KINGS
THE I’S HAVE IT
(Each answer is spelled with at least two I’s.)
LADY’S THINGS
(Each answer contains a woman’s name.)
BASEBALL SPEAK
MOVIES BY INITIAL
100

Nickname for a lion … or Tarzan. 

King of the Jungle 

100

A revealing swimsuit. 

Bikini 

100

Vodka and tomato juice — maybe with a little Tabasco sauce or horseradish. 

Bloody Mary 

100

What do we say a pitcher has achieved if he allows no opposing player to reach base safely for any reason? 

A perfect game 

100

In 1969, Paul Newman and Robert Redford starred in B.C.A.T.S.K. 

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

200

Nickname for jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman. 

King of Swing 

200

This garlic and olive oil sauce, from either France or Spain, is similar to a garlic mayonnaise. 

Aioli 

200

A rotating, usually circular, tray for serving or storage. 

Lazy Susan 

200

What is the name of the area that is slightly below field level, where a team’s bench is located? 

The dugout 

200

In M.S.G.T.W., Jimmy Stewart filibustered on the floor of the Senate to the point of exhaustion.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 

300

TV sitcom that premiered in 1998 featuring the characters Carrie and Doug Heffernan of Rego Park, New York. 

King of Queens 

300

Another word for this pain medication is acetylsalicylic (pronounced ah•SEE•til•sal•ah•sill•ick) acid. 

Aspirin 

300

Gold Medal Flour created this fictional woman to answer consumer questions about baking. She soon became the brand name for Bisquick and cake mix packages. 

Betty Crocker 

300

What is a “full count” in baseball? 

When the player at bat has accrued three balls and two strikes 

300

O.F.O.T.C.N., which portrays life in an Oregon mental institution, earned Jack Nicholson his first Best Actor Oscar. 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 

400

This is the “sport of kings.” 

Thoroughbred horse racing 

400

A claim or excuse that clears one from being the suspect in a crime. 

Alibi 

400

 Nickname for the Ford Model T. 

Tim Lizzie 

400

What does ERA stand for? 

Earned Run Average (which is a metric for a pitcher’s effectiveness) 

400

I.T.W. fictionalized the Scopes “Monkey Trial” and the legal battle between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. 

Inherit the Wind 

500

The opening lyric of this 1964 Roger Miller song is “Trailers for sale or rent …”

“King of the Road”

500

She’s the virtual assistant on your iPhone or other Apple product.

Siri

500

An 18th-century wool making machine.

Spinning Jenny

500

What, precisely, is the designated hitter rule?

It allows teams to have one player bat in place of the pitcher.

500

In the 2005 movie G.N.A.G.L., Edward R. Murrow faced off against Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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