Academy Awards
"B"orders
Chronological Coincidences
Dynamic Duos
Elemental Etymology
400

This 1998 Best Picture didn't sink (unlike its namesake) at the Academy Awards, garnering 13 awards

What is Titanic?

400

This country borders all but 2 in South America: Ecuador and Chile

What is Brazil?

400

These founding fathers and consecutive presidents died on the same day, one referencing the other's survival hours after his death

Who are Adams and Jefferson?

400

Daily Double

Don't let there be a "Sound of Silence" after a clue about this pair

Who are Simon & Garfunkel?

400

This element doesn't have anything to do with General Relativity, but we know its energy equals its mass*cthanks to its namesake

What is Einsteinium?

800

This musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling lost Best Picture to Moonlight in a famous mishap

What is La La Land?

800
Luxembourg borders this country famous for chocolate and French Fries

What is Belgium?

800

Sergei Prokofiev's death on March 5, 1953 was overshadowed by this Georgian-born Russian's death

Who is Stalin?

800

This group had "Sweet Dreams" after their album hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Who are the Eurythmics?

800

The inventor of the Periodic Table sadly didn't get his name on his invention until this element, #101

What is Mendelevium?

1200

This cannibalistic movie won the big 5 of Academy Awards in 1992: Best Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay, and Picture

What is Silence of the Lambs?

1200

This dragon-like country sandwiched between India and China was mispronounced by President Donald Trump as "button"

What is Bhutan?

1200

These two Asian countries were granted independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947

What are India and Pakistan?

1200

This electronic duo's fans didn't "Get Lucky" anymore after they broke up in 2021

Who are Daft Punk?

1200

The discoverers of Radium, and Polonium didn't name either element after themselves before one of them was run over by a cart, but this element, #96, bears their name

What is Curium?

1600

Leonardo DiCaprio finally won Best Actor for this 2015 movie that featured an ursine experience

What is The Revenant?

1600

This African nation almost forms a quadripoint with Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, but there's really a 100-meter gap between two tripoints

What is Botswana?

1600

This First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State was born on the same day Jammu & Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession with India

Who is Hillary Clinton?

1600

Contrary to their song "Maneater", this duo did not engage in cannibalistic activities

Who are Hall & Oates?

1600

This element is named after the Japanese name for Japan

What is Nihonium?

2000

This is the highest-grossing film (and one of the longest) of all time (adjusted for inflation), and it cleaned up at the Oscars in 1940

What is Gone with the Wind?

2000

Guatemala claims all of this country as a 23rd province, a dispute dating back to colonial times

What is Belize?

2000

Juan Perón and this woman got married in 1945 while a coup was taking place in Venezuela

Who is Eva (Evita) Peron (neé María Eva Duarte)?

2000

This duo's "Favorite Things" may have been their scores for the Sound of Music and Oklahoma!

Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein?

2000

This element's Latin name gave its name to a Spanish colony in the New World with its capital at Buenos Aires

What is Silver (argentum)?