Through the Ages
Tom Brokaw called the people who contributed to this war effort “The Greatest Generation.”
What is World War II?
This Roman god of beginnings can see forward in time as well as back in time.
Who is Janus?
This is the word for the ancient Greek marketplace.
What is agora?
When you hear “Drop and give me 20,” it means you should do 20 of these.
What are push-ups?
A trial jury is called a petit jury, but this is a jury that indicts
What is a grand jury?
On September 1, 1983, Korean Airline Flight 007 entered the airspace of this country and was shot down.
What is the Soviet Union (or USSR)?
Members of this generation were born roughly between 1965 and 1980.
What is Generation X (or Gen X)?
This Greek god rules Mount Olympus
Who is Zeus?
This is the largest online marketplace in North America and one of the largest in the world.
What is Amazon?
This nutrient is especially important for muscle repair and is commonly found in foods like chicken, eggs, and beans.
What is protein?
A prospective juror can be charged with this offense for lying to the court.
What is perjury?
On December 3, 1984, a Union Carbide chemical plant experienced a leak that killed 3,000 people in this country.
What is India?
This descriptor is given to people who reach 100 years of age.
What is a centenarian?
The Greek god Poseidon and his Roman counterpart Neptune are gods of this place.
What is the sea?
During the 1970s, this large brokerage began to lead the industry in market trades without a broker, slashing fees and allowing clients the freedom to choose their own investments without interference and guidance.
What is Charles Schwab?
The “BMI” measurement uses a person’s weight and this other physical measurement.
What is height?
This is the term for a proceeding brought before a military tribunal.
What is court martial?
On May 1, 1982, the World’s Fair opened in this city.
What is Knoxville, Tennessee?
Generation Y follows Generation X and is often referred to by this name
Who are Millennials?
The Roman god Pluto rules the underworld; his ancient Greek counterpart is this god.
Who is Hades?
It’s the largest online auction marketplace in the world.
What is eBay?
When exercisers hang from a bar and then lift themselves up, they are doing this exercise.
What is a pull-up?
In federal criminal cases, the jury must return this type of decision.
What is unanimous?
On April 1, 1970, Richard Nixon signed the bill that killed advertising of these products on radio and TV.
What are cigarettes?
The 50th wedding anniversary is often called this.
What is golden anniversary?
Aphrodite and Venus are the goddesses of this emotion.
What is love (or romance)?
This is the largest brick-and-mortar mall in the United States.
What is Mall of America?
This exercise consists of work on a floor mat or a machine called a reformer.
What is Pilates?
Jurors are routinely selected from one of these two lists.
What is voter registration or the DMV (driver’s license)?
In honor of the bicentennial in 1976, Operation Sail brought hundreds of ships, including 16 tall ships, to this major city’s harbor.
What is New York City?
This nickname refers to people in their 90s.
What is nonagenarian?
Njord is the god of the wind and sea in this mythology.
What is Norse mythology?
This company launched in 1997 as a DVD-by-mail rental service and is now a streaming platform with an app, offering original films, TV shows, and popular studio content.
What is Netflix?
This trend began in the 1980s and combines jazz and aerobics
What is Jazzercise?
Juries are not always composed of 12 jurors; sometimes they seat only this number.
What is six?
One day after his inauguration, President Jimmy Carter kept a campaign promise to pardon tens of thousands of people in this group, many of whom had fled to Canada.
What are (Vietnam War) draft dodgers?