J showed up as an alternate player today, charged with bringing knowledge of recent music.  So she studied the recent charts, and remembered just enough of them to help us answer the first challenging question.  I experienced an epiphany that revealed the final answer, even though I haven't seen the movie.  In the category of "Not Understanding the Assignment", my home seems to be suffering constant vibrations in the water pipes.  Hydraulic shock?  What do I do about it?  HWRNMNBSOL?

The music video for what gem of a song by Ed Sheeran shows the singer participating in Indian street culture?

What advertising mascot was retired in 1997 due to accusations of marketing to children?

What luxury brand, founded in Paris in 1847, has used a panther motif on its jewelry and watches?

What 1976 film, based on a 1974 non-fiction book, has a title that alludes to the penultimate line of a famous nursery rhyme?

My Favorite Team returned to their winning ways...

What country lost its Red Sea coastline when Eritrea gained independence in 1993?

What rhyming nickname refers to a 2004 brawl between NBA players and fans?

What steak dish with a woman's name was prepared tableside and flambéed?

What country hosted a Summer Olympics without winning any gold medals, and repeated the "feat" 12 years later at the Winter Olympics they also hosted?

At 37.5% of full strength, My Favorite Team slipped from 1st place at halftime to 1 point off the lead before the Final Question.  Sadly we blanked on that one, which would have been accurately answered by one of our absent members.

What baseball team's cap was worn by Pope Leo XIV ?

What Russian composer wrote The Firebird and The Rite of Spring ?

What brand name dating to 1903 is based on the French word for chalk plus a popular suffix?

What actress, mother of Sean Astin, won an Oscar at age 16 and later had a self-titled TV show?

After a rough start with the dreaded "Basketball" and "Modern Songs" categories, we made a strong comeback to win.

What is the name of the Cheers actor who voiced "Hamm" in the Toy Story franchise, the "Underminer" in the Incredibles franchise, and many other Pixar characters?

What 8-letter word starting with C means an "empty tomb" for someone whose remains are elsewhere?

What Folies Bergère star was the first black woman to be honored in the Panthéon?

What city surrendered following a 47-day siege the day after the end of the Battle of Gettysburg?

What symbol was formally added to International Morse Code in 2004?

I had the right answer for the first one listed, but my team didn't believe me :(
Oh well, we won anyway :)

What Native American was credited with saying "I will fight no more forever" after surrendering at the end of the Nez Perce War?

For what field of work is the Pritzker Prize awarded?

What rival of Mozart was portrayed by F. Murray Abraham in the movie Amadeus ?

What virtual assistant discontinued in 2023 was replaced by Microsoft Copilot?

Even knowing the song wouldn't have helped.

What skin care brand has a name derived from the Latin for "snow-white"?

What is the common name for the glenohumeral joint?

What Marvel character created by Len Wein is named for a short, hairy, and solitary animal known to attack creatures ten times its size?

A suit that allows Super Mario to fly is named for what "Japanese racoon dog"?

What quote from a 1999 movie (number 44 on AFI's Top 100 quotes) is spoken at the beginning of a 2024 song that won "Best Song" at the VMAs and the Grammy Awards?

A big win thanks to our purple-pen-wielder helping us get the final answer!

What is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon?

What 1803 Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review?

What German Enlightenment philosopher published a Critique of Pure Reason?

What English word, meaning "stored away for future use" can be spelled with 11 letters and pronounced with one syllable?

A tough night, in which we didn't bet confidently enough on our final answer to get first place.

What is the name of the character who is Stella's husband in A Streetcar Named Desire ?

What farm animals are raised by the corporation in the TV series Severance ?

What denomination of U.S. currency features the exterior of a building not located in Washington D.C. ?

What Italian company, makers of Tic Tacs, Kinder Joy, and Nutella, is the world's largest consumer of hazelnuts, using roughly a quarter of the world's supply?

My Favorite Team pulled ahead in the second half and got the victory despite my tempting of fate by cheering the final category "Word Origins".

The late Tony Todd returns as William Bludworth in Bloodlines, the sixth installment in what supernatural horror film series?

Bordered by Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana, what is the smallest country in South America?

What 2019 Tony Award winner tells a version of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridyce?

What word used as the name of the sixth most visited website in 2024 has its origins in the 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels?

J: [prepares breakfast]

me: "Doot doot da-doot-doot"

J: "Banana bread."