Cheese
"Pi" Day
Musical Instruments
Cryptids
Before & After
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This Italian cheese has been called "the King of Cheeses" and "a practically perfect food." It is more commonly eaten after it has been grated than whole. Please give the CORRECT name, or you will lose double points.

What is parmigiano-reggiano?

400

The outermost layer of skin in the human body. It provides a barrier of protection against pathogens as well as regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere.

What is the epidermis?

400

Also known as a French harp or mouth organ, this handheld free reed wind instrument is iconic for its use in blues, country, rock, and American folk music.

What is a harmonica?

400

This blood-sucking urban legend of Puerto Rican origin is known for draining goats dry and winning back-to-back games of Jeopardy.

What is a chupacabra?

400

A comedy TV channel hosts a show about the largest green space in New York City.

What is Comedy Central Park?

800

This product is the first stage of cheesemaking, but can also be found in milk cartons that have been in the fridge for too long.

What is a curd?

800

An illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure. Alternatively, an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being.

What is an epiphany?

800

Undoubtedly the oldest instrument in human history, it is still featured almost universally in music, oftentimes by the lead member of a band.

What is the human voice?

800

Scandinavian folklore is the origin for this colossal cephalopod feared for sinking ships off the coasts of Norway and Greenland.

What is a kraken?

800

A British-American rock band known for their album Rumours eats a delicious dairy-heavy pasta dish.

What is Fleetwood Mac & Cheese?

1200

This soft cheese is named after the region of France from which it originates, and is similar to Camembert, another French cheese. It is usually pale in color and features a rind of white mould (which is edible and delicious).

What is brie?

1200

A guillotine was used to do this to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette in 1793.

What is decapitate?

1200

This large string instrument of the violin family typically plays the lowest range of a traditional string quartet.

What is a cello?

1200

Tibetan words for "rocky place" and "bear" combine to create the name of this cryptid prominent in Himalayan folklore.

What is a yeti?

1200

The former host of Deal or No Deal and hundreds of other people remember something differently than it occurred.

What is the Howie Mandela Effect?

1600

Good thing we still have this cheese, even though its history dates as far back as 1184! Its name comes not from the place it was produced, but from the Dutch city where it was traded, which obtained feudal rights to have a monopoly on cheese trading within the County of Holland in the Holy Roman Empire.

What is gouda?

1600

Tennis, golf, and billiards players apply this to the ball when they make it rotate towards the player, manipulating the velocity of the ball when it makes contact with surfaces.

What is backspin?

1600

These handheld percussion instruments use a pair of concave shells attached by a string to produce a signature "click-clack" sound associated with Spanish music.

What are castanets?

1600

This legendary creature from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey is often described as a flying biped with hooves, featuring a goat- or horse-like head, bat-like wings, and a forked tail.

What is the Jersey Devil?

1600

A circular section of a rollercoaster about the hot new auto-battling deckbuilder rogue-lite published by Devolver Digital.

What is a Loop de Loop Hero?

2000

No matter the kind of cheese, their creation always involves the coagulation of this protein found abundantly in milk.

What is casein?

2000

Andrew's favorite card game is this trick-taking Ace-Ten game, played with a 48-card deck consisting of two copies of 9 through Ace for each suit. The game consists of rounds with 3 phases: bidding, melding, and tricks. It can be played with 3 people as individuals, or with 4 people in teams of 2.

What is pinochle?

2000

This percussion instrument of German origin is similar to a xylophone, featuring metal plates or tubes (instead of wood) arranged in a layout similar to piano keys, which are hit with hard-headed mallets to produce high-pitched notes. It is very popular and widely used, being featured in the work of Rush, Bruce Springsteen, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and more.

What is a glockenspiel?

2000

In 1996, two young couples from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, reported seeing this "large flying man with ten-foot wings" and glowing red eyes. Soon after, local newspapers gave it a name inspired by a Batman villain who serves as his evil counterpart, using technology instead of superpowers, themed around a different nocturnal winged creature.

Who is the Mothman?

2000

A 2000s-era flash-animated surreal comedy web series with a stupid but lovable eponymous main character comes in second place at a competition.

What is Homestar Runner-Up?