Movies and Television (den Oudens) | The Americas (Jim and Cathy) | Historical Fashion (Becky) | Archer (Becky) | Jeopardy (Becky) |
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What is Blockbuster
There is only one of these movie rental stores left in North America
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What is Lake Superior
Once the largest ship on the Great Lakes the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in this Great Lake during a 1975 storm.
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Purple (bonus points if you said Tyrian Purple specifically)
This colour was reserved for magistrates, emperors, and other aristocracy’s clothing in Ancient Rome
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What is 'International Secret Intelligence Service'
The spy agency that Archer works for is called ISIS which is an abbreviation for this
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What is 74 games
Utah software engineer Ken Jennings won this many games in a row in 2004, earning him more than $2.5 million.
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What is Bill Nye the Science Guy
This famous science show, featuring a middle-aged man in a lab coat, was popular among children in the 1990’s
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What is "keep and bear arms"
Ratified in 1791, the 2nd amendment guarantees “the right of the people to” -these 4 words- “shall not be infringed”
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Who is Queen Victoria
This royal started the trend of wearing white on one’s wedding day which has stayed the norm to this day in Western culture
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What is ODIN
In the first season, Archer gets fed up with working for his mother and takes a job at this rival spy agency
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What is Wheel of Fortune
This other game show is considered Jeopardy's 'sister show'
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Who is Elaine Benes
Her dance at an office party was described as a "full-body dry heave set to music"
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Where is Cuba
It remains the only country with a communist government in the Americas
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Who is Princess Diana
The longest train on a wedding dress in British royal history was worn by this princess
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What is Duchess
This is Archer’s code name
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What is “The Forrest Bounce” (named after Chuck Forrest a 1985 contestant who used the method)
Ken Jennings and many other players prefer to move down the game board by category, however, others choose to seemingly choose questions at random. This random method is referred to as this.
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What is Field of Dreams
Kevin Costner starred in this 1989 film based on the novel “Shoeless Joe.”
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What is Appomattox
Bruce Catton took the 1954 history prize for his book titled “A Stillness At ____” this fateful place
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What is a crocodile (of French sportswear designer, Lacoste)
The first clothing logo was created in 1933 and featured this tiny embroidered reptile
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Who is Woodhouse
This is the name of Archer’s poor poor caretaker
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Who is Brad Rutter
This player has the record for the most cash won by a single player
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Who is Alfred Hitchcock
This person appeared in more than 35 Alfred Hitchcock movies
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What is Ecuador
This country is divided into more than 20 provinces, including Guaya & Galapagos
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What is a mullet
The first instance of this hairstyle appeared in the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century AD. A contemporary scholar described young men growing their hair long in the back but cutting it short over their foreheads
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Who is Barry
This ODIN agent has a lifelong grudge against Archer for dropping him from a balcony (twice) and other misdeeds.
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What is 'Think'
This is the name of the Jeopardy theme song
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What is Carrara?
Home to the Piazza Alberica, this Italian city is better known for what it supplied to works by Henry Moore & Michelangelo
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