WOMEN IN MUSIC
WHAT CENTURY IS IT?
SCIENCE MNEMONICS
IT'S HYPHENATED
MISSING LINK
100
With her 2019 song "Bad Guy", at 17 years old this artist became the first born in the 21st century to have a No. 1 song
Who is Billie Eilish?
100
Edison's first U.S. power station lights 10,000 lamps
When is the 19th century?
100
"Roy G. Biv" is a vivid mnemonic for this
What is the visible light spectrum?
(Or "colors of the rainbow")
100
Knights of yore would train for tournaments on an early version of this whirling fairground amusement
What is a merry-go-round?
100
FOOD REACTION
(Your response must be a word that forms a phrase after the first word, and a different phrase before the second word)
What is CHAIN?
(FOOD CHAIN 🔗 CHAIN REACTION)
200
In 2012 she was rolling in the Grammys with 6 wins including Album of the Year, Record of the Year & Song of the Year
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Who is Adele?
200
Picasso and Braque pioneer the Cubism art movement
When is the 20th century?
200
Remember this out-of-this-world group with "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles"
What are the planets?
200
"It was one of the most rewarding jobs" he "ever had" said this former English teacher, before he found fame as the creator of the musicals In the Heights & Hamilton
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
200
BOW BREAKER
(Your response must be a word that forms a phrase after the first word, and a different phrase before the second word)
What is TIE?
(BOW TIE 🔗 TIE BREAKER)
300
Amala Dlamini is the real name of this woman whose remix with Nicki Minaj of "Say So" was the first No. 1 hit for both
Who is Doja Cat?
300
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
When is the 16th century?
300
"Harry, he likes beer bottled cold" rep the first 6 elements on the periodic table, & this, No. 2, is symbolized perfectly
What is helium?
300
Toru Iwatani wanted to make a game about eating, & after seeing a pizza with a slice missing, he created this 1980 classic filled with fruit & ghosts
What is PAC-MAN?
300
SILLY QUARTET
(Your response must be a word that forms a phrase after the first word, and a different phrase before the second word)
What is STRING?
(SILLY STRING 🔗 STRING QUARTET)
400
Beginning with "Vision Of Love" in 1990, she has written 18 No. 1 pop hits as of 2026, more than any other female composer
Who is Mariah Carey?
400
Newton & Leibniz both independently invented calculus
When is the 17th century?
400
Biology has "Dear Kate, please come over for great spaghetti", standing for domain, kingdom, phylum, class, then this
What is order?
400
A minor role for a stage actor, or an unrecruited athlete who tries out for a college team
What is a walk-on?
400
CREDIT JACK
(Your response must be a word that forms a phrase after the first word, and a different phrase before the second word)
What is UNION?
(CREDIT UNION 🔗 UNION JACK)
500
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame called this "At Last" singer "forever the matriarch of the blues"
Who is Etta James?
500
Muhammad conquers Mecca & founds Islam
When is the 7th century?
500
"The strong man's triceps explode" helps with the layers of this
What is the atmosphere?
500
Named for a cave in France, these prehistoric humans were skillful artists & toolmakers
Who are Cro-Magnons?
500
EYE SPORT
(Your response must be a word that forms a phrase after the first word, and a different phrase before the second word)
What is CONTACT?
(EYE CONTACT 🔗 CONTACT SPORT)