Capitals (NO U.S.)
This capital was chosen as a compromise between two larger cities.
What is Canberra?
“Hello” opens this song that marked a major career return.
What is Hello?
This field studies recorded past events.
What is history?
This Spielberg film was the first to gross over $100 million domestically.
What is Jaws?
This term comes from Greek roots meaning “fear.”
What is phobia?
This capital city sits along the River Vltava.
What is Prague?
“Is this the real life?” begins this operatic rock song.
What is Bohemian Rhapsody?
This term describes fear caused by enclosed environments.
What is claustrophobia?
This film’s protagonist unknowingly lives within an artificial reality.
What is The Truman Show?
This word derives from Latin ducere, meaning “to lead.”
What is conduct?
This capital’s elevation exceeds 11,000 feet above sea level.
What is La Paz?
“Buddy, you’re a boy…” introduces a song built for audience participation.
What is We Will Rock You?
This word describes the formal surrender of authority.
What is abdication?
This actor won consecutive Academy Awards in the 1990s.
DAILY DOUBLE! This economic term traces back to Greek for “household management.”
What is economy?
This capital served as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate under a former name.
What is Tokyo?
DAILY DOUBLE! “Just a small-town girl…” begins this song whose popularity surged decades later.
What is Don't Stop Believin?
This word indicates multiple plausible interpretations.
What is ambiguous?
Vertigo was directed by this filmmaker known for suspense.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
This word once referred to left-handedness before gaining darker meaning.
What is sinister?
This African nation and its capital share the same name.
What is Djibouti?
“Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner…” opens this song about isolation.
What is Under the Bridge?
This belief system argues that life lacks inherent meaning.
What is nihilism?
This film features HAL 9000 as an antagonist of sorts.
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
This word describing delay comes from Latin via French.
What is procrastinate?