This (George)Town
2000s Pop Music
Before & After
Clare & Ashraf
Reality TV
100

This 7' former NBA big man and alum is the current coach of Georgetown University's Men's Basketball Team. 

Who is Patrick Ewing?

100

This musical love letter to New York was the last Billboard #1 song of the decade, spending 5 weeks at the top of the charts starting in November 2009. 

What is "Empire State of Mind?"

By Jay Z feat. Alicia Keys 

100

A British P.M. bets big at a Louisville horse race track.

WINSTON CHURCHILL DOWNS

100

Before starting ISE, Clare and Ashraf worked for this global organization whose HQ is located off of Pennsylvania Ave NW. 

What is the World Bank?

100

Some of the hidden rules for this show include not being able to read the news, mandatory STD tests, and a potential $5 million fine for spoilers. 

What is the Bachelor/Bachelorette?

200

ISE sits alongside the full name of this canal, whose groundbreaking was attended by President John Quincy Adams and is often abbreviated as "C&O."

What is the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal?

200
According to 50 Cent, if you're "in da club" you should be sipping this like it's your're birthday.

What is Bacardi? 

200

Top U.N. official designed to cause loss of consciousness during a medical procedure.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA

200

Ashraf was at one time rumored to potentially succeed Kofi Annan in this position. 

What is UN Secretary-General? 

200

This celebrity tweeted at Whole Foods that "it happens to the best of us" after it was discovered there was actually tuna in the grocery chain's chicken salad. 

Who is Jessica Simpson?

300

University students charged people $5 to see the M St. filming of the climactic scene of this head-turning 1973 movie. 

What is The Exorcist?

300

Avril Lavigne admitted she was drunk when she wrote this hit song about a man who she thinks "needs a new one."

What is "Girlfriend."

300

Fred Flintstone's catchphrase is a style of singing popular in the 1950s.

YABBA-DABBA-DOO-WOP

300

As a member of the Bar of England & Wales, Clare holds this honorific title. 

What is a barrister? 

300

This globe-trotting show finished its first season closer to home at Flushing Meadows Park.

What is The Amazing Race?

400

This famous Georgetowner, who was the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal, lives in a house that was previously owned by former Secretary of War and presidential son Robert Todd Lincoln. 

Who is Ben Bradlee?

400

This pop queen did not preform her first hit of the 2000s for nine years ... until reviving the song at a Las Vegas residency in 2013. 

Britney Spears

"Oop... I Did It Again"

400

Multiple people talk on the phone to play a first-person shooter video game series with subtitles like 'Black Ops' and 'Modern Warfare.'

CONFERENCE CALL OF DUTY

400

The infamous connection between Clare & Ashraf and Martha Mitchell & John Dean. 

What is the Watergate Building/Scandal?

400

This article of clothing used to designate tribes in Surivor is even more useful now during COVID-19. 

What is a Buff?

500

The Duvall Foundry building, home to ISE, was used as a machine shop and and also this type of business, used to care for a key resource in sheparding boats along the C&O Canal. 

What is a veterinarian? (for the mules pulling boats through the canal)

500

The Pinocchio-inspired title of *NSYNC's 2000 hit ablum which featured singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna be Me."

What is No Strings Attached?

500

James Joyce's last novel goes back to school at an Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) university in North Carolina. 

FINNEGANS WAKE FOREST

500

In a 2013 Foreign Policy op-ed, Clare and Ashraf warned about accomodating Alawites and other elites in this conflict. 

What is the Syrian Civil War? 

500

Before becoming a member of Congress (and now a lobbyist) former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) appeared on what long-running reality show?

What is The Real World?