Card Games
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Famous Duos
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Potpourri
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a four-player partnership trick-taking game with thirteen tricks per deal.
Variations include: Rubber, Chicago, Contract, and Duplicate.
What is Bridge?
100
Known for her Glamor and Class, she starred in such films as Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, and Breakfast at Tiffany's
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
100
The most iconic comedy duo of early cinema, they managed to maintain their popularity as the medium shifted from silent to sound in the late 1920s. Their silent work is excellent, but it’s hard to think of the two without hearing the chagrinned, “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into”
Who are Laurel and Hardy?
100
These aquatic mammals hold hands while they sleep while floating calmly on their backs so they don't drift apart.
What are Sea Otters?
100
Persil is the french word for this ever-popular garnish
What is Parsley?
200
any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them all
Variations include 13 card, 21 card, gin, and contract.
What is Rummy?
200
an old Hollywood legend, he will never be forgotten for his contributions in such famous films as Casablanca, and the Maltese Falcon to name a few.
Who is Humphry Bogart?
200
On April 3, 1949, they debuted on their TV version of their radio show on the NBC-TV network, with guest Bob Hope.
The comedy duo starred in such films as "scared stiff", "Hollywood or Bust," and "the Caddy"
Who is Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis?
200
This African wild animal with a cry that sounds like laughter was once a pet to President Theodore Roosevelt
What is a hyena?
200
The speed of this is equal to mach 1
What is the speed of sound?
300
a card game for two to four players, in which the objective is to play so that the value of one's cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31.
A board is used for scoring instead of paper.
What is Cribbage?
300
Best known for his dancing abilities, he starred in countless films and can be remembered for dancing with a coat rack and other inanimate objects.
Who is Fred Astaire?
300
They both did some fine work with other collaborators during the first phase of their careers, but when they came together for “Oklahoma!” in 1943, they changed musical theater forever.
Who is Rogers and Hammerstein?
300
One of the largest and heaviest insects in the world, its name comes from a giant of biblical proportions.
What is the Goliath Beetle? They can grow as big as 4.3 inches in length and weigh 3.5 oz in their larval stage.
300
the medical term for nearsightedness
What is Myopia?
400
any of various card games played by one person, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences.
What is Solitare?
400
A blonde bombshell famous in the 1950s, she is still an icon today, inspiring both the character Betty Boop, and Tinkerbell from Disney's Peter Pan.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
400
“They say our love won’t pay the rent.” This might’ve been true when they recorded “I Got You, Babe,” but it was never the case after the song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks.
Who is Sonny and Cher?
400
This animal has the strongest bite in the animal kingdom.
What is the Saltwater Crocodile?
And the strongest known bite force of the entire animal kingdom is…. The Crocodile -- specifically, the Saltwater Crocodile (the highest recorded “live” bite of 3700 PSI)
400
According to the united states department of commerce it's the variety of fish americans eat most
What is Tuna?
500
a card game resembling rummy, using two packs of cards. It is usually played by two pairs of partners, and the aim is to collect sets (or melds) of cards.
name for this game comes from the Spanish word for “basket,” probably derives from the tray placed in the center of the table to hold undealt cards and discards.
What is Canasta?
500
Another distinct Hollywood personality, he was nominated for 3 Academy Awards, winning for his performance in "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Other notable rolls were in "The Public Enemy," and "Taxi"
Who is James Cagney?
500
This cartoon cat and mouse are inseparable. They’re masters of cartoon violence.
Several generations of children have grown up watching This gray cat try to murder a little brown mouse only to have his paws smashed by an oversized mallet, or his tail slashed off by a sword, or some other hilarious act of cruelty.
Who is Tom and Jerry?
500
This moth is so brilliant at mimicking you might not realize its a moth. In fact you may think you're looking at a hummingbird instead unless you look closely.
What is a Hummingbird Moth?
Hummingbird moths wings beat 70 flaps per second. and they can hover and fly backward much like their namesake.
500
Suede originally referred to a type of glove from this country
What is Sweden?
