FROGS OF POP CULTURE
WORDS FROM "WINNIFRED"
POTPOURRI
TRUMP OR HITLER?
BEFORE AND AFTER
100

THE GUIRO, A SOUTHEAST-ASIAN INSPIRED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, IS OFTEN CARVED INTO THE SHAPE OF A FROG DUE ITS MUSIC’S SIMILARITY TO THIS SOUND

WHAT IS CROAKING?

100

THOUGH MY PERSONAL VOCABULARY USES A DIFFERENT TERM FOUND PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, THIS WORD IS WHAT MOST CALL THE EVENING MEAL

WHAT IS "DINNER"?

100

IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DR. SUESS BOOKS, THE CHARACTER SAM-I-AM ATTEMPTS TO GET HIS FRIEND TO EAT THIS MEAL

WHAT IS GREEN EGGS AND HAM?

100

“HUMANITARIANISM IS... STUPIDITY AND COWARDICE”

WHO IS HITLER?

100

A HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHER GAINS AN EMPIRE BY PRODUCING DRUGS WITH A UNIQUELY POTENT HIGH-ENERGY POP SONG FROM TAYLOR SWIFT’S 1989

WHAT IS "BREAKING BAD BLOOD"?

200

“HI-HO!”, THIS FELT FROG SHARES THE (LITERAL) STAGE WITH CHARACTERS SUCH AS FOZZIE, GONZO, AND SCOOTER

WHO IS KERMIT THE FROG?

200

THE STROKES, ARCTIC MONKEYS, RADIOHEAD, AND TAME IMPALA ARE ALL POPULAR EXAMPLES OF THIS GENRE-MODIFIER, OFTEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH STANDARD GENRES TO HIGHLIGHT AUTONOMY

WHAT IS "INDIE"?

200

THIS ANIMAL WAS THE FIRST TO EVER BE CLONED, FITTING ITS COMMON USE AS A WORD FOR PEOPLE WHO LACK INDEPENDENCE AND CONFORM TO THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS

WHAT IS A SHEEP?

200

“THEY’RE POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR COUNTRY”

WHAT IS BOTH?

200

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-DAILY DOUBLE!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-POACHED EGGS, HAM, AND HOLLANDAISE SERVED ON AN ENGLISH-BORN AMERICAN GENERAL WHO BETRAYED THE REVOLUTION

WHAT IS "EGGS BENEDICT ARNOLD"?

300

THIS 1981 RETRO CLASSIC VIDEOGAME TASKS THE PLAYER WITH BRINGING 5 FROGS ACROSS A SCREEN OF OBSTACLES, A SIMILAR OBJECTIVE TO THE MODERN MOBILE GAME CROSSY ROAD

WHAT IS FROGGER?

300

THIS WAS THE NAME OF YOUTUBE’S ANNUAL, INCREASINGLY CONTROVERSIAL, REVIEW OF THE YEAR’S TRENDS AND VIRAL MOMENTS

WHAT IS "REWIND"?

300

THOUGH THIS SYMBOL OF DEFENSE IS ON THE BACK OF MODERN PENNIES, PAST SYMBOLS INCLUDE OAK WREATHS, WHEAT STALKS, AND THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL

WHAT IS A SHIELD?

300

“THESE [FOREIGNERS] AREN’T PEOPLE. THEY’RE ANIMALS”

WHO IS TRUMP?

300

WEEKLY CHURCH MEETING INVOLVING BIBLE TEACHING STUDENTS TO PLAY MUSIC, JACK BLACK HOPES TO TRANSFORM A FIFTH-GRADE CLASS INTO A FULL-FLEDGED BAND

WHAT IS "SUNDAY SCHOOL OF ROCK"?

400

SHARING A NAME WITH THIS NORTHERN MIDWEST “MITTEN” STATE, THE WB NETWORK’S MASCOT HAS BEEN A SUIT-ADORNED FROG SINCE ITS CREATION

WHAT IS MICHIGAN?

400

THIS ONLINE REAL ESTATE AND HOME-SEARCH PLATFORM’S MAIN COMPETITOR IS ZILLOW, A DETAIL THAT IS NOT A RED HERRING―SPEAKING OF, THIS COMPANY’S NAME IS A FEATURE OF SAID RED HERRING

WHAT IS "REDFIN"?

400

GEORGE ORWELL’S MOST FAMOUS WORK, THIS DYSTOPIAN NOVEL COINED TERMS LIKE “BIG BROTHER” AND IS TITLED AFTER THE YEAR IT TAKES PLACE

WHAT IS "1984"?

400

“IF I DON’T GET ELECTED... IT’S GOING TO BE A BLOODBATH FOR THE COUNTRY”

WHO IS TRUMP?

400

A USELESS, COSTLY, AND IMPRACTICAL CHRISTMAS GIFT OFTEN LEFT AVOIDED TOPIC IN A CONVERSATION IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE YET ONLY ADDRESSED ONCE CALLED TO ATTENTION

WHAT IS "WHITE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM"?

500

IN DISNEY’S PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009), TIANA IS TURNED INTO A FROG WHEN SHE KISSES THIS PRINCE, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A FROG

WHO IS PRINCE NAVEEN?

500

THOUGH I MAY BE DESCRIBED AS ONE FOR KNOWING THIS, THIS WORD FIRST APPEARED AS A CREATURE IN DR. SUESS’ IF I RAN THE ZOO, LISTED ALONGSIDE SEERSUCKERS AND NERKLES

WHAT IS "NERD"?

500

WHEN ASKED TO NAME A RANDOM NUMBER FROM 1 TO 100, THIS NUMBER IS CHOSEN AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF THE TIME AND HAS NO POP CULTURE SIGNIFICANCE TO EXPLAIN ITS FREQUENCY

WHAT IS 73?

500

“TELL A BIG ENOUGH LIE... TELL IT FREQUENTLY... IT WILL BE BELIEVED”

WHO IS HITLER?

500

AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE IS CLARIFIED THROUGH THIS IDIOM/PHRASE USED WHEN ONE PERSON FOLLOWS THE ADVICE OR ACTIONS OF ANOTHER

WHAT IS "ON THE SAME PAGE OUT OF YOUR BOOK"?

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