A Good View at the Opera
Travel and Tourism
Philosophy
An Actor's Life for Me
It's as easy as 1, 2, 4
100
See the Gypsies hammer out their wares blacksmith-style in this chorus from "Il Trovatore" Play this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMMVHAINFM 1:08 for the famous part.
What is The Anvil Chorus
100
Tahiti's black sand beaches were created by flowing of THIS hot material into the cool sea. It solidifies and then bursts into bits.
What is Lava
100
In the 5th century B.C.E. Protagoras (NOT PYTHAGORAS) wrote "There are" THIS "many sides to every question"
What are 2
100
As mission commander Lewis, Jessica Chastain leaves something very important behind in this 2015 film
What is The Martian
100
"Well it's 1 for" This "2 for the show"; Thank you, Thank you very much (elvis style)
What is the Money
200
Two-word term for this essential device that should bring the action on stage into focus.
What are Opera Glasses
200
If you're into Cross-country Skiing, try the beautiful Peer Gynt ski area of this country
What is Norway
200
Thomism (pronounced Tom-ism), based on the ideas of THIS, Dominican Friar, combined Greek philosophy and christian theology
Who is Thomas Equineus
200
J. K. Simmons played this newspaper man in "Spiderman" movies and voiced him in many cartoons and a video game
Who is J. Jonah Jameson
200
2 "bits" is this many cents
What is 25
300
Built in 1869, the state opera house in THIS CITY reached its peak under the directorship of Gustav Maller from 1897 to 1907
What is Vienna
300
Andre Palladio's 1554 guidebooks to this city were quite popular in their day
What is Rome
300
Aristotle came at this branch of reasoning philosophically, but in 1847 George Boole argued that it's part of math.
What is Logic. "Boole is known for Boolean Logic, which computers use" DAILY DOUBLE
300
This versitile actor played the sartorially splendid Caesar Flickerman in "The Hunger Games" Movies. Sartorial- someone who makes clothes, a tailor
Who is Stanley Tucci
300
Numeric name for the Southwest U.S. point very close to 37 degrees North and 109 degrees West
What is 4-Corners (where 4 states meet up, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah)
400
The last name taken by this dame was derived from her down-under hometown
Who is Nellie Melba (From Melbourne, Australia)
400
This Paris museum, housed in an old railway system, houses several works by Degas, including "In a Cafe"
What is The Musée d'Orsay (Museum of Orsay)
400
Rousseau wrote "A true" THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT "has never existed and never will exist"
What is a Democracy
400
Alexander Chaplin played the speech-writer who put the words in the mayors mouth on THIS Michael J. Fox sitcom
What is Spin City
400
This term for a slot machine is a bit dated, as a lot are push-button now.
What is One-armed bandit DAILY DOUBLE
500
Keep an eye out for the swan-drawn boat of this Wagnerian hero (pronounced Vagnerian)
Who is Lohengrin
500
This southernmost region of Portugal is known for its pretty beaches and whitewashed houses.
What is The Algarva
500
He was excommunicated by the Amsterdam Jewish community in 1656 for his freethinking ways
Who is Baruch Spinoza
500
A big 2015 for Emilia Clarke, named Esquire's "Sexiest woman alive" and starring as Sarah Connor in "Terminator" THIS
What is Genysis
500
Be a potty mouth and name this term for a 2-faced individual who makes false claims
What is 4-flusher