Adams Family Values
Definitely NOT About Star Wars!
Misheard Lyrics
Famous World of Warcraft NPC's
Superb Owls
100
The women in my family have a floral theme going. My daughter's name is Lily. My wife's middle name is this flower. You might say she was kissed from it.
Rose
100
This space-based show debuted in 1966, and eventually lead to multiple spin-off shows and movies, featuring several ship captains, including Kirk, Picard, and Janeway.
Star Trek
100
Elton John's song "Tiny Dancer" was famously misheard as "hold me closer, [this actor's name]."
Tony Danza
100
Harrison Jones, an archaeologist trainer in the game, is named for this famous actor.
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones)
100
The Elf Owl is the smallest owl in the world. Measuring only 5-6 inches, it is the size of this common electronic item, of which many of you probably have in your pocket.
Cell Phone
200
My first full year of teaching after college was at La Jolla High School, where I taught one period of this mathematics course. I'd say it was integral to my growth as a teacher, but that joke would be derivative.
AP Calculus
200
In 1983, the Reagan Administration announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a space-based missile defense system to shield the U.S. from nuclear attacks. The media dubbed it this (and yes, the answer technically negates the category title :-P).
Star Wars
200
A 2006 Cingular Wireless commercial features two guys singing along to this hit Clash song, one claiming the line is "lock the cash box," the other claiming the line is "stop the cat box." They were both wrong.
Rock the Casbah
200
Lieutenant Horatio Laine is a senior investigator dispatched to investigate a series of crimes. Named for this fictional character, he comes complete with pun-filled one-liners accompanied by a "sunglasses" pause.
Horatio Caine (CSI: Miami)
200
Thanks to extra neck bones and specialized blood vessels, owls can turn their heads this many degrees, the same as 3/4 of a circle!
270 degrees
300
Lily loves the Queen song "We Will Rock You," often singing along to it when it comes on the radio. But any time this guitar-buying, band-forming Bryan Adams song comes on, she asks me to change the station!
Summer of '69
300
These are visual guides to the night sky, displaying positions of constellations, nebulae, and galaxies. A space traveler might use it to get around, assuming an interstellar GPS hasn't been invented yet.
Star Map or Star Chart
300
A hit song from this movie had people hearing "I got heels, they're made of plywood"
Grease
300
SI:7 Agent Jack Bauden is named for one of Keifer Sutherland's fictional characters. He even says "This is the longest day of my life."
Jack Bauer ("24")
300
While the prominent tufts on the top of this owl's head resembles horns, as its name suggests, they are really just made of feathers.
Great Horned Owl
400
In the summer of 2004, my brother and I traveled to this island south of Japan for a karate tournament. While we didn't participate in the tournament, we did get to train under some karate masters.
Okinawa
400
This 1994 movie starred James Spader and Kurt Russell. The plot centers around an ancient ring-shaped device that allows travel to a similar device elsewhere in the universe.
Stargate
400
In 2023, Specsavers ran a hearing loss campaign, partnering with this artist to re-record his hit song with commonly misheard lyrics, such as "Your aunt's been naked" and "never gonna run around with dessert spoons."
Rick Astley
400
Bronjahm, Godfather of Souls is a parody of this famous singer. He even drops an item called Papa's Brand New Bag.
James Brown
400
This owl makes its home in underground burrows. It often takes over abandoned burrows that were previously dug by other mammals.
Burrowing Owl
500
My wife and I are members of this church denomination, often referred to as "the frozen chosen."
Presbyterian
500
This phrase is used when the affection between two people is doomed to end in tragedy.
Star-crossed lovers
500
For many years, I used to think this Elvis song said "The reason came on his way to Spain."
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
500
Hemet Nesingwary, a hunter and author of "Green Hills of Stranglethorn," is an anagram for this famous author.
Ernest Hemingway
500
This owl has stunning white feathers and is native to some arctic regions.
Snowy Owl