15 Letter Words
Back in the Day
Presidential Actors?
(All answers have a president's name in them)
Science & Technology
Final Jeopardy
100

In Spanish ¡felicidades! is one way to say this

What is Congratulations?

100

 The motto of this mail delivery service that ran from April 1860 to October 1861 was "The mail must go through"

What is The Pony Express?

100

She testified on the Hill, playing Anita Hill in "Confirmation"

Who is Kerry Washington?

100

The top secret payload when this company first launched its Dragon space capsule in 2010? A wheel of cheese

What is SpaceX?

100

PUBLICATIONS:

A collection of achievements bearing this name was established in the early 1950s to help resolve pub disputes

What is The Guinness Book of World Records?

200

It's another name for a movie's director of photography; Conrad Hall was a great one

What is Cinematography?

200

In the 1400s, Edward IV could have said, "I want to be a part of it, this house, this house", a branch of Plantagenet

What is the House of York?

200

He spoke the line "Hokey religions & ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side"

Who is Harrison Ford?

200

OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, also came up with the AI tech used by this Microsoft search engine

What is Bing?

200

ANERICAN IMMIGRANTS:

His 1904 will stipulated that "all the sums hereinbefore specified for prizes shall be used for prizes only"

Who is Joseph Pulitzer?

300

Described in 3 of the gospels, it's the term for Jesus' change in appearance to divine form up on a mountain

What is transfiguration?

300

We hope you were expecting this judicial institution that was in the heresy-fighting business from 1478 to 1834

What is the Spanish Inquisition?

300

In between roles her husbands included Eddie Fisher & Senator John Warner

Who is Elizabeth Taylor?

300

The cloud type of this releases a substance such as silver iodide into clouds to increase the chance of rain

What is Cloud Seeding?

300

NAMES THE SAME:

This first name is shared by a character introduced in 1941 & a member of royalty who is sixth in line to the British throne

What is Archie?

400

It's the phenomenon exhibited in waves on the California coast, caused by light-emitting organisms

What is Bioluminescence?

400

Not a Super Bowl stadium, it was also called the Oil Reserves Scandal or Elk Hills Scandal, & it took a toll on President Harding

What is Teapot Dome?

400

Two presidents share a surname with this actress, known for playing Detective Erin Lindsay on Chicago P.D.

Who is Sophia Bush?

400

These organisms that form a class of marine mollusks are named for their 2-part shells connected by a hinged ligament

What are Bivalves?

400

FIRST NAMES IN SCIENCE:

This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years

Who is Sue?

500

From French & Latin for "nimble finger", it's a fancy name for a sleight of hand magician

What is a prestidigitator?

500

This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years

What is the Peace Corps?

500

"Get Smart" & tell us the name of this actor, who was the voice of Inspector Gadget

Who is Don Adams?

500

This biologist first gained acclaim for writing in 1937 with her article, "Undersea" in the Atlantic Monthly

Who is Rachel Carson?

500

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS:

Both issued in April, 80 years apart, the first proclamations by these 2 presidents each declared national days of mourning

Who is Andrew Johnson & Harry Truman?