Literature
This children's story by Dr. Seuss features a reclusive old man who collects coins via rope and pail, colorful trees, and little brown bears.
What is The Lorax?
In 1932, Australian soldiers and farmers fought and LOST a war against these animals.
What are Emus?
The Mexican dip, queso fundido, when translated directly into English.
What is Melted Cheese?
The award winning 2023 movie adapted from the 2005 biography, "American Prometheus".
What is Oppenheimer?
The snack that smiles back.
What are Goldfish?
Spoken by Oceanians in George Orwell's 1949 novel, "1984".
What is Newspeak?
The Colossus of Rhodes, Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
What are The Seven ORIGINAL Wonders of The World?
Canadian dish comprised of;
french fries, cheese curds, brown gravy, and optional steak!
What is Poutine?
This fictional film makes its debut in Season 7, Episode 17 of "The Office". It is written, directed, and starred in by Michael Scott, and features other members of the show's main cast like Jim Halpert playing the villain, Goldenface, and Dwight Schrute as the robot butler, Samuel.
What is "Threat Level Midnight"?
This Puerto Rican folkloric monster is often described as having red eyes, sharp teeth, lizard like skin, and a tendency to feed on the blood of goats.
What is El Chupacabra?
A line from this play:
"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
creeps in this petty pace from day to day..."
What is Macbeth by William Shakespeare?
The killing of this fish resulted in the disestablishment of fraternities associated with UCSC.
Who was Midas? :(
The pasta supposedly designed to imitate the shape of Venus' bellybutton.
What is Tortelinni?
Taylor Swift wrote the song "We Are Never Getting Back Together" about this famous ex-boyfriend.
Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?
The Mortal Kombat finishing move, similar to a fatality or animality, that turns the losing fighter into a baby version of themself.
What is a Babality?
This character who appears in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of The Ring", actually predates the writing of the novel, having appeared in multiple poems Tolkien wrote before his aforementioned novel.
Who is Tom Bombadil?
The only U.S. President to be inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The only fast food mascot with a dating game centered around romancing them.
Who is Colonel Sanders?
The man who goes by the alias, "The Man in The Yellow Hat" in PBS' hit children's series, "Curious George".
Who is Ted Shackleford?
This video game is the only medium in existence where you can play as Thanos, Lady Gaga, Kratos, and Darth Vader (among other characters from popular IP's).
What is Fortnite?
The name of the genre defining series that used second person perspective and turned the reader into a character pivotal in deciding the outcome of the books.
What is Choose Your Own Adventure?
After the Allies' victory in World War II, The entire country of Russia briefly ran out of it.
What is Vodka?
This popular food was originally created by a doctor in hopes that its bland taste would prevent masturbation
What are Kellogg's Corn Flakes?
The Golden Raspberry Awards are a satirical awards show meant to parody The Oscars. Instead of an annual best picture award, they bestow the WORST picture moniker. This "film" was "awarded" with the Worst Picture Razzie in 2020.
What is "Cats"?
The hit tabletop game, Dungeons and Dragons, allows players to pick and choose from any of these character classes (not races!) when designing their character.
(Name at least 6 out of a total 13 for 500 points,
OR name all 13 for 1000 points!)
What is Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, or Artificer?