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The goddess of victory is Nike, but this isn't a Greece question - the co-founders of Nike met while at what University?
Contestants dread a critique of a "soggy bottom". When baking a pie with juicy filling, name one technique that helps achieve an evenly baked, crisp crust.
Blind baking, adding reinforcements, adding starches to the filling, or brushing the bottom with egg white
Current king of England and the author of On the Origin of Species, written in 1859.
King Charles Darwin
This Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, still haunting the Majestic Theatre, passed 10,000 performances in 2014 to cement its place as Broadway's longest-running show.
This phonomenon became widely known after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, and Jimi Hendrix, where it describes a common age of death for musicians.
27 Club
You have probably stayed at one - this brand of hotels has the most rooms in the US?
Marriott
In the Bake Off tent, a perfect pavlova often depends on knowing your meringues. There are 3 varieties that range from simple to glossy and firm - name at least one.
French, Swiss, and Italian meringues
US reality TV show spotlighting ballroom dancing to the song that starts "Oh say can you see..."
Dancing with the Star Spangled Banner
This Broadway blockbuster was adapted from a 1994 animated film that went on to become the first movie to gross over $1B worldwide.
Lion King
This band is well known for its music, but possibly more widely known for its iconic album art of the prism on Dark Side of the Moon.
Pink Floyd
Fast casual restaurant Chipotle went public in 2006, but what fast food chain owned 90% of it before then?
McDonald's
Used for eclaires, profiteroles, and even the occasional gateau, this glossy pastry is cooked first on the stove before baking in the oven. What is it?
Choux pastry
A Shakespearean tragedy about the premiere sandwich offered by an eatery known for its golden arches
Big MacBeth
This multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter won a Tony for Best Score last year for the musical "Kinky Boots", making her the first female composer/lyricist to win a tony for Best Original Score solo
Cyndi Lauper
The Broadway show adaption of a 2023 coming of age book with this main character played by Broady Gran narrating his life with his brothers Darrel and Sodapop
Pony Boy
In 2000, Blockbuster turned down an offer to buy a 49% stake, for $50mm, in what company?
Netflix
When making flaky pastries like croissants or pain au chocolat, bakers repeatedly roll and fold their dough to trap layers of butter and air. What is this technique called?
Lamination
Fast food chain owned by English royalty who had a "whopping" number of wives, six to be exact
Before becoming one of the biggest stars in music and film, this performer earned Tony nominations for her only 2 Broadway roles in the early 1960s.
Barbara Streisand
This children's TV show aired from 2006-2016, with the iconic phrase that started every episode "Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse!"
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Aside from co-founding Apple, Steve Jobs helped save and fund the Graphics Group, which was later renamed what?
Pixar
Paul Hollywood has a signature method for bakers to confirm their bread loaf is properly baked. What traditional step does he recommend before calling a bake finished?
Tapping the bottom of the loaf, it should sound hollow.
Band that exposed CEO cheating scandal was covered in an article in Hugh Heffner's magazine.
ColdPlay Boy
This musical adaption of "The Taming of the Shrew" was Broadway's first-ever Best Musical winner in 1949 - and took home the Tony again as Best Revival in 2000.
Kiss Me Kate
A product originally described to be made form dripping sulfuric acid onto chalk and proposed to prevent scurvy in 1772, this product was made commercially available by Cantrell & Cochrane of Dublin, Ireland in 1877
Club soda