Vocabulary (Multiple Choice)
Fraught with danger:
puerile,
precocious,
or precarious
Precarious
Named for a city near Boston, these chewy cookies dropped the word "fig" from their name in 2012
Newtons
This corporation teamed with NASA to put an electric car on the Moon 45 years before selling a mass-market version here on Earth
General Motors
This tragedy has it all! Poison in the ear, on a sword & in some wine, & the title guy giving his royal mom advice about her love life!
Hamlet
1994?
"Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption" & this comedy about 2 numbskulls who drive a mini-bike to Aspen
Dumb and Dumber
Capable of being molded or changed:
mellifluous,
maudlin,
or malleable
Malleable
Anyone who's ever crammed onto a train at rush hour can relate to these little fish, who take their name from an Italian island
Sardines
With a focus on inclusivity, in 2018 this food giant updated the slogan of Kix cereal to "Kid tested parent approved"
General Mills
In this play why does a friar have a potion that can simulate death?
Romeo and Juliet
1999?
"The Sixth Sense", "The Matrix" & this rom-com about a movie star who falls for a floppy-haired bookstore owner
Notting Hill
A feeling of regret:
corpulence,
compunction,
or conjecture
Similar to Russian dressing, this condiment is believed to be named for a region near Lake Ontario
Thousand Island
'80s pop hunk Rick Springfield played Dr. Noah Drake on this ABC soap opera set in Port Charles
General Hospital
2 lines, back to back in this play:
Regan: "Hang him instantly";
Goneril: "Pluck out his eyes";
King Lear
2007?
"There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men" & this drama starring George Clooney as a law firm fixer
Michael Clayton
Being of questionable authenticity:
apocryphal,
arboreal,
or assiduous
Apocryphal
These beans are named after the capital of Peru but, just to keep things confusing, their name is pronounced differently
lima beans
This illuminating conglomerate was incorporated in 1892 after a merger with Thomas Edison's company
General Electric
This play gets a huge body count all because Cassio got the promotion the villain desired
Othello
DAILY DOUBLE
1939?
"Ninotchka", "Gone with the Wind" & this Jimmy Stewart classic about a young senator who takes on corruption
ANSWER: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Expressing contempt or disapproval:
pedantic,
proverbial,
or pejorative
Pejorative
John Wheeley Lea & William Henry Perrins named an early version of this tangy condiment after their British home county
Worcestershire Sauce
Known for their epic losing streak & endless gullibility, this rival team last beat the Harlem Globetrotters in 1971
Washington Generals
DAILY DOUBLE
3 creepy ladies say a guy'll be king, so he has to kill the top dog & order a hit on his pal in this play? That's messed up.
ANSWER: Macbeth
1986?
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Aliens" & this coming-of-age drama about 4 boys who go looking for a dead body
Stand By Me