Famous Families
Houseplants
Social Studies
"BOO!"
Acting the Part
Final Jeopardy
200
In this family, Henry was a historian; his grandfather & great-grandfather had both been U.S. presidents
Adams
200
Unlike many plants, these, which include the barrel & snowball types, prefer to get completely dry
Cacti
200
The book "Gunfight" focuses on the history & interpretation of this amendment to the Constitution
the Second
200
Used for hunting & sport, you might say this Aborigine weapon gives you a good return for your money
a Boomerang
200
Katniss
Jennifer Lawrence
200
The first known use of this word in the United States was in an obit. for wealthy banker Pierre Lorillard in 1843
Millionaire
400
Last name of siblings Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles & John, who in 1884 started the "World's Greatest Shows" circus
Ringling
400
Roots sticking through drainage holes in containers are a sign that it's time to do this
re-pot
400
"The Righteous Mind" examines polarization, specifically why 2 subjects so divide us:
politics & this
Religion
400
It's given in fun to the last place finisher in a game or race
the booby prize
400
Jake Shuttlesworth,
Easy Rawlins
Denzel Washington
600
The members of this "First Family of Jazz" do toot their own horns, with Wynton on trumpet & Branford on sax
Marsalis
600
If other plants are too exciting for you, try lithops, or living "this", seen here:
Stones
600
Law professor Randall Kennedy's "For Discrimination" argues in favor of this effort to boost minorities in education
Affirmative action
600
The entire lot or collection is like the "whole kit &" this
Kaboodle
600
J,
Bagger,
Tea Cake Walters
Will Smith
800
Kykuit Estate in New York's Hudson Valley was a "center" of 4 generations of this family's life
the Rockefellers
800
Though its name means "lover of trees", it's very popular indoors as a houseplant
Philodendron
800
A book by Matthew Desmond looks at some folks whose rent is 80% of their income & end up getting this, the book's title
Evicted
800
Sacred & forbidden, or a game from Milton Bradley
Taboo
800
Renton,
Obi-Wan Kenobi,
Phillip Morris,
Rodney Copperbottom
Ewan McGregor
1000
DAILY DOUBLE
The first 3 doctors who worked at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minnesota all had this last name
1000
Like Spanish moss & pineapple, Earth Star & air plant are in this family of attractive tropical plants
Bromeliads
1000
He's a senator from Nebraska & the author of "Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal"
Senator Ben Sasse
1000
Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! -- the Hamadryas species of this was revered by the ancient Egyptians
a baboon
1000
Cataleya,
Graciela,
Gamora,
Neytiri,
Uhura
Zoe Saldana