Us Presidents
This man used the slogan "Yes, We Can!" in his 2008 presidential campaign, where he won against John McCain
Who is Barack Obama?
Participants were divided into prisoners and guards in Zimbardo's 'Prison Experiment' which took place at this US University
What is Stanford University?
A few beautiful singing women end up on death row after killing various people. Here, they battle for the attention of a popular defence attorney and the newspaper headlines.
What is Chicago?
The 2025 Mercury Prize was won for the album, People Watching, by this singer-songwriter who hails from South Shields
Who is Sam Fender
As a verb, this word means 'to jump'. As a noun, it can refer to a coiled metal object or a source of water.
What is a spring?
This man developed a series of public works projects during his New Deal in an effort to combat the Great Depression
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt?
This was the name of the doll who was variously attacked and played with by children in a social learning experiment orchestrated by Albert Bandura
Who is Bobo?
A man travels from NYC to Sicily after becoming embroiled in his family's dirty line of work. After his wife explodes, he returns to NYC.
What is The Godfather?
This geographically-named band included their songs Sour Times and Glory Box on their Mercury Prize-winning album, Dummy.
Who are Portishead?
In politics, this word refers to an official appointed to ensure members are voting in accordance with party policy. In horse riding, it is a tool used to direct the animal :(
What is a whip?
Before Donald Trump, this man was the only US President to have served two non-consecutive terms in office
Who is Grover Cleveland?
John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conditioned a baby known by this nickname to fear a rat by accompanying its presence with the striking of a steel bar
Who is Little Albert?
The biggest loser in the office opens up his home so that his colleagues have a place to entertain their mistresses. He hopes that this will get him a promotion.
What is The Apartment?
The songs Point and Kill and Woman appear on this artist's 2021 album Sometimes I Might be Introvert
Who is Little Simz?
In linguistics, it describes a noun formed from two or more separate words. In chemistry, it means a pure substance formed from two or more different elements.
What is a compound?
This man is the only person who has served as both US President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is William Howard Taft?
This psychologist asked participants to identify which line was longest in his investigation into social conformity
Who is Dr Solomon Asch?
A deranged and suicidal man forces a younger, sexier man to write music for him and then the sexy man dies
What is Amadeus?
The artwork for this 1991 album features a badly-drawn sun with eyeballs and was inspired by the artist's experience of staring at a damp water spot after taking LSD
What is Screamadelica (by Primal Scream)
In the context of Ancient Egypt this word describes a hieroglyphic nameplate. In cooking, it refers to a sheet of parchment paper used as a "false lid" when simmering food.
What is a cartouche?
This President led the USA in the Spanish-American War and oversaw the annexations of Hawaii and Puerto Rico. He is one of four US Presidents to be assasinated.
Who is William McKinley?
Henry A Landsberger proposed that study participants often changed their behaviour as they were conscious of their being watched in an effect known by this name - it is named after the factory in Chicago where the experiment took place
The Hawthorne effect
An older actress allows one of her crazed fans to live with her but soon feels threatened by the fan's invasive entrance into her social and professional circle
What is All About Eve?
This PJ Harvey album, whose cover shows her on a busy street in New Yok City, features songs including This is Love and This Mess We're In
What is Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea?
Whilst it originally refers to a piece of slow, mournful music, this word can also be used to describe dull and meandering speech. It is also your host's starting word in Wordle.
What is a dirge?