Jeopardy

Mammals

100

Muskrats and hamsters are both members of this order of animals.

Rodents

200

Mammals are subdivided into placentals, monotremes, & this group, like the wombat.

Marsupial

300

Once valued for its fur, this member of the weasel family is at home in the snow.

A sable

400

Spelunkers often encounter chiropterans, these mammals.

Bats

500

Take a Michigander at this mammal, but don't get too close.

A wolverine

Quarterback U

100

Peyton Manning

University of Tennessee

200

Vince Young

University of Texas

300

Steve Young

BYU (Brigham Young)

400

Drew Brees

Purdue

500

Jim Kelly & Gino Torretta

University of Miami

Tools of the Writer's Trade

100

Nabokov's novels all began on 3x5 these, which he kept under his pillow in case of inspiration.

Index Card

200

In 2009 this, on which Cormac McCarthy produced 5 million words, sold for over $250,000 at auction.

A typewriter

300

At London's Charles Dickens museum, visitors can handle Dicken's own pen of this type.

Fountain Pen

400

Raymond Chandler composed screenplays by talking into this machine, a brand name copyrighted in 1907.

A dictaphone

500

Steinbeck was obsessed with these; the Mongol 2 3/8 model came closest to the perfect point.

A pencil

Cooking & Food

100

The basic ingredients of custard are milk, sugar, eggs, & this flavorful extract from a vine of the orchid family.

Vanilla

200

Barilla says of this Italian phrase, "The firm bite... allows you to taste the pasta better"

Al dente

300

The name of this French stew of fish & vegetables comes from words meaning "boil" and "low"

Bouillabaisse

400

The leaves of this aromatic herb, also called wild marjoram, are used in pasta sauce.

Oregano

500

This 4-letter mixture of flour & fat is used to thicken soups and sauces.

A roux

Animated Films

100

This actor voiced Gru in "Despicable Me" and its sequels.

Steve Carell

200

The wife of this "Toy Story" character says, "I'm packing you an extra pair of shoes & your angry eyes, just in case."

Mr. Potato Head

300

Taking time off from her TV government job in Indiana, she voiced Joy in "Inside Out".

Amy Poehler

400

After millions of years, it was found in 2020! Not the evolutionary one, but the Golden Globe winner for Best Animated Film.

Missing Link

500

This animated film was "Cloudy..." in the U.S. but in Israel "It's Raining Falafel"

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs