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Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro’s characters in Quiz Show
Charles Van Doren, Herb Stemple
The zodiac sign for January and February
Aquarius
The zodiac sign for May and June
Gemini
The zodiac sign for December and January
Capricorn
The zodiac sign for August and September
Virgo
The state of being extremely poor
penury
Someone who wanders from place to place without a home or job
a vagabond
A pleasurable kind of tiredness
languor
Literary term meaning dark or shadowy
tenebrous
Any aromatic plants
a dittany
Verb meaning to detain someone in conversation against their will
buttonhole
A box that predates a movie projector that displays an image onto a screen
camera obscura
Spending money recklessly
prodigal
Someone who leaves home to live lavishly but makes a repentant return
a prodigal son (or daughter)
A swollen and twisted vein in the leg
varicose
Dated colorful British slang for a police officer
bluebottle
Contracted into wrinkles and folds
corrugated
A group of motionless figures that represent a moment in history
a tableau
A paved area next to a building
a terrace
A short, thick stick that’s a weapon for British police
a truncheon
An open sore on or inside the body
an ulcer
Very small pieces or splinters of wood
matchwood
British term for a wrench
a spanner
A spanner in the UK is this in the US
a wrench
The four C’s of jewelry appraisal
cut, color, clarity, carat
The director of Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Eliza Hittman
Eliza Hittman’s first three features
It Felt Like Love, Beach Rats, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Massachusetts city that used to be a whaling port
New Bedford
Famous 19th century Czech composer
Antonín Dvořák
Nationality of Dvořák
Czech
Composer of the New World symphony
Antonín Dvořák
Lobster dish served with cream sauce made with sherry
lobster Newberg
Lobster dish served in a cream sauce and inside the shell
lobster thermidor
Bobby Brown’s R&B group
New Edition
The world’s largest animal
the blue whale
Name the song title and the artist: “He may not be a Romeo, but he is a one-man show”
Let’s Hear It for the Boy by Deneice Williams
A repeated image or design that forms a pattern
a motif
Someone who deserts and betrays an organization
a renegade
A circle of light surrounding something, especially the head or body in art
an aureole
A unit of a larger classical composition that can stand on its own as a complete work in itself
a movement
Conceal one’s true feelings or beliefs
dissemble
Countenance as a verb means to [blank]
admit something is possible
5-letter word meaning gloomy and drab
dingy
General term for bulky equipment
impedimenta
Someone who must do hard or dull work
a drudge
British term for slingshot
catapult
Military weapons and equipment
armament
Small group of islands situated between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland
the Faroe Islands
Emperor of Rome from 98 - 117
Trajan
Roman emperor who expanded Rome’s territory to Armenia, Mesopotamia and Assyria
Trajan
The feeling of wanting a substance while trying to quit that substance
withdrawal
Steve Coogan’s signature character on British TV
Alan Partridge
portable document format
Thick, dark brown Australian food spread
Vegemite
The taglines for Irreversible, both the original cut, and the Straight Cut
“Time destroys everything.” “Time reveals all things.”
The most famous Applebee’s slogan
“Eating good in the neighborhood”
The most famous American Express slogan
“Don’t leave home without it”
The most famous Visa slogan
“It’s everywhere you want to be”
The most famous Capital One slogan
“What’s in your wallet?”
