This actor will play the next Batman. (So does that mean Matt Damon will be Robin?)
Who is Ben Affleck?
100
The home to the inventor of the InSinkErator, the first garbage disposal.
What is Racine?
100
This word refers to the rules and principles that govern the sentence structure of any individual language.
What is syntax?
100
NAME THE SONG:
Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight,
Making vows that just can't work right.
Open your arms, opens your arms,
Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in.
What is "Rock and Roll"?
100
The theme song for the show was an instrumental titled "Having an Average Weekend" by this Canadian band.
What is Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet?
200
This rapper was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, though he is closely associated with Detroit, the city where he started his career.
Who is Eminem?
200
In the 2010 census, this city’s population was 347,483, making it the 9th largest city in California and the 52nd largest city in the United States.
What is Bakersfield?
200
In linguistics, a ___ is the smallest grammatical unit in a language.
What is a morpheme?
Example: "Unbreakable" comprises three morphemes: un- (a bound morpheme signifying "not"), -break- (the root, a free morpheme), and -able (a bound morpheme signifying "can be done").
200
NAME THE SONG:
Now my body is starting to quiver
And the palms of my hands getting wet
I've got no reason to doubt you baby
It's all a terrible mess
What is "Fool in the Rain"?
200
Mark McKinney plays this half-human creature who is completely oblivious to how freakish and terrifying people find her. Her catchphrase is "Gotta get laid."
Who is the Chicken Lady?
300
Leslie Mann followed her film debut in Cable Guy with an appearance in an episode of ______ titled "Chokin' and Tokin'."
What is Freaks & Geeks?
300
The largest city in French Flanders, ___ is the principal city of the the fourth-largest metropolitan area in France.
What is Lille?
300
George Carlin incorrectly used the phrase ___ ___ to refer to the sound of blowing a raspberry, which is actually called a linguolabial trill.
What is a bilabial fricative?
300
NAME THE SONG:
I'm so glad I'm living and gonna tell the world I am,
I got me a fine woman and she says that I'm her man,
One thing that I know for sure gonna give her all the loving
Like nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody can.
What is "Out on the Tiles"?
300
The chief personality trait of this precocious boy, played by Bruce McCulloch, is his tendency to ramble on incessantly about bizarre events that may or may not have actually occurred.
Who is Gavin?
400
She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, has a 21-year-old son, is a Pepsi spokesperson, and stars in a popular ABC sitcom.
Who is Sofia Vergara?
400
This city sits on a boomerang-shaped island. Its original name translates to "City of Mary."
What is Montreal?
400
A Coast Salish language spoken by the indigenous people of southwestern British Columbia, it is most closely related to the Sháshíshálh, Halkomelem, and Nooksack languages.
What is Squamish?
400
NAME THE SONG:
With blazing eyes you see my trembling hand.
When we know the time has come
Lose my senses, lose command
Feel your healing rivers run
What is "The Wanton Song"?
400
A horror-themed TV show hosted by Sir Simon Milligan (played by Kevin McDonald), "a man possessed by many demons – polite demons that would open a door for a lady carrying too many parcels – but demons, nonetheless!"
What is the Pit of Ultimate Darkness?
500
In September 2008, Gwyneth Paltrow launched the weekly lifestyle newsletter titled ____, encouraging readers to "nourish the inner aspect."
What is Goop?
500
Our 1998 hosts did not live in Portland, Oregon, but in this suburb of the City of Roses.
What is Gresham?
500
A peer of Noam Chomsky, his arguments about the human-specific biological capacity for language were popularized by Steven Pinker in his book, The Language Instinct.
Who is Eric Lenneberg?
500
NAME THE SONG:
Oh baby, baby, sugar sister on a silver plate
Oh baby, baby, I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
Oh baby, baby, see the shaking in my hand
Oh baby, baby, don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
What is "Candy Store Rock"?
500
A businessman, played by Scott Thompson, who was featured in a number of sketches. He is an executive at A.T. & Love.