MOVIE PREQUELS
GYMNASTICS
DYING ON TV
2-WORD U.S. CITIES
SILENCE, LETTERS!
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This prequel to Monsters Inc shows how Mike and Sully met in school and became unlikely friends.

What is Monsters University?

400

In 1976, Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to achieve this score in the Olympics.

What is a perfect ten?

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Matthew Crawley made Lady Mary a widow on this drama. Dan Stevens wanted to leave the show.

What is Downton Abbey?

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Home to one of the USA's oldest universities, it also hosts Southern Connecticut State

What is New Haven?

400

The "b" in this word, meaning hard to notice, is staying suspiciously quiet.

What is subtle?

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A film prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place 64 years prior to the other four films in this series.

What is The Hunger Games?

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In competition, this apparatus is 4 feet off the ground & 16.5 feet long; for home practice, it can be half that length.

What is the balance beam?

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On "Game of Thrones", this awful king played by Jack Gleeson did not survive the "Purple Wedding"

Who is Joffrey?

800

Located on the shores of Tampa Bay, it was named for a railroad builder's home city in Russia.

What is Saint Petersburg?

800

The terminal "s" in this word for pieces of trash, is really just garbage

What is debris?

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Set amongst Comanches in the Great Plains, this prequel to Predator takes place in the early 1700s

What is Prey?

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Originally a horse riding term, it's often used when a gymnast jumps off a piece of equipment, often with a stylish salto.

What is a dismount?

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Tony Hale, playing Buster Bluth, dressed up as a stripper and danced to The Final Countdown at his father's funeral on this sitcom.

What is Arrested Development?

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Established by French soldiers around 1719, this "colorful" city is located about 80 miles northwest of New Orleans.

What is Baton Rouge?

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I accuse the only "c" in this word, meaning to charge with a crime, of being useless

What is indict?

1600

Puss in Boots, with this actor voicing the title feline, was a spinoff of Shrek 2, as well as a prequel.

Who is Antonio Banderas?

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This apparatus that sends competitors 3 stories high was added to Olympic gymnastics in 2000

What is trampoline?

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On "The Wire", this Michael K. Williams character was no longer comin' after he was killed in a convenience store.

Who is Omar?

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In 1849 it began as a military outpost to defend against Native Americans and was named for a commander of U.S. troops in Texas.

What is Fort Worth?

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Merriam-Webster says the only silent "j" in English is in the name of this drug.

What is marijuana?

2000

A prequel to The Mummy. This film gave Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson his first starring role.

What is The Scorpion King?

2000

In 2021, multiple Olympic gymnasts, including Simone Biles, testified against this former USA Gymnastics team doctor.

Who is Larry Nassar?

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After learning his mom Gemma was behind the murder of his wife, Jax committed matricide on this motorcycle FX show.

What is Sons of Anarchy?

2000

A popular tourist destination drawing millions each year, this seat of Clark county was settled by Mormon missionaries in 1855.

What is Las Vegas?

2000

Remember, only the first "m" is silent in this memory aid.

What is mnemonic?

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