Homophones (words that sound the same)
What is your mother’s sister and an insect?
Aunt/ant
What is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 smash horror hit with the iconic shower scene?
: Psycho. Anthony Perkins plays Norman Bates and Janet Leigh plays Marion Crane in the famous shower scene.
French, bush, and pole are all types of what?
Green beans. French green beans, also called haricots verts, are slimmer and a bit longer than ordinary green beans.
Who resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.?
The president. The current occupant is President Joe Biden. John Adams, the second U.S. president, was the first president to live in the White House.
What type of building shines a light to help boats navigate the water nearby?
A lighthouse. The oldest lighthouse in America that was never rebuilt is located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It was built in 1764 and is still in operation today
What is an advertisement and how you arrive at a sum of numbers?
Ad/add. Today, advertisements come in many forms, from written copy to interactive videos.
What 1950 animated film portrays a neglected stepdaughter-turned princess, thanks to her fairy godmother and a lost slipper?
: Cinderella. Ilene Woods voiced and sang Cinderella and beat 309 other girls to get the part.
What red bean, shaped like a human organ, is used to make beans and rice?
Kidney. The bean is also used in three-bean salad.
Who occupies the fictional Southfork Ranch in Braddock County, Texas, in the TV drama Dallas?
The Ewing family. Several generations of Ewings have occupied the house on the show.
On what prison island near San Francisco was the first lighthouse on the West Coast built?
: Alcatraz. It was constructed in 1854, long before the prison was erected in 1933.
What can HIV lead to and people who help with caregiving?
AIDS/aides
What 1985 murder mystery film stars Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, and Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, and is based on a popular board game by the same name?
Clue. The movie was also a stage production. The stage version had three different endings.
What bean is spelled the same as the capital of Peru but pronounced differently?
Lima. The beans have been grown in Peru for 7,000 years and are exported around the world.
What nine-letter word for the movie industry stands at 4059 Mt. Lee Drive (on Mount Lee), [missing word], California, 90068?
Hollywood. The illuminated sign was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a pricey real estate development named Hollywoodland. After being renovated twice, the sign was rebuilt in 1978. It was refurbished in 2005 and received a significant overhaul in 2009. In 2010, Hugh Hefner set up a trust to maintain the land
Have U.S. lighthouses been automated?
Yes. They have been automated for at least 30 years.
What is the roof of the mouth and an artist’s board used to mix and hold paints?
Palate/palette. Palette can also be used to describe a particular range, quality, or use of color, i.e., color palette.
What 1954 film stars Frank Sinatra as John Baron, a hired presidential assassin who holds the Benson family hostage?
Suddenly. Rumor has it that Lee Harvey Oswald watched the film the day before the John F. Kennedy assassination
What bean-like pea comes in a flat pod and is frequently used in Chinese dishes?
Snow peas. The pod is flat but otherwise looks like a green bean pod. The pod is also edible.
What fictional sleuth lives at 221B Baker Street, London, England?
Sherlock Holmes. He is the only fictional character who has been awarded with an honorary fellowship. In 2002, he was honored by the Royal Society of Chemistry for solving a crime using chemistry.
The Frying Pan Lighthouse (or Tower) was a former lighthouse and drilling rig in South Carolina. It was converted into what type of tourist accommodation?
A bed and breakfast. The lighthouse is 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina and guests arrive by chartered helicopter. Today, it’s been adopted by a nonprofit organization that is continuing to restore and preserve it.
What is an elevated structure in the front of a church and to make a change to something?
Altar/alter
What 1954 film stars Humphrey Bogart as a playboy and Audrey Hepburn as an “ugly duckling” who grows into a swan and falls for him?
Sabrina. A romance began on the set between Hepburn and another costar, William Holden, but Hepburn broke it off when she learned he couldn’t have children.
Edamame is another name for what bean?
Soybean. Edamame is a soybean that is harvested when the bean is immature.
What “Birthplace of America” and home of the Liberty Bell will you find at 520 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
: Independence Hall. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both signed in Independence Hall. It was once the Pennsylvania State House.
For what canal in Egypt was the Statue of Liberty originally conceived to serve as a lighthouse?
Suez. It was originally conceived as a robe-clad Egyptian woman.