illinois)
White Oak (Maryland)
Yellow Elder (US Virgin Islands)
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Q4 R4: Dog breeds that have won the Westminster Dog Show's Best in Show.
BONUS ANSWER (4): Wire Fox Terrier (15-time winner)
Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Beagle (15 Inch)
Bedlington Terrier
Bichon Frise
Bloodhound
Boxer
Bull Terrier (Colored)
Bull Terrier (White)
Bulldog
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel (A.S.C.O.B.)
Cocker Spaniel (Black)
Cocker Spaniel (Black)
Cocker Spaniel (Parti-Color)
Collie (Rough)
Doberman Pinscher
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
German Shepherd Dog
German Shorthaired Pointer
Irish Water Spaniel
Kerry Blue Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Newfoundland
Norwich Terrier
Old English Sheepdog
Papillon
Pekingese
Pointer
Pomeranian
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Poodle (Toy)
Pug
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Siberian Husky
Skye Terrier
Smooth Fox Terrier
Standard Poodle
Standard Schnauzer
Sussex Spaniel
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet
Wire Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
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Q5 R4: ingredients listed in Prue Leith’s recipe for coconut macaroons
almond extract
caster sugar
condensed milk
dark chocolate
egg whites
egg yolks
lime juice
mango puree
rice flour
salt
sweetened shredded coconut
unsalted butter
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