New York City park nearby Broadway
Zucotti Park
Mozart’s cities of birth and death
Salzburg, Leipzig
Which country’s leader? Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006-2014
Nouri al-Maliki
Quentin Tarantino’s editor up through Inglourious Basterds
Sally Menke
Full name of the Dallas airport
Dallas Love Field
The Lyceum was founded by [blank]
Aristotle
Cassie from Euphoria
Sydney Sweeney
Maddie from Euphoria
Alexa Demie
Having knowledge or awareness
cognizant
4-letter word for butch lesbian
stud
A lesbian who is androgynous but closer to femme
stemme
Norman Rockwell worked for this magazine
the Saturday Evening Post
Lead singer of Ladytron
Helen Marnie
pricking the finger to draw a blood sample
a fingerstick
the zodiac sign of february to march
pisces
the zodiac sign of july to august
leo
the zodiac sign of september to october
libra
the zodiac sign of october to november
scorpio
Today’s go-to platform for low-budget black cinema
Tubi
CNA
certified nursing assistant
Name the song title and the artist: “I can’t seem to shake this feelin”
The Boxer by The Chemical Brothers
The zodiac sign of March and April
Aries
The zodiac sign of April and May
Taurus
The zodiac sign of June and July
Cancer
McCarran International was renamed this in late 2021
Harry Reid International Airport
The most trusted flag captain to Lord Nelson
Thomas Hardy
The second book by Nick Hornby
Fever Pitch
The largest lake located at least partially within the United States aside from the Great Lakes
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is part of these two provinces
Manitoba, Ontario
Lake of the Woods is part of this state
Minnesota
The largest city of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is in this province
Manitoba
Signature character of Mike Connors
Mannix
The actor who played Mannix
Mike Connors
The finance concept S = I
savings = investment
Major conservative economist who advised Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
Milton Friedman
The total volume of currency held by the public
the money supply
A form of money recognized as satisfactory payment for any monetary debt
legal tender
Transactional concept that refers to a willingness to negotiate
invitation to treat
Economic theory that emphasizes the government’s role in the amount of money in circulation
monetarism
The major 20th century economist who argued against Keynesianism
Milton Friedman
The terms for economic policy that is official and unofficial
commitment policy, discretionary policy
The economic policy that recommends the money supply should be increased by a small percentage every year, regardless of business cycles
Friedman’s k-percent rule
Treaty that created a 14-month peace between Britain and France in 1802, during the Napoleonic Wars
the Treaty of Amiens
The part of the Netherlands conquered by the French in 1794-1795
the Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic refers to the French-owned part of this country
the Netherlands
The French Revolutionary government that lasted from 1795-1799
the Directory
The name of the club in Cabaret
the Kit Kat Club
Which song? “Left a good job in the city”
Proud Mary
A writ that commands someone to testify in court
subpoena
J. Wellington Wimpy’s famous catchphrase
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
The first American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
Large bridge recently constructed in Vietnam
Dragon Bridge
Which country? Dragon Bridge
Vietnam
aka high crime and low crime
felony, misdemeanor
Famous MLB pitcher from 1890-1911
Cy Young
Capital of the Czech Republic
Prague
Prague is the capital of this country
Czech Republic
The oldest bridge that crosses the Seine, as well as the next bridge downstream
Pont Neuf, Pont des Arts
NAIRU
non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment
Author of the True Blood books
Charlaine Harris
The first prime minister of India
Nehru
The first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy
the Dionne quintuplets
Maine river nearby Augusta
Kennebec River
Which state? Kennebec, Kennebunkport
Maine
Whose book? The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Which character? “What’s past is prologue”
Antonio
Which play? “What’s past is prologue”
The Tempest
Which show? Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
The primary entrance for an Ancient Roman public bath
the apodyterium
An apodyterium is the entryway to this
a (Ancient Roman) public bath
The science of fermentation
zymology
Zymology is the science of this
fermentation
The process of seeking therapeutic benefits by hanging upside down
inversion therapy
Whose painting? The Kiss
Gustav Klimt
Famous Austrian turn-of-the-century symbolist painter
Gustav Klimt
The unofficial naval war between America and France from 1798-1800
the Quasi-War
French term for thinking of the perfect reply too late
l’esprit d’escalier
Barack Obama’s attorney general (2009-2015)
Eric Holder
Name the song title and the band: “Love me, love me, say that you love me”
Lovefool by the Cardigans
Name the cities: University of Arizona, Arizona State University
Tucson, Tempe
Major university of Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University
Major university of Tucson, Arizona
University of Arizona
The two founders of Sears were Richard Sears and [blank]
Alvah Roebuck
Ancient Greek meaning “march forth”
exelauno
Hercules’ fourth labor was to capture this [only 1 word needed]
(Erymanthian) boar
Award for the top goalscorer in FIFA
the Golden Boot
A device that converts toxic gas from a car engine into less toxic exhaust
a catalytic converter
Name the poet: “Tyger, tyger, burning bright”
William Blake
Which poem? “Tyger, tyger, burning bright”
Songs of Experience
Troy’s greatest warrior during the Trojan War
Hector
