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Superheroes
Golden Age of Hollywood
Board Games
Potpourri
100

A fungal growth with a domed cap on a stalk.

What is a mushroom?

100

He is known as the "Man of Steel" and wears a blue suit with a red cape.

Who is Superman?

100

Fay Wray's costar was a 25-foot tall gorilla in this 1933 film.

What is King Kong?

100

This game was invented in the 1940s and included locations like Gumdrop Mountain and the Molasses Swamp.

What is Candy Land?

100

This British band's first American hit was "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

Who are The Beatles?

200

To wound or injure so that part of the body is permanently damaged.

What is to maim?

200

He monitors crime in Gotham City from his underground cave lair.

Who is Batman?

200

This actor starred with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in the popular movie musical Singin' In The Rain.

Who is Donald O'Connor?

200

The queen does most of the killing while the king is very vulnerable in this popular game featuring a checkered board.

What is chess?

200

The lighting of the eight candles during this Jewish holiday signifies the number of days that the Temple lantern blazed.

What is Hanukkah?

300

A motif of a person's initials interwoven or combined in a decorative design.

What is a monogram?

300

Lynda Carter played this superpowered woman in a TV series of the same name.

Who is Wonder Woman?

300

This was a self-taught accent that was most commonly used in movies during the golden age of Hollywood.

What is the Transatlantic accent?

300

This game was originally called Murder; it is known for its characters named after colors and the goal is to solve a murder mystery.

What is Clue?

300

Though their scientific name is aurora borealis, these lights that can be seen near the Arctic and Antarctic are commonly referred to as this.

What are the Northern Lights?

400

A habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving; an idiosyncrasy.

What is a mannerism?

400

The wheelchair-bound leader of the X-Men, he has the power to read minds.

What is Professor Xavier?

400

James Stewart stars as a man whose guardian angel shows him how much worse everyone's lives would be without him in this classic Christmas film.

What is It's a Wonderful Life?

400

In this popular board game, based on the ancient Indian game Pachisi, players must try to get all of their pieces to their home base.

What is Sorry!?

400

An island nation off the eastern coast of Africa that is the namesake of a popular series of children's animated films.

What is Madagascar?

500

A written message in business or diplomacy; a document recording the terms of a contract or other legal details.

What is a memorandum?

500

This superhero team got their powers when they were exposed to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to space.

Who is the Fantastic Four?

500

Gloria Swanson stars as a forgotten silent film star who fantasizes about a comeback to the silver screen in this film.

What is Sunset Boulevard?

500

The goal of this game is to occupy every territory on the board and, in doing so, eliminate all of the other players.

What is Risk?

500

Though not approved by the FDA until 1981, this sweetener was discovered by chemist James M. Schlatter in 1965 and given commercial names like NutraSweet and Equal.

What is aspartame?