SODA POP
FAMOUS FIRSTS
HOMOPHONES
COLORFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
100
Caleb Bradham named his elixir this because it was supposed to relieve dyspepsia
What is Pepsi
100
This womens' two-piece swimsuit made its first appearance at a Paris fashion show in 1946
What is a bikini
100
A small stream, or the sound a squeaky stair makes
What is a creak/creek
100
Traditionally, it's the section of telephone directories that lists businesses alphabetically by type
What is yellow pages
100
In the Netherlands
What is Dutch
200
It's what gives soda pop the bubbles
What is CO2
200
In 1903 this Boston team won baseball's first World Series
Who are the Boston Red Sox
200
A wild hog, or to drill a hole
What is boar/bore
200
This area of closely-cropped grass surrounds each hole in golf
What is the green
200
In Bolivia, Quechua, and Aymara.
What is Spanish
300
They spent $250,000 to develop a can so the shuttle crew could drink their new formula in space
What is Coke
300
In 1878 the first one of these directories was issued in New Haven, Connecticut, and contained 21 names
What is a telephone directory
300
To interfere in someone's business, or an Olympic award
What is Meddle/Medal
300
These movie & TV awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
What is the golden globes
300
In Lebanon: French and this language
What is Arabic
400
It was originally called bib-label lithiated lemon-lime soda
What is 7 Up
400
ENIAC, which weighed over 30 tons, was the first electronic one of these
What is a computer
400
Act of worhship or ones dinner
What is Pray/Prey
400
Term for the illegal buying or selling of goods in violation of rationing or price controls. Sometimes it can be referred to a generalized area.
What is the black market
400
In the Bahamas
What is English
500
Created in 1917 in Salisbury, NC by "the oldest continuing soft drink company still run by the same family".
What is Cheerwine
500
The first woman ever to win an Academy Award as best director. She claimed the Oscar for her 2009 Iraq War movie The Hurt Locker.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow
500
A measure of wood, or three or more musical notes played together
What is Cord/Chord
500
A type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry and passed into popular usage as a metonym for the cinema industry
What is the silver screen
500
In Tanzania: English and this
What is Swahili