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This officer's favorite movie is Rear Window

Who is President Chandler

200

The book “American Prometheus” inspired this 2023 blockbuster movie starring Cillian Murphy as the title man of questionable morality

What is Oppenheimer 

200

In this movie, it’s revealed that two swordfighters are both actually left handed. One of those characters gets Buttercup in the end, much to the chagrin of Prince Humperdinck

What is The Princess Bride?

200

Yum! Kevin’s signature dish in “The Office” consists of ground beef, beans, tomatoes, chilli peppers, cumin seasoning

What is Chili?

200

This Salt Lake City basketball team, despite its name, doesn’t feature any clarinet or saxophone players

Who are the Jazz?

400

This officer has the legal capability to buy high power explosives

Who is Nishad?

400

This character, in his namesake “game,” doesn’t realize he’s controlling real humans in a real war until Mazer Rackham breaks the bad news to him

Who is Ender?
400

The very first film adaptation of this book was directed by David Lynch and scored by Toto. It starred Kyle MacLachlan as the son of the duke Leto Atreide

What is Dune?

400

The rare and elusive saffron is the key ingredient to the color of this dish, the national dish of Spain which contains rice, chicken, peas, bell peppers, and seafood

What is Paella?

400

Keeping with its space theme, this city is home to both the Astros and the Rockets

What is Houston?

600

This officer made his great escape from Maryland to attend UK, and is waiting for the James Cage White quizbowl question

Who is Aiden?

600

This giant of modern fantasy and sci-fi published his first book Elantris in 2005, though nowadays he’s better known for his work on Mistborn and the Stormlight Archive

Who is Brandon Sanderson?

600

One 1957 legal movie has this number of men, all of whom are upset. This is also the number of years that Solomon Northrup spends working on a plantation in a 2013 film that won 3 Oscars

What is 12?

600

Combine sliced tomatoes, basil leaves, mozzarella cheese, and balsamic vinegar to get this salad with a name literally meaning “from an island” in Naples

What is caprese salad?

600

This city’s home football team won their most recent super bowl title in 2025, much to the disappointment of Taylor Swift and her team of choice

What is Philadelphia?

800

This officer manages the social media accounts and has been known to “respect the potato but not like the potato”

Who is Jayden?

800

This romance book, adapted into a 2026 movie, features a writer for a main character who takes over an unfinished project by the title character

What is Verity?

800

This 4 hour movie about the title character in the title place was released in 1962, winning an Oscar for best picture. It starred Peter O’Toole as the title man as he navigates life in the WWI Ottoman empire

What is Lawrence of Arabia?

800

Don’t get a flashback while eating this! A classic french dish with eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and olive oil


What is Ratatouille?

800

This St. Louis MLB team shares a name with a Kentucky university’s mascot, a bird, and a rank of the clergy

Who are the Cardinals?

1000

This officer, a junior in medicine, has a twin brother. Therefore, we can’t be sure if this officer is the one who shows up to practice

Who is Omar?

1000

Though he’s better known for creating other kinds of content online, this man collaborated with James Patterson to break into the authorship scene with some “Dangerous Games”

Who is MrBeast?

1000

This author is the mind behind two books that were adapted into science fiction films which. Both feature leading men stranded in faraway places. Another of this man’s works, Artemis, is waiting for its turn to get an adaptation

Who is Andy Weir?

1000

As the legend goes, 2 men walked into a restaurant and asked for the quickest dish they had. They got this dish of crispy and burnt noodles, chilli flakes, and tomato sauce that they described as “deadly for the mouth”

What is Pasta all'assassina?

1000

These two NFL teams both call Los Angeles their home

Who are the Rams and the Chargers

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