Literary Families
Name the Decade
"Tu" Much
Parts of a Whole
Double Meanings
Mustachioed Men
400
The Bucket family are the stars of this story, first published in 1964 and adapted to the big screen (under a slightly different name) in 1971.
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
400
The American Civil War
What is the 1860s? (1861-1865)
400
Consumption was once the name for this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
400
Bright yellow rind, pulp, and seeds
What is a lemon?
400
The equipment you swing in baseball, or a flying mammal
What is a bat?
400
This Spanish surrealist painter is often noted for his eccentric mustache, which he wore twirled and upturned.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
800
This Alex Haley epic is perhaps the quintessential story of family, tracing the Kinte and Haley line from West African origins.
What is Roots?
800
NASA established
What are the 1950s? (1958)
800
Tiny Tim is best known for tip-toeing through these flowers.
What are tulips?
800
Box springs, mattress, headboard
What is a bed?
800
A long-legged bird, or a tall construction machine.
What is a crane?
800
This actor is known for his ’80s role as Thomas Magnum in the show Magnum, P.I.
Who is Tom Selleck?
1200
Many families are involved in the events of this high fantasy series; most notably the Starks, Lannisters, and Targaryens.
What is A Song of Ice and Fire? (Game of Thrones)
1200
Debut of the first full-length feature film with sound.
What are the 1920s? (1927, The Jazz Singer)
1200
Referring to college athletics, the Crimson Tide’s home is in this city.
What is Tuscaloosa?
1200
Round face, numerals, and sweeping hands
What is an analog clock?
1200
A gloomy atmosphere, or a cloth draped over a coffin
What is a pall?
1200
Since 1967, the mascot for these chips-in-a-can has sported his signature plump mustache.
What are Pringles?
1600
The Dead family is at the center of Song of Solomon, one of her most popular novels.
Who is Toni Morrison?
1600
The Long March, led by Mao Zedong
What are the 1930s? (1934-1935)
1600
This Italian city is famous for a shroud known by the same name.
What is Turin?
1600
** Daily Double **
Tall, thin, structure with a glass bifold door that fits one person comfortably, a book, and an analog communication device
What is a telephone booth?
1600
to cut or trim, or a dried plum.
What is prune?
1600
This “Purple Rain” singer is known for his thin, neat mustache.
Who is Prince?
2000
In this Mildred Taylor novel, the Logan family faces injustice while raising their children in Mississippi in the segregated South.
What is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
2000
** Daily Double **
The Falklands War
What is the 1980s? (1982)
2000
This "Boy King" died when he was around 19 years old and was buried in a series of nesting sarcophagi.
Who is Tutankhamun? (King Tut)
2000
Stars, planets, and moons that orbit a star within a defined boundary
What is a solar system?
2000
a large basket, or to make progress difficult.
What is hamper?
2000
Known for roles as the Stranger in The Big Lebowski (1998) and as Virgil Earp in Tombstone (1993), this actor’s mustache is as iconic as his deep voice.
Who is Sam Elliott?