What unusual distinction do these people share?
Steve Buscemi, Brian Dennehy, Kelsey Grammar, Derek Jacobi, Paul Lynde, Vincent Price, Timothy Spall, and Kate Winslet
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Berlin, Germany; Bristol, Virginia; Fukuoka, Japan; Hollywood, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; London, England; Munich, Germany; San Francisco, California; Stockholm, Sweden
example: a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and one of this year’s Best Picture nominees = Juno
1) a kind of law, how some comedians work, and how you might like your steak cooked
2) a terrorist organization from an ’80s cartoon, an ’80s Sylvester Stallone movie, and a piece of health insurance legislation passed in the ’80s
3) a Macintosh system font, a school of architecture, and a musical choreographed by Bob Fosse
4) a Japanese horror film, an uncommon way to dial a phone, and a chickpea or lentil
5) an American university, a Bush administration official, and something you can do with potatoes
6) a short story by Vladimir Nabokov, a clam, and a formerly trendy scooter
7) a computer file extension, a Billy Ray Cyrus TV show, and a dwarf
8) a British magazine, a puppet, and a tool you can get at an office supply store
9) a kind of tattoo, a multimedia software program, and according to one song, “savior of the universe”
10) a famous presidential campaign commercial, a Duke, and the woman Gatsby loves
Average score (20 teams): 6.15
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Houston, TX
Oslo
Paris
Pittsburgh, PA
Santa Fe, NM
St. Petersburg, FL
Need a hint? Try adding Stockbridge, Massachusetts to the list.
What do these songs have in common?
“Calendar Girl” (Neil Sedaka)
“Cherish” (Madonna)
“(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult)
“Fever” (Peggy Lee)
“I Can Love You Like That” (John Michael Montgomery)
“My So-Called Life” (the Ataris)
“Round and Round” (Ratt)
What do these cities have in common?
Anaheim, CA
Baldwin Park, CA
Columbus, OH
Greenville, NC
Miami, FL
San Bernardino, CA
San Diego, CA
Wichita, KS
“At This Moment” (Billy Vera and the Beaters) , “Baby Got Back” (Sir Mix-A-Lot), “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” (Stevie B), “Creep” (TLC) , “Doesn’t Really Matter” (Janet Jackson), “Glory of Love” (Peter Cetera), “Greatest Love of All” (Whitney Houston), “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (U2) , “Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor), “Out of Touch” (Hall & Oates), “She Drives Me Crazy” (Fine Young Cannibals), “We Are the World” (USA for Africa)
1) What notorious 1980 western was marketed with the tagline “The only thing greater than their passion for America…was their passion for each other”?
2) What 1997 film, adapted from a John Grisham novel, was the last film Francis Ford Coppola directed before taking ten years off to concentrate on wine making and publishing literary fiction?
3) What 2001 film directed by Sean Penn, about a retired detective’s last case, took its story from a 1958 Swiss novel and set it in Nevada?
4) What 1998 indie film about a romantic kidnapping begins with the main character desperately searching for a place to pee?
5) What 2003 sequel, the first film he shot in HD, does Robert Rodriguez describe as his homage to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?
6) In what 2004 crime thriller did Dakota Fanning require a “stunt burper” because she was unable to belch satisfactorily?
7) What 2005 action film was based on the life of the daughter of one of the stars of The Manchurian Candidate?
8) What 1981 crime thriller, inspired by Double Indemnity, was the directorial debut for the guy who wrote The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark?
9) What 1986 erotic drama only grossed $7 million in theaters but was a huge hit on video, and almost inspired a sequel called Four Days in February?
10) What actor or actress appeared in all 9 of these movies?
e.g. a Roman god, a celestial body, and a Disney character = Pluto
1) a book of the bible, a gaming console, and a British rock band
2) a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film from 2007
3) a reindeer, a cleanser, and a Seattle tavern
4) a cephalopod, an exercise machine, and a fictional submarine
5) a Paul Newman film, an Arena Football League team, and a Stephen King novel published under the name Richard Bachman
6) a card game, a 1970s hit song by Pilot, and an NBA team
7) a soft drink, a celebrity gossip magazine, and a US postal code
8) a magazine, a breakfast cereal mascot, and a song by Radiohead
9) a character on The Wire, a famous chimpanzee, and a Powerpuff Girl
10) a new wave band, a comic strip, and a dessert
What do these songs have in common?
“Black or White” (Michael Jackson), “Buddy Holly” (Weezer), “Jack and Diane” (John Mellencamp), “Let’s Go Crazy” (Prince), “Live and Let Die” (Wings), and “You’re Beautiful” (James Blunt)