The NCAA
In 2024 this Iowa athlete sunk one of her trademark logo 3-pointers & set the all-time NCAA women's scoring record
Caitlin Clark (4 points)
The NCAA trademarked this calendar phrase for springtime buzzer-beating, bracket-busting basketball
March Madness (6 points)
Her No. 1 hit "Like A Virgin" takes a very different turn when she's "touched for the 31st time"
Madonna (4 points)
In "We Will Rock You", this group did not sing, "You got mud on your face, you big disgrace, kicking your cat all over the place"
Queen (4 points)
One of its slogans is "Milk's favorite cookie"
Oreo (3 points)
On a license plate: "Sweet home..." this state
Alabama (4 points)
"Loose ____ sink ships"
Lips (9 points)
"Cut off your ____ to spite your face"
Nose (9 points)
"My first day as a woman, I'm getting hot flashes"
Mrs. Doubtfire (4 points)
"Sorry, Hans. Wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy!, where the scores can really change?"
Die Hard (9 points)
By the early 1200s Genghis Khan & his Mongol horde were attacking northern China, taking this current capital city in 1215
Beijing (4 points)
Give peace a chance at the Nobel Peace Center in this world capital
Oslo (12 points)
In the most-viewed women's college game ever, Angel Reese & these Tigers beat Iowa for the NCAA basketball crown
LSU (7 points)
After Alabama beat this team for the NCAA football championship, one paper noted it was a "four-leaf clobber"
Notre Dame (8 points)
Name the artist, 1998: "My loneliness is killing me... give me a sign, hit me, baby, one more time"
Britney Spears (4 points)
This group in 2009: "I gotta feeling (woo-hoo) that tonight's gonna be a good night... that tonight's gonna be a good, good night"
The Black-Eyed Peas (15 points)
"Always low prices" gave way to "Save money. Live better." at this mega-retailer
Walmart (5 points)
"Like a Good Neighbor", this insurer "is There"
An iconic 1930 image: "____ Gothic"
American (10 points)
Offering frothy fruit drinks: ____ Julius
Orange (12 points)
1939: "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!"
Russell Crowe: "At my signal, unleash hell"
Gladiator (11 points)
The name of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of this nation, means "red hero"
Mongolia (20 points)
This nation's capital, Ljubljana, was destroyed by Attila the Hun in the 5th century but eventually rebuilt 700 years later
Slovenia (23 points)
He won an NCAA hoops title at Michigan State in 1979, then presto! He was the first overall NBA pick & it was Showtime
Magic Johnson (10 points)
Pat Summitt has led this school's Lady Volunteers to 5 NCAA basketball championships in the past 11 years
Tennessee (11 points)
This Beatles song has a lot of levels, but it's "a girl with kaleidoscope eyes" rather than "a girl with colitis goes by"
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (25 points)
According to The Temptations, "Papa was" this, "wherever he laid his hat was his home"
"a rolling stone" (30 points)
"When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight", this company said it would deliver
FedEx (9 points)
Amcal has a wall calendar featuring ads & slogans from this Atlanta-based soft drink company
Coca-Cola (10 points)
Elmo & Patsy: "____ Got Run Over By A Reindeer"
Grandma (13 points)
“Silly rabbit! ____ are for kids"
Trix (13 points)
2003: "Santaaaa! Oh my God! Santa here? I know him! I know him"
Elf (12 points)
"I do wish we could chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner"
The Silence of the Lambs (14 points)
The word vilnis meaning "surge" gives us the name of the capital of this country
Lithuania (23 points)
Famous people born in this capital of Puerto Rico include Raul Julia & Bernie Williams
San Juan (24 points)
Mascot in common for Troy University and the University of Southern California
Trojans (12 points)
In 2022 the Golden Bears swam & dove to an NCAA title for this Pac-12 school
Berkeley (12 points)
Name the tune, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: "I saw him dancin' there by the record machine"
"I Love Rock and Roll" (33 points)
Name the tune, 2019: "I got the horses in the back, horse tack is attached"
"The best part of wakin' up is" this beverage "in your cup"
Folgers (11 points)
For 40 years: "Have it your way"
Burger King (13 points)
A proverb from "Poor Richard's Almanack": "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are ____"
Dead (13 points)
After "Little House", there was "Little Town on the ____"
Prairie (13 points)
"I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl... that was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over & over?"
Groundhog Day (14 points)
"The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you"
The Exorcist (20 points)
This Middle Eastern capital city has the Lion of Judah on its city seal
Jerusalem (29 points)
Windhoek is the capital of this southwest African nation that gained independence in 1990
Namibia (30 points)
In 1996 this Stanford golfer won the NCAA title; the following year, he won the Masters
Tiger Woods (13 points)
This SEC school won the 2023 NCAA football title game in convincing fashion with a 65-7 drubbing of TCU
Georgia (13 points)
He rapped, "Today I didn't even have to use my AK, I gotta say it was a good day"
Ice Cube (42 points)
Elvis: "We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out, because I love you too much, baby... we can't go on together, with" these
"suspicious minds" (43 points)
Capital One asks this 4-word question
"That was easy" lures many in need of pens & toner into this store
Staples (16 points)
Before and after: Arm & ____ & sickle
Hammer (14 points)
"The ____ Wizard of Oz"
Wonderful (16 points)
"Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ!"
