The Floor
Wicked!
Classically Influenced Songs
"All" the Way
November 25 in History
Final Jeopardy
100
The first season of The Floor had 81 contestants (9X9) but in Season 2 got bumped up to this number
What is 100 (10X10)?
100
Wicked the musical is based on the 1995 book by the same name by Gregory Maguire, but that book was based on a series of books (and movie) by this name, originally released in 1900
What is The Wizard of Oz?
100
Could It Be Magic? was a pop hit based on a Chopin prelude for this singer/songwriter/pianist in the early 1970's.
Who is Barry Manilow?
100
This 4-word phrase that orders everyone available to help with a problem is nautical in origin
What is "all hands on deck"?
100
Born this day in 1914, he was a star baseball player, but later in life he was better known for his marriage to a famous starlet and for hawking Mr. Coffee machines
Who was Joe DiMaggio?
100
CHILDREN'S BOOKS: The last book Dr. Seuss published in his lifetime, it climbs bestseller lists every spring
What is Oh, The Places You'll Go?
200
This Brat Pack member, now better known for his roles in West Wing and Parks & Recreation, is the host of The Floor
Who is Rob Lowe?
200
The movie Wicked (2024) stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and this pop star as Galinda
Who is Ariana Grande?
200
This song, influenced by Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto in C minor, was a big hit for Celine Dion in 1996.
What is All By Myself?
200
In "The Shining" Jack Nicholson's writer's block doesn't seem to apply to this 10-word phrase, repeatedly typed
What is "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"?
200
Scottish-American industrialist, steel tycoon, philanthropist and one of the richest Americans ever was born this day in 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
200
WINTER SPORTS: The specific skill that gave this sport its name was eliminated from international competition after the 1990 World Championships
What is figure skating?
300
The Floor is streamed on Hulu, and also plays on this broadcasting network
What is Fox?
300
The original Broadway Elphaba was this celebrated actress, also known for voicing Elsa in Frozen
Who is Idina Menzel?
300
Nas sampled the melody of this well-known piano sonata by Beethoven for his hit song I Can in 2003.
What is Für Elise?
300
A lyric from "Chicago" goes, "Oh, she's gonna shimmy till her garters break, and" this phrase meaning et cetera
What is "And All That Jazz"?
300
On this day in 2020, this athlete makes her collegiate debut for the Iowa Hawkeyes, recording 27 points
Who is Caitlin Clark?
300
FOOD & DRINK IN THE BIBLE: In the King James Version, these creatures are a plague in Exodus 10, but deemed okay to eat in Leviticus 11
What are locusts?
400
Because it's where the "floor" is located, The Floor is filmed in this lake-filled European country
What is Scotland?
400
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo won a Best Actress Tony Award in 2016 for her starring role in The Color Purple, and kept this blockbuster musical from sweeping the Tony awards that year
What is Hamilton?
400
This repetitive Baroque tune has been used by several artists, including Maroon 5 (Memories) and Oasis (Don't Look Back in Anger).
What is Pachelbel's Canon in D?
400
It comes after "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
What is "all men are created equal"?
400
This musical, a retelling of the story of the Princess and the Pea, opens on Broadway this day in 1959, starring a newcomer -- Carol Burnett
What is Once Upon a Mattress?
400
MOVIES OF THE '80s: Based on an off-Broadway play with just 3 characters, it won the Best Picture Oscar & the actors in all 3 roles were nominated
What is Driving Miss Daisy?
500
De vloer! The Floor is a game show franchise that originated in 2023 in this European country
What is the Netherlands?
500
Fieryo is played in the film by British actor Jonathan Bailey (seen here), best known to American audiences for his recurring role in this steamy Netflix series
What is Bridgerton?
500
Pop star Mika has mentioned several times that the tune for his hit Grace Kelly was lifted from an aria in this well-known Italian opera by Rossini.
What is The Barber of Seville?
500
Seven word translation of the quotation seen below, originally on "The Gates of Hell" in Dante
"Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate!"
What is "abandon all hope, ye who enter here"?
500
Perhaps best known for tap dancing down a flight of stairs with a young Shirley Temple, this African-American actor/dancer (b. 1878) died on this day in 1949
Who was Bill Robinson?
500
MUSIC & GEOGRAPHY: In a British folk tune, the title lass Maggie May is sentenced to go way down south to this penal colony that rhymes with her name
What is Botany Bay?