THE WORLD IN 2018 & '19
HOME COMING
TRIOS
POP CULTURE HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS
THE ELEMENTS
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
The joint European & Japanese space mission Bepicolombo was launched to study this innermost planet
What is Mercury?
100
Xanadu was the name of a palatial estate in "Citizen Kane"; the estate owned by this Microsoft billionaire has been dubbed Xanadu 2.0
Who is Bill Gates?
100
He's alphabetically first of the 3 Rice Krispies mascots
Who is Crackle?
100
This actress from an iconic TV show played the latter airhead in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
Who is Lisa Kudrow?
100
Superman's home planet shares its name with this rare gas
What is krypton?
200
Reports of these man-made fliers near London's Gatwick Airport led to the cancellation or diversion of about 1,000 flights
What are drones?
200
During his presidency, this man & his wife Nancy made several trips to Rancho del Cielo, his vacation home near Santa Barbara
Who is Ronald Reagan?
200
It's the smallest in area of the 3 nations on the island of Britain
What is Wales?
200
It's a gathering following the main blowout; the title one on Apple TV+ follows a high school reunion & is marred by murder
What is after party?
200
This strong, lightweight metal was named for the dozen children of Gaia & Uranus
What is titanium?
200
CATEGORY
DUAL CITIZENS
300
Hopes of peace were raised when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un entered this buffer area to meet with South Korean Pres. Moon
Where is the DMZ?
300
The 8th Earl & Countess of Carnarvon live at Highclere Castle, also recognized as the title setting of this TV series
What is Downton Abbey?
300
The Grammy-nominated "Women in Music Part III" was a production of this trio
Who is Haim?
300
This Showtime series about soccer players lost in the woods ended season 1 with the main 4 as adults heading to their high school reunion
What is Yellowjackets?
300
Also used in medicine, this lightest of all metallic elements can float on water
What is lithium?
300
ANSWER
This man has appeared in shows such as The Big Bang Theory, South Park, The Simpsons, and Rick and Morty (in which he has two elongated, protruding teeth, a play on his last name). That last clue was a play on his first name.
400
In June 2018 Saudi Arabia lifted a longtime ban allowing women to legally do this for the first time since 1957
What is drive (automobiles)?
400
Her public memorial service took place at the lavish home Graceland on Jan. 22, 2023
Who is Lisa (Marie) Presley?
400
In Catholicism, bell, book & candle were the 3 things once needed to conduct this rite of exclusion from the sacraments
What is excommunication?
400
As the title of a John Cusack movie sums up, Martin Blank is a hitman going to his reunion in this Detroit suburb
What is Grosse Pointe?
400
Corrosive with a pungent odor, this element extracted from seawater is liquid at room temperature
What is bromine?
400
QUESTION
Who is Elon Musk?
500
Turkish troops began 2018 with an offensive to take Kurdish territory in the north of this war-torn nation
Where is Syria?
500
The Breakers, once a Newport summer home of this 19th century transportation industry family, has 48 bedrooms & 27 fireplaces
Who are the Vanderbilts?
500
"The Immortal Trio" of 19th c. politics were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster & this South Carolinian big on states' rights
Who is Calhoun?
500
In the reunion movie "10 Years", she played the girlfriend of her then-husband
Who is Jenna Dewan (formerly Jenna Dewan-Tatum)?
500
In 2016 artificially produced element 117 was officially named this, in honor of the state that contributed to its discovery
What is tennessine?