LIFE
RUPPELFIED
POP GOES THE CULTURE
WORLD CAPITALS
THE WORLD ALMANAC 2020
200

This chemical is the messenger that carries the genetic code to the parts of the cell that make proteins

mRNA or messenger RNA

200

This was the first company she worked for upon college graduation

Accenture

200

Ed Asner voiced Carl Fredricksen in this Pixar film that ballooned to $700 million-plus at the box office

Up

200

Although this is Chile's capital, the national congress meets in Valparaiso

Santiago

200

Approved 2020 names for these in the Eastern North Pacific include Fausto, Yolanda & Zeke

hurricanes

400

It's not usually thought of as an organ, but for an average human, it's the largest & can cover 20 square feet

skin

400

This was her childhood nickname

crunchy

400

In the original 1954 film, nuclear weapons testing is what awakens this creature & sends him on his rampage on Tokyo

Godzilla

400

Attractions in this capital include Rajpath (meaning "king's way") & the Baha'i Temple

New Dehli

400

In 2017 19% of U.S. high school students experienced this type of intimidation by peers while on school property

bullying

600

Ticks & tapeworms are examples of these creatures that take nutrition with no benefit to their host

a parasite

600

She had a hole-in-one during the MicroStrategy/Deloitte golf tournament in this year

2010

600

Mr. Potato Head was not enough! In a 2019 deal, this toy brand added Peppa Pig & of course gangster rap label Death Row Records

Hasbro

600

Rising out of a fjord, this capital city has an opera house that appeals to music lovers and skateboarders

Oslo

600

The results are in for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball championship: Texas Tech lost in overtime to this school's Cavaliers

Virginia

800

5 feet long in humans, this part comes in near the end of digestion & performs the vital task of absorbing water & vitamins

the large intestine

800

She played goalie for this semi-pro team during the summers of her junior and senior year in college

Delaware Genies

800

DAILY DOUBLE

In 2019, those who made the pilgrimage to the Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, Tennessee included this band led by Dave Grohl

800

DAILY DOUBLE

Eucalypta, Kangaremu & Cookaburra were suggested names for this capital

800

Both male & female Americans will celebrate the August 2020 100th anniversary of this amendment to the Constitution

The 19th Amendment

1000

This rhyming phrase describes the nervous system's response to facing stress or danger

fight or flight

1000

She detests this fruit the most!

Olives

1000

In 2012 this Oscar-winning actress & humanitarian became a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency

Angelina Jolie

1000

New towers are changing the skyline of Amman, capital of this country

Jordan

1000

In 1950 the U.S. manufactured more than 75% of the world's these; in 2018, 12%

cars