DINOSAURS!
MOVIES BY OSCAR-WINNING SONGS
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FOOD FROM ANOTHER TONGUE
LESSER-LOVED LETTERS
100
Nicknamed Sue, the largest of these, the "King of the Dinosaurs", was uncovered in South Dakota in 1990
What is a tyrannosaurus rex?
100
2026: "Golden"
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
100
Hot & cold, fast & slow, right & wrong, for example
What are antonyms?
100
The name of this Mexican food favorite is Spanish for "little donkey"
What is burrito?
100
Folks born in the late '90s or early 2000s are said to be from this
What is Gen Z?
200
Plates lined with blood vessels potentially attracted mates and/or helped cool this Jurassic herbivore; for sure beware its spiky tail, though!
What is a stegosaurus?
200
2017: "Remember Me"
What is Coco?
200
Words that have the same sound but different meanings, such as "air" and "heir"
What is a homonym?
200
From the Yiddish for "ring" or "bracelet" comes the name of this deli delight
What is a bagel?
200
Montero Lamar Hill is more famously known by this stage name, which he added the last letter to in 2018
Who is Lil Nas X?
300
When the first specimen of this horned dinosaur was found in Colorado in 1887, it was mistaken for an extinct bison
What is a triceratops?
300
2018: "Shallow", co-written by Lady Gaga
What is A Star is Born?
300
"Laser" and "scuba" are examples of this type of word, formed from the first letters of a series of words
What is an acronym?
300
This Greek specialty is named for its preparation on a "turning" spit
What is a gyro?
300
This actor portrays Marty McFly in the Back to the Future films; turns out, his middle initial isn't short for anything!
Who is Michael J Fox?
400
Known for long necks & small heads, dinosaurs like brachiosaurus and apatosaurus belonged to this "lizard foot" group
What are sauropods?
400
1997: "My Heart Will Go On"
What is Titanic?
400
Writers once had some pizzazz using these -nyms! Ben Franklin was Silence Dogood & Washington Irving, Jonathan Oldstyle
What is a pseudonym?
400
This Japanese dish of raw fish or meat translates to "pierced body"
What is sashimi?
400
It's the only letter that doesn't appear in the name of a U.S. state
What is Q?
500
Many say this Jurassic fossil, discovered in Germany, proved Darwin right; at the time of its discovery, it was the best example yet of a transitional fossil between 'dinosaurs' and 'birds'
What is archaeopteryx?
500
2008: "Jai Ho"
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
500
A new term for a suddenly old version of something, like "film camera" or "acoustic guitar"
What is a retronym?
500
The name of this tubular pasta is from the Italian for "quill"
What is penne?
500
50 degrees F. equals 283.15 degrees this
What is K?
(Kelvin)