G-ography
And the Emmy Doesn't Go To...
Elements
Heteronyms
In the Lyrics of Walking in Memphis
100

It can be a UN recognized country or a U. S. state.

What is Georgia?

100

Despite his iconic performance and widespread critical acclaim, this man, who played Michael Scott on The Office, received six consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, but never took home the award.

Who is Steve Carell?

100

It's the element that graphite and diamonds are made of.

What is carbon.

100

A largemouth fish that sings beneath a baritone.

What is a bass bass?

100

He puts on these three-word footwear, which is the title of a 1956 hit by Elvis Presley.

What are blue suede shoes?

200

This natural wonder in northwestern Arizona, measures 277 miles long, and over a mile deep.

Where is the Grand Canyon?

200

Despite many nominations across his career, this late-night host did not win a competitive Emmy until 2024.

Who is Conan O'Brien?

200

This element gained the nickname "quicksilver" after the fact that it stays a liquid at room temperature, giving it a silvery look.

What is Mercury?

200

A group of buildings that's hard to understand.

What is a complex complex?

200

They've got this on the table, a major sporting animal which comes in flathead and blue varieties.

What is catfish?

300

Where a famous convention was signed.

Where is Geneva?

300

Although this man received widespread critical acclaim and 6 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role in Better Call Saul (both as an actor and a producer), he never took home an Emmy for it.

Who is Bob Odenkirk?

300

This element was the only discovered in space before it was found on Earth. It was detected in the Sun's spectrum during a solar eclipse in 1868.

What is Helium?

300

A coat of nail paint from Warsaw.

What is Polish polish?

300

Marc Cohn says they've got this music in the air, whose foundations began with spiritual songs sung by enslaved populations in the American South.

What is gospel?

400

It's the most populous country in the European Union, with a population of over 84 million people.

Where is Germany?

400

While the show itself took home a historic 59 Emmy Awards, Kit Harington's did not win any for his performance as Jon Snow on this HBO hit series.

What is Game of Thrones?

400

This element is the most abundant in the universe, but on earth it rarely exists freely because it prefers to bond with almost everything—especially oxygen.

What is hydrogen.

400

To make fruits and vegetables.

What is produce produce?

400

Marc Cohn mentions this man, an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues, quickly followed by "Won't you look down over me."

Who is W. C. Handy?

500

This British overseas Territory, famous for it's monolithic rock, has it's own language: Llanito, a unique dialect blending Andalusian Spanish, English, Genoese, and Maltese.

Where is Gibraltar?

500

Sandra Oh was nominated 5 times back-to-back for her acting in this American medical drama.

What is Grey's Anatomy?

500

Out of all the noble gasses it's the one that gets the most scrabble points, a whopping 15, barely beating xenon (12), superman would be proud.

What is krypton?

500

An awe-inspiring National Civility Month.

What is an august August?

500

He saw the ghost of Elvis on this street where Graceland is located.

What is Union Avenue?

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