Home Economics 101
Classic Comedies
Beetles! Beetles! Beetles!
Tools of the Trade
Famous Websites
100

Mixing these two household cleaning chemicals will cause the production of toxic chloramine gas.

What are bleach and ammonia?

100

With a budget of only about $350,000, this 1975 british flick became an instant classic with lines like “Bring me a shrubbery!” and characters like Tim the Enchanter

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

100

This polka-dotted insect is great to have in the garden if you don't want aphids.

What is a ladybug?

100

You might hear this tool used right before an a capella number.

What is a pitch pipe?

100

Currently the 6th most visited website (according to itself), it’s known as “The Free Encyclopedia” .

What is Wikipedia?

200

To completely kill all bacteria present in raw chicken, the meat must be raised to this temperature.

What is 165F? (74C)

200

This John Hughes film gave birth to the line “Life moves pretty fast, If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” as a defense for playing hooky?

What is Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

200

Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian automotive engineer, created the Volkswagen Beetle after receiving a contract from this world leader in 1934.

Who is Adolf Hitler?

200

Mixologists use this small hourglass-shaped vessel to measure out ingredients in a cocktail.

What is a Jigger?

200

Created by Orteil, this idle game has a big cookie, alchemy, and grandma slave labor.

What is Cookie Clicker?

300

This tax form is used in the US to report income and withholdings over the past year.

What is W-2?

300

A red Swingline stapler is an iconic prop from this 1999 comedy about corporate america.

What is Office Space?

300

This type of dung beetle was seen as sacred by ancient Egyptians

What is a scarab?

300

A Carpenter will use this tool to make sure boards are flat, smooth, and straight.

What is a planer? (Level acceptable)

300

This viral time-waster involves scrolling over dots to slowly reveal a picture of a koala bear.

What is Koalas to the max dot com?

400

A sewing machine will draw thread from both a spool and one of these.

What is a bobbin?

400

Nick Cage plays the troubled H.I. McDunnough in this 1987 Coen Brothers film.

What is Raising Arizona?

400

Beetles are defined by having these hardened shell-like forewings, which share a name with an item in Minecraft. 

What is Elytra?

400

This tool is used to make sure structures are perpendicular to the ground. It’s name comes from the Latin word for lead.

What is a Plumbline/Plumbob?

400

Started in 2007, this music purchasing website prides itself on accessibility and fairly compensating musical artists.

What is Bandcamp?

500

When taking out a loan, the amount of money paid on the interest vs. on the principal over time can be calculated using one of these.

What is an amortization schedule?

500

The character Cosmo Brown sings the song “Make ‘em Laugh” in this 1952 musical comedy.

What is Singing in the Rain?

500

Carrion beetles are used in this branch of science for their unique tendency to turn up on dead bodies.

What is forensics? 

500

A Theodolite is something you might use in this line of work.

What is land surveying?

500

Typing in “books.com” into your browser will redirect you to the homepage of this retail outlet.

What is Barnes and Noble?

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