CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Set during the American Revolution, this 2015 musical was nominated for a record 16 Tony awards, winning 11
WHAT IS HAMILTON?
Tom Cruise trains at San Diego’s Naval Air Station Miramar in this 1986 action film
WHAT IS TOP GUN?
This Dodgers lefty won three Cy Young Awards in the 1960s and was the youngest player ever elected to the Hall of Fame
WHO IS SANDY KOUFAX?
Never known for modesty, this world leader said “Show me someone without an ego, and I’ll show you a loser”
WHO IS DONALD TRUMP?
This 1667 epic poem chronicles humanity’s fall from the grace of God
WHAT IS PARADISE LOST?
In July this celebrity couple got married at Madison Square Garden; my invite must have gotten lost in the mail
WHO ARE TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELCE?
Recent Marvel movies have leaned heavily on this storytelling device involving alternate worlds and timelines
WHAT IS THE MULTIVERSE?
This anchorman played by Will Ferrell signed off each broadcast (except one!) with “You stay classy, San Diego”
WHO IS RON BURGUNDY?
In a long-running musical, this title orphan befriends a stray dog she names Sandy
WHO IS ANNIE?
In Homer’s Iliad, this greatest Greek warrior opines “There are no pacts between lions and men”
WHO IS ACHILLES?
This character from Greek myth fell to earth after the sun melted the wax in his wings
WHO IS ICARUS?
In June this company had the biggest IPO in history, raising a record $75 billion
WHAT IS SPACEX?
Before starring in reality shows like Rock of Love, he sold 60 million records as the frontman for Poison
WHO IS BRET MICHAELS?
In the climax of this 1997 film sequel, a Tyrannosaurus Rex breaks free and goes on a rampage in downtown San Diego
WHAT IS THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK?
The famous sand beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana are located in this South American city
WHAT IS RIO DE JANEIRO?
When he set the record for career stolen bases in 1991, the game was interrupted so he could announce “Today, I am the greatest of all time!”
WHO IS RICKEY HENDERSON?
In 1855 David Livingstone named this African tourist attraction after the reigning British monarch
WHAT IS VICTORIA FALLS?
In January the U.S. captured this Venezuelan president and charged him with a series of crimes
WHO IS NICOLAS MADURO?
Edvard Grieg was born and “raise”d in this second-largest city of Norway
WHAT IS BERGEN?
If you’ve learned “All the Small Things” about this pop-punk trio, you’ll know they were formed in San Diego County in 1992
WHO ARE BLINK-182?
Sandy Olsson is Danny Zuko’s love interest in this 1978 movie musical set at Rydell High
WHAT IS GREASE?
“Scornful Egotist” is often called the worst creature ever printed in this Richard Garfield creation, the world’s first trading card game
WHAT IS MAGIC: THE GATHERING?
This 1980s action series starred Lee Majors as a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlighted as a bounty hunter
WHAT IS THE FALL GUY?
This NASA mission, the first astronaut flyby of the moon since 1972, was launched in April
WHAT IS ARTEMIS II?
“Wise Blood” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are 2 diamonds in the bibliography of this female Southern Gothic autho
WHO IS FLANNERY O’CONNOR?
This teen comedy movie from 2000 starred Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union as cheerleading rivals from San Diego and Compton respectively
WHAT IS BRING IT ON?
The Great Sandy Desert is located on this continent, the smallest of the seven by area
WHAT IS AUSTRALIA?
In addition to proclaiming that God is dead, this übermensch of a German philosopher wrote "I have reached such a height that when I stand atop the summit, I look down upon myself!"
WHO IS FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE?
This Poe short story is set at the decaying family mansion of siblings Roderick and Madeline
WHAT IS THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER?
A summer outbreak of this parasite was traced to iceberg lettuce from Mexico
WHAT IS CYCLOSPORA?