GROUP NAMES OF ANIMALS
THE BIG UNIT OF MEASURE
LONG AGO, IN THE 20th CENTURY
LET'S GO TO THAT SPORTS THING
GREEK CUISINE
TV FUNNY BUSINESS
200
Part of this creature is seen here; its group names include a muster of them & an ostentation
peacocks
200
The distance a photon travels in a vacuum in 365 days, this unit is often hyphenated
a light-year
200
In the 1930s Wallace Carothers developed this fabric, synonymous with stockings by 1940
nylon
200
Rodeo is featured at the Calgary this, a term for a frenzied rush of cattle, & that's no bull
a stampede
200
Made in the Vytina region, the first type of this sweetener does not crystallize
honey
200
On this sitcom Mac is a big fan of Chase Utley of the Phillies & wrote a special letter to him
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
400
Look quickly--it's called a coalition of these fastest felines
cheetahs
400
This unit of explosive power is equivalent to detonating 2 billion pounds of TNT
a megaton
400
Construction on this NYC landmark began on March 17, 1930; framework rose 4 1/2 stories per week, for a lot of weeks
the Empire State Building
400
A long-distance public road race as well as a baseball term for scoring a bunch of runs to make up a deficit
a rally
400
"The Greek Freak", NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo loves this sandwich named for its preparation on a turning spit
a gyro
400
Amy Schumer & Gabriel Iglesias are alumni of this NBC competition show
Last Comic Standing
***
600
A group of gorillas can be a troop or one of these; who's on bass?
a band
600
In terms of radiation intensity, one crab equals the output of the Crab one of these celestial masses
a nebula
600
The 4 murdered daughters of Russia's last czar were Olga, Tatiana, Maria & this one whom many women later claimed to be
Anastasia
600
The 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships included (probably) the last race for this all-time great, a bronze in downhill
Lindsey Vonn
600
Made from the roe of the grey mullet, avgotaraho is sometimes called this delicacy "of the south"
caviar
600
Comedy Central's show titled this guy "For You" had an episode about a viral scheme that involved a pig saving a baby goat
Nathan
800
It's a murder of crows & an unkindness of these related birds
ravens
800
This number is 10 to the power of a googol
a googolplex
800
Dateline: Chicago, 1926! Gunmen put 1,000 rounds into this mug's Cicero Hotel HQ, but he comes out smellin' like a rose!
Al Capone
800
In 2021 we'll go down to the water & check out the best-of-13 chase for this oldest international sports trophy
the America's Cup
800
According to Greek law, feta cheese must be at least 70% derived from the milk of this animal
sheep
800
**DAILY DOUBLE**
After leaving his Comedy Central show in 2005, he made news by hosting "SNL" in 2016
Dave Chappelle
1000
A group of owls is a wisdom or one of these legislatures
a parliament
1000
In geologic time it's smaller than an eon or era, but the Eocene one still lasted about 20 million years
an epoch
1000
On Sept. 1, 1969 King Idris suddenly became ex-royalty in this African country & a colonel took power
Libya
1000
A bonspiel is a meet where teams from various clubs compete in this Olympic sport; a molson or 2 may get consumed
curling
1000
This Greek favorite is sliced eggplant & ground lamb or beef; you can top it with bechamel
moussaka
1000
"Dis" Matt Groening show on Netflix deals with a princess named Bean & her elf & demon pals
Disenchantment