Capitals (NO U.S.)
Songs by their First Word
The Meaning Behind It
Classic Movie Trivia
Word Origins and Language
400

This capital was chosen as a compromise between two larger cities.

What is Canberra?

400

“Hello” opens this song that marked a major career return.

What is Hello?

400

This field studies recorded past events.

What is history?

400

This Spielberg film was the first to gross over $100 million domestically.

What is Jaws?

400

This term comes from Greek roots meaning “fear.”

What is phobia?

800

This capital city sits along the River Vltava.

What is Prague?

800

“Is this the real life?” begins this operatic rock song.

What is Bohemian Rhapsody?

800

This term describes fear caused by enclosed environments.

What is claustrophobia?

800

This film’s protagonist unknowingly lives within an artificial reality.

What is The Truman Show?

800

This word derives from Latin ducere, meaning “to lead.”

What is conduct?

1200

This capital’s elevation exceeds 11,000 feet above sea level.

What is La Paz?

1200

“Buddy, you’re a boy…” introduces a song built for audience participation.

What is We Will Rock You?

1200

This word describes the formal surrender of authority.

What is abdication?

1200

This actor won consecutive Academy Awards in the 1990s.

Who is Tom Hanks?
1200

DAILY DOUBLE! This economic term traces back to Greek for “household management.”

What is economy?

1600

This capital served as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate under a former name.

What is Tokyo?

1600

DAILY DOUBLE! “Just a small-town girl…” begins this song whose popularity surged decades later.

What is Don't Stop Believin?

1600

This word indicates multiple plausible interpretations.

What is ambiguous?

1600

Vertigo was directed by this filmmaker known for suspense.

Who is Alfred Hitchcock?

1600

This word once referred to left-handedness before gaining darker meaning.

What is sinister?

2000

This African nation and its capital share the same name.

What is Djibouti?

2000

“Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner…” opens this song about isolation.

What is Under the Bridge?

2000

This belief system argues that life lacks inherent meaning.

What is nihilism?

2000

This film features HAL 9000 as an antagonist of sorts.

What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?

2000

This word describing delay comes from Latin via French.

What is procrastinate?

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