Who Said That??
Abbreviations
Food
Mythology
Teen Culture Muck
100
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Was it... a) Plato b) Mark Twain c) Albert Einstein
c) Albert Einstein
100
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
100
In Britain, what are cookies called?
Biscuits
100
Which person could turn anything to gold with a single touch?
King Midas
100
What is the Doctor's favorite tool?
His sonic screwdriver
200
"Nothing is certain but death and taxes." Was it... a) Samuel Adams b) Thomas Paine c) Benjamin Franklin
c) Benjamin Franklin
200
MoMA
Museum of Modern Art
200
Italian ice cream
Gelato
200
This beast was kept in a labyrinth. He was part human, part bull.
The Minotaur.
200
What was the job that Harry Potter aspired to be?
He wanted to become an auror, or dark-wizard catcher.
300
"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is." Was it… a) Ellen Degeneres b) Jon Stewart c) Bill Cosby
a) Ellen Degeneres
300
www (as in www.gmail.com)
World Wide Web
300
Italian "little tongue" noodles are more commonly known as... a) Macaroni b) Linguine c) Spaghetti
Linguine
300
Name 6 of the Olympian gods and goddesses. You may not write anything down. For double jeopardy, name all 12.
Any of: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Ares, Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Hera, Hephaestus
300
What does the fox say? Stand up & sing 3 things the fox "says".
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400
"I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep."
Robert Frost
400
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
400
From what culture do we get gumbo?
Creole
400
Name the goddess who gave up her throne, and the god she gave it up for.
Hestia and Dionysus
400
Name the four members of the Beatles.
John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, & George Harrison
500
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." Hint: He is famous, and we learned about him in world geography.
Dalai Lama
500
HTML
Hyper Text Mark-up Language
500
What is calamari?
Fried squid
500
What did Zeus do to Io?
He turned her into a cow.
500
Name 4 sections of the "clock" arena in Catching Fire.
Lightning tree, blood rain, acid fog, monkey mutts, jabber jays, muttation called the beast, tidal wave, insect mutts, and the middle section spins around.