Fill In The Blank (by Adam J.)
2003 NBA Draft
1. LeBron James
2. Darko Milicic
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. ___________
5. Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade
Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz star in a gross-out comedy named after a 1984 Olympics gold medalist gymnast
There’s Something About Mary Lou Retton
Cameroon
Joel Embiid
Ingredients in an egg cream.
chocolate syrup, ice cream, milk
Ice cream --> seltzer/soda water
Hell Gate's Table of Success diorama (now with its newest category, "The Last Supper") depicts the spider's-web of connections concerning this outgoing mayor of New York City.
Eric Adams
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants
Absorbent and ______ and porous is he
Yellow
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in a post-Seinfeld comedy about a sportswriter obsessed with Caitlin Clark
The New Adventures of Old Christine Brennan
Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Letters whose NATO-phonetic pronunciations are 3 syllables long.
I, J, N, X
X --> R
Which former Deadspin blogger got outed for cheating on Defector Thursday Night Trivia?
Gabe Fernandez (Andre Ri-zon)
Items in Chex Mix
Corn Chex
Squiggle Breadstick
Wheat Chex
_____________
Bagel Chip
Square Pretzel
Rye Chip
Round Pretzel
Adam Sandler and Kevin James play firefighters who pretend to be gay and also one of them is a Rockies Hall of Fame outfielder
I Know Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Walker
Serbia
Vlade Divac
Living actors/actresses who have won 3 or more Oscars for acting in a leading or supporting role.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Meryl Streep
Sean Penn --> Frances McDormand
Name the 3 New York City mayoral candidates that showed up to the New Mayor, New Media mayoral forum (hosted by Hell Gate and NYS Focus) in May of 2025. (You get an additional 50% bonus points for naming the candidate that notoriously did not show up and, as such, was roasted by the other candidates on stage.)
Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander, Scott Stringer (and, of course, Andrew Cuomo being the no-show)
Most common Papal names
1. John
2. Gregory
3. Benedict
4. Clement
5. ___
Leo
David Mamet play/movie about real estate salesmen, one of whom was a left-handed pitcher who played from 2007 to 2022, mostly with the Nationals
Glengarry Glen Ross Detwiler
Finland
Lauri Markkanen
States you'd be in at some point if you were to walk straight from Pittsburgh to St. Louis.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Kentucky --> West Virginia
This baseball team was the subject of a blog, with the title 'The Simulation Says _____ Should Be Good', written by Jason Koebler at 404 Media.
Americans who have won four or more Olympic gold medals in basketball
Diana Taurasi
________
Teresa Edwards
Lisa Leslie
Tamika Catchings
Sylvia Fowles
Kevin Durant
Sue Bird
Black-and-white film about the destruction of a World War 2 German battleship, starring a journeyman center who was drafted by the Kings in 2011 (this one is a bit of a stretch, I won't lie)
Sink the Bisma(r)ck! Biyombo
Venezuela
Carl Herrera
National capital cities along the Danube.
Belgrade, Budapest, Sofia, Vienna
Sofia --> Bratislava
This video game mechanic was the subject of dueling blogs, written by Isaiah Colbert and Riley MacLeod, on Aftermath, with each side declaring that this was the 'best' or 'worst' thing, respectively, in video games.
Parrying