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Art Rooney Sr. Founded this NFL team in 1933
The Pittsburgh Steelers
After Art Rooney Sr.’s passing, his son Dan Rooney took over. Dan was not only influential in the NFL but also served as Ambassador to Ireland.
Dan Rooney was instrumental in establishing the “Rooney Rule,” which requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs
Art Rooney II, Dan’s son, took over after Dan’s death in 2017.
The prefix para comes to English through both Latin and Greek. Describe the differences
Greek origin (παρά / para):
Primarily means “beside,” “alongside,” “beyond,” or “contrary to.”
It conveys the idea of something being adjacent to, near, or abnormal in relation to something else.
Examples:
Paradox: Something that goes against (contrary to) expectations or logic.
Paranormal: Beyond what is considered normal or scientifically explainable.
Paraphrase: A rewording close to the original meaning.
Originally, the prefix “para”- came from Greek and means “next to” and “side by side” and gives rise to words like parallel and paragraph.
Latin influence:
In Latin-derived terms, “para-“ often retains the meaning of “protection” or “support.”
This usage is less common, but you can see it in contexts where something assists or provides help.
Examples:
Parasol: A light umbrella used for protection from the sun (from Latin sol, meaning “sun”).
Paralegal: A person who supports legal professionals.
Thus, while the Greek meaning emphasizes proximity, abnormality, or opposition, the Latin meaning leans more toward assistance or protection.
In cricket scoring, it’s a duck’s egg
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Richard Strauss used double basses for Jokanaan’s beheading in the opera about this princess
Salomé
Premiered in 1905. Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss. The libretto is Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of the 1891 French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, edited by the composer.
Jokanaan is John the Baptist
On Christmas Day 1492, Columbus waved a sad bye bye to this ship after it ran aground
The Santa Maria
taxonomic classification in biology from Domain to species
“Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup” is a mnemonic device used to help people remember the order of taxonomic classification in biology:
D: Domain
K: Kingdom
P: Phylum
C: Class
O: Order
F: Family
G: Genus
S: Species
Tallest mountain in South America
Aconcagua
22,838 feet in the Andes range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina
Landlocked country with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert.
Botswana
It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast. With a population of slightly over 2.4 million people and a comparable land area to France, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. It is essentially the nation-state of the Tswana people, who constitute nearly 80 per cent of the population.
Capital and largest city is Gaborone
The Wimbledon championships are the only Grand Slam event played on this surface
Grass
Many believe that this hamlet in the play “Our Town” represented Peterborough, New Hampshire
Grover’s Corners
Capital of Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Capital of Sudan
Khartoum
In 1898 it was reoccupied by British forces and was the seat of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan’s government until 1956.
In 1956, the city was designated as the capital of an independent Sudan.
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Astana
Formerly known as Nur-Sultan (2019–2022), named after the first president.
The name was reverted to Astana in 2022.
Astana is known for its futuristic architecture and serves as a political and cultural hub.
Which South American capital city sits at the highest altitude?
Correct answer: La Paz (Bolivia)
The name for a baby porcupine
porcupette
“Thorvaldsson is the surname of what Norse explorer, better known by a colorful name, who founded the first successful European settlement in Greenland?”
Erik the Red
Erik the Red primarily because of his red beard and hair, but perhaps also because of his fiery temper. It is said that he was a particularly hot-headed fellow who, after being exiled from Norway and later Iceland, finally settled in Greenland.
“commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the two legislative chambers that occupy the building, What palace served as the primary residence of the English monarchs until 1512, when a fire destroyed a portion of the palace?
Palace of Westminster
“The wandering and the snowy species of what seabird have the largest wingspan of any living bird?”
Albatross
IN 1896 HE WROTE, “MY PRICES ARE 2000, 3000 & 4000 DOLLARS FOR HEAD & SHOULDERS, 3/4 LENGTH & FULL-LENGTH RESPECTIVELY”
JOHN SINGER SARGENT
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) was an American expatriate artist who is known for his portraits of high society figures.
Which treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648?
