Musical Instruments
An instrument you play by pressing one of 88 keys, causing a hammer to strike a string.
What is a piano?
Until the 1970's, Pittsburgh was well known for this coal-related industry. Today, there is a major Pittsburgh sports team named after this industry.
What is steel production?
This is the tallest and strongest chess piece, and part of the name of a recent Netflix show starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
What is a Queen?
This series, based on a Wagner opera/German epic, follows a young man's attempt to return a piece of jewelry to the manufacturer in a sketchy neighborhood. His friends help; a spider does not. The series resulted in three books, a cartoon, Oscar-winning live action films, and an Amazon Prime spinoff.
What is the Lord of the Rings?
Not a piano! This instrument looks like a piano, but produces sound by manipulating electric waves, so it can sound like basically anything. Think elevator Muzak, '80's r&b, Van Halen's "Jump", Ghostbusters, etc.
What is a synthesizer?
The sandwich shop Primanti's is known for putting these unusual toppings on deli meat sandwiches.
What are french fries and cole slaw?
This is a chess move where the king can move two spaces instead of one. The name sounds kind of like a building.
What is castling?
This series was written by a friend of the author of the 100pt answer (the 100pt author told this series' author that this series was very bad). This series follows the adventures of three children. Recurring elements include a closet, a talking lion, the overwhelming power of the human spirit, and an old fashioned British dessert.
What is the Chronicles of Narnia?
Not a piano! This instrument has been popular since the Baroque era. You may hear it at a wedding. You play it by pressing a key or foot pedal, causing wind to blow through a tube.
What is an organ?
This major superhero movie--featuring Tom Hardy, a cave full of pests, and the fictional football team The Gotham Knights--was filmed in Pittsburgh, PA.
What is The Dark Knight Rises (2012)?
Although he got bored of being the World Champion, this Norwegian grandmaster is still the highest-ranked player in the world (and arguably the most famous)
Who is Magnus Carlsen?
This series takes place on a flat world on the backs of four giant elephants who circle the shell of giant turtle swimming through space. It was the most popular British fantasy series before Harry Potter, and supposedly remained the most shoplifted.
What is Discworld?
Not a piano! An instrument, popular in the Baroque and Classical eras, that you play by pressing a key, which causes a "plectrum" to pluck a string.
What is a harpsichord?
This high school coming-of-age film was filmed in and takes place in Pittsburgh. The film was based on a book by the same name and features Emma Watson in a supporting role.
What is Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)?
1. e4 is the most common opening for White. The answer to this question is Black's most common response to 1. e4. Hint: this answer includes a place name
What is the Sicilian (Defense)?
Written by a former NYT staff reviewer of sci-fi/fantasy, the characters of this epic trilogy manipulate (and break?) the earth using magic. This is the only book series to have won the Hugo Award three years in a row.
What is the Broken Earth trilogy?
Not a piano! An instrument, popular in the Renaissance and Baroque eras, that you play by pressing a key, which causes a "tangent" to strike a string.
What is a clavichord?
This Pittsburgh-born post-bop jazz pianist was known for his light touch and percussive accents. He was also known for trio albums featuring piano, bass, and guitar (no drums). Miles Davis borrowed many of this pianist's arrangements, including the well-known Autumn Leaves arrangement on Somethin' Else (1958).
Who was Ahmad Jamal?
This chess grandmaster, currently ranked #39 in the world, seems to only wear Balenciaga clothing in public and helped Magnus Carlsen earn his last World Championship title
Who is Daniil Dubov?
This recent novel follows a self-professed government bureaucrat's assignment to audit a state-run orphanage where neither the wards nor the staff are quite as they seem. The title includes a color and there is a sequel (with more on the way?)
What is The House in the Cerulean Sea?