Famous Families
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Name that HGTV Show
Black Cats Around the World
200
A sitcom based around this fictional family was awarded the Guinness World Record for “Most Guest Stars Featured in a TV Series” in 2010
Who are the Simpsons?
200
This pottery technique is a widely used word in English today, but the pottery technique is closer to the original meaning of the word, which is "to twist and turn"
What is "throwing"?
200
Beekeeping clothes tend to be light colored because it was thought that keepers should avoid looking like this animal, one of the most destructive predators to bees
What are bears?
200
This HGTV show started in 1999 and has been labelled an “unstoppable juggernaut” and has launched multiple spin-offs
What is House Hunters?
200
In 2014, the city of Toronto held an adoption event tied to this shopping event to help black cats get adopted
What is Black Friday?
400
The House of Representatives has decided a Presidential election three times. Three presidents have been direct descendents of a previous president. This man is the only President to be in both those groups.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
400
Most of the tiles on the roofs of this building complex are yellow because that was the color reserved for the Emperor; however, the tiles on the library ceiling are black because books were in danger of catching fire and black was considered the color of water.
What is the Forbidden City?
400
In this Shakespeare play, an extended beekeeping metaphor is used to encourage the titular character to invade France
What is Henry V?
400
The wikipedia article for this show with dueling co-hosts describes in detail how one of the hosts has a structural disadvantage but, at least since Season 9, has nonetheless won more often than their co-host
What is Love It or List It?
400
This famous fictional panther's name literally translates to "panther" in Hindustani
Who is Bagheera?
600
Anjelica Huston was nominated for a Golden Globe twice for portraying the mother of this fictional family -- she said she originally expected the role to go to Cher.
Who are the Addams Family?
600
This country’s first soap opera filmed in color was about a resident of Pomaire, a city famous for its ceramics, stranded overseas who had to make pottery to earn enough money to go home.
What is Chile?
600
Most modern day hives trace their origin to the Langstroth hive, which was invented in the 19th century and contained this innovation, which allowed honey to be easily extracted without destroying the hive
What are moveable frames?
600
This HGTV show has been the subject of many lawsuits, including one by the very city referenced in its name.
What is Windy City Rehab?
600
Although frequently associated with bad luck, in this island nation -- which has its own cat island -- black cats are considered auspicious for single women to own because it is believed that the cats will bring many suitors
What is Japan?
800
This eight year has surpassed 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify without releasing a single song of her own due to being featured on both her famous parents’ songs.
Who is Blue Ivy?
800
In the 1920s in New Mexico, Maria Martinez worked to try and save some of this traditional art form; it is now considered one of the most famous types of Native American pottery.
What is Pueblo pottery?
800
This popular cooking documentary series included an interview with Mayan beekeepers, who cultivate a super sour strain of honey.
What is Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat?
800
A host of this popular HGTV show was diagnosed with cancer after a nurse watching a marathon of this show contacted the network to warn about a bump she saw on the host's neck.
What is Flip or Flop?
800
Most black panthers are leopards with excessive black pigmentation; the first recorded case of a black panther that was actually a jaguar was found in 2009 in the Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve near San Ramon in this country.
What is Costa Rica?
1000
This family has been used as a case study for understanding the dynamics of social networks -- a 1993 analysis argued that their rise to prominence in early 15th century Italy had less to do with their wealth or number of connections than how central they were to other, powerful families.
Who are the Medici?
1000
Ladi Kwali was one of the first potters from this country to tour internationally with her work; her picture is now on the back of the 20 naira bill.
What is Nigeria?
1000
This famous ancient Greek philosopher had a section about bees in “The History of Animals” -- several of his observations about bee biology are correct but we now know what he calls the “King Bee” should in fact be the “Queen Bee”.
Who is Aristotle?
1000
This popular rehab show ended in 2018; that same year, one of its co-hosts was also the author of the highest selling cookbook in the US.
What is Fixer Upper?
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1000
The language spoken by Wakandans in the movie Black Panther is actually this real life language.
What is Xhosa?
