The First and the Last
Villains
Pre-1900 Novels
National Parks
Rhyme Time
400

The Los Angeles Dodgers' ability to sign expensive free agents has been helped by star Shohei Ohtani, who elected to have his $700M paycheck paid in this manner

What is deferred

400

He's is the elusive arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes, who is never brought to justice by the good detective

Who is Professor Moriarty

400

This Puritan magnum opus came in 1678 from the pen of John Bunyan

What is The Pilgrim's Progress

400

If six million acres of this National Park's breathtaking wilderness isn't enough for you, the untouched forests and wildlife in the shadow of Mount McKinley will be

What is Denali National Park

400

This NBA season's most ridiculous attempt to draw a foul might will be referred to as this

What is the top flop

800

A mainstay in supermarkets, this nutty variety of Emmantaler cheese is distinct for its "eyes" - large holes formed from its original bacteria

What is swiss

800

Michael Corleone proves the better villain in his drawn-out silent war against this sickly mobster and business partner

Who is Hyman Roth

800

The titular characters of this 1886 horror novella from Robert Louis Stevenson create an original twist ending which modern psychological thrillers have utterly exhausted: namely, the two men are the same

What is The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

800

Two sprawling desert ecosystems make up this National Park. Its countless Yucca trees are its namesake, as well as the namesake of one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

What is Joshua Tree National Park

800

Going out for ice cream? If you prefer your vessel edible while all your friends opt for a bowl and spoon, you would be the possessor of this

What is the lone cone

1200

In sit-down interviews, most producers will opt for the simplest possible approach for capturing audio, fastening this type of small microphone on each participant's person

What is a "lapel" microphone

1200

King Miraz found Narnia far stronger than he'd imagined when he led this country, which continued the war after his death, against the kings and queens of old in C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian

What is Telmar

1200

This French novelist published his first hit in 1831, which became a Disney movie. 31 years later, he published his most notable work, which would became a musical

Who is Victor Hugo

1200
The original river valley, preserved through centuries of industrialization, is the feature of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, smack dab in the unattrative middle of two of this state's major cities

What is Ohio

1200

A modern, socially liberal play off the communist first of May, June 1 might be celebrated as this among sexual deviants like Sigma Chi

What is Gay Day

1600

A lieutenant from Morgul, this deformed Tolkien character helped head the assault on Minas Tirith, dying outside the city shortly after the Rohirrim entered the battle

Who is Gothmog

1600

In command of the most technologically advanced weapons in the galaxy, this odd-voiced Techno Union leader headed the Separatist enslavement of Ryloth

Who is Wat Tambor

1600

The abode of one of fiction's most misunderstood characters, whose name is now a derogatory term, is the title of this 1852 work from Harriet Beecher Stowe

What is Uncle Tom's Cabin

1600

This stunning rocky coastland carved into glacier and granite peaks is the home to scores of moose, bear, and whales - the jewel of Maine

What is Acadia National Park

1600

This would be another name for a more domesticated objective, as opposed to a wild goal

What is a tame aim

2000
This Spanish/Portuguese word was adopted into the English language to describe a group of ships, especially for groups of spaceships in sci-fi universes

What is "armada"

2000

Gene Hackman proved to be the Heath Ledger of this comic supervillain, portraying him throughout the 1970s and 80s

Who is Gene Hackman

2000

Jonathan Swift's swashbuckling adventure by this title eventually got a movie of the same name starring Jack Black - 284 years later

What is Gulliver's Travels

2000

Sandstone spires interrupt the grasslands of South Dakota, forming this winding and remarkably safe national park

What is Badlands National Park

2000

The absent-minded Theseus forgot to raise the proper sail upon his return, which would would have been this as opposed to a complete deriliction, had his father not committed suicide.

What is a slight oversight

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