MOVIES
This 1993 film starring Angela Bassett tells the story of Tina Turner’s life and career.
Answer: What’s Love Got to Do with It
This instrument has 88 keys in its standard modern form.
Answer: Piano
This hair-care practice involves wrapping the hair around the head at night to help preserve a straightened or styled look.
Answer: Wrapping the hair / hair wrap
Jordan. Jackson. Tyson.
What single first name connects all three?
Answer: Michael
Some people like a little pressure, some like a lot, and if it’s done right you may close your eyes and stop talking for a minute. This spa service uses hands to work muscles and relieve tension.
Answer: A massage
This 1994 comedy starred Jim Carrey as a timid bank clerk whose personality completely changes after he puts on a mysterious object.
Answer: The Mask
In music, this term means gradually getting louder.
Answer: Crescendo
This beauty and barbershop term refers to the sharp, clean line created along the hairline using clippers or a razor.
Answer: Line-up / edge-up
Storm. Rogue. Cyclops. Wolverine.
What connects these four names?
Answer: Members of the X-Men
You can make it tight, loosen it up, pull it from both ends, and if you do it wrong you may have to start over. This common task involves securing two pieces of string or rope together.
Answer: Tying a knot
In Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams’ character disguises himself as an elderly British nanny primarily so he can spend more time with these people.
Answer: His children
This four-letter term describes the speed or pace of a piece of music.
Answer: Tempo
This kind of social gathering usually centers on food off the grill, music, family or friends, and the question of who was invited in the first place.
Answer: Cookout
Rocky. Apollo. Adonis.
What connects these three names?
Answer: Characters from the Rocky/Creed franchise
You can hold it with one hand or two, squeeze repeatedly, and the harder the resistance, the more work your forearms have to do.
Answer: Hand gripper / grip strengthener
This 1989 film starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy centers on the evolving relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur in the American South.
Answer: Driving Miss Daisy
This production technique layers a singer’s own voice over itself to create harmonies or a fuller sound.
Answer: Overdubbing / vocal layering
This term is commonly used for the tradition of stepping, chanting, and synchronized movement associated with historically Black Greek-letter organizations.
Answer: Step / stepping
Carlton. Hilary. Ashley. Geoffrey.
What connects these four names?
Answer: Characters from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
You can be on top, underneath, face-to-face, or side-by-side, and changing this can completely alter who has the advantage. In grappling, this term refers to where the competitors are relative to one another.
Answer: Position / positioning
In Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, the children are accidentally reduced in size by this kind of invention created by Wayne Szalinski.
Answer: A shrinking machine / electromagnetic shrinking machine
In a standard 4/4 measure, this term refers to the first and strongest beat of the measure.
Answer: Downbeat
This iconic dance-show tradition had participants form two lines while individuals or couples took turns dancing down the middle.
Answer: The Soul Train Line
Oprah. Whoopi. Sherri. Wendy.
What connects these four women?
Answer: They have all hosted daytime talk shows
You can take it slow, speed it up, go deep, or change your rhythm completely. In music, this term refers to the recurring pattern of beats that gives a song its feel.
Answer: Groove