Show:
COUNTDOWN
19th CENTURY SCIENCE
"BIRD" IS THE WORD
LET THERE BE LIGHT BEER
A PREQUEL TO WHICH MOVIE?
200
'British Hanoverian kings:
4. George IV
3. George III
2. This king'
George II
200
'Names for types of these, including cirrus & nimbus were coined in 1803 by British meteorologist Luke Howard'
clouds
200
'You might be as "naked as" one of these, Garrulus glandarius'
a jaybird
200
'It's how Miller spells "light" in the name of its beer introduced in 1975'
L-I-T-E
200
'"Friday Night Sniffles" could have been a prequel to this 1977 film'
Saturday Night Fever
400
'The Presidents:
5. Monroe
4. Madison
3. This guy'
Thomas Jefferson
400
'Physician Robert
Graves described exophthalmic goiter, a condition now named for him, which affects this gland'
the thyroid
400
'A convict'
a jailbird
400
'It's produced at all 12 of Annheuser-Busch's U.S.-based breweries'
Bud Light
400
'"The Somewhat Impressive Six"--to this 1960 tale'
The Magnificent Seven
600
'The periodic table:
4. Beryllium
3. Lithium
2. This element'
helium
600
'In 1881 he immunized farm animals from anthrax in Pouilly-le-Fort, on the outskirts of Paris'
Pasteur
600
'"Cerebral" word for a foolish or flighty person'
a birdbrain
600
'This mile-high product bills itself as "The world's most refreshing beer"'
Coors Light
600
'"Conceived on the Fourth of October"--to this 1989 biopic'
Born on the Fourth of July
800
'"The 12 Days Of Christmas" gifts:
7. Swans a-swimming
6. Geese a-laying
5. These'
golden rings
800
'By 1880 both Edison & British physicist Joseph Wilson Swan had applied for patents on this type of electric lamp'
an incandescent light bulb
800
'Ammunition used to hunt flying game'
birdshot
800
'Its makers call this Dutch import "One dam good bier"'
Amstel Light
800
'"Mr. Negative Goes to Med School"--to this 1962 adventure'
Dr. No
1000
'The states:
49. Alaska
48. Arizona
47. This'
New Mexico
1000
'Georg Grotefend bet some drinking companions that he could decipher this wedge-shaped system of writing, & did in 1802'
cuneiform
1000
'A horse racing enthusiast, so called for his trackside perch'
a railbird
1000
'"We have to eat our words. We swore we'd never make a light beer", the Boston Beer Company says of this light'
Samuel Adams Light
1000
'"Add Primer to Your Conestoga"--to this 1969 musical'
Paint Your Wagon