20th Century Life in the Northwest
Cartoons Are for Kids, Right?
Best Picture Geography
Small Screenwriters
EGOT
Sean Connery's Scottish Accent
200
In November of 1970, the Oregon Department of Transportation tried to remove the carcass of one of these animals from a Florence, OR beach by blowing it up with dynamite… it didn’t work
What is a sperm whale?
200
Every episode of this series takes place exactly one thousand years in the future
What is Futurama?
200
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
What is India?
200
All twelve episodes of Fleabag were written by this person, the star of the show
Who is Phoebe Waller-Bridge?
200
The only person to have a “double EGOT” (at least two of each award) is Robert Lopez, who won his Oscars for writing “Remember Me” from the film Coco and this song from the movie Frozen
What is "Let It Go"?
200
Sean and his thick Scottish accent play a Soviet submarine commander in this 1990 film
What is The Hunt for Red October?
400
On May 18, 1980, this volcano in southwest Washington erupted; it has been called the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history
What is Mount St. Helens?
400
Only two animated series have ever been nominated for an Emmy for Best Comedy Series: The Flintstones in 1961, and this series in 2009
What is Family Guy?
400
The Hurt Locker (2009)
What is Iraq?
400
Eight of the twenty-one episodes of Atlanta were written by Stephen Glover; this person, Stephen’s older brother, wrote six
Who is Donald Glover?
400
Mel Brooks earned his Oscar for writing this film, and his three Tonys for writing the Broadway musical of that film
What is The Producers?
400
Sean and his thick Scottish accent won an Oscar (his only nomination!) for playing an Irish-American Chicago cop in this 1987 film
What is The Untouchables?
600
On November 24, 1971, this man took a plane hostage, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes; he later jumped out of the plane somewhere over Washington or Oregon, and was never seen again
Who is D.B. Cooper?
600
Episodes of this series include “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”, “The Old Man and the Seat” and “The Vat of Acid Episode”
What is Rick & Morty?
600
Schindler's List (1993)
What is Poland?
600
Lena Waithe became the first black woman to win an Emmy for writing in 2017 for the “Thanksgiving” episode of this show
What is Master of None?
600
This actress got her Oscar in 1953 for the film Roman Holiday, her Tony in 1954 for the play Ondine, and her Emmy and Grammy in 1993 and 1994, after she had died
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
600
Sean and his thick Scottish accent play a 14th-century Franciscan friar from the fictional town of "Baskerville" in this 1986 film
What is The Name of the Rose?
800
Grand Coulee Dam, the largest power station in the United States, opened in 1942 and spans this river in north-central Washington
What is the Columbia River?
800
King of the Hill takes place in this fictional Texas city
What is Arlen?
800
Hamlet (1948)
What is Denmark?
800
This person won six Emmys for writing, but only two of them were for episodes of The Twilight Zone
Who is Rod Serling?
800
This first African-American to complete the EGOT earned the second of her two Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The View
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
800
Sean and his thick Scottish accent played an Exterminator in a post-apocalyptic world in this 1974 film... he also got to wear this outfit
What is Zardoz?
1000
The Hanford power plant in south-central Washington, opened in 1943, was part of this Project that developed the first nuclear bombs
What is the Manhattan Project?
1000
Carl Brutananadilewski is the next-door neighbor of the three main characters on this animated series
What is Aqua Teen Hunger Force?
1000
Out of Africa (1985)
What is Kenya (British East Africa)?
1000
This series won a record six Emmys for writing, with some of the writers honored including Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Terence Winter, and creator David Chase
What is The Sopranos?
1000
The first person to complete the EGOT (he did it in 1962) was this composer, best known for his work in musical theater, and in particular for his collaborations with two different lyricists: Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II
Who is Richard Rodgers?
1000
Sean and his thick Scottish accent played a real-life Moroccan insurrectionist named Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli in this 1975 film
What is The Wind and the Lion?