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) was a series of conflicts primarily fought in Central Europe, involving political, religious, and territorial disputes between Protestant and Catholic states within the Holy Roman Empire. It evolved from a religious struggle into a broader power struggle among European powers like France, Spain, and Sweden. The war ended with the Peace of Westphalia, which reshaped European borders, established state sovereignty, and weakened the influence of the Holy Roman Empire.
Prior to her nomination as Secretary of Energy under President Biden, she was elected Governor of Michigan, serving two terms from 2003-2011
Jennifer Granholm
Rhyming Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection
Wabi Sabi
Lead member of indie band Bon Iver
Justin Vernon
1923 Time covers:
Late in the year, Time showcased this fading US president who died the following year
Wilson
After his sitcom alter ego died in 1975, this actor surfaced on the “Carol Burnett Show” in a raft, screaming “I’m ok”
McLean Stevenson
This Capital gleams on the southern shore of the Rio de la Plata
Buenos Aires
The first issue of this “incisive” British medical journal was published on October 5,1823
Lancet
Nouakchott is the capital of what country
Mauritania
This state was named for a king of France
Louisiana
In 1990 Don Knotts re-teamed with his old pal Andy Griffith, playing Les Calhoun on this legal drama
Matlock
Total number of chess pieces, including pawns, at the start of a chess game
32
A statue of her, the first woman electoral Congress, represents Montana in the US capitol
Jeanette Rankin
“What actor has been married to PJ Soles, Meg Ryan, Kimberly Buffington, and Laura Savoie?”
Dennis Quaid
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Port Moresby is the capital of this country
Papua New Guinea
The city is situated on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Papua
Head to the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum to see this woman’s pair of gold plated six shooters
Annie Oakley
At its widest point no more than 120 miles across, this Argentine “rio” isn’t a river at all, but an estuary
The Rio de la Plata
The USSR was a Union of Soviet these
Socialist Republics
Meaning of paean
a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
Roger Taylor has provided the downbeat since 1970 as the drummer for what rock band
Queen
Skunks and opossums are crepuscular, meaning that they…
Are Most active at dawn and dusk
Taking power after the assassination of Julius Caesar, who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Which monument did barrister Cecil Chubb, its last private owner, buy in 1915 for £6,600 as a gift for his wife?
Stonehenge
IT’S THE ONLY U.S. STATE THAT TOUCHES BOTH NEVADA & CANADA
Idaho
In 2020, when the South by Southwest festival was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Block by Blockwest was hosted by which online video game?
Minecraft
Neil Diamond said which child of a president had inspired one of his biggest hits while performing at her 50th birthday party in 2007?
Caroline Kennedy
The amount you can curve a hose, pipe, or cable without it being kinked or damaged is called the “bend WHAT”?
Radius
“Common Bonds, what word can be used as both the nickname for an animated character voiced by John Goodman and a verb that means to taint or tarnish?”
Sully
Monsters inc.
“Except as punishment for crime” appears in the text of what US Amendment?
13th amendment - meant to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude
Healthy corals are all bright because of single-celled photosynthetic critters called WHAT-xanthellae?
Zoo
DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett accidentally discovered what name-brand chemical in 1938?
Teflon
Tracer and a talking gorilla named Winston appear in what popular first-person shooter made by Blizzard?
Overwatch
AA doesn’t stand for aluminum, aluminum, but this company
Alcoa
Sean Connery went shoeless when imprinting his feet in the cement at this Hollywood theater
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone win a dance competition and meet a hot shirtless farmer, in the music video for what Aerosmith song?
Crazy
What 1947 board game is named for an Ancient Greek word for “general”?
Stratego
Saturated fats have been implicated in the incidence of this 7-syllable disease aka hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
America’s oldest trail race is the Dipsea Race, running from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach in which state?
California
“What model of converse basketball shoe was named for a player on the Akron Firestones?”
Chuck Taylors
in an ad, what automaker uses the tagline, “welcome to nowhere”, to promote their truck, the Canyon.
GMC
History: Who was the last monarch of the House of Tudor?
