Journalism 101
The opening sentence or paragraph of your story.
What is a lede?
These two teams will play in the World Cup final on Sunday.
What are Argentina and France?
"I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick, I won't even stay awake to hear those __ reindeer click."
What is magic? (All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey)
A magician's conjuring rod.
What is a wand?
It's the bone that runs parallel and lateral to the tibia.
What is the fibula?
A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch.
What is a dateline?
DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, who died this week, was known for his bubbly and effervescent personality on the long-running TV show hosted by this comedian.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
"I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the __, she thinks I left them in the will."
What is money? (Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift)
The bottom of a sleeve.
What is a cuff?
This relative of the dugong is also known as a sea cow.
What is a manatee?
This color is typically used to describe a news reporter who is — well, new.
What is green?
President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday. The legislation passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 61-36, with this many Republican senators joining Democrats to pass the bill.
What is 12?
"You can't surprise a ___. I'm everywhere, I'm cross-eyed."
What is Gemini? (Bad Habit, Steve Lacy)
To yearn (for), or a type of tree.
What is pine?
First ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama were both born in this city.
What is Chicago?
A big no-no during interviews, this type of question will prompt or encourage a desired answer.
What is a leading question?
The government of this country said on Wednesday that it would declare a nationwide state of emergency. Officials are trying to quell widespread violence that broke out after the country's president was removed from office and arrested last week.
What is Peru?
"And I, I don't need to sit in VIP. ___ of the floor, that's where I'll be."
What is middle? (I'm Good (Blue), Bebe Rexha and David Guetta)
You need these to get snake eyes.
What are dice?
Blake Mycoskie is the founder and chief shoe giver of this brand that gives a pair of shoes for every one bought.
What is Toms?
Through yellow journalism, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are commonly credited with leading the U.S. into this war in 1898.
What is the Spanish-American war?
The Federal Reserve raised its short-term borrowing rate by this percent on Wednesday, the latest increase as officials attempt to reel in sky-high inflation.
What is .5 percent?
"There's a tree in the ___ _____, one in the park as well. It's the sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow."
What is the Grand Hotel? (It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Michael Buble)
What is plot?
A misplaced handkerchief leads to murderous suspicion in this Shakespeare play.
What is Othello?