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r/Jeopardy: I have been selected to audition for the show on this video calling software!
What is Zoom?
If you want this Mexican dish, you don't literally want a tiny donkey! You want a stuffed tortilla entrée named after the Spanish word for one.
What is a burrito?
Attention! This was The Beatles' eighth studio album, inspired by a military group.
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
The director of "Oppenheimer" becomes MLB's career strikeout leader before leaving to act in films like "La La Land" and "The Notebook".
Who is Christopher Nolan Ryan Gosling?
Although he ruled Cuba for decades, San Francisco never named a street in his honor.
Who was Fidel Castro?
r/AmITheAsshole: I paid all this money to go to this festival in the Bahamas, only to be scammed upon arrival.
What is Fyre Festival?
From a Latin word for a place where three roads intersect, it's information or data considered to be of little value.
What is trivia?
According to Poor Richard's Almanack, this makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
What is early to bed, and early to rise?
The "Queen of Soul" is elected 14th President of the United States, then becomes the Bond actor succeeding Timothy Dalton.
Who is Aretha Franklin Pierce Brosnan?
This New Orleans-set Tennessee Williams play (not originally a musical) features Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski.
What is A Streetcar Named Desire?
r/TIL: TIL this fierce marsupial doesn't look like a certain character who spins like a tornado!
What is Taz/Tasmanian Devil?
This character was named after the stern Seattle landlord who frequently harassed the company that created him for overdue rent payments on a warehouse they were leasing.
Who is Mario?
If you have two personalities, each of them will have to say four words in order to get the full title of this 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella.
What is the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
A Food Network and talk show host loses their sight, wins 17 Grammys as a singer and pianist, then goes on to write "A Tale of Two Cities".
Who is Rachael Ray Charles Dickens?
This man, often called “the Elder”, is considered one of the UK’s greatest Prime Ministers, along with Lord Palmerston.
Who was William Pitt?
r/dataisbeautiful: 125 million people (61% of the US population at the time) said "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" to this show during its finale!
What is M*A*S*H?
A key step in the invention of this item, which you'll find in practically every home, came from Swiss physicist Walter Jaeger, who was trying to create a device that would detect poisonous gas.
What is a smoke detector/smoke alarm?
This is the official name of the country whose capital is London.
What is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
They start out as a crocodile hunter, bring "Lost in Space" and "The Poseidon Adventure" to screen, and end as an iconic Beat Generation poet by penning "Howl".
Who is Steve Irwin Allen Ginsberg?
In 1982, this Tennessee city hosted a World’s Fair with the Sunsphere (never the Wigsphere) as its centerpiece.
What is Knoxville?
r/imaginarymaps: What if the US underwent this process of splitting into smaller countries, named for where Yugoslavia was once located?
What is Balkanization?
In 1987, a role-playing game was given this title because if it had failed, it would have been the last thing its production company ever made. It succeeded, spawned fifteen direct sequels, and now has over a hundred related titles.
What is Final Fantasy?
No joke: this Sondheim musical features Pseudolus and Hero.
What is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?
A 19th century "Progress and Poverty" economist plays guitar for the Beatles, then walks on the moon and represents New Mexico in the U.S. Senate.
Who is Henry George Harrison Schmitt?
He may have been the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion in Brown vs Board of Education, but he was never a stripper!
Who was Earl Warren?