The Simpsons Guest Star is...
The "Ish", Yo
Canadian Grand Railway Hotels
Really Long Before & Afters
Meals
In The Year of the Great Comet
400
After Marge goes on a gameshow and ends up with a negative score, she is chased out the backdoor by this host demanding the difference in cash. Don't you know the rules Marge?
Who is Alex Trebek?
400
This social engineering scam involves tricking victims into revealing sensitive information such as passwords
What is phishing?
400
The first Grand Railway Hotel to open, this iconic Quebec City hotel is situated just north of the historic Plains of Abraham along the St Lawrence River
What is the Château Frontenac?
400
You must be brave and endure when you face this enemy from Super Mario
What is bite the bullet Bill?
400
You know you were the cool kid if you pulled out one of these at school. Originally created so Oscar Mayer could sell more lunch meats, there are over 30 different kinds of meal combinations.
What are Lunchables?
400
The Great Comet of 44 BC was seen by the Roman common folk as the deification of this recently deposed leader. His nephew, Augustus, took advantage of this to become the first Roman Emperor
Who is Julius Caesar?
800
In Stark Raving Dad, Homer meets a mental asylum patient, Leon, who thinks he is this famous singer. Happy Birthday Lisa!
Who is Michael Jackson?
800
No rim, no backboard, just net.
What is a swish?
800
This hotel, named for the nearby natural hot springs, was originally built facing the wrong direction due to a mistake by the builder. It was corrected during a 1914 rebuild to provide a view of the mountains.
What is the Banff Springs Hotel?
800
After watching all the meat, bacon, and Jack Daniel's this Youtube cooking show goes through it'll take a long time before everything is better again
What is Epic Meal Time heals all wounds?
800
If someone asks if you want to yum cha not only are they inviting you out to drink tea but also to partake in these small flavourful dishes
What is dim sum?
800
Who is Johannes Kepler?
1200
In Marge vs. the Monorail, Mayor Quimby erroneously references Star Wars when introducing this guest actor
Who is Leonard Nimoy?
1200
Napolean was sentenced to this twice in his lifetime, first on the island of Elba and then later on the island of Saint Helena
What is banishment?
1200
When this hotel was completed in 1929, it was the tallest building in the British Empire until the following year when the Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower was built next door
What is the Royal York (Hotel)?
1200
What Oppenheimer allegedly said after he accidentally dropped the bomb on a competition where atheletes try and out-lift each other
What is now I am become Death, the destroyer of world's strongest man
1200
You'll likely open one of these containers for lunch or a meal on the go. Usually containing rice, meat, and pickled vegetables, each flavour has it's own section.
What is a bento (box)?
1200
According to Tolstoy in War and Peace, the Great Comet of 1811 was seen as a portent of war for this failed invasion initiated the following year
What is The French/Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
1600
Before buying the pickup truck in Mr Plow, Homer spots this guest actor beside the Batmobile, but Lisa and Bart don't think he's the real Batman
Who is Adam West?
1600
Small-scale disagreements along unfriendly national borders
What is a skirmish?
1600
What is Saskatoon?
1600
This opening line of the recently popular Aqua song from 1997 likely wouldn't be sung by the eponymous protagonist from this 2005 Swedish psychological thriller
What is I'm a Barbie girl with the dragon tattoo?
1600
This Swedish celebratory buffet traditionally consists of bread, butter, cheese, and other dishes served cold. In English, it's just a collection of a variety of things.
What is a smörgåsbord?
1600
The Bayeux Tapestry, which tells of William the Conqueror's 1066 victory at the Battle of Hastings, includes a depiction of this periodic comet which visits every 75 years or so
What is Halley's Comet?
2000
This 3 time Oscar-winning actress was 45 years old when she played the reverend's mischevious daughter in Bart's Girlfriend.
Who is Meryl Streep?
2000
Diving on the ice? That's 2 minutes in the box
What is embellishment?
2000
This hotel, located in Waterton Lakes National Park, was named in the hope that Edward (later Edward VIII) would stay there during his 1927 Royal Tour
What is the Prince of Wales Hotel?
2000
Hey kids let's totes grab this popular brunch item before heading over to the electric music show. Bro? Did you space out?
What are Eggs Bennie and the Jets?
2000
This French course is just a single delightful hors d'œuvre. Instead of being ordered, it's usually served for free at the discretion of the chef
What is an amuse-bouche?
2000
In 1993 he co-discovered the first comet to impact a celestial body when it famously collided with Jupiter. In 1997 he died in a car crash on the way home from viewing Comet Hale-Bopp.
Who is Eugene Shoemaker?