Hard Science
It's the only one of the noble gases with a name that doesn't end in "N"
What is Helium?
Forrest Gump named his shrimp boat this, "the most beautiful name in the wide world"
What is Jenny?
In this band, Jack Black & Kyle Gass were letter-perfect singing "Dude (I Totally Miss You)" & "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)"
Who is Tenacious D?
This Black dancer moved to Paris in the 1920s, became a French citizen in 1937 & worked for the resistance during World War II
Who is Josephine Baker?
EXPLORERS:
FOR MANY YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1324, HE WAS CONSIDERED EUROPE'S GREATEST LIAR
Who is Marco Polo?
Quarks come in 6 flavors: up, down, top, bottom & these 2
What are Charm and Strange?
First appearing in 1999, the Stugots was piloted by this small-screen bigwig
Who is Tony Soprano?
In 2013 this actress topped the adult contemporary chart with "Cups"
Who is Anna Kendrick?
In 1966 the president of General Motors apologized to this safety advocate for investigating his private life
Who is Nader?
ENTERTAINERS IN THE 60's:
HE WON 3 STRAIGHT EMMYS FOR DRAMATIC ACTING & A RECORD 6 STRAIGHT GRAMMYS FOR COMEDY ALBUMS
Who is Bill Cosby?
This Latin plural is the name of the small air sacs in the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen
What is Alveoli?
In a 1951 film, Skipper Charlie Allnut tells Rose this title boat is "running short of fuel... better put in someplace"
What is The African Queen?
Turns out music was his true vice! This actor had 2 '80s Top 40 hits: "Heartbeat" & "Till I Loved You", a duet with Barbra Streisand
Who is Don Johnson?
After this American won the first Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, he got his name on another international piano competition
Who is Van Cliburn?
DEATH OF AN AUTHOR:
IN 1940 AT AGE 44 HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT HIS HOLLYWOOD HOME WHILE READING HIS PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
That's not a bar graph! It's one of these, from Greek for "mast"
What is a Histogram?
At Poseidon's bidding, this hero from "God of War" defeats a toothy Hydra & sails the Aegean
Who is Kratos?
M. Ward is the Him & she is the She of She & Him, & the 2 asked the musical question "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"
Who is Zooey Deschanel?
Before his 1916 appointment to the Supreme Court, he was known as "The People's Attorney" in Boston
Who is Louis D. Brandeis?
JAZZ:
REAL NAME OF THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN WHOSE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDE "ORINTHOLOGY"
Who is Charlie Parker?
T.H. Huxley coined this word now used for the theory that life on Earth arose from non-living matter
What is Abiogenesis?
"The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" is the subtitle of the book that Ron Howard based this 2015 film on
What is In the Heart of the Sea?
Keanu Reeves played bass on tunes like "Everything Turns Around" for this band
What is Dogstar?
You know the guy on horseback on Delaware's state quarter? It's this so-called "President of Delaware"
Who is Caesar Rodney?
LITERARY FIRST LINES:
HE WROTE THE 1971 OPENER "WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND BARSTOW ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT WHEN THE DRUGS BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD"
Who is Henry S. Thompson?