Ireland
Ireland's Great Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1852, started with a massive destruction of this staple crop by the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans
What is potatoes?
March Madness is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. In the single-elimination tournament, teams compete for the national championship. This is what NCAA stands for.
What is the National Collegiate Athletic Association?
This 1950s singer released "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog"
Who is Elvis?
This shrimp dish sounds like a drink you’d order at a bar, but really just refers to the way the prawns are draped over a glass of sauce
What is shrimp cocktail?
Statins are medications given to patients who have high levels of lipids in their blood, otherwise known by what "good or bad" name
What is cholesterol?
This is the most expensive property in Monopoly
What is Boardwalk?
This river, whose name is also a common woman's first name, is the longest in Ireland, at 224 miles
What is Shannon?
This number of teams participate in the tournament.
What is 68?
Complete the song title by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers: Why Do Fools …
What is Fall in Love?
In 1936, this popular food brand debuted its first Wienermobile, a 13-foot-long vehicle shaped like a giant hot dog on wheels, as a way to promote its products
What is Oscar Meyer?
This medical term comes from the Greek word for “without breathing” and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they’re asleep
What is apnea?
What are Q and X?
Located within the Irish province of Munster, this city in Ireland is also a type of five-line poem which famously follows an AABBA rhyming scheme?
What is Limerick?
This is what the round is called that has 16 teams left in the tournament
What is the Sweet Sixteen?
This singer released "Fly Me To The Moon"
Who is Fank Sinatra?
Alternating layers of ladyfingers soaked in a coffee-liqueur combo with mascarpone cheese and chocolate gets you this uplifting Italian dessert
What is Tiramisu?
Wilma Rudolph was an American medalist in Track and Field at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, an especially impressive feat considering her childhood was plagued by infantile paralysis caused by this virus
What is polio?
In the game of Clue, there are these many murder weapons
What is six?
If you want to read (or at least, get a glimpse of) the most beautiful book in the world, head to Trinity College in this Irish city to see the Book of Kells.
What is Dublin?
This is what the second to last round is called, when only four teams are left
The Final Four
This Chuck Berry song begins with the line ‘Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans’
What is "Johnny B Goode"?
This common leafy green is native to Persia and is often associated with a specific cartoon character who made his maritime debut in 1929
What is spinach?
This is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt
What is scoliosis?
In Chess this piece can only move diagonally
What is the bishop?
Kissing the limestone block known as the "Blarney Stone" will, according to legend, give one the alliterative "Gift of ___" meaning "eloquence" or "speaking skill"
What is Gab?
This is the nickname for a team that does much better than expected.
What is a Cinderella team
Complete the line from the famous Dean Martin song: ‘When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s…
What is amore?
The simple Italian salad known as a Caprese salad typically includes tomatoes, basil, and this variety of cheese
What is Mozzarella?
The varicella-zoster virus causes skin outbreaks in children. Identify the common name for the disease this virus causes
What is chicken pox?
In the game of Sorry!, each player has these many pawns
What is four?
The highest selling musical artist(s) in Ireland's history
Who is U2?
This determines here the team plays, who the team plays, and whether the team plays in the First Four.
What are "seeds"?
In "Splish Splash" Bobby Darin specifies that he was taking a bath on this night
What is Saturday?
Feta cheese is made from the milk of this animal
What is a goat?
In the US, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of this type of cancer
What is skin cancer?
In the game of Trivial Pursuit, this color represents the category “Geography"
What is blue?
The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is generally the event that ended the threat to Gaelic culture from this seafaring people
What are Vikings?
This University has won the most NCAA championships With 11 wins
What is UCLA?
Harry Belafonte’s "Banana Boat" found a new audience in the 1980s when it featured in this comedy-horror film
What is "Beetlejuice"?
A steak covered in paté and wrapped in puff pastry are the basics of this dish that's probably named for the British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
What is Beef Wellington?
First published in 1858, what medical textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses.
What is Grey's Anatomy?
This board game requires players to remove various body parts from a patient without touching the edges of the cavity
What is Operation?
This is the national airline of Ireland
What is Aer Lingus?
Mike Krzyzewski, aka Coach K, from this university, has the most NCAA tournament wins by a coach, with 101 games won in 42 seasons.
What is Duke?
"I Get A Kick Out of You" was originally performed in this Broadway musical
What is "Anything Goes"?
The Waldorf salad was named for the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in NYC where it was first created for a charity ball in 1896. Name the nut which is typically a key ingredient in the Waldorf salad
What is Walnut?
Identify the organ that is removed during a cholecystectomy
What is the gall bladder?
Name the country in which the game of Backgammon was first played
What is Iran?