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Young Sheldon, Presented by Ian Armitage
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U2 formed in 1976 in this Irish capital.
What is Dublin?
200
The highest profile Oscar mistake so far, Warren Beatty announced the wrong best picture winner - the cast and crew of the runner up were already on stage when he showed the card with this 2016 best picture winner's name on it.
What is Moonlight?
200
Instead of rereading The Prisoner of Azkaban, why not try this George Orwell novel about a society where citizens can be imprisoned for "thoughtcrimes"
What is 1984?
200
This meat sauce is named for a city in Tuscany, and is often used in lasagna.
What is Bolognese?
200
In one episode of CBS's hit show Young Sheldon, my family's dinner was interrupted by FBI agents asking who was trying to buy this radioactive element (hint: it was me, young sheldon).
What is Uranium?
400
On 9/9/2014, the U2 album Songs of Innocence was released as free to download for all users of this digital music store.
What is iTunes?
400
Although it was highly expected the late Chadwick Boseman would win Best Actor in 2021, the prize wound up going to this Welsh star of Silence of the Lambs, who was asleep when he received the award.
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
400
Put down The Order of the Phoenix and pick up this Harper Lee novel, where Judge Taylor may have yelled "order in the court!" during the trial of Tom Robinson.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
400
This creamy rice dish is typically made by constantly stirring arborio rice in a simmering broth - add saffron to make the Milanese version.
What is risotto?
400
In the first season of my show, Young Sheldon, airing only on CBS, it's revealed that this founder of SpaceX keeps my young sheldon notebook in a hidden drawer, implying that all his ideas have been stolen from me, young sheldon.
Who is Elon Musk?
600
U2's song Pride (in the Name of Love) contains a factual error: the final verse begins "early morning, April 4th" referring to the assassination of this civil rights leader - he was actually shot at 6 PM.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
600
This Scientologist and star of Grease and Saturday Night Fever introduced Idina Menzel as "the wicked-ly talented Adele Dazeem" at the 2013 Oscars.
Who is John Travolta
600
Instead of calmly asking why Harry put his name in the Goblet of Fire, try reading about why Katniss Everdeen volunteered for tribute in this other young adult novel.
What is The Hunger Games?
600
Why not pair your meal with a negroni? A cocktail featuring gin, sweet vermouth, and this bitter red liqueur from Milan.
What is Campari?
600
Only one person recognized who I, young sheldon, was trying to dress as at Halloween - this astronomer and host of PBS' Cosmos
Who is Carl Sagan?
800
This opening line of Vertigo makes reference to the number of albums U2 had released up to that point.
What is "uno, dos, tres, catorce"?
800
In what is likely the clearest case of the Oscars voting for the wrong winner, How Green Was My Valley took home the 1941 Best Picture win over this Orson Welles drama, known today as "the greatest movie ever made".
What is Citizen Kane?
800
Forget The Philosopher's Stone - what you need to do is start with the Greeks. I'd suggest picking up a copy of this Greek philosopher's The Republic.
Who is Plato?
800
This Genoese sauce is made by pounding basil together with garlic, pine nuts, and olive oil - the tool used for the pounding is how the sauce gets its name.
What is pesto?
800
Turns out young sheldon is not just a star of the science lab - in one episode, I young sheldon was also given the star role in this musical about an orphan girl who gets adopted by a wealthy man.
What is Annie?
1000
Sharing its name with a California national park, this 1986 album was U2's breakout hit.
What is the Joshua Tree?
1000
At the 1985 awards, Laurence Olivier forgot to read out the nominees, and just shouted out the name of this best picture winner, a biopic about Mozart.
What is Amadeus?
1000
Toss the satanic Deathly Hallows in the burn pile, and pick up the colossal Summa Theologica by this Italian Saint and Doctor of the Catholic Church.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
1000
Italian for "cooked cream", this dessert is made by heating sugar and cream with gelatin, and setting the dessert in a mold in the fridge. 
What is panna cotta?
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When my father was in the hospital, I, young sheldon, didn't pray to god; I prayed to this French scientist, who is known for his "wager" and who also shares a name with a unit of pressure.
Who is Blaise Pascal?