Television Anagrams
US History Misconceptions
Colleges & Universities
Set in the Great Depression
Album of the Year
100

Unravel the anagram to give the title of the TV show: Finders

What is Friends?

100

This man, who has a holiday named after him, has been commonly cited as discovering the US, even though he landed in Hispaniola.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100

This SEC school was the first public school to be state-chartered, in 1785, even though it didn't admit students until 1801.

What is the University of Georgia?

100

This book is set in Alabama and follows Scout Finch, a young girl who wants to stand up to racism in her small town.

What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

100

This artist received 99 Grammy nominations, the most of any artist, until she finally won her first Album of the Year award in 2025.

Who is Beyoncé (Cowboy Carter)?

200

Unravel the anagram to give the title of the TV show: Baking Bread

What is Breaking Bad?

200

Commonly misstated to be Jamestown, the oldest US city is really this city down in the South, originally founded by the Spanish in 1565.

What is St. Augustine?

200

This private school in Nashville, Tennessee is named after a Gilded Age railroad "robber baron."

What is Vanderbilt University?

200

This book is set in Georgia and follows Scarlett O'Hara, as she navigates complicated relationships during Reconstruction era South.

What is Gone with the Wind?

200

Coming into the music scene as a 16 year-old, this artist quickly made a name for herself by winning Album of the Year in 2020 with her distinctive style.

Who is Billie Eilish (WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?)

300

Unravel the anagram to give the title of the TV show: monTh Sepsis

What is The Simpsons?

300

Independence Day in the US is July 4th, which is when the wording of the US Constitution was finalized. However, this day was when the document was approved.

What is July 2nd?

300

This Ivy League university was the first to open its doors to students regardless of religious affiliation and is known for having no core curriculum.

What is Brown University?

300

This book is set in Southern California and follows Lennie and George, as they look for a job on a ranch.

What is Of Mice and Men?

300

This album was produced by a fragmenting band in the 70s, which went on to become one of the best selling albums of all time and Album of the Year for 1978.

What is Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)?

400

Unravel the anagram to give the title of the TV show: aSsert eSteem

What is Sesame Street?

400

This teenager is rumored to have ridden 40 miles in the Midnight Ride, significantly more than Paul Revere.

Who is Sibyl Ludington?

400

This public school founded in 1919 is the most applied-to university in the US.

What is the University of California, Los Angeles?

400

This book is set in the Southwestern US and follows the Joads, a family of tenant farmers who must look for a new home during the Dust Bowl.

What is The Grapes of Wrath?

400

This hip hop artist has never produced a second album after she won Album of the Year in 1999.

Who is Lauryn Hill (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)?

500

Unravel the anagram to give the title of the TV show: goTh LineTte WhiZ

What is The Twilight Zone?

500

You've probably heard that George Washington was the first US president under the Constitution, but this man was the first US president under the Articles of Confederation.

Who is John Hanson?

500

This New England school has the tradition known as the "Primal Scream" during finals week, where students all scream to get rid of their pent up stress at midnight.

What is Columbia University?

500

This play is set in New Hampshire and follows the lives of the Gibbs and Webbs in a story of love and loss.

What is Our Town?

500

This album, a soundtrack album of a TV series, was the first recipient of the Grammy Album of the Year category, starting in 1959.

What is The Music from Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini)?

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