Hodgepodge
The Arts
Food and Drinks
Sports
Word Origins
100

Using this trademarked type of "board" might get you some answers from beyond

Ouija Board

100

In 1972, this former Omemee resident released the album "Harvest".

Neil Young

100

Among Time magazine's 25 Best Inventions of 2013 was the cronut, a cross between this & a donut

the croissant

100

This Los Angeles Kings hockey player is known as "The Great One"

Wayne Gretzky

100

A ship in the desert? No, it's just this optical illusion from the French for "to look at"

Mirage

200

Sir Isaac Newton published his first mathematical formulation for this fundamental force in 1687

Gravity

200

This album was released as a tribute, to the lead singer Bon Scott 5 months after his death.

ACDC - Back in Black

200

This alcoholic drink is mainly derived from juniper berries?

Gin

200

This winter Olympic sport is contested in 2-man & 4-man events

Bobsled

200

From the Latin for "kidnapping", it's stealing the ideas or writings of another & passing them off as your own

Plagiarism

300

In this 1972 movie, the quote "Revenge is a dish best served cold" debuted.

The Godfather

300

On "The Simpsons", the chief executive of Springfield is this corrupt mayor nicknamed Diamond Joe

Mayor Quimby

300

This dessert is believed to have been served at the first Olympic Games.

Cheesecake

300

The Arnold Palmer Award is given for the highest annual earnings in this sport

Golf

300

This lawn weed's name comes from the old French for "tooth of the lion", referring to its sharply indented leaves

Dandelion

400

This Mob boss in Chicago, is the most infamous gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era.

Al Capone

400

Before checking into "Heartbreak Hotel", this superstar drove a truck for the Crown Electric Company

Elvis Presley

400

This candy bar was named after its inventor's family horse.

Snickers

400

In 1994, the grill that “knocks out the fat” debuted with it's namesake boxer.

George Foreman

400

First launched on October 4, 1957, its name is Russian for "fellow traveler"

Sputnik

500

Steve Wozniak said this co-founder came up with the name Apple after working at an orchard in Oregon

Steve Jobs

500

In 1889, during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, this artist painted "Starry Night".

Vincent Van Gogh

500

This cold soup is a puree of tomatoes & green peppers; in its homeland of Spain, cookbooks classify it as salad

Gazpacho

500

In 1984, Nike signed a sneaker deal with this 21-year-old rookie basketball player.

Michael Jordan

500

This term for a minor engagement in war traces its origins back to the old Italian word scaramuccia

Skirmish