23 & YOU
ANCIENT ROME
METROLOGY
ACTORS BY ROLE
“O” POURRI
400

Almost every human cell has 23 pairs of these

Chromosomes

400

Now a term for any tyrannical leader, this title was given to Julius Caesar during a time of crisis

Dictator

400

In the north Atlantic & northeast Pacific, "hurricane" is the regional term; in the northwest Pacific, it's "typhoon", but in the south Pacific & Indian Ocean, this word is used, from Greek for "circle"

A cyclone

400

Wade Wilson in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"

Ryan Reynolds

400

A shade of white, or a producer of pearls

Oyster

800

In the King James Bible, these 5 words begin the 23rd Psalm

“The Lord Is My Shepherd”

800

The legendary founders of Rome, Romulus & Remus had Rhea for a mother & this war god for a dad

Mars

800

When one of these devices that measures air pressure is falling, wet weather is likely on the way

A barometer

800

Beca, one of the Barden Bellas in "Pitch Perfect"

Anna Kendrick

800

When you need braces on your teeth, you see this specialist

Orthodontist

1200

The grandson of our 9th president, he was our 23rd president

Benjamin Harrison

1200

An expression in ancient Rome to express danger or scare kids referred to the approach to Rome by this Carthaginian general, "____ ad portas" or him "at the gates"

Hannibal

1200

DAILY DOUBLE: This triatomic allotrope of oxygen leaves that peculiar smell in the air after thunderstorms

Ozone

1200

The voices of President Business & the man upstairs in "The Lego Movie"

Will Ferrell

1200

Listen up! It's the instrument being played here

Oboe

1600

This type of jury is made up of up to 23 members & determines if someone should be charged with a crime

A grand jury

1600

DAILY DOUBLE: St. Ignatius of Antioch, who died around 110 A.D., was believed to be the first Christian to be martyred in this arena

The Colosseum
1600

The 11-year cycle of these solar areas that are a cool 6,500° has been correlated with temperature changes on Earth

Sunspots

1600

Jonas Taylor, who fights "The Meg"

Jason Statham

1600

In mythology & in the Marvel universe, he's Thor's dad

Odin

2000

The 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permitted citizens of this place to vote for president

Washington D.C.

2000

Agrippina's machinations led to this heir becoming Rome's first teenage emperor

Nero

2000

The Beaufort scale generally ranges from 0 to 12 in measuring this

wind
2000

Scene-stealing friend Peik Lin Goh in "Crazy Rich Asians"

Awkwafina

2000

It's a 9-letter word for one's kids or descendants

Offspring