Jesse day 17

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1. In 1992, twelve members of the European Economic Community signed a treaty to form the European Union in what Dutch city, by whose name the treaty is commonly known?
Correct Answer: MAASTRICHT
Your Answer: Schengen
Points Assigned: 1

I answered Schengen without giving it much thought. 

2. "In space no one can hear you scream" was the tagline for what singular 1979 sci-fi horror movie, which won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects?
Correct Answer: ALIEN
Your Answer: Alien
Points Assigned: 1

I just knew this. 

3. The stock market index known as the Dow Jones Composite Average is composed of 65 companies: the 30 that constitute the main Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the remaining 35 from two other Dow Jones indices that gauge specific sectors of the US economy. Identify either of these two sectors, as named in these other respective stock indices.
Correct Answer: TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES
Your Answer: Commercial
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

4. A widely exported deepwater commercial fish that is sometimes known as "deep sea perch" or "slimehead" is most commonly known by what other name, referring to the color and the texture of its skin?
Correct Answer: ORANGE ROUGHY
Your Answer: Cod
Points Assigned: 3

Never heard of it. I feel like this might be the hardest question of this LL. 

5. Penhold, shakehand, Seemiller, and v-grip are different grips used (with varying frequency) in what competitive sport?
Correct Answer: TABLE TENNIS/PING-PONG
Your Answer: Table Tennis
Points Assigned: 2

I play a bit of table tennis and was aware of the handshake and penhold. 

6. Lemurs, fossas, vangas, tomato frogs, and two-thirds of the world's chameleon species are among the thousands of creatures endemic to what nation?
Correct Answer: MADAGASCAR
Your Answer: Madagascar
Points Assigned: 0

Lemurs made it easy for me. My company runs a trip to Madagascar.