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We love the 2000s
100
In Sept 2018, this Singapore-born man had 3 books in the top 5 on the New York Times Fiction Bestseller list
Who is Kevin Kwan
100
This British heartthrob played the ever-broody Heathcliff in the 2009 adoption of Wuthering Heights
Who is Tom Hardy
Bonus +100 points if you can name his wife, who he met during filming of Wuthering Heights
100
What country's Olympic basketball team did Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoc play for?
What is Croatia
100
This index measures home prices in the US and reached a historical peak right before the Financial crisis of 2007-2008
What is the Case-Shriller Index
100
This pop star was born in 1979, and life was tragically cut short in 2001
One in a million, Aaliyah
200
The visitor’s entrance to the Ministry of Magic is an abandoned red telephone booth in London. What is the five-digit code you must dial to get in?
6-2-4-4-2
Daily double - what word does this spell on a telephone keypad (5 seconds, without looking)
200
This feature film reboot of Little Women was directed and written by this actress
Greta Gerwig
200
The dimples on a golf ball give in traction on the terrain. How many dimples does an average golf ball have
What is 336
200
In February 1637, this socio-economic phenomenon was considered the first recorded speculative bubble in history
What is Tulip Mania / tulipmania / tulip fever
200
This ex-husband of Angelina Jolie was the co-star to the first female black actress to win an Academy Award in the Best Actress category
Billy Bob Thornton
300
What was Shakespeare's first book?
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1589)
Daily double - what was his last?
300
A Cohen Brother film, this movie was based on a 2005 novel of the same name. What was the book and who wrote it?
No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy (also wrote All the Pretty Horses)
Daily double -- this Spanish actress, who was the lead actress in All the Pretty Horses, is married to the lead actor of No Country for Old Men
300
The term ‘home run’ was already previously used in a different sport before becoming a mainstay in baseball vocabulary. What was that sport?
What is cricket
300
King Henry VIII famously had 6 wives, in addition to countless mistresses scattered in-between. Technically, how many formal / acknowledged 'issues' (i.e. lineal descendants) did he have?
Five:
- Henry, Duke of Cornwall
- Mary I of England
- Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate but acknowledged by Henry)
- Elizabeth I of England
- Edward VI of England
300
Harry Potter ended in 2007. What was the last sentence of the last book, The Deathly Hallows?
What is "All was well."
400
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
400
Who is the narrator of this movie:
- Soap salesman
- Director David Fincher
- Co starred Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, and Jared Leto
Edward Norton narrated Fight Club
400
This player kicked a record-breaking punt against the Denver Broncos in 1969. What was his name?
Who is Steve O’Neal
Daily double -- how far was his record-breaking punt
400
What Was the Largest Contiguous Empire in History?
Mongol Empire, united by Genghis Khan (spanned nearly 15 million contiguous square kilometers at its peak in 1270)
400
How long did Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries last?
72 days
Daily double - how long has she been married to Kanye West?
500
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up, up it goes And yet, never grows
Mountains
Daily double --
This thing all things devours; birds, beasts, trees, flowers; gnaws iron, bites steel; grinds hard stones to meal; slays kings, ruins town, and beats high mountain down
500
This 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film was based on a semi-autobiographical book written in 1984. What was the movie, lead actor, and author's name?
Empire of the Sun, Christian Bale (he was 12!), written by J. G. Ballard
500
Who said "Winning takes care of everything"?
Tiger tiger woods ya'll
500
Which U.S. Civil War Battle Had the Most Casualties in any Single-Day Fight?
Battle of Antietam (22,726 casualties in just one day).
FYI - Gettysburg had 51,000 but lasted over 3 days
500
Name the two Game of Thrones actors whose characters were romantically involved in the show, and married in real life?
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie (Jon Snow and Ygritte)
Daily double - who were the two exes that hated each other on the show?