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Potpourri
100
This three-horned herbivore was one of the last of the non-avian dinosaurs to evolve and is among the most common dinosaur fossils found by paleontologists
What is the Triceratops?
100
Sharing its name with an eye part, this flower’s name is from the Greek for a rainbow.
What is the IRIS?
100
This lawyer first appeared in Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Velvet Claw, published in 1933.
Who is Perry Mason?
100
This dessert of Spanish and Mexican origin is made of deep-fried unsweetened dough and then sprinkled with sugar. Its named for a breed of sheep whose horns look similar to the pastry
What is a Churro?
100
Sponsored by Mutual of Omaha, this documentary series ran for 18 seasons, from 1963-1988, hosted by Marlin Perkins.
What is Wild Kingdom?
100
This book by Miguel de Cervantes is the best selling novel of all time.
What is Don Quixote?
100
This only child spent much of her 1990s childhood in the White House. Now she writes non-fiction books for kids.
Who is Chelsea Clinton?
100
According to Instacart, this divisive pizza topping is the most disliked food in America.
What are anchovies?
200
The teeth of tyrant lizard king have serrations with deep pockets that are thought to have contained bacteria, giving them an infectious bite.
What is the Tyrannosaurus Rex?
200
Also called a yellow daisy, this flower bears a woman’s name, perhaps one who recently took up boxing.
What is a black-eyed Susan?
200
Before taking the inaugural bench on TV's The People's Court in 1981, this man was a lawyer in private practice for 10 years and a judge appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 1961 until 1979.
Who is Judge Joseph Wapner?
200
This dessert, whose name comes from the Italian for “pull me up,” is made with espresso, mascarpone cheese and lady fingers.
What is Tiramisu?
200
This is the opening line of the official song of the US Air Force.
What is "Off we go, into the wild blue yonder?"
200
This boy was brought up by wolves in Rudyard Kipling’s 1907 novel, The Jungle Book.
Who is Mowgli?
200
This heiress, actress and designer (known for her early advances in making blue jeans fashionable), along with being an only child, is the mother of Anderson Cooper.
Who is Gloria Vanderbilt?
200
Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari starred in this TV series, running from 1980 - 1982, about two men in NYC who have to disguise themselves as women to find an affordable apartment.
What is Bosom Buddies?
300
More dinosaur fossils have been found on this continent than any other.
What is North America?
300
This flower, which represents remembrance, is worn in many countries on Remembrance Day to honor fallen soldiers. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her friends encountered a field of them that made them fall asleep.
What is a POPPY?
300
In this comedy film from 1992, Joe Pesci plays an unsuccessful New York attorney who goes to Alabama to help his cousin who is on trial for murder.
What is My Cousin Vinny?
300
Invented in New Orleans, this dessert is made with bananas, vanilla ice cream, and rum, flambéed for a dramatic presentation.
What is Bananas Foster?
300
This folk hero of the American Old West was known for his life on the frontier as well as for being shot in the back by Jack McCall while playing poker.
Who is Wild Bill Hickok?
300
In Stephen King‘s 11/22/1963, a high school English teacher hurtles back in time in an attempt to stop this event.
What is the assassination of JFK?
300
Known as Lew Alcindor when he played at Power Memorial, a private Catholic high school in New York City, this only child played for 20 years in the NBA, for the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Lakers before retiring in 1989.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
300
Muppet is a portmanteau of these two words.
What are Marionette and Puppet?
400
Yes, Colorado has an official dinosaur, it is this guy:
What is the Stegosaurus?
400
April’s birth month flower is this sweet climbing one a member of the legume family.
What is the Sweetpea?
400
This graduate of Harvard for both undergrad and law school is the first Black woman, the first former federal public defender, and the sixth woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
400
Named after a city in Austria, this dessert torte is a lattice-topped buttery pastry made with ground nuts and filled with jam or preserves
What is a Linzer torte?
400
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, this 1969 film features an aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score. Stars include Ernest Borgnine and William Holden
What is The Wild Bunch?
400
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought, written by Douglas Hofstadter and others in the Fluid Analogies community, was the first book sold here.
What is Amazon.com?
400
This parody songwriter, known for Eat It and My Bologna, showed an early inkling for creativity; his parents gave him his first accordion when he was 6 years old. Many artists know they've reached peak fame when he makes fun of them.
Who is Weird Al Yankovic?
400
"Hallux" is the Latin anatomical term for this body part.
What is the big toe?
500
For many years, the Apatosaurus was mistakenly called this. Due to the rules of Scientific Naming at the ICZN, Apatosaurus was published first and had priority.
What is the Brontosaurus?
500
This yoga position that shares its name with this water lily that was sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
What is the LOTUS?
500
This alliterative founding father was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, serving from 1789-1795.
Who is John Jay?
500
A staple of Japanese cuisine, this is made of cooked and pounded sticky rice formed into an unbaked pastry, often filled with ice cream or a sweet bean filling.
What is Mochi?
500
This song by the Rolling Stones appeared on their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers. Though its often read as a romantic ballad, it was originally written by Keith Richards who lamented leaving his newborn son to go on tour.
What is Wild Horses?
500
Peter Rabbit's mother warned him to stay out of the farmer's garden. Of course he didn't listen and lots his jacket and shoes on his adventures.
Who is Farmer McGregor?
500
This only child was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist, known for his black-and-white images of the American West.
Who is Ansel Adams?
500
For this author's part of the Millennium series (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest), his books were published after his death in 2004.
Who is Steig Larsson?