NICE BEARD
SCIENCE FICTION
THE UNITED STATES MARINES
VIDEO GAMES
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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The evolution of this naturalist began on February 12, 1809, probably without the beard, though
Who is Charles Darwin?
400
In this Ira Levin novel, a community's women are turned into perfect, loving beautiful....robots!
What is The Stepford Wives?
400
Recruitment for the first Marines was in this Penn. city's Tun Tavern; its beer is still sold to Marines worldwide
What is Philadelphia?
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The Chargers' Keenan Allen did not like his attributes in this coach's "NFL 20": "My strength is 69 like I'm a little boy"
Who is Madden?
400
After tiling a floor, let the adhesive set before applying this between the tiles
What is grout?
800
Workers of the world, unite in your admiration of this German's whiskers
Who is (Karl) Marx?
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He said: 'My belief in the importance of space travel & planetary colonization for the survival of the human species was influenced in part by the epic depiction of the rise & fall of civilizations in this author's "Foundation" series'
Who is Isaac Asimov?
800
The red stripe on a marine's blue trousers honors those lost in the Battle of Chapultepec in this war
What is the Mexican(-American) War?
800
The Chargers' Keenan Allen did not like his attributes in this coach's "NFL 20": "My strength is 69 like I'm a little boy"
What is Pokemon?
800
When "hanging" this, be sure to draw a chalk plumb line so that the rolls align properly
What is wallpaper?
1200
This TV series about a former NASA astronaut was based on Martin Cadin's novel "Cyborg"
What is The Six Million Dollar Man?
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The Corps is usually at the vanguard in wartime, & one of its mottos is "first to" do this
What is fight?
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Battle Royale & Plunder are game modes in this series' "Warzone"
What is Call of Duty?
1200
This type of paint whose resin was once rubber-based is the top choice for most home paint jobs
what is latex?
1600
This playwright would have needed a major barbering to get rid of that beard
Who is Shaw?
1600
"American Gods" is a Hugo Award-winning novel by this creator of the "Sandman" comics
Who is Neil Gaiman?
1600
Legend says Germans in WWI called Marines "Teufelshunde", which led to this alliterative nickname
What are devil dogs?
1600
Slaughtering demons in outer space was the goal when this "fateful" 1st-person shooter came out in 1993; by 2020, it was "Eternal"
What is Doom?
1600
To prevent drafts around a door frame, install this; spring metal & rolled felt are popular types
What is weather stripping?
2000
Virginia Woolf said this 19th century Russian was the greatest of all novelists
Who is (Leo) Tolstoy?
2000
A flying penguin shows up in "Zero History", a cyberpunk opus from this author of "Mona Lisa Overdrive"
Who is William Gibson?
2000
General James Amos was the 35th man in this highest marine post; that makes him one of the joint Chiefs
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps?
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In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game
What is Animal Crossing?
2000
Tools needed to lay this include a knee kicker, power stretcher & trimmer
What is carpeting?