13 Letter Words
You might have to perform with some real dummies if you seek this stage job perfected by Edgar Bergen
What is a ventriloquist?
Who knows how long this country would have stayed heathen if not for the Christianizing of its 10th c. King Olaf Tryggvason
What is Norway?
Ciarán Hinds & Richard Coyle have portrayed Aberforth, a brother of this Hogwarts honcho
Who is Dumbledore?
An early citation for this term for jewelry goes back to a song featuring Lil Wayne
What is Bling?
Amy Adams returns to her hometown to investigate murders in this miniseries based on a Gillian Flynn novel
What is Sharp Objects?
NICKNAMES:
Surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku has been called by this 2-word nickname that describes any dominant person or expert
What is Big Kahuna?
It's what you're doing when you're speaking aloud to no one else in particular on stage
What is Soliloquizing?
Far ahead of Europe, China developed this advance in communications; the Diamond Sutra of 868 A.D. is an example of it
What is Woodblock Printing?
John C. Reilly & Will Ferrell bond over their love for John Stamos in this 2008 film
What is Step Brothers?
There is no need to have a dental item for doing this, a word meaning showing off; Dr. Dre rhymed it with slauson
What is Flossin'?
Before "The Last of Us", Craig Mazin wrote this HBO miniseries set in Europe in 1986
What is Chernobyl?
FASHION:
The name of these items that became a 1940s fad derives in part from a word meaning "to cut short"
What are Bobby Socks?
It's another name for a bachelor's degree
What is Baccalaureate?
In 1043 this lady & her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia, founded a monastery in Coventry
Who is Lady Godiva?
After 2 brothers are killed in Normandy & one brother in New Guinea, a rescue mission goes to save the 4th brother in this film
What is Saving Private Ryan?
On "Otis", Jay-Z claimed to have "invented" this 4-letter term defined as bold assurance or great self-confidence
What is Swag?
In "The Night Of", this actor plays a character incarcerated on Rikers Island
Who is (Riz) Ahmed?
GEOGRAPHY:
The first city in Australia with a municipal government, this state capital bears the name of a queen
What is Adelaide?
If you register a domain name solely with the intention of selling it for profit, sit down, you're this type of intruder
What is a cybersquatter?
The Lombard League, an alliance of Italian cities, was founded in 1167 to defend against this red-bearded Holy Roman Emperor
Who is Barbarossa?
Nicolas Cage got one Oscar nomination for 2 roles when he played brothers Charlie & Donald Kaufman in this 2002 film
What is Adaptation?
Thug Passion, a cocktail that's one part Alizé & one part Cristal, is referenced on this rapper's 1996 album "All Eyez On Me"
Who is Tupac?
This second-generation actress played Alex, a young mother in the Netflix miniseries "Maid"
Who is Margaret Qualley?
LITERATURE & RELIGION:
This city now in Turkey is the addressee of one of the New Testament epistles & the setting for "The Comedy of Errors"
What is Ephesus?
The international museum for this in Maine has exhibits on Bigfoot & the Loch Ness Monster
What is Cryptozoology?
Not Peter the Apostle nor Peter the Great but this preacher led the People's Crusade in filthy garments & riding a donkey
Who is Peter the Hermit?
In "The Kissing Booth", Elle Evans may be best friends with Lee but gets her smooch on with his bro Noah, played by this actor
Who is Elordi?
Used as an interjection in trap music, this vowelless word conveys the sound of tires screeching
What is Skrt?
This Hulu miniseries was based on the Lawrence Wright book subtitled "Al-Qaeda & the Road to 9/11"
What is The Looming Tower?
POETS OF ANCIENT ROME:
Far from Rome, this first century poet wrote, "The leader's anger done, grant me the right to die in my native country"
Who is Ovid?