"E" GOALS
GOLD RUSH
WHAT THE PREFIX MEANS
FOUR!
BEFORE & AFTER
100
It's the scoring area of a football field (though they call it a touchdown, not a goal)
What are end zones?
100
We're rich! Oh, wait... it's only this, iron pyrite
What is fool's gold?
100
CO-
What is together / with?
(As in collaborate, coordinate, conform)
100
The 4 "strokes" of a four-stroke engine are intake, compression, power & this one to expel waste gas
What is exhaust?
100
NBA Spurs' home in the "Lone Star State" that played Zorro on film
What is San Antonio Banderas?
200
Visitors who pay to enter these themed places full of puzzles, ironically, try to get back out as quickly as they can
What are escape rooms?
200
On January 7, 2024 Emma Stone won one of these awards for her performance in "Poor Things"
What is a Golden Globe?
200
TELE-
What is far / distant?
(As in telephone, television, teleportation)
200
In four-color process printing, the 4 colors used are cyan, magenta, yellow & this "basic" one
What is black?
200
Doctor's office holding area feature that allows you to order food & drink to be delivered to you
What is waiting room service?
300
Many a person dreams of starting their own business, which would make them one of these
What is an entrepreneur?
300
You earn one of these with 500,000 sold copies of your latest musical single
What is a gold record?
300
DIS-
What is opposite / without / away?
(As in dishonest, disallow, dissonance)
300
Like a certain sport, DNA has 4 of these abbreviated A, G, C & T
What are bases?
300
Actor lookalike who does the dangerous action scenes as an iconic red London vehicle
What is a stunt double decker bus?
400
This is the final goal of Buddhist monks; any who achieve it are called an arhat
What is enlightenment?
400
O Canada! This type of potato with buttery yellow flesh is great for mashing
What is a Yukon Gold?
400
AMBI-
What is both / around?
(As in ambivalent, ambidextrous, ambiguous)
400
Of the 4 men carved on Mount Rushmore, he's the one not born in the original 13 Colonies
Who is Lincoln?
400
"Great Bear" constellation with teams like the L.A. Galaxy in it
What is Ursa Major League soccer?
500
Liberty, fraternity, and this were the goals of the French Revolution, and are now enshrined as France's national motto
What is equality?
500
When FDR took the U.S. economy off this, his budget director asserted, "This is the end of... civilization"
What is the gold standard?
500
ANTE-
What is before?
(As in antechamber, antediluvian, antebellum)
500
The 4 forces of flight are thrust, weight, drag & this upward one
What is lift?
500
A phrase to introduce a piece of advice from an expert is here, right where you can't quite remember it
What is the pro tip of your tongue?