What late comedian and actor from Homicide: Life on the Street and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit was a cousin of Henry Winkler?

What party game involves selecting from a 5x5 grid and trying to avoid the assassin, which ends the game instantly?

What U.S. state name comes from an Algonquian word that may mean 'it lies red', a reference to the reddish sandstone banks of its central river?

In what decade was the most recent year in which a Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded?

What is the common name for the elements on the far right of the periodic table, including helium, neon, and argon?

What three-time Oscar winner for Best Actor recently came out of retirement for Anemone ?

Of what West Asian nation is King Abdullah II the current monarch?

What is the stage name of Dana Elaine Owens, the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ?

What NHL star scored "5 goals 5 ways" for the Penguins in 1988? (even-strength, power-play, short-handed, penalty-shot, open-net)

What scientific constant is celebrated at 6:02 on October 23rd?

What German philosopher and economist was a correspondent for the New-York Daily Tribune from 1852 to 1862?

What author is credited with the first modern detective story, in which C. Auguste Dupin solves a double homicide?

They didn't show us Lake Assal on the map, unfortunately, but we did win.  I got the first one below from the lyrics to "Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

What opera about a clown is featured in a double-bill with Cavalleria rusticana ?

Hal Newhouser quit his scouting job in protest when the Houston Astros did not select what shortstop from Kalamazoo with their first overall pick?

In what Horn of Africa country is Lake Assal, from which 4 million tons of salt is extracted annually?

What car rental company has the slogan "We try harder" ?

We finished eighth out of about 18 teams in the semis.  Oh well...

What U.S. president was known for saying "speak softly and carry a big stick"?

What city, which held the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1898, had its name used at the line by a player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021?

What meal was ordered by Margot from Chef Julian Slowik in The Menu?

What 9-letter word describes the body's hormone system of glands and tissues?

What is the most common type of star in our galaxy, comprising 60%-70% of the stars in the Milky Way?

What NHL team has the nickname "Habs" ?

According to BBC Earth, what is the shortest-lived land vertebrate?  A) Flores giant rat, B) Labord's chameleon, C) dwarf pygmy goby, D) Fresno kangaroo rat?

Before And After (two answers that smoosh together):  Boxer Mancini and an aboriginal Australian invention.

In 1976, what band was sent a telegram by Groucho Marx congratulating them on their "sage choice" in album titles?  [This was a Final Jeopardy question that eliminated a Baltimorean contestant]

What 3 countries and one autonomous region were labeled the Four Asian Tigers for their industrial growth and export economies after World War II?

What type of foods are spelt, teff, and triticale?

What video game is featured in the plot of the 2009 film "Couples Retreat"?

Dunlop manufactures balls with different-colored dots for various skill levels in what sport, developed in 19th century England?

The phrase "fior di latte" (Italian for "flower of milk") refers to what type of cheese?

Valletta, the smallest capital city in the European Union, is in what country of historically strategic importance?

What three U.S. states have the lowest average elevation?

What Game of Thrones character said "confession feels good under the right circumstances" ?

From what is the Native American crafted product wampum made?

What actor appears in the three movies "The Replacements", "Four Christmases", and "Iron Man"?

What Maryland county is named for the longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence?

What U.S. state is the only one without any Division I sports?

What U.S. territory claims to be "Where America's Day Begins"  because of its proximity to the International Date Line?  Other territories have a better claim, including the Northern Mariana Islands, whose capital is Saipan.

What 11-letter word starting with "c" describes fruits such as apples, pears, and bananas, which continue to ripen after being harvested?

Debbie Reynolds is to Carrie Fisher as Peggy Lipton is to what Parks and Recreation actress?

What animal is referred to by the word cervine?

What U.S. Civil War general has a style of facial hair named after him?

What does the unit pascal measure?

What Portuguese archipelago has a type of fortified wine named after it?

Between "seasons", we compete for fun!  (And more brownie sundaes!)

What does the N stand for in FAANG, a group of five large American companies?

What molecule named after the Greek word for "smell" is noticeable during lightning storms?

What Disney character was scheduled for a "Mammal of the Year" cover before the attack on Pearl Harbor bumped that story in Time?

What singer died four years before Keith Moon, in the exact same bedroom?

We finished third again thanks to another final-question botch, but did qualify for the semifinals.  I was most proud of an answer from my Geography wheelhouse, but also proud of an answer in the Taylor Swift category that strangely enough no one else on my team knew.

What upcoming Taylor Swift album was promoted on the New Heights podcast hosted by the Kelce brothers?

Who was the first TV screenwriter with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, most well-known for his series that aired for three seasons starting in 1966?

Mexico and what two other countries have agreed to form a multinational nature preserve to protect their rainforests?

Forest Hill Cemetery was "a sea of flowers" after the death of what celebrity, setting a record for the most memorial flower donations?

Our final answer got submitted before a team member mentioned the obviously correct answer, so I had to performatively stomp up and down in lieu of changing our answer.

The sound effect for what movie prop was created by combining a projector's hum with staticky interference from a television?

What Hawaiian word meaning "mountain" appears before "Loa" and "Kea" in the names of Hawaiian volcanoes?

Michael Crichton's book Jurassic Park shares theme-park-gone-wrong DNA with what 1973 film written and directed by Crichton?

What FPS video game sequel was the first to be rated "M for mature" and also spawned comic books, novels, board games, and two films?