One Take Wonders
US Currency
Sound Effects
Poetic Rhymers
100

Aretha Franklin transformed this Otis Redding tune into a feminist anthem, recording her powerhouse vocal performance in a single legendary session.

What is "Respect"?

100

A favorite among collectors and magic tricks, this denomination features the portrait Thomas Jefferson on the front and his Monticello estate on the back.

What is "Two-dollar bill"?

100

This five-letter comic book staple describes the hollow, resonant sound of a sudden impact against a flexible surface, or the quick release of a compressed spring.

What is "boing!!"?

100

heavily relied on internal rhyme in this spooky poem I was craving, 

featuring lines like "Distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December." is what Edgar Allan Poe about _______.

What is "The Raven"?

200

This 1967 soul masterpiece by Otis Redding, recorded just days before his tragic death, had its main whistle and vocals completed perfectly on the first try.

What is "( Sittin' On ) The Dock of the Bay"?

200

This bill features Alexander Hamilton, the only person featured on a standard, currently circulating US paper bill who was neither a US President nor born in the American colonies.

What is "Ten Dollar Bill"?

200

Often used in action sequences or to describe an explosion, this loud, brief sound effect mimics a sudden burst of air pressure or a gunshot.

What is "bang!!"?

200

Robert Frost famously pondered choices forsaken, which uses an ABAAB rhyme scheme to describe two paths diverging in a yellow wood for _______.

What is "The Road Not Taken"?

300

He didn't need a second try to capture the dark, booming gravity of his 1955 signature track  "I Walk the Line" recorded at Sun Studio.

Who is "Johnny Cash"?

300

Controversial seventh president Andrew Jackson remains on the front of the twenty-dollar bill, but will be replace by this African American abolitionist.

Who is "Harriet Tubman"?

300

This short, sharp sound effect imitates a high-voltage electrical discharge or a beam weapon firing in a science fiction movie.

What is "zap!!"?

300

There are many Christmas poems,  take you pick.

But the best, by far is  ______________.

What is "Twas the Night Before Christmas ( A Visit from St. Nicholas )" ?

400

Legendary jazzman John Coltrane used this instrument to record complex chord progressions that were laid down in one flawless take for his 1959 masterpiece album "Giant Steps".

What is "saxophonist"?

400

The back of this bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial, while Abraham Lincoln's profile rests on the front.

What is "Five-dollar bill"?

400

Often paired with comic book fight scenes, this punchy sound effect describes a short, sharp blow delivering a heavy impact.

What is "pow!!"?

400

 Good ole Walt Whitman, never though it could happen

To mourned Ole' Abe Lincoln he wrote ____________.

What is "O Captain! My Captain!"?

500

The iconic 1971 peaceful anthem "Imagine" by this legendary singer/guitarist/piano player was captured in one take while being filmed at his Tittenhurst Park estate in England.

Who is "John Lennon"?

500

This founding father never served as president, but his face has graced the US hundred-dollar bill since 1914.

Who is "Benjamin Franklin"?

500

This rushing sound effect describes a sudden, rapid movement of air, wind, or a fast-moving object passing close by.

What is "whoosh!!"?

500

Lewis Carroll's brilliant nonsensical Jabberwocky jabs Found their way to Alice, peaking __________.

What is "Through the Looking-Glass"?

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