Good Morning, Vietnam! (22 points)
1946: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings"
The most populous city in India, this capital of Maharashtra state is also home to the country's leading stock exchange
4th century A.D. Roman emperor Jovian was born in Singidunum, now this Serbian capital
Belgrade (34 points)
Led by 125-pound Spencer Lee, in 2021 the Iowa Hawkeyes captured their 24th NCAA title in this sport of reversals & falls
Wrestling (17 points)
The NCAA needs permission from Major League Baseball to use this name for an event held each summer in Omaha
(College) World Series (18 points)
Name the band, 1977: "That's why I'm easy, easy like Sunday morning"
The Commodores (50 points)
"May your heart always be joyful, may your song always be sung, and may you stay" this
"forever young" (54 points)
"Tastes so good, cats ask for it by name"
Meow Mix (28 points)
"Choosy moms choose" this
Jif (37 points)
"'Please, sir,' replied Oliver, 'I want ____ ____'"
"Candy is dandy but ____ is quicker"
Liquor (20 points)
1999: "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler"
Office Space (26 points)
In 1999, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving): "I'm gonna enjoy watching you die, Mr. Anderson"
The Matrix (27 points)
Bishkek, which began as a fortress in 1825, is today the leading city of this "stan"
Kyrgyzstan (36 points)
This capital city on a lake called Ijsselmeer is divided by canals into about 90 "islands"
Amsterdam (37 points)
In 2013 a 109-yard "Kick Six" kicked in a win for this school over rival Alabama
Auburn (18 points)
"The slipper still fits!" as this then-Cinderella Spokane school eked out a 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win
Gonzaga (21 points)
"You look like an angel, Walk like an angel, Talk like an angel, but I got wise; You're" this
"the devil in disguise" (54 points)
Deep-voiced "Walrus of Love": "Many times as we've loved & we've shared love & made love, It doesn't seem to me like it's enough"
Barry White (54 points)
1966: "McDonald's... the closest thing to" this
"Home" (54 points)
Maxwell House coffee's famous slogan, said with finality
"Good to the last drop" (54 points)
Took over in Cambodia in 1975: ____ ____
Pol Pot (34 points)
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and ____ ____ ____"
"love the bomb" (36 points)
Edmund Gwenn: "Just because every child can't get his wish, that doesn't mean there isn't a Santa Claus"
Miracle on 34th Street (28 points)
No. 51 on AFI’s Top 100 Movie Quotes: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
Dirty Harry (28 points)
It's the capital city on the Nile that starts with “K”
Khartoum (37 points)
Sapporo is the capital of this Japanese island that also has double letters
Hokkaido (40 points)
Steph dished & dealt in the NCAA, leading this Southern state's Davidson College to the Elite Eight
North Carolina (23 points)
1984 was the year of the Hoyas & this 7-footer who ended up with the Knicks but should've played for "Dallas"
Patrick Ewing (24 points)
Name the song, Michael Jackson: "The word is out you're doin' wrong, gonna lock you up before too long"
This British singer-songwriter has at least one thing figured out: "& I know you love Shrek, 'cause we've watched it 12 times"
Ed Sheeran (61 points)
This emotion. "It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru"
"Love" (63 points)
This product "gets the red out"
Visine (65 points)
C.S. Lewis: "The ____'s Nephew"
Magician (47 points)
He won 11 NBA titles as coach of the Bulls & Lakers: Phil ____
Jackson (50 points)
"Miss Golightly, I protest"
Breakfast at Tiffany's (34 points)
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist", says Verbal Kint in this film
The Usual Suspects (38 points)
Quezon City, capital of this country from 1948-1976
The Philippines (42 points)
Named for an African chief, this capital city is home to the National Archives & the University of Zimbabwe
Harare (43 points)
Nicknamed "Pistol Pete", this LSU player holds the NCAA career basketball scoring record with 3,667 points
Pete Maravich (26 points)
Headquartered in Indianapolis, it's what the NCAA stands for
National Collegiate Athletic Association (29 points)
Name the Rolling Stones song: "You make a grown man cry"
"Start Me Up" (64 points)
Name the Bruce Springsteen song: "I walked the avenue, til my legs felt like stone, I heard voices of friends vanished and gone"
"Streets of Philadelphia" (70 points)
"Expect more from" this airline that was the 1st to fly around the world
Pan Am (66 points)
"When you care enough to send the very best", send one of these
Denny's: ___ ___ Slugger
Grand Slam (55 points)
David Bowie, 1983: "____ Girl"
China (59 points)
"Good morning! Oh, and in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
The Truman Show (39 points)
"I wish I knew how to quit you"
Brokeback Mountain (43 points)
Opened in 1908 A.D., the Empress Hotel is a landmark in this British Columbia capital
Victoria (48 points)
The name of this capital city derives from a Maasai expression for "cool water"
Nairobi (59 points)
"On", this Big Ten school! Coached by "Miracle on Ice" team member Mark Johnson, the women's hockey team won the 2021 NCAA title
Wisconsin (34 points)
This famed coach won an NCAA record 88.1% of his games during his tenure at Notre Dame, 1918-1931
Knute Rockne (50 points)
In Billboard's top single of 2018, this 2-word Drake title precedes "I can't do this on my own"
"God's Plan" (71 points)
Name the artist: "High tops in the summer, don't be a bummer, babe, don't be a bummer, don't be a bummer"
Lana Del Ray (94 points)
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste"
United Negro College Fund (74 points)
This brand has been advertised as "Two, two, two mints in one"
Certs (75 points)
Whitman: "Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, walk the deck my ____ lies, fallen cold and dead"
Captain (77 points)
"Tyger Tyger, burning bright, in the ____ of the night"
"forests" (84 points)
1980: "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue"
Airplane! (55 points)
No. 36 on AFI’s Top 100 Movie Quotes: "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (63 points)
Add "brücken" to this river valley to get a southwest German state capital; note there's no Ruhrbrücken
Saar (73 points)
Alofi is the capital of this newly independent island state recognized by the U.S. in 2023
Niue (82 points)