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This famous villain's name literally means flight of death, despite never using a broomstick or catching a snitch.
Who is Voldemort?
100
This famous scientist’s Princeton basement was the unofficial launchpad of the Manhattan Project.
Who is Oppenheimer?
100
This 2019 war film by Sam Mendes (not Mendelson) was filmed to appear as one continuous shot, earning an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
What is 1917?
100
This NBA team owner — and former Microsoft CEO — is bald, and very enthusiastic.
Who is Steve Ballmer?
100
Option 1: A sparkly vampire
Option 2: A warm werewolf
Neither of whom could act.
Who is Bella Swan?
100
This queens resident is known for his smarts, though his alter ego is more known for his proportional strength and webs.
Who is Peter Parker?
100
This word, meaning underwater breathing, actually stands for “Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.”
What is SCUBA?
100
Commodus in Gladiator
Theodore in Her
Beau Wassermann in Beau Is Afraid
Who is Joaquin Phoenix?
200
Born Ella Yelich-O’Connor, this Grammy-winning New Zealander made you feel “royal” when she was 16 years old.
Who is Lorde?
200
This SNL sketch featured Wayne and Garth filming from a basement in Aurora, Illinois.
What is Wayne's World?
200
Dr. Jonas Salk created this in the 1950s to fight this deadly disease, severely reducing the need for the iron lung.
What is polio?
200
This golfing protagonist returns to the big screen this summer.
Who is Happy Gilmore?
200
Option 1: Reveal the truth about your universe
Option 2: Return to blissful ignorance
Fire some sick guns either way.
Who is Neo?
200
This blonde bombshell became a 1950s icon and starred in Some Like It Hot.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
200
Now used for speed guns and airport signals, this acronym-turned-word once meant “RAdio Detection And Ranging.”
What is RADAR?
200
Alan Finger in Bored to Death
Murray in A Wrinkle in Time
Brandon in The Hangover
Who is Zach Galifianakis?
300
This famous house leader known as the "Warden of the North" was known for his honor before losing his head visiting his king.
Who is Eddard (Ned) Stark?
300
This title character’s home in a classic 2000s Disney cartoon had a trapdoor that led to his secret underground lab.
Who is Dexter?
300
This 1989 buzzer-beater, known simply as “The Shot,” saw Jordan leap and hang midair before sinking a jumper over Craig Ehlo to eliminate this team.
What are the Cleveland Cavaliers?
300
This sportscaster is known for saying that, death beam pointed at the earth.... "I want IGUADALA"
Who is Max Kellerman?
300
Option 1: Sacrifice your son at the alter.
Option 2: Disobey God.
Hopefully a solution rams through the door.
Who is Abraham?
300
This English actor is known for Pride & Prejudice and Succession.
Who is Matthew MacFayden?
300
Short for “Polymerase Chain Reaction,” this 3-letter acronym became a household term during the pandemic.
What is PCR?
300
Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain
William Thatcher in A Knight’s Tale
Patrick Verona in 10 Things I Hate About You
Who is Heath Ledger?
400
This legendary British singer almost dubbed himself “The Lord of the Strings” before changing it to his hit “Rocket Man.”
Who is Elton John?
400
In The Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling finds herself trapped in the pitch-black basement of this character’s home.
Who is Buffalo Bill?
400
In 1775, this opening salvo of the American Revolutoin was given this name for it's global reach.
What is “the shot heard ’round the world”?
400
Mayim Bialik was high-school basketball standout who is much more known for her role the Big Bang Theory and her hosting duties on this show.
What is Jeopardy!?
400
Option 1: A sleeping pill
Option 2: Marry Paris.
Either way, you are far from your lover in this Shakespearean tragedy.
Who is Juliet?
400
This member of a famous family has three kids, launched the lifestyle brand Poosh, and married Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in 2022.
Who is Kourtney Kardashian?
400
Once top secret, this Cold War acronym stands for “Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty” — but also means a stiff breeze.
What is START?
400
Jack Torrance in The Shining
Frank Costello in The Departed
Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets
Who is Jack Nicholson?
500
Ralph, Piggy, and Jack battle for control in this 1954 novel — kind of like Survivor, but with spears and no producers.
What is the Lord of the Flies?
500
In this sitcom, Eric Forman’s basement is the main hangout spot for Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, and Fez.
What is That ’70s Show?
500
Dealey Plaza, TX, saw three shots of this in 1963 when a famous celebrity came through town.
What are bullets?
500
This center played for the Sacramento Kings last season.
Who is Domantas Sabonis?
500
Option 1: Sail past Scylla, a six-headed monster,
Option 2: Charybdis, a whirlpool that could swallow your entire ship.
You're not getting home anytime soon.
Who is Odysseus?
500
Before directing Barbie, she co-wrote and directed Lady Bird and Little Women, establishing herself as a voice of millennial feminism in film.
Who is Greta Gerwig?
500
This acronym stands for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation” — but most people just know it as the thing that powers sci-fi weapons and eye surgery.
What is LASER?
500
Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club
Niander Wallace in Blade Runner 2049
Paul Allen in American Psycho
Who is Jared Leto?