From the Matinee
English?
World of Sports
Nerdology
Zugzwang
100

This musical features advanced set design and unique costumes that transport you to Pride Rock

What is The Lion King?

100

The product of food influencers riffing on Spuds

What is a Jacket Potato? (Baked Potato)

100

He is the most decorated Olympian of all time (by medals)

Who is Michael Phelps

100

Catgeory of fluids with changing viscosity

What is Non-Newtonian

100

1. d4 d5. 2. c4 or the name of a popular Netflix show about a certain checkered board game

What is the Queen's Gambit?

200

This multi-talented award-winning composer, songwriter, singer, and actor wrote lyrics for Hamilton, In the Heights, and Moana.

Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?

200

What you might ask for after being Mirandized?

What is a Barristor/Solicitor (Attorney/Lawyer)

200

2025 Superbowl Champions

Who are the Philadelphia Eagles

200
The IUPAC name for the active component of alcohol in beverages

What is Ethanol

200

A chess move that is French for "in passing"

What is En Passant?

300

This musical recently had versions produced on the silver screen and is based on a prequel novel to an extremely well-known book.

What is Wicked?

300

Location where you might store your groceries in your car

What is a Boot (Trunk)

300

Name of a college football headcoach and former top NFL cornerback with controversies with his kids

Who is Deion Sanders

300

Programming language popular for data analysis (that I've talked about/use)

What is R

300

Top rated chess player in the world, and signed to Team Liquid

Who is Magnus Carlsen?

400
This Australian actor is famous for his unique vibrato and appears in movie musicals like Les Miserables, The Greatest Showman.

Who is Hugh Jackman?

400

What you might use to fix a penciled mistake

What is a Rubber (Eraser)

400

Current male tennis #1, whose last name is similar to a certain prison in the Bay area

Who is Carlos Alcaraz

400
A fitting Genus name for a rolling bug

What is Sisyphus (Dung Beetles)

400

City in the American midwest that is home to the World Chess Hall of Fame

What is St. Louis?

500

A recently revived musical features a board game, Cold War tensions, and this song introducing the Thai city home to the championship match

What is One Night in Bangkok?

500

Something to silence crying babies

What is a Dummy (Pacifier)

500

Olympic sport that featured these results in 2022's men's category:

Gold: Sweden

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: Canada

What is curling

500

The capital of Estonia

What is Tallinn

500

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 or the official language of Andorra

What is (the) Catalan?