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This Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of separate but equal
Plessy v Ferguson
Homer plessy had one aa grandparent (which meant had to be segregated)and looked white
Made clear he was black and showed absurdity of segregation
Toni Morrisonn famous novels
Beloved
thr bluest eye
Song of Solomon
1 steamed standup special on Netflix as of 2020
Bonus #2
Dave chapelle
Kevin heart -2
He played this many characters in coming to America
4 Eddie Murphy
Prince Hakeem
Clarence the barber
Jewish gentlemen in barbershop
Randy Watson
Solomon northup norththup is the autobiographical author of this brutal story turned into a modern day film
12 years a slave
This writer -among other titles - was born margarite Annie Johnson in St. Louis Mo in 1928
Maya Angelou
This is the name for the 1920 literary movement that was an early manifestation of blaxk consciousness
Harlem Renaissance
More than just literature
Prob not right to classify as literary movement
Body positive activist and model and Star of DNCE music video for toothbrush
Ashley Graham
Experienced single parenthood on both cw/Netflix and nbc
Lauren Graham
Fictional catholic school supper star and nervous sniffer
Mary Katherine Gallagher
Molly Shannon
Sparred in the courtroom with Spencer Tracy in adams rib
Katherine Hepburn
the first American to orbit the Earth
John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft he named Friendship 7.
RSVP” is an initialism of the French phrase,
“répondez s’il vous plaît.
Re pon day Sil vew play
Milla of the “Resident Evil” films
Jovovich
It must have been love song
90
Roxette
Pig on green acres
Arnold Ziffel was the porcine character featured in Green Acres, an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1965 to 1971.
Orange County airport
What is John Wayne Airport called now? John Wayne Airport (SNA) is also known as the “Santa Ana Airport” or “Orange County Airport” for its location in Santa Ana, California.
Daddy don’t you walk so fast
Wayne Newton
Lesson Before Dying novel
A Lesson Before Dying is Ernest J. Gaines’ eighth novel, published in 1993. It was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezoid have
1
A structure off the coast of Cornwall England was rhe inspiration for this Virginia woolfe novel
To the lighthouse
In homers epic poem this hero is tied to the mast of his ship to avoid being lured to his death by sirens
Odysseus
O dis e is
You can compare the heat of various chili peppers by consulting this scale
Sco ville scale
In George Clooney’s oceans trilogy this is the tote of all the numbers in thr titles
36
11+12+13
Tech mogul Larry Ellison purchased more than 90% of this Hawaiian island in 12
Lanai
Pineapple island
This brand of foam
Balls debuted with the tagline you can’t hurt babies or old people
Nerf
Hinged at the bottom this v shaped barbecue tool is used for picking up food
Tongs
EPA - full name of the gov agency
Environmental protection agency
Referring to a complex problem this metaphor wqs literally slices in half by Alexander the Great in 333 BC
Gordian knot
Gore d in
This river runs through the heart of soul
Han
were the first team to retire a uniform number,
The Yankees
doing so on July 4, 1939. That day they retired the number 4 in honor of Lou Gehrig.
is an actor who might be best known for playing Maeby Fünke on the sitcom “Arrested Development”. She is best friends with fellow actor Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page), whom she met while filming the 2009 movie “Whip It”.
Alia Shawkat
Tennis great who won 18 Grand Slam singles championships :
is a former professional tennis player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Chris Evert
She has the best winning percentage in professional tennis, man or woman worldwide, losing fewer than 10% of all her matches. Evert was also the first female athlete to host “Saturday Night Live”, doing so in 1994 just after she had retired from professional tennis.
” is a TV drama created by Ava DuVernay that is based on a 2014 novel of the same name by Natalie Baszile. It’s all about three estranged siblings who reunite to save their family’s failing sugarcane farm in Louisiana.
Queen Sugar
The symbol of which currency is a Cyrillic “P” with a horizontal stroke?
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Russian ruble
SCIENCE & TECH
Which tech device was originally patented with the title “X-Y position indicator for a display system”?
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Mouse
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Rumors of British colonizers arming native troops with ammo coated in pigs’ and cows’ lard contributed to an 1857 rebellion in which place?
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India
BIOGRAPHIES
Which explorer had a permanent limp after suffering a leg injury during a Portuguese attack on a Moroccan stronghold?
Ferdinand Magellan
ANIMALS & NATURE
Derived in part from a Greek word for “roll” or “wrap,” heliciculture describes the farming of which animals?
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Snails
ANYTHING GOES
A beef patty topped with a hash brown, the Big Rösti was available at McDonald’s in which country?
Germany
ARTS & CULTURE
At 22 years old, which musician turned down a spot in the Duke Ellington Orchestra so he could complete Birth of the Cool?
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Miles Davis
GEOGRAPHY
The 40° north line of latitude runs through or near three of these cities. Which does it not run near?
London
ANIMALS & NATURE
Following the release of the 2013 documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld announced that it would phase out its live shows and breeding programs involving which animal?
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Orca
MONEY & NUMBERS
A collector paid $28 million at a 2024 auction to purchase the famous these red Ruby shoes worn by her in which film?
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The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland
GEOGRAPHY
The world’s first airport brewery when it opened in 1999, Airbräu is located in which city’s airport?
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Munich
BIOGRAPHIES
Which infamous person kept a private zoo with some 200 animals, including four hippos that have multiplied to become an invasive species in Colombia?
Theodore Kaczynski
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Pablo Escobar
HISTORY & SOCIETY
Whose criticism of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ninety-five Theses helped instigate Europe’s Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
ARTS & CULTURE
Considered the luckiest of the 12, which is the only mythical creature among the animals of the Chinese zodiac?
Unicorn
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Dragon
SCIENCE & TECH
Which website requires 75 percent of reviews to be positive for it to grant “Certified Fresh” status?
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Rotten Tomatoes
ANYTHING GOES
Overheating from his prosthetics, Colin Farrell cooled off in a massively air-conditioned tent he dubbed “the igloo” on the set of which show
The penguin
