Manic Monday Bangles

Question 1

One of many Kens in “Barbie” :

Answer 1

SIMU LIU
Simu Liu is a Chinese-born Canadian actor. One of his more famous roles was the title character in the Marvel Comics 2021 superhero movie “Shang-Chi and the legend of the Ten Rings”.

Question 2

This painting shows two children lighting paper lanterns, as the light of the day begins to fade. The title of the work comes from a song “Ye Shepherds Tell Me”,

Answer 2

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent in 1885

Ye Shepherds Tell Me”, which includes the lyrics “A wreath around her head, around her head she wore, carnation, lily, lily, rose”.

Question 3

Titanium” singer :

Answer 3

SIA
“Sia” is the stage name of Australian singer Sia Furler from Adelaide. She is a cousin of Australian Christian Rock musician Peter Furler. Sia is a very private person, and even covers her face with a blond wig while performing.

Question 4

Pack with 78 cards :

Answer 4

TAROT
In a 78-card tarot deck, there are four 14-card suits known as the four minor arcana. There is also a 21-card trump suit, and a card referred to as the Fool. The Fool and trump suit are sometimes collectively called the major arcana.

Question 5

Eliza Hamilton portrayer

Answer 5

Phillipa : SOO
Phillipa Soo is an actress and singer who is perhaps best known for portraying Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the title character’s wife in the original Broadway production of “Hamilton”.

Question 6

known today as “The City of Trees”.

Answer 6

Northwestern capital : BOISE
Boise, Idaho is the capital and the largest metropolitan area in the state by far. There are a number of stories pertaining to the etymology of the name “Boise”. One is that French trappers called the tree-lined river that ran through the area “la rivière boisée”, meaning “the wooded river”.

Question 7

Donald Duck’s nephews

Answer 7

Donald Duck’s nephews are identical triplets called Huey, Dewey and Louie, and they first appeared on the screen in 1938. Once in a while, due to errors in production, a fourth duck can be seen in the background. This little “mistake” is affectionately called “Phooey Duck” by folks in the industry.

Question 8

is an Italian word meaning “trunk of a statue”, and is a term that we imported into English.

Answer 8

Torso” (plural “torsi”)

Question 9

These started in “The New York Evening World” in 1921 for articles written by a named guest writer, someone independent of the editorial board.

Answer 9

Op-ed” is an abbreviation for “opposite the editorial page”

when the page opposite the editorials was used

Question 10

is the mascot of the US Forest Service. He first appeared in 1944, in an advertising campaign directed towards preventing forest fires.

Answer 10

Smokey Bear

Question 11

In the US Bankruptcy Code,this allows for a company or individual to reorganize affairs in the event that debts become so cumbersome that they cannot be cleared. Should the reorganization be unsuccessful, then this other part of the code might apply, which covers the sale of assets and distribution of proceeds to creditors.

Answer 11

Chapter 11
Then

Chapter 7

Question 12

The main campus is located in the city of Manhattan, which is 56 miles northwest of Topeka, Kansas.

Answer 12

KSU

Manhattan univ. : K-STATE
Kansas State University (KSU) was founded as the Kansas State Agricultural College in 1863 during the Civil War.

Question 13

Cereal for Bart Simpson :

Answer 13

KRUSTY-O’S
In “The Simpsons” TV show, Krusty-O’s is a breakfast cereal that is endorsed by the character Krusty the Clown. Krusty-O’s is one of several products introduced in the show that made it onto store shelves. Malt-O-Meal repackaged Tootie Frooties as Krusty-O’s and sold them in 7-Eleven stores around the time “The Simpsons Movie” was showing in theaters.

Question 14

He was a prominent artist and sculptor who played a crucial role in the development of the Dada and Surrealist movements at the beginning of the 20th century. In the early years of his career, he experimented with a range of styles, including Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism. In 1916, he co-founded the Zurich Dada movement with artists such as Tristan Tzara and Hugo Ball. After the Dada movement began to decline in the 1920s, he became associated with the Surrealist movement and continued to explore the possibilities of abstraction in his art.

Answer 14

Jean Arp

Question 15

Designer Armani’s nickname :

Answer 15

GIO
Giorgio “Gio” Armani is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the company that has borne his name since 1975. Although Armani is famous for his menswear, the company makes everything from jewelry to perfume.

Question 16

Tree with delicate bark :

Answer 16

BEECH
Beech bark is very thin and delicate, and is often scarred by people carving their initials or other forms of graffiti. These markings are permanent because the tree cannot heal itself. There is also a fungal infection that damages the American beech that is called beech bark disease, which can be fatal to the tree.

Question 17

Road Rules” airer :

Answer 17

MTV
“Road Rules” is a reality show, a spinoff from “The Real World”, that ran from 1995 to 2007. Each season follows a group of strangers who are abandoned on the road, with no money and an RV. They are given missions, and must do odd jobs to make some money.

Question 18

Words on Alice’s cake :

Answer 18

EAT ME
In Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, Alice follows the white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds a bottle labeled “DRINK ME”. When she drinks the contents, it causes her to shrink. She also sees a cake adorned with the words “EAT ME” written using currants, and when she eats the cake she grows so big she finds it hard to stand up. After eating the cake, she utters the words, “Curiouser and curiouser”.

Question 19

The IAAUS became this in 1910.
Also president who helped found

Answer 19

NCAA

The NCAA has been headquartered in Indianapolis since 1999.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) dates back to the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. When his son broke his nose playing football at Harvard, President Roosevelt turned his attention to the number of serious injuries and even deaths occurring in college sports. He instigated meetings between the major educational institutions, leading to the formation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) in 1906, which was given the remit of regulating college sports.

Question 20

The jewelry retailer was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island. The founder Carolyn Rafaelian named her business for her two daughters:

Answer 20

Alex and Ani

Question 21

In a three-shift working system, the shifts are known by various names:

Answer 21

First shift, day shift
Second shift, swing shift
Third shift, night shift, graveyard shift

Question 22

The outlet from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean is one of the most famous maritime “choke points” in the world, and is known as this

Answer 22

Strait of Hormuz
About 20% of the world’s supply of petroleum passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Persian Gulf is in effect an inland sea, although it technically is an offshoot of the Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf fed. : UAE