2024_Jeopardy_Invitational_Tournament_Quarterfinal_Games_6-9_CSVUTF8 Flashcards
In 2024 a 40-ounce quencher tumbler from this company seemed harder to get than the same-named NHL trophy.
Stanley
A modification of a Portuguese guitar, it became popular in Hawaii in the late 19th century.
ukulele
3-letter word meaning to hound with continued fault-finding.
nag
When driving a pal’s treasured 1964 Pontiac GTO, go easy on this pedal that releases the crankshaft.
the clutch
As this character, Tom Cruise radioed the tower, “This is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby” but was told the pattern was full.
Maverick
No stop at this Mexican port is complete without watching the cliff divers do their thing off La Quebrada.
Acapulco
Oxford dictionaries once defined this 2-word event as when a group of strangers “perform a pointless act & then disperse”.
a flash mob
The double-action type of this instrument has 2 reeds tuned to the same note for extra fun when using the bellows.
an accordion
The high version of this hairstyle was worn by Barbara Eden in “I Dream of Jeannie” & has been seen on Ariana Grande.
a high ponytail
The star method is used to tighten these fasteners; follow each with the one diagonally opposite.
lug nuts
Client Rod Tidwell gets agent Jerry Maguire to say this 4-word phrase again & again, louder each time.
show me the money
Cruises in this country will likely begin at the port city of Piraeus, just 7 miles from the capital.
Greece
The manual for this robotic ’90s toy says, “You can feed me by inserting your fingertip into my mouth”.
a Furby
Ben Franklin made a “glass” type of this instrument, totally different from the “mouth organ” type.
a harmonica
This equine term refers to an old veteran such as a politician or soldier who’s served a long time & has a lot of experience.
a war horse
The belt that drives your alternator, water pump & other important components is known by this snaky adjective.
serpentine
In this comedy, Tom as studio exec Les Grossman dances to “Low” by Flo Rida & T-Pain & says, “This is… when the job gets fun”.
Tropic Thunder
Many cruising to the Western Caribbean will set sail from this Texas city, the largest U.S. cruise port outside of Florida.
Galveston
Co-founder Tom Anderson was your first friend on this social media platform; in 2005 he sold his company.
Myspace
The Greek for “wood” gives us the name of this instrument that’s struck with padded mallets.
xylophone
These vertical pieces of wood, usually 2x4s, form the framework of an interior wall.
a stud
It’s what Tesla calls the place you stick the charger into; Ford & GM have agreed to use Tesla charging tech in their EVs.
the (charge) port
“I am the world’s last barman poet”, Tom declaims in this film, “America’s getting stinking on something I stir or shake”.
Cocktail
The light over this river’s estuary at Le Havre was one reason the city calls itself the cradle of Impressionism.
the Seine River
This 4-letter photo-editing app has given rise to a meme that describes a person with a specific fashion aesthetic.
VSCO
Also known as an etherophone, this boxy electronic instrument was used by The Beach Boys.
a theremin
Asked by Herod what she wanted, the daughter of Herodias replied, “Give me here John Baptist’s head in” one of these platters.
a charger
A seal between 2 mechanisms, the “head” one seals the combustion part of an engine to allow oil & coolant to circulate properly.
a gasket
Tom Cruise tells Max von Sydow in this flick, “If you don’t kill me, precogs were wrong & pre-crime is over”.
Minority Report
Once you arrive at this Jamaican port whose name means “8 rivers”, you can swim with dolphins or visit Margaritaville.
Ocho Rios
In January 1861 President Buchanan sent supplies & reinforcements to this fort, but the ship turned back when fired upon.
Fort Sumter
One of the masterminds behind the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Daniel Burnham of this Midwestern “School”.
the Chicago School
This French novelist’s 1843 swashbuckling book “Georges” follows a mixed-race adventurer who leads a slave rebellion.
Dumas
He had a collab with Miles Davis called “Can I Play With U?”, included on a “Sign o’ the Times” reissue.
Prince
A twisting injury can cause this type of bone fracture characterized by a helical break.
a spiral fracture
Types of this household tool include slotted, hex & Robertson.
screwdriver
In 1860 California mountain man John Adams, nicknamed this, died from a head wound suffered while wrestling one of his pet bears.
Grizzly
In the 1960s Black architect Paul Williams co-designed the Ira Aldridge Theater at this D.C. university.
Howard
In this Hermann Hesse novel, Harry Haller reads a treatise about his dual inner self, caught between a man & a lupine creature.
Steppenwolf
This country singer collaborated with Leon Bridges on the song “If You Were Mine”.
Miranda Lambert
It’s the outer & narrower bone of the lower leg.
the fibula
Big laxative has made good use in its ads of this word for the problem its products treat.
irregularity
On December 2, 1859 he rode to the gallows on his coffin & remarked, “This is a beautiful country”.
John Brown
He saw himself as a trimtab, a small but powerful rudder, for humanity, & his tombstone says, “‘Call me Trimtab’-Bucky”.
Fuller
Made into a Scorsese film with Andrew Garfield, this novel by Shusaku Endo follows 17th century Jesuit priests in Japan.
Silence
In 1986 Run-DMC collabed with Aerosmith on a version of this song that VH1 called history making.
“Walk This Way”
2 regions of this bone are the manubrium, which joins with the first ribs, & the xiphoid process, which is just fun to say.
the sternum
This type of pilot in the early days of aviation would travel the country giving stunt-flying exhibitions.
barnstormer
New York City’s citizens, including 103 who gave $1,000 each, raised the funds to build this church; the cornerstone was laid in 1858.