The series of religious wars during the medieval era
the Crusades
Years of the crusades (approximately)
1095 - 1291
Pope during the first crusade
Urban II
Pope from 1198 - 1216
Innocent III
The name of the main trophy for the Indianapolis 500
Borg-Warner trophy
The NHL trophy for best defense
the Selke trophy
The three main types of rock
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
aka magmatic rock
igneous rock
Type of rock that transforms into new forms over time
metamorphic rock
Type of rock that accumulates particles or layers
sedimentary rock
The main constituent of plaster, blackboard, and chalk
gypsum
AFL (but not the American Football League)
Australian Football League
Major commercial intersection of Midtown Manhattan
Herald Square
Who said it? “Peace for our time,” often misquoted as “Peace in our time”
Neville Chamberlain
The 2 primary gem varieties of corundum
ruby, sapphire
An extremely hard mineral that can be used to make rubies
corundum
NoHo and SoHo in New York City are named for this street
Houston Street
Live-action Disney musical from 1992
Newsies
Which song? “Left a good job in the city”
Proud Mary
The study or collection of currency or coins
numismatics
Singer of the 1990s who was famously great at singing the Star-Spangled Banner
Whitney Houston
Wine where another spirit has been added, usually brandy
fortified wine
Fortified wine usually adds this to wine
brandy
A forest that has attained great age without disturbance from human activity
an old-growth forest
A community of plants and animals that has achieved long-term stability
a climax community
The perception of dizziness based on spinning around rapidly
the Coriolis effect
risotto
crookneck squash
Name the title and artist
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
The longest battle of World War I
the Battle of Verdun
The Spanish islands off the coast of Morocco
the Canary Islands
Portuguese archipelago far off the coast of Portugal
the Azores
Which country? the Azores
Portugal
Which country? the Canary Islands
Spain
Famous cave of Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Which state? Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Author of Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
1992 Western romance starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Far and Away
Medium-to-large seabirds [both the longer and shorter names]
cormorant, shag
Pearl Harbor was on this island of Hawaii
Oahu
The War of 1812 began when this was attacked by the British
Fort Sumter
Whose song? Breakfast in America
Supertramp
Shoe brand famous for its hiking boots
Timberland
Famous amusement park of Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens
Photographer whose subjects included the NYC gay BDSM subculture
Robert Mapplethorpe
Whose song? Candy-O
the Cars
Tissue that transports water from roots to stems and leaves
xylem
The tissue that transports sugar to the rest of the plant
phloem
The fluid that flows through a plant
sap
The sugar found especially in flowers
nectar
Scientific term for the skin fold of the upper eyelid
epicanthus
The three layers of the earth
core, mantle, crust
Which state: “On, _____!”
Wisconsin
V.C. Andrews’ most famous book
Flowers in the Attic
Author of Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
Explorer who was imprisoned in the Tower of London twice, by Elizabeth I and James I
Sir Walter Raleigh
English Explorer who contributed greatly to the legend of El Dorado
Sir Walter Raleigh
The Native American who helped Lewis & Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea
Italian chocolate brand with a French name
Mon Cheri
Name the parent company: Oreo, Ritz
Nabisco
Italy’s largest seaport
Genoa
One of the most important Senate committees since it oversees confirmation hearings for high-level positions in the State Department
the Senate Foreign Relations committee
The House equivalent of the Senate’s Foreign Relations committee
the Foreign Affairs committee
The act of obstructing the work of the U.S. Congress
contempt of Congress
Inventors of the hot air balloon
the Montgolfier brothers
Professional organization of physicians and medical students
the American Medical Association
A non-profit organization for U.S. war veterans
the American Legion
The American Legion is headquartered in this city
Indianapolis
A long-necked lute popular in Greece
the bouzouki
the bouzouki
The Golden Horn is nearby this major city
Istanbul
Which song? “You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss”
As Time Goes By
1988 romantic comedy starring Bette Midler
Beaches
Another term for larva
grub
The four stages of metamorphosis for an insect
egg, larva, pupa, imago
A simpler term for imago
adult
Major French journalist and politician who helped incite the French Revolution
Jean-Paul Marat
French revolutionaries vs. British loyalists to the Stuarts
Jacobins, Jacobites
Assassinator of Jean-Paul Marat
Charlotte Corday
Name the title and artist
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
Private university located in Dallas
Southern Methodist University
The new suicide prevention hotline
988
Rare genetic disorder that mostly affects the lungs and involves difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus
cystic fibrosis
Which country? Jan Smuts
South Africa
Which philosophers? The Academy, the Lyceum
Plato, Aristotle
Name the schools: Plato, Aristotle
the Academy, the Lyceum
the lamprey
The mountain range that stretches through Italy
the Apennines
The mountain range between Spain and France
the Pyrenees
The Granite State
New Hampshire
Solid nickname of New Hampshire
the Granite State
Which state? “Live Free or Die”
New Hampshire
The five biggest islands of Hawaii
Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai
Joseph Haydn is considered the “Father” of these two things
