SOUND ADVICE
COMIC BOOK SIDEKICKS
SPELL IT OR SAY IT?
ARTIFACTS
FOREIGN RELATIONS
100
In the immortal words of Meghan Trainor, you should be "all about that bass...no" this
treble
100
The rotund Obelix helps this fellow Gaul fight off the Romans
Asterix
100
This stage of sleep is usually said as a 3-letter acronym, but as a Georgia band name, it's spelled out
REM
100
To help find the Ark of the Covenant, Indiana Jones used the headpiece to the staff of this Egyptian sun god
Ra
100
In Swedish a brorsdotter is this
niece
200
If you're trying to soundproof your studio, try this material that's got the same name as an Irish county
cork
200
Bucky Barnes fought alongside this hero in World War II
Captain America
200
These 3 letters can be said as an acronym for a savings account, but are always spelled out for an Irish militia
IRA
200
Located at Windsor Castle, the locket seen here contains the bullet that killed this admiral in an 1805 battle
Nelson
200
In French a frere is this, whether in the monastery or the family
brother
300
If, like Odysseus, you want to hear these tuneful ladies but not die, tie yourself to the mast as you sail by
the Sirens
300
Donna Troy was an orphan this woman brought back to Paradise Island
Wonder Woman
300
You say "est" when referring to a 1970s self-help movement, but E.S.T. is "Eastern" this
Standard Time
300
Artifacts were recovered from a Song Dynasty ship that sank along what's called the "Maritime" this Chinese trade route
the Silk Road
300
This older relative is a grosstante in German
a great aunt
400
After inventing the first gun silencer, Hiram Percy Maxim went on to invent these for cars
mufflers
400
Arthur flits around this big blue hero
The Tick
400
DOS is a programming language; DoS. is short for "denial of" this & is a computer attack
service
400
Meaning "mountain of light" in Urdu, this artifact was seized by the British Empire's East India Company as one of the spoils of war in the colonial era.
Koh-i-Noor diamond
400
Depending on where you are speaking Spanish, this relative could be a nana or an abuela
grandmother
500
Go to this 3-letter audio company's website & they'll tell you the name of certified theaters in your area
THX
500
Kato did more than drive as this hero's chauffeur
The Green Hornet
500
This 4-letter college military group can be spelled out or sounded out rhyming with "Yahtzee"
ROTC
500
What's called the this of Ashurbanipal, in what was Nineveh, has yielded thousands of clay tablets written in cuneiform
library
500
In Portuguese irma means this & cidade irma is this kind of city
sister