What’s That Spell?
Describing the Olympic Event
Quotable Fictional Characters
Books Revamped
Rogers & Hammerstein
200

The 3 witches in "Macbeth" chant, "Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron" this

What is bubble?

200

Perform for 9.58 seconds; tie world record set in 2009; point to sky

What is the 100m Dash?

200

"I meant what I said and I said what I meant... an elephant's faithful one hundred per cent!" declares this Seussian creation

Who is Horton?

200

In "The Weight of Blood", which reimagines this Stephen King tale, there's also a prom & revenge

What is Carrie?

200

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein attended this NYC university where they both worked on 1920s varsity shows, vo-de-oh-do

What is Columbia?

400

The tale of Ali Baba & the 40 thieves gave us this door-opening phrase

What is open sesame?

400

Lie on your back on the 50-pound namesake item; slide into history at about 90 mph

What is the luge?

400

"Just think lovely wonderful thoughts... and they lift you up in the air", explains this eternal youth

Who is Peter Pan?

400

Found dead in a floating frame house, this character's infamous dad Pap was reimagined in a Jon Clinch novel

Who is Huck Finn?

400

The only musical the pair wrote for TV was a 1957 live production of this fairy tale starring Julie Andrews & Jon Cypher as the prince

What is Cinderella?

600

In "The Fellowship of the Ring", he cries, "Naur an edraith ammen! Naur dan i ngaurhoth!" & a tree bursts into flames

Who is Gandalf?

600

Be unbelievably proficient with a rope, hoop, ball, clubs & ribbon

What is rhythmic gymnastics?

600

"Your native language is the language of Shakespeare & Milton & the Bible", scolds this professor of phonetics

Who is Henry Higgins?

600

In John Gardner's "Grendel", the title beastie thinks he sees this warrior sprout wings

Who is Beowulf?

600

Their last written song was this one from "The Sound of Music" in which Baron von Trapp sings, "bless my homeland forever"

What is “Edelweiss”?

800

It's the killing curse in the Harry Potter books, & don't you dare point your wand at me when you say it

What is ‘Avada kedavra’?

800

Easily confused with a body part; row, row, row your boat with an oar in each hand

What is sculling?

800

This Kafka guy asks himself, "Should I now show them I learned nothing from facing trial for a year?"

Who is Josef K.?

800

Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book", about a boy raised by ghosts, was inspired by this Kipling work with a similar theme

What is The Jungle Book?

800

Rodgers & Hammerstein won a Pulitzer Prize for this 1949 musical that starred Mary Martin as Nellie Forbush

What is South Pacific?

1000

Spell 77 in one of these funerary texts written for a man named Ramose was for transforming him into a golden hawk

What is the Book of the Dead?

1000

Your fencing foe must get the point (not the edge), mask to feet; no translation needed at the Paris Games

What is epee?

1000

“We might have made the tour of the world in only 78 days", says this valet to his employer

Who is Passepartout?

1000

“Demon Copperhead" has a villain named U-Haul standing in for this "David Copperfield" bad guy who has the initials U.H.

Who is Uriah Heep?

1000

Before teaming with Hammerstein, Rodgers wrote with this lyricist on such hits as "Blue Moon" & "My Funny Valentine"

Who is Lorenz Hart?