Hidden theme round
Do not tell the teams the theme! It is the bonus question at the end. In the answers the hidden word is in bold, for the quizmaster.
1. What ARD is a worthy, but unpolished person?
2. What new name did Francis Drake give his ship the Pelican during his circumnavigation of the World?
3. What is the name of the notorious drugs smuggling area where Thailand meets Burma and Laos?
4. Who commited the first murder captured live on television?
5. What do Lady Greensleeves and Neil Young both have in common?
6. Which type of glass is Waterford famous for?
7. Laurent Blanc was the first player ever to do what in a FIFA World Cup match?
8. Englishman Henry Bessemer invented the first process for the mass production of what in the 1870s?
9. What were the names of the five D-Day beaches?
10. In the 2018 midterms, a race in Maine's 2nd Congressional District became the first US congressional election decided by which voting system, and who won?
11. Bonus: what links all the answers in this round?
ANSWERS
1. A Rough Diamond
2. Golden Hind
3. The Golden Triangle
4. Jack Ruby (killing Lee Harvey Oswald. November 24, 1963).
5. Heart of Gold.
6. Crystal
7. Score a 'Golden Goal'. (113th min against Paraguay in the 2nd round of the 1998 World Cup)
8. Steel
9. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword
10. Ranked-choice voting. Jared Golden won.
11. Every answer contains a gem or a metal