TV in the Aughties
This actress was the title star of "Lizzie McGuire" on the Disney Channel
Who is Hilary Duff?
The 2 main species of this great ape are the Bornean & Sumatran
What are Orangutans?
Those on the Big Island of Hawaii are familiar with the basaltic lava whose name consists of just this letter twice
What is A?
At the L.A. County Museum of Art, Stephanie Barron is a senior one of these in the Department of Modern Art
What is a Curator?
This 2023 holiday horrorfest promised, "There will be no leftovers"
What is Thanksgiving?
20th CENTURY NOVELS:
Virginia Woolf disliked this book that was "cutting out the explanations and putting in the thoughts between dashes"
What is Ulysses?
Frankie Muniz would often break the 4th wall as a precocious middle schooler on this show
What is Malcolm in the Middle?
Kangaroos & wallabies are members of the Macropodidae family, meaning "big" these
What are Big Feet?
Don't be stingy with the Cabernet at one of these parties of mass revelry named for everyone's favorite wine god
What is Bacchanal?
More so than a nanny, this female employee concentrates on teaching the children in a home, not chaperoning
What is a Governess?
The title male fashion model in this comedy had "3% body fat. 1% brain activity"
What is Zoolander?
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS:
Isolated in 1945 during uranium fission research, it was named for an ancient deity to suggest humans gaining a new power
What is Promethium?
Ben McKenzie played Ryan Atwood, a tough kid from Chino taken in by a wealthy Newport Beach family on this show
What is The O.C.?
Looking sharp there! Espandon is another name for this creature
What is Swordfish?
You'll need 3 "F"s to spell this word for a disorderly confusion given to us by the Scots
What is Kerfuffle?
With a name from Latin for "copyist", this type of insurance specialist calculates risks & premium
What is an actuary?
It was "No goats. No glory" for "The Men Who Stare at Goats", starring him as out-there Army officer Lyn Cassady
Who is George Clooney?
SONG STANDARDS:
According to Irving Berlin, "They can play a bugle call like you never heard before"
What is Alexander's Ragtime Band?
The title of this Miami-set spy show co-starring Bruce Campbell refers to an official statement that blacklists a spy
What is Burn Notice?
Found in the rainforests & grasslands of Asia, this feline is named for the distinctive spots on its coat
What is a Clouded Leopard
Giant monsters like Rodan or Mechagodzilla are these creatures in Japanese
What is Kaiju?
Longshoreman or this word that begins with a male name can be used for a worker who loads & unloads ships in a port
What is a Stevedore?
It's part of a film series & we'll even front you "Harold & Kumar": "This time they're running from the joint"
What is Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay?
AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY:
"The country is celebrating 100 years of freedom 100 years too soon", says "The Fire Next Time", published in this year
What is 1963?
Regina King voiced brothers Huey & Riley Freeman on this Adult Swim satire created by Aaron McGruder
What is The Boondocks?
The only known carrier of malaria, this genus of mosquito also transmits encephalitis
What is Anopheles?
Something that moves counterclockwise or off course is said to have gone this manner that ends with some leg parts
What are Widdershins?
Terms for shoemakers include cobbler & this more archaic one derived from a type of Spanish leather
What is a Cordwainer?
"Revenge never looked so promising", promised this 2020 film starring Carey Mulligan
What is Promising Young Women?
HUMAN BODY:
This glandular organ that starts to shrink at puberty is known for being where the cells key to adaptive immunity develop
What is the thymus?