US History
The formerly enslaved James Covey was a translator for the Africans at their trial after a revolt aboard this ship in 1839
What is Amistad?
It's a structure made of DNA found in the cell nucleus; the hermit crab has 254, we have 46
What are Chromosomes?
In "Scarface", Tony Montana rises to wealth dealing this drug but goes down in a hail of bullets
What is Cocaine?
Bonding over their M.S., Jamie-Lynn Sigler & this "Dead to Me" actress launched "MeSsy", featuring candid conversation
Who is Christina Applegate?
MOVIE & SONG TITLE:
An ethereal rom-com with Reese Witherspoon & a Top 40 hit by The Cure
This 20th century listicle included "Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas" & "Adjustment of all colonial claims"
What is The Fourteen Points?
In late 2024 this Spanish-named weather event brought colder-than-normal waters to the central equatorial Pacific
What is La Nina?
As Ray Liotta explains, the title of this Martin Scorsese film is mob slang for fellow gangsters
What is Goodfellas?
In 2022 she launched "Now What?" to talk about life's challenges & setbacks & how people deal with them
Who is Brooke Shields?
SCIENTISTS:
The 1903 Nobel for Physics was shared by Pierre & Marie Curie & this other physicist
Who is Henri Becquerel?
Winfield Scott proposed this snaky-named military plan to squeeze the life out of the Confederacy
What is The Anaconda Plan?
A fingerprint scan is one form of this automated tech that measures physiological characteristics
What is Biometrics?
This 1991 film about gang violence in South Central L.A. helped popularize a slang contraction for an inner-city area
What is Boyz n The Hood?
He's the "Armchair Expert" who has in-depth conversations with people from all fields
Who is Dax Shepard?
SPORTS:
In 2010 they introduced the 4-point shot, 35 feet from the basket
Who are The Harlem Globetrotters?
Jibreel Khazan, David Richmond, Franklin McCain & Joseph McNeil became known as this city's four after a lunch counter sit-in
What is Greensboro?
Entanglement of magnetic fluids on the Sun can lead to these that can knock out satellites
What are Flares?
In "The Godfather", Robert Duvall plays a savvy Corleone family member with this title, Italian for "counselor"
What is Consigliere?
This British-born pop sensation will "Blow Your Mind" with her "At Your Service" podcast, talking to people who blow her mind
Who is Dua Lipa?
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE:
This country has 2 capitals, is bounded by 5 other countries & has 37 official languages
What is Bolivia?
Several policemen & demonstrators were killed during the May 4, 1886 riot at this Chicago square
What is Haymarket?
In 1774 chemist Johan Gahn was working with the mineral pyrolusite & found himself speaking this new element, No. 25
What is Manganese?
This Japanese word for gangsters is the title of a 1974 Robert Mitchum movie
What is Yakuza?
This "Seriously Funny" comic has his own "Laugh Out Loud" channel on SiriusXM & a podcast called "Gold Minds"
Who is Kevin Hart?
WORLD CAPITALS:
In English, name of 1 of the 2 4-letter capitals with the same first & last letter, one in the N. & one in the S. Hemisphere
What are Apia and Oslo?