Potpourri
It's a style of singing without musical accompaniment.
What is a capella?
In 1989, Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe became the first Black owners of a major sports franchise, this city’s NBA Nuggets.
What is Denver?
Dean Martin hosted several of these, in which celebrities were insulted by their peers.
What are roasts?
Astronaut plays live action Cruella De Vil.
Who is John Glenn Close?
This college coach lent his name to a youth football league.
Who is Pop Warner?
It's the study of insects.
What is entomology?
This Connecticut native was a general in both the American and the British armies during the war.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Peter Capaldi replaced Matt Smith as the Time Lord on this British TV series.
What is Doctor Who?
This triages the injured while bringing food to them in bed.
What is Emergency Food Service?
Starting in 1948, “Mr. Hockey” was named to a record 21 NHL All-Star teams.
Who is Gordie Howe?
A story that uses animal characters to convey a moral.
What is a fable?
On Jan. 22, 1970, this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London.
What is a Boeing 747?
The over 240-year-old vampire known as Angel first appeared on this TV show.
What is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
A riveting book you read quickly blends with a canine buddy-cop movie.
What is Page Turner and Hooch?
It's a close basketball shot from the tip of the hand into the basket.
What is a finger roll?
The number of yards in a mile.
What is 1760 yards?
Her, in 1869 in a women’s suffrage newspaper: “Join the union, girls, and together say equal pay for equal work.”
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This Don Johnson series was derived from a two-word note by NBC's president: "MTV cops.”
What is Miami Vice?
A cheerleader movie becomes a Jack Kerouac classic.
What is Bring It On The Road?
Basketball rules made just to hamper this 100-point scorer include you can't throw an inbounds pass over the rim.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
The first President to be in office when there were 50 states in 1959.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
In 1579, during his trip around the world, he stopped near present-day San Francisco and named the area Nova Albion.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
In this TV drama's "The Supremes" episode, Oscar winner Jessica Yu directed Glenn Close as a court nominee.
What is The West Wing?
The most energetic person at the event reads George Orwell classic while tending to the crops (3 parts).
What is a Party Animal Farmhand?
Long thought to have invented baseball, he fought for the Union at Antietam and Gettysburg.
Who is Abner Doubleday?