Tennis Royalty
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Margot in the Middle
100
This American player won the US Open in 2015 and 2016 and is known for her powerful serve.
Who is Serena Williams?
100
Pickles get their signature tang from this chemical process, which also preserves sauerkraut and kimchi.
What is fermentation?
100
This war lasted from 1939 to 1945 and reshaped Europe.
What is World War II?
100
The opening lyrics of We Didn’t Start the Fire reference the death of this US President in 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
These are two of Margot’s favorite Baskin Robbins flavors. (PICK 2)
A) Mint Chocolate Chip
B) Chocolate Peanut Butter
C) Pralines 'n Cream
D) Rocky Road
What are B) chocolate peanut butter and A) mint chocolate chip?
200
He is the highest-ranked American male tennis player as of 2024, often seen wearing Nike gear. (Also one of Margot's favorite players)
Answer: Who is Tommy Paul?
200
This “Bill” didn’t get passed in Congress, but you can still find him sitting on Capitol Hill.
Who is Bill from Schoolhouse Rock?
200
The British royal family belongs to this house, also known as the current dynasty.
What is the House of Windsor?
200
The final song in The Sound of Music reprises several earlier songs as the family escapes to this country.
What is Switzerland?
200
What TV show did Margot watch growing up about pioneer life on the American prairie.
What is Little House on the Prairie?
300
This tennis legend is nicknamed “The King of Clay.”
Answer: Who is Rafael Nadal?
300
This high-profile politician was roasted on late-night TV after claiming she “always keeps pickles in her purse” during a 2016 campaign interview.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
300
True or False: Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize for literature.
Answer: True
300
Finish the lyric from “Summer of ’69”: “I got my first real six-string, bought it at the _______.”
What is “five-and-dime”?
300
What does the company Margot works for Emerson produce?
A) Solar panels
B) Valve actuators
C) Industrial pumps
D) Circuit boards
B) Valve actuators
400
True or False: Tennis balls were originally white, not yellow.
Answer: True
400
This brand, founded in 1905, is one of America’s oldest and most iconic pickle companies, known for its classic kosher dills.
What is Vlasic?
400
This famous document, signed in 1215, limited the powers of the English king and laid the foundation for modern democracy.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
This 1998 animated film featured a score by Hans Zimmer, songs by Stephen Schwartz, and voices of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
What is The Prince of Egypt?
400
What biblical phrase does Margot often say - and what is it that we can "approach" in confidence?
what is the "The throne of grace."?
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
500
This player holds the record for the most Wimbledon men’s singles titles.
Who is Roger Federer?
500
Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, when three dads improvised a game using these two household items.
What are a wiffle ball and ping-pong paddles?
500
The code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park famously decrypted messages using this machine.
What is the Enigma machine?
500
This trio of historical figures all have songs or major parts in Hamilton, but are not Hamilton himself.
Who are Aaron Burr, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson?
500
True or False: Margot owes the IRS $2,700.
Answer: False.... But it was touch and go there for a second
