EXAM TIME
IT'S TOO CROWDED
SPLITTING HAIRS
SOUNDS SERIOUS
OSCAR'S BEST DIRECTOR
PUTTING YOU THROUGH SOME HOOPS
100

A task on a recent one in New York State was to draft a memo regarding sovereign immunity under a tort claims law

A BAR EXAM

100

In 2005, 800,000 people gathered in a field in Krakow to watch the televised Vatican funeral for the man born Karol Józef Wojtyła


POPE JOHN PAUL II

100


This cut seen here rhymes with mohawk, but isn't quite one itself

A FAUX HAWK

100


Alcohol & spicy foods can cause pyrosis, better known as this painful sensation

HEARTBURN

100


1990: Dances with Wolves danced away with a win for him

KEVIN COSTNER

100


In the 1980s, A.D. was Adrian Dantley; now it's this Lakers superstar

ANTHONY DAVIS

200


In the 1950s, half of U.S. hospital deaths were followed by a postmortem exam, also called this; now it's under 10%

AN AUTOPSY

200


A million fans endured stifling Madrid heat to celebrate Spain's 2010 victory in this international competition


THE WORLD CUP

200

A weave is sewn in but an extra 2 feet of sunset blonde locks in the form of clip-in hair these can be yours for $150


EXTENSIONS

200

Cutis anserina is nothing to worry about; it's just this fowl reaction to cold or fear


GOOSE BUMPS

200


1998: Saving Private Ryan won the war for this man

STEVEN SPIELBERG

200

Before a 2008 move, this NBA team was known as the Supersonics


THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

300


To do your taxes, look for someone who passed this 3-letter exam, first standardized in 1917

THE CPA EXAM

300


In 2019, tens of millions gathered to bathe in sacred rivers for Kumbh Mela, a festival of this religion

HINDUISM

300


A bouffant goes back to the 1950s, but this hairstyle that emphasized height in a rounded peak & a home to stingers, built up in the '60s

A BEEHIVE

300


If you have pollinosis, you have this seasonal allergy & not necessarily to the crop in its name

HAY FEVER

300


2006: The Departed gave him his long-anticipated Oscar

MARTIN SCORSESE

300

From 1985 to 2003, Hall of Famers John Stockton & Karl Malone made music together on this team


THE UTAH JAZZ

400

These exams are required for many Ph.D. degrees; for a Stanford history doctorate, you take them in your third year

ORAL EXAMS

400


On New Year's Eve 1994, 4.2 million showed up for fireworks & a free Rod Stewart concert on Copacabana Beach in this city

RIO DE JANEIRO

400


The Kid 'n Play cut called the hi-top this is more gradually blended in length than the military high & tight

FADE

400

Diplopia is what doctors call this; also the title of a hit by the band Foreigner

400


1989: This director cruised to victory for Born on the Fourth of July

OLIVER STONE

400

In this type of defense, a player guards an area of the court not a particular opposing player

500

Mydriatic eye drops do this to help in an eye exam


DILATE YOUR PUPILS

500


Millions lined the streets of New York City for the June 2019 LGBTQ parade that was part of World this

PRIDE

500


The short "bob" haircut for women in the 1920s was considered radical, but is still popular 100 years later. The specific "bob" haircut seen here is named for this actress who pioneered it

LOUISE BROOKS

500


Runners know medial tibial stress syndrome better by this 2-word name; ice may help

SHIN SPLINTS

500


2012: There are more letters in Life of Pi than in his name

ANG LEE

500

He went from the Warriors to the Nets & in 2021, became the top scorer in U.S. Olympic men's basketball history


KEVIN DURANT