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COUNTRY GROUPS
CAN I HAVE A MOMENT?
REAL PEOPLE IN NOVELS
SCIENCE-FICTION TV
COMMON COLD
100
This organization was formed in April 1949 to counter the Soviet Union
What is NATO
100
Oprah calls instants of realization these moments; actress Ginnifer Goodwin had one that made her become a vegan
What is an a-ha moment
100
In "Gatsby's Girl" Caroline Preston fictionalized the romance of Ginevra King & this writer during his Princeton days
What is F. Scott Fitzgerald
100
Episodes in this anthology included "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" & "To Serve Man"
What is The Twilight Zone
100
This 5-letter adjective refers to 2 places on earth & is frequently used befgore "opposite"
What is polar
200
The PIIGS countries are European nations carrying heavy debt; the P & S are these southern neighbors
What is Portugal & SPain
200
A driveway moment is when your car idles as Robert Siegel wraps up a fascinating story on this radio network
What is NPR
200
The title of Nancy Horan's historical novel "Loving Frank" refers to this creator of Taliesin
What is Frank Lloyd Wright
200
This Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series on TNT features Noah Wyle as a resistance fighter
What is Falling Skies
200
It can describe the chilled morning air or a pooch prone to biting
What is nippy
300
In 1945 Iraq became a founding member of this regional association of sovereign states
What is the Arab League
300
The Webby Awards' top Internet moments for 2000-2009 include Twitter's role in this country's 2009 election protests
What is Iran
300
The title of Jerry Stahl's "I, Fatty" refers to this comedian who narrates it
What is Fatty Arbuckle
300
In this series the Robinsons were headed to a distant star on the Jupiter II until Dr. Smith got in the way
What is Lost in Space
300
Joy to the world! A band took its name from this phrase describing how chilled Aboriginies slept with pets for heat
What is Three Dog Night
400
MENA is a somewhat vague acronym for the countries of the "Middle East &" here
What is North Africa
400
"Old Bloomsbury" is a section in "Moments of Being", a collection of reminiscences by this writer
What is Virginia Woolf
400
The novel "The Paris Wife" is narrated by Hadley Richardson, this writer's first wife
What is (Ernest) Hemingway
400
They're not fraternity members, they're an elite team of mental superstars led by David Strathairn on Syfy
What is Alphas
400
When used before "pace", it means really slow; otherwise, it refers to masses of ice
What is glacial
500
It's a common 3-syllable acronym for the low countries
What is Benelux
500
3-word phrase for a decisive instant; Arthur Koestler defined it as "the sudden emergence of a new insight"
What is a moment of truth
500
Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker prize for "Wolf Hall", told from the perspective of this advisor to Henry VIII
What is Thomas Cromwell
500
This show about a very old time lord from the planet Gallifrey debuted on the BBC in 1963
What is Doctor Who
500
This word that R--Er, that sounds a lot like "dime" refers to frost formed in fog
What is rime