GRIND'HER
COMMUNISM
FROM SHE TO SHINING SHE
POTPOURRI
DRUGS
400

Coming to a standstill

What is grind to a halt?

400

The five single-party states currently ruled by Communist parties are China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, and ____.

What is Laos?

400

What "sisters at sea and sisters at play" travel company offers curated vacation experiences to lesbians and LGBTQ+ women?


What is Olivia?

400

This life simulation game franchise, created by Will Wright, allows players to control simulated people in a sandbox environment, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time.

What is The Sims?

400

When consumed together, cocaine and this commonly enjoyed beverage create a compound called coca ethylene, which has been studied for its unique effects on the body.

What is alcohol?

800

Nine-to-five

What is daily grind?

800

As a student at University of Bonn, Karl Marx joined this radical youth subculture.

What is Young Hegelians?

800

This pioneering author of Rubyfruit Jungle broke ground as one of the first openly lesbian novelists in mainstream American literature.

Who is Rita Mae Brown?

800

This visionary artist, known for creating large-scale, intricate works blending science, philosophy, and mysticism, founded the Boston Visionary Cell and was heavily influenced by his studies in architecture and the classics.

Who is Paul Laffoley

800

This actress, famous for her role in The Wizard of Oz, died in 1969 from an overdose of barbiturates, marking a tragic end to her turbulent life.

Who is Judy Garland?

1200

Abrasive microsong genre

What is grindcore?

1200

What is the title of John Adams's 1987 opera depicting a seminal meeting with Communist heads of state?

What is Nixon in China?

1200

This award-winning director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire has been celebrated for her groundbreaking work depicting female relationships in cinema.

Who is Céline Sciamma?

1200

This French city, known for its long history of perfume production, is home to several famous perfume houses and is often considered the perfume capital of the world.

What is Grasse?

1200

This unsympathetic tough-on-crime conservative Toronto politician, known for his time as the city’s mayor, was caught smoking crack cocaine on video in 2013.

Who is Rob Ford?

1600

Hustle mentality

What is grindset?

1600

Which Communist leader did not shave his beard in order to save 5500 minutes, or 10 days, per year to "devote to work, to reading, to sport, to whatever..."

Who is Fidel Castro?

1600

This 1998 film, starring Ally Sheedy, explores the complex relationship between a young woman and a famous photographer while delving into themes of drugs, sexuality, and the art world.

What is High Art?

1600

In 2008, this British pop star, known for hits like Faith and Careless Whisper, was arrested in London for possession of crack cocaine.

Who is George Michael?

1600

In the 1990s, this tobacco company was exposed for secretly manipulating the levels of nicotine in their cigarettes to increase addiction, leading to a landmark settlement and massive legal repercussions.

What is Philip Morris?

2000

This grievance is getting chopped

What is axe to grind?

2000

This Communist's sojourn in Finland is referenced in Petshop Boys' 1984 hit 'West End Girls.'

Who is Vladimir Lenin?

2000

During the Cultural Revolution, "She" was sent to a remote village in Shaanxi Province, where he spent years performing manual labor and herding sheep, experiences that shaped his leadership style.

Who is Xi Jinping?

2000

.This revolutionary, writer, historian, "communist woman smoker", and former "right midfielder from New York" published her last essay Olé? before she completed her suicide on October 29, 2022.

Who is Leijia Hanrahan?

2000

This controversial aspect of the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act created a stark disparity in prison sentences, as it established harsher penalties for crack cocaine offenses compared to those for powdered cocaine.

 What is the 100:1 sentencing disparity?