the Symphony, the String Quartet
Whose composition? the Unfinished Symphony
Franz Schubert
Emperor of Mexico from 1864-1867
Maximilian I
Wife of Maximilian
Carlota
Maximilian I was archduke of this kingdom
Austria
aka hircine
goatlike
Wife of Zeus
Hera
aka exeunt
exit
aka the Nation’s Newspaper
USA Today
Which composer? Scheherazade
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Famous poem by Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene
Which poet? The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser
The protective liquid for the fetus
amniotic fluid
Area of Paris that was popular among artists of the Belle Epoque
Montmartre
Clothing brand famous for its velour tracksuits
Juicy Couture
Fabric similar to velvet but cheaper
velour
pedal-pushers
Toni Morrison’s first novel
The Bluest Eye
CCP
Chinese Communist Party
Communist initiative launched by Mao that caused a great famine
the Great Leap Forward
Leader of China after Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
aka China’s “ten years of chaos”
the Cultural Revolution
A great technological catastrophe that occurred during China’s Cultural Revolution
the Banqiao Dam failure
A mass student-led paramilitary movement that supported Mao Zedong
the Red Guards
The small group that oversaw China alongside Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution
the Gang of Four
Mao Zedong’s last wife, the one who was part of the Gang of Four
Jiang Qing
Book of quotations by Chairman Mao
The Little Red Book
Alcoholic malt beverage with a Latin name
Four Loko
Which network? Around the Horn
ESPN
Mozart’s final opera
The Magic Flute
Whose opera? The Magic Flute
Mozart
Ancient Indian side-blown flute
bansuri
Fast-flowing air current
the jet stream
Warm ocean current that flows up the Atlantic coast
the Gulf Stream
Someone trained to parachute into a military operation
a paratrooper
US skiing gold medalist
Lindsey Vonn
German title meaning “count”
graf
The 3 largest cities of the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague
The 2 largest cities of Belgium
Antwerp, Ghent
Author of The French Lieutenant’s Woman
John Fowles
Author of The Tin Drum
Gunter Grass
The 2 states represented by Daniel Webster
New Hampshire, Massachusetts
2 major congressmen who almost became president in the pre-Civil War 1800s
Henry Clay, Daniel Webster
Nigeria’s largest city
Lagos
The capital of Nigeria
Abuja
Northern central region of Italy
Lombardy
Standard manual on parliamentary procedure
Robert’s Rules of Order
Aircraft that is designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies
a stealth aircraft
ADR
automated dialogue replacement
Cooking technique where you coat wet or moist food with a dry ingredient prior to cooking
dredging
The 2 main characters of The Boys
Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie
A new home entertainment label that focuses on distributing Canadian avant-garde cinema
Black Zero
Samsung laptop model that competes with the Macbook
Galaxy Book
Samsung laptop model that competes with the Macbook
Galaxy Book
Which school? The Huskies
the University of Connecticut
Concept where an employee usually keeps getting promoted until they reach a level where they are no longer competent for the job they hold
the Peter principle
Whose concept? Art is not a mirror that reflects reality but a hammer that shapes it
Bertolt Brecht
A means of securing the necessities of life
livelihood
Music used in counterpoint
contrapuntal
The main character of Infinite Jest
Harold Incandenza
3-letter word for a boil
wen
British for excellent that sounds like a golf term
top-hole
The capital of Alberta
Edmonton
Which province? Edmonton
Alberta
Mark with spots or smears of color
mottle
Anatomical adjective that means to bend around something
circumflex
Term for this accent mark when placed over a vowel: “^”
circumflex
crewcut
Term for the way a suit jacket is sometimes cut so that it has flaps
vents
A bundle of objects, especially paper
sheaf
Adjective meaning in agreement or harmony
congruent
The effect that occurs when what you’re looking at warps from seeing it through a mass of hot air
heat shimmer
Relating to the cutting of gems
lapidary
Latin meaning, “in a soft voice”
sotto voce
Medieval university course involving the subjects of math, geometry, astronomy, and music
quadrivium
Medieval university course involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic
trivium
A drink that’s effervescent and bubbly
carbonated
The enlargement of a organ or tissue
hypertrophied
A distinguishing badge or emblem
insignia
Which college conference? the University of Arizona
the Pac-12
When one hip is lower than the other
hipshot
The RICO in RICO Act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
The law that protects witnesses from being intimidated or retaliated against
the RICO Act
Term for a face with an unhealthy yellow or brown color
sallow
Anatomical British term meaning not healthy or reliable
dickied
A lump of earth or clay
a clod
Medical condition where the eye loses focuses in middle age
presbyopia
The part of an airport where aircraft can be parked and serviced
flight line
A written character that symbolizes an idea without indicating the sounds used to say it, such as numbers or Chinese characters
an ideogram
A fancier word for “hospital”
infirmary
A suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other
enfilade
A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end
enfilade
Popular burger chain of the south, especially Texas, and headquartered in Houston
Whataburger
espadrilles
Term for a part of the bathroom where you pee standing up
the urinal
Term for a tendril or hairlike filament
cirrus
aka a strict disciplinarian
a martinet
The science of studying the cause of a disease or condition
etiology
