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Film

100

A comedian who has produced and starred in many movies. Also known for "The Chanukah Song"

Adam Sandler

200

An American actor known for his roles in films like Nacho Libre and Kung Fu Panda

Jack Black

300

Israeli Actress known for her role as Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot

400

An actor and rapper known for his roles in the series Black-ish and the Broadway musical Hamilton

Daveed Diggs

500

An American film director and titan in the industry who directed movies such as Ready Player One, BFG, and The Post

Steven Spielberg

Science

100

The German physicist credited with discovering the theory of relativity

Albert Einstien

200

Theoretical physicist, a leader in the Manhattan Project, and the subject of a 2023 film.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

300

The Austrian neurologist known as the "Father of Psychoanalysis"

Sigmund Frued

400

The British chemist who discovered the structure of DNA

Rosalind Franklin

500

One of the two men credited with discovering the polio vaccine (you can name either for the points)

Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin

Music

100

Canadian rapper and singer with four Grammy Awards. Known for the song "God's Plan"

Drake

200

Rock and roll singer/songwriter with 11 platinum albums including "The Stranger" and "Glass Houses"

Billy Joel

300

Both members of this 1960s rock duo are Jewish

Simon and Garfunkel

400

American Singer/Songwriter of songs like “So What,” “Sober,” and “What About Us.”

Pink

500

Canadian singer-songwriter known for songs like "Suzanne," "Hallelujah," and "First We Take Manhattan"

Leonard Cohen

Politics

100

The first Jewish Woman on the supreme court, an advocate for gender equality and women's rights

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

200

The US senator from Vermont, and the runner up for the democratic presidential nominations in 2016 and 2020

Bernie Sanders

300

This German philosopher is known for writing The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx

400

This Senator from California served from 1992 until her death in 2023

Dianne Feinstein

500

The current Senate Minority Leader

Chuck Schumer

Literature

100

This Romanian-born author is best known for his works based on his experience in the Holocaust.

Elie Wiesel

200

This Jewish American writer is well known for his books of poetry such as Runny Babbit and Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Shel Silverstein

300

While best known for his songs such as "The Times They Are a-Changin," this American also won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Bob Dylan

400

This Russian-born American writer and philosopher is known for her fiction. She is the author of books such as Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

500

Female Jewish American poet whose works include "Barbie Doll," "Ne'ilah," and "A Work of Artifice"

Marge Piercy