AN "A" IN
MEDICINE
TEXTING ABBREV.
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
THE ROLES OF
MORGAN FREEMAN
CHRISTMAS CAROL(S)
100

Peritonitis, an inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity, is one possible complication if this organ bursts

What is appendix?

100

JK: only a joke

What is just kidding?
100

It was made the capital of China in 1949

What is Beijing?
100

1994:
Red Redding, a lifer at a Maine prison

What is The Shawshank Redemption?

100

Arriving in Boston in 1867 for a U.S. reading tour, this author practiced "A Christmas Carol" in front of a mirror at the Omni Parker House

Who is Charles Dickens?

200

Giving oxygen by mask during sleep is one treatment for this sleep disorder

What is apnea?

200

ROTFL: you've made me hysterical

What is rolling on the floor laughing?

200

Those born during the first half of December have this zodiac sign, the bow and arrow

What is Sagittarius?

200

1989:
Hoke Colburn, a chauffeur

What is Driving Miss Daisy?

200

Inspired by "A Christmas Carol", the movie "Scrooged" starred him as a venal TV executive

Who is Bill Murray?

300

British physician William Withey Gull gave this name to an eating disorder that's characterized by a restriction of food intake

What is anorexia?

300

F2F: let's get together this way

What is face to face?

300

A googol is equal to a 1 followed by this many zeros

What is 100?

300

2014:
Vitruvius (voice only)

What is The Lego Movie?

300

"A Christmas Carol" says, "However & whenever we part from one another, I am sure we shall none of us forget poor" him

Who is Tiny Tim?

400

Swelling of the throat can be part of this severe & potentially life-threatening allergic reaction

What is anaphylactic?

400

OT: not pertaining to the issue at hand

What is off-topic?

400

Columbia University began handing out these awards in 1917

What are Pulitzers?

400

2009:
Nelson Mandela

What is Invictus?

400

In English, it's "O Christmas Tree"; in German, it's "O" this

What is Tannenbaum?

500

Insufficient blood flow is the cause of this type of chest pain with a Latin name

What is angina?

500

YBS: I'm trying to warn you

What is you'll be sorry?

500

Filbert is another name for this nut

What is a hazelnut?

500

2013:
Archie, visiting Sin City with 3 old, old pals

What is Last Vegas?
500

American clergyman Phillips Brooks wrote the words to this Christmas carol after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land

What is O Little Town of Bethlehem?