Shark Week
Favourite Actor
Red Hot Chili Peppers
True Crime Pays
Marvel(ous)
200

Bruce from "Finding Nemo" is named after the villainous great white shark from this 1975 film. 

What is Jaws?

200

Ewan Mcgregor reprises this role as the legendary Jedi Master, who trains Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars episodes 1-3.

Who is Obi-Wan Kenobi?

200

This explorer is often credited with bringing chili pepper seeds back to Europe in the late 15th century.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

This serial killer, who was recently featured in a Netflix series, ate his way into American notoriety.

Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?

200

Primarily known for its rich deposits of the rare element Vibranium, this fictional African nation is also home to the Black Panther.

What is Wakanda?

400

This shark is ranked highest in both the number of attacks and fatalities.

What is the Great White Shark?
400

It was full steam ahead, after Ewan gained international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in this 1996 British black comedy drama film directed by Danny Boyle. 

What is trainspotting?

400

This scale measures the pungency (spiciness) of chili peppers. The higher the units, the hotter the pepper.

What is the Scoville Scale?

400

This serial killer enjoyed dressing up as a clown and working charity events.

Who is John Wayne Gacy?

400

In Avengers: Endgame, Natasha Romanoff sacrifices herself for this Infinity Stone.

What is the Soul Stone?

600

Shark finning, now an illegal practice in many countries across the world, gained prominence during this time period.

What is the Ming dynasty?
600

Ewan was once roommates with this "talented" academy award nominated English actor.

Who is Jude Law?

600

The "heat" in chili peppers is due to this chemical compound, which is concentrated in the white membrane surrounding the seeds.

What is capsaicin?

600

Serial killer Ted Kaczynski, better known by this famous nickname, went out with a bang, after he was found hanging from his jail cell in June of 2023.

Who is "the Unabomber"?

600

Portrayed by actor Idris Alba in the Thor series, this deity in Norse mythology is also the gate keeper of the Bifrost bridge.

 

Who is Heimdall?

800

Some sharks can reproduce through this method, a form of asexual reproduction where an embryo develops without fertilization.

What is parthenogenesis?

800

Ewan Mcgregor was presented this royal award in the 2013 for his services to drama and charity.

What is the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)?

800

Now the hottest pepper in the world, developed by Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company, it surpassed the Carolina Reaper as the hottest pepper in October 2023, achieving an average rating of 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

What is Pepper X?

800

This 2002 prequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" features Hannibal Lecter helping an FBI agent to catch another serial killer, the latter played by Ralph Fiennes.

What is Red Dragon?

800

This talented actor lent his voice to the titled supervillain Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Who is James Spader?

1000

On average, this is the largest species of shark.

What is the Whale shark?

1000

Ewan Mcgregor stars as English poet Christian, who falls in love with courtesan Satine, in this tragic 2001 musical film. 

What is Moulin Rouge?

1000

This pesky bandmember is the bassist for the rock group with the same name of this category.

Who is Flea?

1000

Zodiac tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized this American city during the late 1960's and early 1970's

San Francisco

1000

Carol Danvers is the real name of this superhero who had a standalone movie in 2019.

Who is Captain Marvel?