Well, it’s Jeopardy. They give the answers and you have to come up with the questions, no?
Someone on the other board finally posted the Thursday questions!
Here they are:
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HISTORIC AKA
Prior to being Empress, she was Vicomtesse de Beauharnais -
MOVIES
Steve Carell voiced the criminal mastermind Gru in this 2010 film & its 2013 sequel -
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
The name of this 8-day Jewish festival is Hebrew for “dedication” -
TRILOGIES
“Mockingjay” is the third part in a trilogy from this writer -
SEAS
This sea extends southeast from Suez, Egypt for about 1,200 miles -
RELIGION
The Latin version of the Catholic bible revised by St. Jerome in the 5th century is commonly called this -
ASTRONOMY
Term for motion of a celestial body that is opposite to the motion of most other bodies in its solar system -
U.S. PRESIDENTS
He carried 40 states in the 1928 election, 6 in 1932 -
HOMONYMS
To keep your tea bag in water, or marked by an extreme angle -
NONFICTION
This TV personality had 2 nonfiction bestsellers in 2013, “Killing Jesus” & “Killing Kennedy” -
SPORTS
In 2012 this quarterback joined the Broncos & lit up the Mile High scoreboards -
FLAGS
This Caribbean country adopted France’s tricolor flag but removed the central white stripe -
WAR
Longbows were important to the 1346 Battle of Crecy, part of this war -
STARTS & ENDS WITH “K”
It’s a small structure open on one or more sides, used as a newspaper stand or booth -
OPERA
This seductive gypsy foresees her own death in the cards in Act III of the opera named for her -
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
In 1969 this women’s college in Poughkeepsie, New York became coeducational -
BESTSELLERS
His “Sycamore Row” was a follow-up to “A Time to Kill” -
MOUNTAINS
The many eruptions of this Sicilian volcano include a fearsome one back in 475 B.C. -
MUSICAL THEATER
The title character in this Broadway musical sings “Why So Silent?” & “The Music of the Night” -
THE PERIODIC TABLE
The element Tungsten is also known by this “lupine” name -
U.S. GOVERNMENT
Robert M. Gates served in this Cabinet post under both George W. Bush & Barack Obama -
VOCABULARY
It’s a lady’s dressing table or a synonym for conceit -
PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WOMEN
She got the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for an epistolary novel set in early 20th C. Georgia -
THE LAW
The Latin phrase “onus probandi” refers to this; it lies with the plaintiff -
FIRST LADIES
Buried at Hyde Park, she was a delegate to the U.N. after her husband’s death -
MINERALS
The Mohs scale is used to determine this in various minerals -
MYTHOLOGY
This group of 3 goddesses who controlled human destiny were called Moirae in Greek -
POLITICIANS
This democrat is the only person representing California to ever serve as Speaker of the House -
ART & ARTISTS
In the 1960s he made images of celebrities like Marilyn & Jackie from photographs -
TV SITCOMS
The Comic Center of Pasadena is a comic book store patronized by characters in this sitcom -
7-LETTER WORDS
As an adjective it means polite & gracious; as a noun, it’s a strong, sweet liqueur -
POETS
In 1798 a great-uncle died & he was suddenly a 10-year-old Baron -
PLACES TO SEE
Located in Utah, it’s the last National park alphabetically -
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Now 6 feet, this measure of water depth was once the distance between your fingertips with arms outstretched -
THE NEW TESTAMENT
This apostle said to Jesus, “Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” -
TRADE WARS
The British were involved in 2 Opium Wars versus this country -
WORLD LIT
The title character of this 2001 novel is the son of a zookeeper in Pondicherry, India -
BIOLOGY
An allele is an alternative form of a gene on these strands of DNA -
RIVERS
Of Pittsburgh’s “Three Rivers”, this one is alphabetically first -
THE ANCIENT GREEKS
Homer’s “Iliad” deals with a protracted war of the Greeks & this city -
ECONOMICS
This American put his “Beautiful Mind” to work on game theory & shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics -
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
His “Songs to Remember” include about 50 mazurkas written in a 3/4 dance rhythm -
POP MUSIC
In September 213 “Roar” became her 8th number one single -
TRAGIC SHAKESPEARE’
She marries the King of France & tries to use the French army to help her Dad, King Lear -
DISCOVERIES
He won the first Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of X-rays -
EXPLORATION
Though killed in the Philippines, he gets credit for the first circumnavigation of the earth -
POTENT POTABLES
The finest types of this liquor are certified 100% Blue Agave -
DESERTS
This Chilean desert’s average summer temperature is 66 degrees -
AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS
He’s the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs -
WORD ORIGINS
Urdu for “dusty”, this olive drab cloth was first used in the uniforms of the British Army in India in 1857
And Thursday’s answers:
[spoiler]1. HISTORIC AKA
Josephine
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MOVIES
Despicable Me -
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Hannukah -
TRILOGIES
Suzanne Collins -
SEAS
Red Sea -
RELIGION
Vulgate -
ASTRONOMY
retrograde -
U.S. PRESIDENTS
Herbert Hoover -
HOMONYMS
steep -
NONFICTION
Bill O’Reilly -
SPORTS
Peyton Manning -
FLAGS
Haiti -
WAR
100 Years War -
STARTS & ENDS WITH “K”
kiosk -
OPERA
Carmen -
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Vassar -
BESTSELLERS
John Grisham -
MOUNTAINS
Mt. Etna -
MUSICAL THEATER
Phantom of the Opera -
THE PERIODIC TABLE
Wolfram -
U.S. GOVERNMENT
Secretary of Defense -
VOCABULARY
vanity -
PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WOMEN
Alice Walker -
THE LAW
burden of proof -
FIRST LADIES
Eleanor Roosevelt -
MINERALS
hardness -
MYTHOLOGY
Fates -
POLITICIANS
Nancy Pelosi -
ART & ARTISTS
Andy Warhol -
TV SITCOMS
The Big Bang Theory -
7-LETTER WORDS
cordial -
POETS
George Gordon, Lord Byron -
PLACES TO SEE
Zion -
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
fathom -
THE NEW TESTAMENT
Thomas -
TRADE WARS
China -
WORLD LIT
Life of Pi -
BIOLOGY
chromosomes -
RIVERS
Allegheny -
THE ANCIENT GREEKS
Troy -
ECONOMICS
John Nash -
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
Frederic Chopin -
POP MUSIC
Katy Perry -
TRAGIC SHAKESPEARE’
Cordelia -
DISCOVERIES
Roentgen -
EXPLORATION
Ferdinand Magellan -
POTENT POTABLES
tequila -
DESERTS
Atacama -
AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS
Tarzan -
WORD ORIGINS
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Yeah, I got 14 of them right. Not exactly a shining moment for me…
Just a bump/humblebrag; I got my invite email today for the DC area for May 30th. First time in 3 attempts.