World Geography
The Movies
Inventors and Inventions
Kid Lit en Espanol
It Starts with "Me"
200

It's the more cheerful name for the African promontory once called the Cape of Storms

The Cape of Good Hope

200

"Bohemian Rhapsody" earned him an Oscar for his "mercurial" performance

Rami Malek

200

Heads up! Miners & construction workers owe thanks to Edward Bullard for his design of this alliterative safety gear

a hard hat

200

"Huevos verdes con jamón"

green eggs and ham

200

As "Sirloin Noggin" didn't pop quite as well, people went with this quasi-synonym for a not-so-intelligent person

meathead

400

This river flows from south to north, passing through 11 countries before emptying into the Mediterranean

the Nile

400

Vince Vaughn is the owner of Average Joe's Gym in this "True Underdog Story"

Dodgeball

400

Helping us to drive safer in the rain, Mary Anderson invented this device in 1903 but sadly, never made any money from it

windshield wiper

400

"El l león, la bruja y el ropero"

the lion, the witch and the wardrobe

400

Alyssa Milano used this 2-word phrase on social media in 2017, sharing her experience of sexual abuse to try to help other survivors

me too

600

About 50 miles east of the Florida coast, the Bimini Islands are part of this larger chain

the Bahamas

600

Robert Pattinson is the title character (& the reborn versions thereof) in this 2025 film from Bong Joon Ho

Mickey 17

600

Take note--in Britain, this implement is called a Biro, after its modern-day inventor László Bíró

ballpoint pen

600

"Ricitos de oro y los tres osos"

Goldilocks and the three bears

600

Black's Law Dictionary defines it as "a neutral person who tries to help disputing parties reach an agreement"

mediator

800

This small kingdom in the Himalayas lies between Tibet & India

Bhutan

800

This actor's relaxation technique of humming & chest thumping made it into a scene of "The Wolf of Wall Street"

McConaughey

800

Motorola employee Martin Cooper is regarded as the "father of" this, having led the team that built the first one in the 1970s

cellphone

800

"Una arruga en el tiempo"

A wrinkle in time

800

It precedes "labor" regarding boring, low-status & poorly paid work

menial

1000

Located on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, it's the northernmost capital of a country

Reykjavik

1000

You might not remember "Lucky Numbers", the next film she directed after "You've Got Mail"

Ephron

1000

After litigation against Isaac Singer & others, he received royalties on all U.S. sewing machines from 1854 until 1867

(Elias) Howe

1000

"Nublado con proegabilidades de albóndigas"

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

1000

Put that in your tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this white clay-like substance & smoke it

meerschaum

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