What’s in a name? (Alliterative names)
This Hollywood actress is known for her stance over a subway grate. Let that white dress flow!
Who is Marilynn Monroe?
This method of cooking involves submerging food entirely in very hot fat. Although an oxymoron, it’s delicious as ice cream.
What is deep fried?
What is the name of the dog in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them”. Who’s words were these?
Who is William Shakespeare?
Typically found in your middle school classroom this science guy worked at Boeing, invented a hydraulic suppressor for 747s, and later became CEO of The Planetary Society.
Who is Bill Nye The Science Guy?
This well known director helped create the blockbuster film that delivered the line, “We are going to need a bigger boat”.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
Typically done in a wok, this method quickly cools small, thin pieces of food.
What is stir-frying?
As the youngest inaugural poet in US history, this woman delivered the poem, “The hill We Climb” at the inauguration for President Joe Biden.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
What is a black hole?
The queen of rock n roll in 1939 sang her way “down the river” after she “left a good job down in the city”. Sometimes the “big wheel keeps turning” while she “cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis”.
Who is Tina Turner?
This method cooks food in hot liquid jest below boiling, often used for eggs and fish.
What breed of dog is typically associated with Queen Elizabeth II?
At the 2009 MTV Video Music Award show Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech. Which singer did he proclaim to have the best video of all time?
Who is Beyoncé?
A true Renaissance man, he contributed much to the scientific community with his knowledge in anatomy, engineering, flight, and geology. He was also famous for mirror writing to keep his most private work secret from potential thieves.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
This actress earned an Oscar nomination for her break out role in the comedy film Bridesmaids and later starred in Spy and The Heat.
Who is Mellisa McCarthy?
This technique means partially cooking vegetables in boiling water, then shocking them in ice water to stop the cooking and preserve color.
What is blanching?
Which U.S. Senator broke a 68-year-old Senate record in April 2025 by delivering a 25-hour-plus speech to protest the Trump administration?
Who is Cory Booker?
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
What is Hydrogen?
This deep, nasally voice actor is known for his role as an animated mammoth who goes on a quest with a sloth and saber tooth tiger to return a baby in the middle of an ice age.
Who is Ray Romano?
What is making a roux?
Commonly used for tracking missing persons, this breed of dog has the highest number of scent receptors than any other breed?
What is the blood hound?
When the microphone cuts out during the speech Forrest Gump gives at the peace rally in DC, what does he famously say when the microphone comes back on?
What is “That’s all I have to say about that”?
The metal with atomic number 13, which is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust? Sometimes used in cooking.
What is Aluminum?
Final Jeopardy
Category is daylight saving time
These are the only two US states that do not observe daylight saving time. Name at least one.
What are Arizona and Hawaii?