Insult or Compliment?
Animals
One-Hit Wonders
Movie Villains
Infamous Sports Moments
100

Yasmin was ornery when it came to schoolwork.

Insult

Ornery means “having an irritable disposition” or “difficult to deal with or control.” The word comes from ordinary and was used to describe things that were common or of inferior quality. Later it came to mean “lazy” and became associated with being easily agitated.




100

What color is the hourglass-shaped marking that appears on black widow spiders?

Red

100

“Spirit in the Sky”


Norman Redbaum

Norman Greenbaum

Norbert Grening

Nelson Greenberg

Norman Greenbaum

100

A Captain Kirk Halloween mask painted white was the original face covering for what horror villain?

Jason Voorhees

Michael Myers

Jigsaw

Freddy Krueger

Michael Meyers

100

Which boxer fought in both the “Rumble in the Jungle” and the “Thrilla in Manila”?


Muhammad Ali

George Foreman

Mike Tyson

Joe Frazier

Muhammad Ali

200

People who worked with him generally considered Deshaun a computer maven.

Compliment


Originating from Yiddish and Late Hebrew, maven means “one who is experienced or knowledgeable.”

200

What is the largest land mammal in North America?

Bison

Moose

Black bear

Bison

200

Who sings the song "Mambo No. 5"?

Mambo Martin

Louis Bongo

Lou Bega

Mambo Man

Lou Bega

200

In a popular novel, author Gregory Maguire gave what classic villain the name Elphaba?

Dr. Doom

Predator

Leatherface

Wicked Witch of the West

Wicked Witch of the West

200

The “Malice at the Palace” erupted in the stands after National Basketball Association (NBA) player Ron Artest got hit with what thrown by a fan?

a t-shirt

a basketball

an octopus

a cup of beer

A cup of beer

300

Sam was next at the podium and delivered a pippin of a speech.


Complimentary


As well as being a type of crisp tart apple, pippin means “a highly admired or very admirable person or thing.”



300

 Which big cat might also be called a cougar, a panther, or a puma?

Mountain Lion

300

“The Safety Dance”


Men Working with Hats

Men at Work

Men Without Hats

Men with Hats

Men Without Hats

300

When DC Comics let a call-in poll decide the ending of a cliff-hanger, what villain killed Batman’s sidekick Robin?

Venom

Doomsday

Bane

the Joker

the Joker

300

The “Miracle on Ice” was a hockey game during which the United States defeated which country’s national team?


Czechoslovakia

the Soviet Union

Sweden

Canada

the Soviet Union

400

Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.

Insult

A flibbertigibbet is “a silly flighty person.” It is a word of onomatopoeic origins, created from sounds meant to resemble idle chatter.




400

What is a female donkey called?

Jenny
400

“867-5309/Jenny”


Dexys Midnight Runners

Tommy Tingle

Tommy Tutone

Jenny

Tommy Tutone

400

Superman’s archnemesis Lex Luthor is often portrayed with what physical feature? 

A. Missing teeth B. Bald head C. Large feet D. Different colored eyes

Bald head

400

“The Shot Heard ’Round the World” took place in which sport?

golf

baseball

shooting

basketball

baseball

500

During the war, Tony’s grandpa earned a reputation as a quisling.


Insult

Synonymous with traitor and collaborator, quisling comes from Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian army officer who encouraged Adolf Hitler to occupy Norway.




500

Known for its intelligence, which dog breed has been found capable of understanding more than a thousand words?

Border Collie

Dachshund

French Bulldog

Cocker Spaniel

Border collie

500

“Funkytown”


Wild Cherry

Lipps Inc.

Leggs Inc.

Funk Machine

Lipps Inc.

500

Used as part of his villainous pseudonym, what character’s real middle name is Marvolo?

Voldemort

Darth Vader

Bane

Leatherface

Voldemort

500

In the match known as the “Battle of the Sexes,” Bobby Riggs was defeated by which female tennis player?


Steffi Graf

Margaret Court

Serena Williams

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

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