Terms of Endearment
The "N" Crowd
Late, Great Game Shows
It Happened Here
"Z" Words
100
What term of endearment is also brought to the kitchen table courtesy of bees?
What is Honey. People also use hon, the shortened version. Anecdotally, honey and hon are used primarily in the United States and Canada. In the South, it extends beyond romantic and family ties to most anyone you like, and it’s often used as a reflexive utterance more than a term of endearment.
100
What former special prosecutor graces CNN with her crime reporting?
Who is Nancy Grace. In 1979, her fiancé was shot and killed. The tragedy derailed her ambition to become an English professor and put her on the criminal justice track.
100
On what game show did the late Canadian-born Monty Hall command us to choose between doors number 1, 2, and 3?
What is Let’s Make a Deal. Monty Hall hosted the show from 1963–1986 and again for a few months during the 1990–1991 season. There’s a new version of the show that requires contestants to dress in ridiculous outfits, but this version is not your father’s Let’s Make a Deal.
100
What river did Washington cross on Christmas Day in 1776?
Where is Delaware River. At 11:00 p.m., 5,400 soldiers in three divisions crossed the Delaware River. Around dawn, the division of 2,400 led by Washington reached New Jersey and surprised the Hessian force.
100
What is a favorite summertime green squash?
What is Zucchini. Fried zucchini flowers are regarded as a delicacy.
200
What endearing name is also harvested in October and is a favorite type of Thanksgiving pie?
What is Pumpkin. The French use mon chou (“my cabbage”) as a term of endearment.
200
What part of the “N” crowd is missing in Crosby, Stills, and Young?
Who is Nash. “Just a Song Before I Go,” the group’s top single, hit No. 7 on the charts.
200
What show featured regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, and Steve Allen until he left to host The Tonight Show?
What is What’s My Line? The object of the show was to guess the guest’s line of work by asking a series of questions. Steve Allen was also a mystery guest on one of the episodes after he left the show.
200
Where was the peace treaty between Germany and Britain, France, and the United States signed after World War I?
Where is Versailles, France. It was signed in the palace.
200
What Z word does Merriam-Webster Dictionary define as a “branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals”?
What is Zoology.
300
In this favorite World War II song that dates back to 1910, what word is missing from the line “Let me call you ____________, I’m in love with you”?
What is Sweetheart. If you’re a Downton Abbey fan, you probably saw Shirley MacLaine sing “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” in the third-season opening episode during the indoor picnic.
300
What Kerrigan earned a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics after she was attacked by fellow skater Tonya Harding’s ex-husband?
Who is Nancy. She later became the spokesperson for Walt Disney World, and she had a bit part in the 2007 film Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell.
300
What difficult trivia game show was originally hosted by Art Fleming?
What is Jeopardy! Even after he was replaced by Alex Trebek in a newer version of the show, he continued to host as many as 80 Jeopardystyle trivia sessions a year for association groups, etc.
300
When Leif Eriksson arrived in North America, in which Canadian province did he supposedly land?
Where is Newfoundland. In L’Anse aux Meadows, archaeologists unearthed artifacts that lend credence to the stories of the Vikings’ travels to North America, and L’Anse aux Meadows is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
300
What Italian dessert beginning with Z consists primarily of custard made with egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine?
What is Zabaglione.
400
What term of endearment is also a baby cat?
What is Kitten. In Poland, animals are often used as romantic terms of endearment.
400
What cagey actor starred in the 1994 film It Could Happen to You and the National Treasure films in the 2000s?
Who is Nicolas Cage. Born Nicolas Kim Coppola, he is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and was briefly married to Lisa Marie, the daughter of Elvis Presley (the marriage lasted only three months).
400
What late, great show in which four contestants competed to become temporary royalty was hosted by Jack Bailey?
What is Queen for a Day. If you wait long enough, everything comes back in fashion, and Queen for a Day has made a comeback. Today, there are English and Spanish versions of the revived show.
400
In what state did the Hindenburg crash and burn while attempting to land?
Where is New Jersey. Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard survived. The airship was named for Paul von Hindenburg, late president of Germany, instead of after Adolf Hitler as requested by Joseph Goebbels. Did you know that the quote, “Oh, the humanity,” originated with radio reporter Herbert Morrison in his broadcast about the disaster (which was delayed and not broadcast live)?
400
What Z word captures the general spirit of an era including its moral, intellectual, and cultural characteristics?
What is Zeitgeist.
500
What seven-letter term of endearment did the Gabor sisters mispronounce in the middle with an h instead of an r and at the end with a nk instead of a ng?
What is Darling. “Dahlink” was one of the sisters’ signature mispronunciations.
500
What artist whose paintings frequently appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post is considered a bedrock of American culture and has become synonymous with “Americana”?
Who is Norman Rockwell
500
Which game show brought us Paul Lynde in the center square?
What is Hollywood Squares. Did you know he attended drama school with Charlton Heston and Charlotte Rae? He appeared regularly on Broadway, in films, on The Perry Como Show, and on The Red Buttons Show, but many people remember him as the center square on Hollywood Squares.
500
What country reigned over Hong Kong before returning it to the Chinese?
Where is Great Britain. (You may also accept England.) Great Britain gained control of Hong Kong in 1842 at the end of the first Opium War with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking.
500
What is a four-letter word for “fervor” beginning with a Z?
What is Zeal.
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