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII’s daughter
painted in 1970, three years before his death, which artist depicted himself as a bullfighter before a huge crowd, holding a sword as if it were a paintbrush in Le Matador.
Picasso
The FCC v. Pacifica Foundation was a 1978 Supreme Court case over a radio broadcast of a routine by what comedian?
George Carlin
Which Marxist leader documented his 1952 journey through Argentina in what became known as his “motorcycle diaries”?
Che Guevara
What famous vehicle was named after the mother of Colonel Paul Tibbets?
It was known for carrying a quote-unquote Little Boy…
Enola Gay
Which world leader hoped to industrialize his nation by installing steel furnaces in every village during 1958’s Great Leap Forward?
Chairman Mao
In 1995, Shannon Faulkner famously became the first woman admitted to what military college?
A fortified arsenal provided both the original building and the name for what university in South Carolina?
The Citadel
Niamey is the capital of
Niger
What letter represents a math constant that’s roughly equal to 2.718?
E
Port Louis is the capital of what island nation
Mauritius
Off Eastern side of Africa (past Madagascar) in the Indian ocean
Johannes Kepler is best known for his three laws of planetary WHAT?
Motion
Ñ — The mark over the N is called a:
Tilde
Though he later made “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” what English director got his only Oscar nod for “Shakespeare in Love”?
John Madden
Chișinău is the capital of
Moldova
This country borders Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Argentina
Also borders Chile
What are the elements in ammonia
Ammonia is composed of the elements nitrogen (N) and hydrogen (H); specifically, one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms, giving it the chemical formula NH3.
Tarawa is the capital of what island nation
Kiribati (South Pacific)
Fans throw up fang-fingers to the “Psycho” theme, at the home games of what Nashville NHL team?
Predators
The $10 banknote of which country features Banjo Paterson, the writer of the country’s unofficial national anthem, “Waltzing Matilda”?
Australia
It actually only takes several months, max, to make the Chinese delicacy pídàn, also known as a century WHAT?
Egg
Operation Dynamo was the Allied name for the desperate 1940 evacuation from this French town
Dunkirk
The lyrics to “America the Beautiful” came from a poem named for what landmark?
The “purple mountain” is named for a guy called Zebulon who never reached the top?
Pikes Peak
Who was a prolific graffiti artist before collaborating with Andy Warhol in 1983?
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Peaking every November, the Leonids are one of the many pretty “storms” of what objects?
Meteors/meteorites
Aptly enough, they get their name from the Greek for “high in the air”
Astana is the capital of what Asian country?
Kazakhstan
In 2000, this former Celtics player coached the Indiana Pacers to the NBA finals
Larry Bird
He did his great missionary work after going to Hawaii in 1863 as a substitute for the ailing Father Pamphile
Father Damien
This African American composer was so obsessed with his opera “Treemonisha” that he suffered a breakdown in 1911
Scott Joplin
The alliterative capital of Mozambique
Maputo
Director Link: name the director of the following movies: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Mars Attacks, and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
Tim Burton
At the Acropolis museum in Athens, you’ll find a whole gallery devoted to this ancient temple of Athena
The Parthenon
A character named Nicely Nicely sings “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” in this 1955 movie
Guys and Dolls
Bodyguards Satwant and Beant Singh killed this female leader of India in 1984
Indira Gandhi
In 1707, who became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Great Britain?
On the short list of English queens regnant, the first alphabetically is what last of the Stuarts?
Queen Anne
Painter of “Two Women Dancing at the Moulin Rouge” (1892)
Lautrec
For his role in “Jerry Maguire” the American comedy awards named him the funniest supporting actor
Cuba Gooding Jr.
While you’re snoring, your brain puts out waves denoted by what eighth Greek letter?
Theta
Honoring his hit song, in 1982 Billy Joel was awarded the key to which blue-collar Pennsylvania city?
Allentown
This nation to India’s north is also the only other nation with a Hindu population of more than 80%
Nepal
This British statesman whose 1917 declaration supported a Jewish homeland died in England March 19, 1930
Arthur James Balfour
