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His Name is John
Answer Like a Pirate
400
It's the clawed, fanged beast that lives in Jabba the Hutt's pit

What is a rancor

400

The last official match of this sport ended 6-0 after lightning-fast goal assisted by Peyton Hutchinson

What is Thatcherball

400

After the regicide in 1649, Cromwell (and later his associate Henry Ireton) led a brutal conquest of this country

What is Ireland

400
While many can't find it on a map, almost everyone knows this singer's iconic chorus hailing the state of West Virginia

Who is John Denver

400

This country's soccer team brought home the 2022 World Cup Championship

What is Argentina

800

It's the setting of a fairy tale in Harry Potter, the name of a fantasy quadrilogy, and the home to a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind

What is twilight

800

The US and Britain have both taken a cult liking to the ground-based variant of this game, brainchild of Rowling

What is Quidditch

800

A deposition in Bohemia and a later defenestration in Prague serve as the decided beginning of this major conflict in 1618

What is the Thirty Years' War

800

He was the tenth president of the United States

Who is John Tyler

800

It's the term for when the constituent notes of a chord are played in order

What is an arpeggio

1200

Starting from the time of Shakespeare, it became a common exclamation among the British meant to express enthusiasm. It's endured to today

What is "Huzzah"

1200

What was once a common competition in any small town with a hill has recently been taken up as a legitimate sport by Red Bull, who hosted this year's event in London

What is Soapbox Racing

1200

The Bishop of Patras flew the revolutionary banner in an act of rebellion against the Ottomans - and just like that, this country was reestablished 1,976 years after its fall

What is Greece

1200

He's an active NFL head coach with a 61.8% winning percentage

Who is John Harbaugh

1200

It comes from the Latin for "secret," - in popular usage, it's a certain character's ability to recall lore concerning magic or tradition

What is arcana

1600

It's the concluding piece of a book or production, not a part of the story proper, but a brief final conclusion to it

What is an epilogue

1600

In this Irish tradition, you pass like volleyball, run and tackle like football, dribble like basketball, and score three points for a soccer goal and one for a rugby conversion

What is Gaelic Football

1600

The French Wars of Religion reached a fever pitch in 1572, when Charles IX incited Catholic mobs to execute multiple thousand Huguenots in a day remembered as

What is The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

1600

He was one of the highest-profile mobsters in American history, head of the Gambino crime family until incarceration in 1991

Who is John Gotti

1600

It's a holiday originating in Nebraska - but not the kind of holiday you get the day off for

What is Arbor Day

2000

It's an archipelago and a city in Alaska, also the name for a unique species of brown bear which inhabits the area

What is Kodiak

2000

It's a mix of tag, wrestling, and holding of the breath - enjoyed almost exclusively in India and West Asia, played professionally indoors

What is Kabaddi

2000

The Treaty of Warsaw in 1684 led an alliance of European Nations, known by this name, to deal a crushing blow the Ottoman Empire by retaking Budapest in a mere 78 days

What is The Holy League

2000
This 16th century leatherworker, ale taster, constable, bailiff, and magistrate from Avon, despite making quite a name for himself, is nonetheless overshadowed by his son William

Who is John Shakespeare

2000

He's a former actor, the voice of Jackson Storm in the third Cars movie

Who is Armie Hammer