AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #95

A – precedes strong, follows strong

B – Green ____, 2018 movie where a working-class bouncer becomes the driver of a classical pianist on a tour through the 1960s American South

C – globally, the second-largest island of France

D – (pieces of) information, especially in a scientific or computational context

E – character in Stranger Things with psychokinetic abilities, or “onze”

F – the largest city on the island of Kyushu

G – your _____ is as good as mine

H – the first non-president in series 1W-2J-5L-10H-20J-50G-100F

I – beach location in Rio mentioned in the bossa nova jazz song, “The Girl from _______”

J – the Rolling Stones’ hit “Rip This _____”, or J in .JPG

K – palindrome that you can move with a double-bladed paddle

L – Carl who formalised the modern system of naming organisms

M – country where the largest cities include Seberang Perai and Johor Bahru

N – where football (soccer) legend George Best was from

O – Leia’s surname in Star Wars

P – the closest star to Sun that has an exoplanet

Q – a fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork

R – capital city of the U.S. state that was named after Elizabeth I (or perhaps the land, and not the queen, was untouched)

S – in Euchre, if you _____ the dealer, the dealer is forced to call trump

T – 70s sitcom The Mary _____ Moore Show

U – first name of The Name of the Rose author Eco, or a king

V – short for a type of doctor, or what FBI does to all nominees to the Federal bench

W – The Wolf of ____ ______, 2013 movie with Leonardo diCaprio

X – cross between a xylophone and a marimba

Y – Russian president who defied communist hardliners from atop a tank to thwart their coup

Z – car-free ski resort town in Switzerland where you can see Matterhorn