Movie
Starring Michael Keaton as titular business mogul Ray Kroc, the 2016 film "The Founder" portrays the origin story of what golden-arches fast-food chain?
McDonald's
Retired in the 21st century, "it's finger lickin' good" had been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain? The slogan had been conceived by a franchise owner rather than an ad agency.
KFC
What artist, with nicknames including “His Royal Badness” and “The High Priest of Pop,” passed away in 2016? Hint: this artist was often associated with a single color.
Prince
Home of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre opened in 1989 as the SkyDome – the world’s first sports arena to feature a fully retractable what?
Roof
You get a book! You get a book! You get a book! For 15 years, starting in 1996, what daytime talk show megastar’s book club recommended a total of 70 books leading to total sales of over 55 million copies?
Oprah Winfrey
What 2018 Star Wars film focuses on the early adventures of Chewbacca and the character who was portrayed by Harrison Ford in "A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back," and "Return of the Jedi?"
Solo
Although it expanded to grapefruit growers in 1976, the cooperative Ocean Spray has primarily focused on what other fruit throughout its existence? The brand reached viral heights after a 2020 TikTok mashing up Fleetwood Mac, skateboarding, and Ocean Spray juice.
Cranberry
What one-named pop star and former frontman of The Police got his name from a habit of wearing yellow-and-black-striped sweaters in his youth?
Sting
The T206 Honus Wagner card was considered the most valuable sports card throughout most of the 20th century after it was sold for record-breaking sums at multiple auctions. It was initially designed and issued by the American Tobacco Company before Wagner refused to allow production because he did not want children to buy cigarette packs to get his card. What sport did Wagner famously play?
Baseball
While promoting his sprawling novel "Freedom" in 2010, Jonathan Franzen was the first American novelist to appear on the cover of Time magazine since what legendary horror writer in 2000?
Stephen King
With what two-word phrase did the media refer to the five main actors of "The Breakfast Club?" The nickname was one letter off the moniker of a 1960s film group.
Brat Pack
Declared by medical device manufacturers in each market where they plan to sell a new product, the intellectual-property acronym FTO stands for "freedom to" WHAT?
operate
What was the one-word title of Jennifer Paige’s 1998 international hit single? In a different context, this word can mean to compress or squeeze.
Crush
"Pistol Pete" Maravich (1970) and Shaquille O'Neal both won player of the year honors while playing hoops for what university?
Louisiana State University
Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in English verse, most famously by William Shakespeare. While "iambic" describes the unstressed/stressed pattern of each two-syllable "foot," the word "pentameter" indicates that there are how many feet within a given line?
Five
Not every Hanks movie is a success: Hanks starred The Bonfire of the Vanities, a box office bomb based on a novel by what author?
Tom Wolfe
In Naples, a pizza romana usually has what topping, in addition to the traditional tomato and mozzarella of a Neapolitan pie
Anchovies
What rapper and singer first rose to prominence after auditioning for the Glee Project in 2011, and later released the albums “Carnival” and “Miss You A Little?” His last name sounds like a climbing woody-stemmed grape plant.
Bryce Vine
Buzkashi, which means “goat pulling” in Pashto, is a sport in which players on horseback attempt to place a dead goat in a goal. In which Central Asian country is buzkashi predominantly played?
Afghanistan
Charles and Caroline Ingalls, the parents from the “Little House on the Prairie” series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, are buried in which northern state, which also served as the setting for the last 5 books in the series?
South Dakota
Perfect for this movie due to its themes of love and illness, what 3 letter acronym, sometimes preceded by a 3 digit number, is the title of the 2017 Queer Palm award winner?
BPM
Originating in the American Northeast and with a city-specific name, what style of pizza is classified as a "tomato pie?" The dish is circular with a thin crust and has cheese and other toppings laid down before the tomato sauce.
Trenton Style
Carly Rae Jepsen's smash hit single "Call Me Maybe" rested snugly at number one on Billboard Top 100 for nine weeks, launching her into the zeitgeist. Released four years later, what is the name of her critically-acclaimed 2015 record?
Emotion
Put a spring in your step! In which Olympic sport might you see a Rudolph or a Randolph performed?
Trampolining
Featuring Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings," the 1988 tear-jerking film "Beaches" is based on what author’s namesake novel released in 1985?
Iris Rainer Dart