Potpourri
DAILY DOUBLE. This is the most northerly country in mainland Europe.
HINT: N O _ _ _ _ .......
The most northern point of mainland Europe is in Norway.
In "Easy A" Emma Stone gets high marks in an adaptation of this study in morals from 1850.
HINT: The S _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _
What is "The Scarlet Letter"?
DAILY DOUBLE It's a person with a compulsive urge to cop, crib or boost. (HINT: kl_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
What is a Kleptomaniac?
With gravity, this Great Brit wrote, "To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or een for any one age".
HINT: Think of FIGS
Who is Newton?
When the boat police pull you over for doing 75 mph, you can say c'mon, I was only doing 65 of this unit of measure!
What is Knots?
DAILY DOUBLE. This is what the bottom number of a fraction is called.
What is a denominator?
This is the hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus? (It can reach up to 870 degrees farenheit on the surface.)
DAILY DOUBLE. "Shoeless Joe" became this movie with a different title.HINT: Kevin Costner Starred.
What is "Field of Dreams"?
Though he favored his left, James Garfield was this, from words meaning "right-handed on both sides"
What is ambidextrous?
This is a mystery-busting Great Dane who made his first appearance in 1969. His owner was a scientist.
Who is Scooby Doo?
DAILY DOUBLE Launched on September 5, 1977, this probe has lived up to its name, traveling 16 billion miles and oging about 38,000 mph right now.
HINT: V _ _ _ _ _ R
What is Voyager?
The Roman numeral "X" represents this number.
What is 10?
This is the smallest country in the world.
What is the Vatican?
Before teaming up with Martin Scorsese to turn it into a move, Nicholas Pileggi chronicled the life story of mafioso turned informant Henry Hill in his 1985 book "Wiseguy". Scorsese changed the title to
G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
What is "Goodfellas"?
DAILY DOUBLE. This word can refer to music layed without vocals or, i another sense, anything helpful to a cause.
What is instrumental?
DAILY DOUBLE This is what the study of earthquakes is called.
What is Seismology?
Xiphias Gladius, this game fish can be 1,000 pounds and is said to hit 60 mph; Also, look out, cause it's always packing a blade. (HINT: It's name's sake)
HINT: S_ _ _ _ Fish
What is a swordfish?
This is the only number whose meaning can be written in the same number of letters.
What is four?
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
HINT: M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Who is Marie Curie?
"Nothing Lasts Forever" sounds more like a romantic drama than an action thriller. D_ _ H_ _ _ sounds sharper and punchier, promising plenty of exhilarating action. Plus. it follows the trand tradition of two -word action movie titles. ("Top Gun", "Lethal Weapon", etc.)
HINT". Bruce Willis Stars.
What is "Die Hard"?
This dark bread is made with rye flour and can be substituted for rye bread in sandwiches.
What is pumpernickel?
He is known for inventing the lightbulb and the phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This is your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day.
What is Capricorn?
There are this many quarters in $5.00
What are 20?
DAILY DOUBLE This is the word that means free of charge. It is derived from a Latin word for grace or kindness.
What is Gratis?
The Stephen King Novella became this movie, also a better choice for a song title.
HINT: S_ _ _ _ B_. Me.
What is Stand by Me
This answer is actually a 13 letter word.
It's the student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony,
What is a Valedictorian?
This Astronomer wrote, "We're made of Star-Stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself:
HINT: He had a 1980 TV show titled "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage".This 13 paet osmology was written in part by him.
HINT: Carl S.
Who was Carl Sagan?
DAILY DOUBLE This is the God of the sea in Greek mythology.
HINT: There was a famous movie called:
The P _______________. Adventure.
What is Poseidon?
There are this many sides in an octagon.
What is eight?