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Potpourri
100
This is the name of the octopus villain in the Little Mermaid.
What is Ursula?
100
This is what the Latin phrase caveat emptor means.
What is buyer beware?
100
He was the first person to break the sound barrier.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
100
"Hit The Road Jack" with the singer & pianist who also came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection
Who is Ray Charles Darwin?
100
It's a synonym for carousel.
What is merry-go-round?
100
The landlords on I Love Lucy share this last name.
What is Mertz?
100
This 16 letter word was made popular in a 1982 Spielberg film, and means "originating outside of the Earth"
What is extraterrestrial?
200
Poseiden, the protector of seafarers, is often depicted with a rod in his hand is called this.
What is trident?
200
There were reports of an extraterrestrial crew crash-landing in the New Mexico desert near this town.
What is Roswell?
200
The first fast-food hamburger chain is known for its Slyder. It was founded on September 13, 1921 in Wichita, Kansas and they are around but not abundant in the east.
What is White Castle?
200
Folk trio that was "Blowin' In The Wind" with the writer of "Frankenstein".
Who is Peter, Paul & Mary Shelley?
200
According to the Flag Code, for 30 days after the death of a president, the flag should be flown this way.
What is half-staff or half-mast?
200
On Happy Days, Richie and his parents and sisters shared this last name.
What is Cunningham?
200
Lying at the junction of the Bow & Elbow Rivers, this Alberta city was Canada's first to host the Winter Olympics.
What is Calgary?
300
The author of the 2000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Who is Jules Verne?
300
The 1993-2002 TV series featured two FBI agents who investigated unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.
What is the X-Files?
300
Yuri Gagarin made history on April 12, 1961 by doing this.
What is the first person in space (108 minutes orbit).
300
Crocodile Rock writer/singer and Imagine writer/singer
Who is Elton John Lennon?
300
An adjective meaning belonging or relating to the most recent stage of technological development; having or using the latest techniques or equipment.
What is state-of-the-art?
300
Blackmail, betrayal & bravado were always on tap for this scheming oil family on "Dallas".
Who are the Ewings?
300
This voyeur who is struck blind has been connected with the legend of Lady Godiva. He inspired our current use of this phrase.
Who is Peeping Tom?
400
This marine mammal is known for its complex vocalizations, often referred to as "songs," that can travel great distances underwater. One might be called Quasimodo.
What is the humpback whale?
400
This 1999 horror film that relied heavily on improvisation, garnering genuine reactions from the actors, was filmed in the Black Hills of Burkittsville, Maryland.
What is the Blair Witch Project?
400
This city became the first to reach one million in population.
What is Rome? In 133 BCE.
400
Singer of Fire and Rain and Anti-Hero.
Who is James Taylor Swift?
400
It takes about a week to travel the 5,700-mile route from Moscow to Vladivostok by train.
What is the the Trans-Siberian Railway?
400
On Modern Family, patriarch Joy and his wife Gloria had this last name.
What is Pritchard?
400
You didn't have to catch Rodney Dangerfield live--he was recorded in 1980 for an album with, of course, this 2-word title.
What is No Respect?
500
It it now a scene of two major tragedies when the Titan submersible imploded at this site, killing all on board.
What is the Titanic?
500
Some believed that this person survived after her family was killed in 1918. The legend originated from the fact that her remains weren't buried with the corpses of her family.
Who is Anastasia?
500
"Me at the zoo" by Jawed Karim (2005) was the first of these. As of January 2024, a researcher from the University of Massachusetts estimated that now there are more than 14 billion.
What is a video uploaded to YouTube?
500
It's Too Late singer and noble with round table.
Who is Carole King Arthur?
500
If you get this answer right and every other one correct, you would be one of these (3 word phrase).
What is a know-it-all?
500
In All in the Family, when daughter Gloria married Michael, they shared this last name.
What are the Stivics?
500
Arlington County, Virginia is home to a neighborhood called this "City", after a nearby Department of Defense building.
What is Pentagon City?
600
Bonus Jeopardy
Museums
600
President Johnson signed a law that added two words to the name of this DC museum established in 1946.
What is the Air AND SPACE Museum?