St. Patrick’s
With his impressive Duomo in Florence, he was called the architect who “renewed Roman masonry work”.
Brunelleschi
In 1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz, author of this tale of ancient Rome, became the first Polish person to win a Nobel Prize in lit.
Quo Vadis
1990s hip-hop duo, Black Star, was a collaboration between Talib Kweli & this rapper, also known as Yasiin Bey.
Mos Def
This bone extends from the scapula to the ulna.
the humerus
Also a tropical cocktail, it’s a person who transports illegal liquor, no matter what type.
a rumrunner
Regular mail across the continent began with this stage line & antonymically communication went under water via the transatlantic cable.
the Overland Stage
During her Pritzker Prize acceptance speech, she said her secular & modern childhood in Iraq was an influence on her career.
Hadid
This Chilean author of “The Savage Detectives” has gained wide fame in English translation since his early death in 2003.
Roberto Bolaño
Billie Holiday & this sax player first linked up in 1934; soon enough they gave each other nicknames, Lady Day & Prez.
Lester Young
Overproduction of the hormone somatotropin causes this form of gigantism marked by increased bone size.
acromegaly
From the Latin for “earth” & meaning to make a planet suitable for human habitation, it dates back to a 1942 sci-fi story.
terraforming
First appearing in an English dictionary in 1623, mesonoxian means pertaining to this word.
midnight
“Tomorrow Will Be Different” is by Sarah McBride, the first openly trans state senator from this state, known for being first.
Delaware
After visiting Michael Jackson’s family home in Gary, Ind., enjoy views of this Great Lake off I-94 East as you enter Benton Harbor.
Lake Michigan
Monopoly once added a few house rules, including all fees & taxes stashed in the middle of the board are yours when you land on this spot.
Free Parking
In the preface to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” we learn that these calming words are on the front of the reference book.
don’t panic
A mix of tomatoes, oranges, garlic & more, this bills itself as “the perfect complement to burgers, steak, chicken…”.
A.1.
Under C: “A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head”.
a cabbage
“The House of Hidden Meanings” is a 2024 memoir from this TV host & pop culture icon, both far from & totally a drag.
RuPaul
Put Kingman in your rear view, cruise I-40 & you’ll be in Standin’ on the Corner Park in this Arizona city in 3 hours.
Winslow
The nonprofit Free Software Foundation promotes this hyphenated type of software that, by definition, can be modified & shared.
open-source
This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in “The Shining”.
Put Kingman in your rear view, cruise I-40 & you’ll be in Standin’ on the Corner Park in this Arizona city in 3 hours
Winslow
The nonprofit Free Software Foundation promotes this hyphenated type of software that, by definition, can be modified & shared
open-source
This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in “The Shining”
Here’s Johnny
The U.S. spent $100 billion to defend against this glitch that threatened to doom us all as 1999 ended
Y2K
Under H: “An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another”
happiness
From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary.
This writer’s “test” on gender disparity in Hollywood movies began as “The Rule” in a 1985 comic strip
(Alison) Bechdel
Columbia is about midway between these 2 same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985
Kansas City & St. Louis
R.E.M. titled a 1981 song for this broadcasting service that aimed to inform people under the grasp of the Soviets
Radio Free Europe
Barney on “How I Met Your Mother” often implored his friends with this command that superheroes might receive
suit up
The first movie with this designation was “Henry & June” in 1990
NC-17
Under P: “A play in which the story is told without violence to the language”
a pantomime
From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary.
Oscar Wilde wrote 2 plays of “importance” but sadly, also a “Ballad” about this place of confinement
Reading Gaol
Enjoy 1,700 miles of the I-95 system, south from Bangor to this 2-word city whose name comes from Spanish for “mouse’s mouth”
Boca Raton
The Wilmot Proviso, which wanted no slavery in newly acquired Mexican lands, was a precursor to this political party
the Free Soil Party
This memorable 1997 Apple ad campaign notably didn’t end with a “-ly”
Think Different
This technology introduced in 2019 brought faster connectivity all over an area
5G
Under N: “Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party”
nepotism
From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary.
This playwright has used his uniquely gravelly voice to speak about gay rights & wrote the book for “La Cage aux Folles”
Fierstein
It’s about 2 1/2 hours going west on I-80 from Davenport to this state capital
Des Moines
The “free” type of this refers to an atom or molecule with a loose electron that can destabilize other molecules
a free radical
Written by Sia, this Shakira song from “Zootopia” can be heard in commercials for Disney World
“Try Everything”
The Russian creator of this ubiquitous weapon was quoted as saying, “I would prefer to have invented… a lawnmower”
an AK-47
Under Q: “A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it”
a quorum
From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary.
William Baffin was the first to determine degrees of this by watching the Moon pass in front of a star in 1615
longitude
A painting on 2 panels, often hinged together; London’s National Gallery of Art has the Wilton one
a diptych
Eccentricity measures how much this planetary path deviates from a circle
its orbit (an ellipse)
Since 1908, the roundel has been a symbol of this system that also contains “round”
the Underground
In film when characters explain the plot verbally, it’s called this, also the name of a big public fair
exposition
Cordell Broadus, son of this rapper who, like us, asked “Who am I?”, was a WR for UCLA & became a streetwear fashion designer
Snoop Dogg
In 1610 he reached Canada’s James Bay; his crew soon mutinied & cast him & 8 others adrift, never to be seen again
Hudson
