Literature
The 1950's
Sports
Television
Cooking/Food
200

“Magnum opus” is a Latin phrase for what in literature?

What is an author’s best work?

200

The American television sitcom, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was released on 15 October 1951.

What is "I Love Lucy."

200

What Washington city is known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest" in part because it lays claim to the state's only velodrome and a large annual bike race on city streets?

Where is Redmond?

200

The California coastal town of Mendocino was used as a stand-in for Cabot Cove, Maine, in what television show that ran for twelve seasons?

What is Murder, She Wrote?

200

What is a cooking technique involving pouring fat or juices over, particularly meat, during cooking in order to keep it moist?

What is basting?

300

The original author of "The Little Mermaid"

Who is Hans Christian Anderson?

300

"Some Enchanted Evening" is the theme song for which 1958 movie?

What is South Pacific?

300

Fill in the blank in the following 1896 Susan B. Anthony quote: "I think [the bicycle] has done more to ______ women than any one thing in the world."

What is emancipate?

300

Showing 12 of the over 300 hours of footage that was filmed of the Californian upper-middle class family The Louds, what network aired the first American reality television series “An American Family” in 1973

What is PBS?

300

What hyphenated French term means a water bath that is used to keep delicate items like cheesecakes and set custards from curdling, cracking, or overcooking as they bake?

What is a bain-marie?

400

 Were Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights is set

What is Yorkshire?

400

What movie won the Academy Award in 1951?

What is An American In Paris?

400

Although they had a slightly different name at the time, Harvard Stadium was the home stadium of the New England Patriots for a single NFL season. In what decade was this?

What is the 1970's?

400

What American television show that aired from 2008 - 2014 was shown in Colombia under the name "Meta´stasis?"

What is Breaking Bad?

400

Literally meaning ‘everything in its place’, which 3-word French term describes the measuring and preparation of ingredients prior to cooking?

What is Mise en place?

500

The first book to be officially considered the first science fiction novel

What is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

500

The number 1 song on the Billboard Charts in 1951

What is "Be My Love" by Mario Lanza?

500

The Olympic sport in which you might see a Rudolph or a Randolph performed

What is trampolining?

500

The series set in the Adventure Time universe that was released in 2023

What is Fionna and Cake?

500

Manchego cheese is made from the milk of which animal?

What is sheep?

600

In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, what’s Romeo’s last name?

What is Montague?

600

What were the three notes of NBC's chimes?

What were  G-E-C?

600

When roller derby was invented?

When is Aug. 13, 1935?

600

The first television ad in history was in 1941 for what fashion accessory?

What was Bulova watch?

600

There's a town in the Peloponnese region of Greece with a namesake food item known for its purple color and smooth meaty texture. What is this fruit?

What is the Kalamata Olive?

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