The Great British Spelling Show
Time to play some tenacious "D" with this action of resisting attack
DEFENCE
In 2024 many flocked to a memecoin with this 4-letter avian name that was released by Haliey Welch
Hawk
In the preface to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we learn that these calming words are on the front of the reference book
Don't panic
2 friends inspired by the success of Scrabble created this wedge-fest with 6,000 questions in its original version
Trivial Pursuit
A mix of tomatoes, oranges, garlic & more, this bills itself as "the perfect complement to burgers, steak, chicken..."
A1
Looks like we're going into this political party once led by Tony Blair
LABOUR
The currency of the Philippines & Mexico share this name; they were stops on a galleon trade route in the 1600s
Peso
This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in "The Shining"
Here's Johnny
You can steal bills from the bank & skip out on paying rent in the Cheater's Edition of this classic game, because... fun?
Monopoly
The U.S. spent $100 billion to defend against this glitch that threatened to doom us all as 1999 ended
Y2K
It's a long, slender filament of wool or an important part of a diet; either way, spell it like they do in Durham & Derby
FIBRE
Dinar is served in many countries including this small oil-rich one; in the '90s the Iraqi dinar briefly replaced its own dinar
Kuwait
Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" often implored his friends with this command that superheroes might receive
Suit up
The times they were a-changin': by 1999, Hasbro changed this game's pink-&-blue-peg-holding station wagons to minivans
(The Game of) Life
The first movie with this designation was "Henry & June" in 1990
NC-17
Let a 2018 movie title be your guide to this word describing an item you prefer over any other
FAVOURITE
A 2024 summit of an org. of nations known by this acronym discussed an alternative to the dollar uninspiringly called "the unit"
BRICS
This memorable 1997 Apple ad campaign notably didn't end with a "-ly"
Think Different
The New Yorker once joked that this game's moral lesson is "Never apologize for your success, unless doing so sarcastically"
Sorry!
This technology introduced in 2019 brought faster connectivity all over an area
5G
If you get caught nicking a tin of butter biscuits from Harrods, you may go to this very British 4-letter word for a lockup
GAOL
Be careful when you make it rain in this African country; a Clean Notes Policy in 2007 said the naira isn't to be danced upon
Nigeria
Written by Sia, this Shakira song from "Zootopia" can be heard in commercials for Disney World
Try Everything
This ancient Chinese game is played with 361 pieces called stones
Go
The Russian creator of this ubiquitous weapon was quoted as saying, "I would prefer to have invented... a lawnmower"
AK-47