Who is this Oscar anyway?
This film, adapted from the 2003 stage musical of the same name, received 10 nominations, including Best Actress for both of its leads.
Wicked
Used to make everything from soups to salads to sauces, this red fruit is notable for its dual pronunciation.
Tomato
In the Gospel of Matthew, Judas betrayed Jesus for this many pieces of silver.
30
Named after German psychologist and neuropathologist Alois, this neurodegenerative disease accounts for 60-70% of dementia cases.
Alzheimer's Disease
In 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee topped the chart for a record-tying 16 weeks with this Spanish-language single.
"Despacito"
This blockbuster space opera based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel received 5 nominations, none of which went to its actors.
Dune: Part Two
This brown confectionery product is made by heating sugar, and is commonly paired with everything from apples to ice cream.
Caramel
According to scholarly estimates, the Old Testament's silver shekel would be worth approximately this much in U.S. dollars.
15±4
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or motor neurone disease (MND)
The first non-English #1 hit in the Hot 100's history, "Volare (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)", is sung in this romance language.
Italian
This musical received 13 nominations, the most of any film, despite currently sporting a 2.2/5 on Letterboxd and a lead actress with a massive backlog of bigoted social media posts.
Emilia Pérez
This spice, often used in desserts, gets its flavor from beans harvested from a genus of orchid.
Vanilla
According to Deuteronomy, if a man takes a wife and then erroneously claims she wasn't a virgin, this is the number of shekels of silver he must pay to the bride's father for slander.
100 shekels
If no evidence can be found that he is wrong, the wife, "will be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death."
Bonus quote from that chapter: "A man is not to marry his father’s wife."
Named after English physician Thomas, this form of lymphoma is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in the lymph nodes.
Hodgkin lymphoma
In 1963, Ryu Sakamoto became the only Asian artist to reach #1 with a non-English song with his hit, "Sukiyaki". That is, until this group topped the chart with their 2020 single, "Life Goes On".
BTS
This body horror film about societal pressures on women's bodies and aging received 5 nominations, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Demi Moore.
The Substance
These berries, produced by trees and bushes in the cypress family, are also used as the distinctive flavoring for Gin.
Juniper
In the Book of Samuel, how many shekels would it cost to pay the Philistines to sharpen two mattocks and two axes?
2 shekels
2/3 for each mattock or plow point
1/3 for each fork, axe, and goad
Crohn's Disease
In December of 1963, The Singing Nun hit #1 for four weeks with "Dominique". She hailed from this French-speaking country.
Belgium
This humorous British claymation duo received a Best Animated Feature nomination for their second full-length movie, Vengeance Most Fowl.
Wallace & Gromit
Of the 23 flavors, these two are the only ones that are alcoholic in their original form.
Rum
Amaretto
In the Book of Samuel, King Saul requests from David a bride price for his youngest daughter of this body part from the bodies of 100 Philistines.
Foreskin
(David brings him 200)
Named for French neurologists Georges and Jean-Alexandre, this syndrome is characterized by rapid onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system attacking the peripheral nervous system.
Guillain–Barré syndrome
(ghee-yan-bar-rey)
These are the only two German language top-ten hits in the history of the Hot 100, and they both hits their peaks in a two-year span from 1984-1986.
99 Luftballons by Nena
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco