Before & After
A Shakespearean tragedy about the premiere sandwich offered by an eatery known for its golden arches
What is Big Macbeth
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The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, the Wright brothers achieved powered flight, and Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity
This month is named for the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, often depicted with two faces
What is January
This word sounds like something you might do with a horse, but it actually means to move quickly on foot
What is run
This animal can survive being frozen solid for months by producing a natural antifreeze-like substance in its body
What is the wood frog
An absorbent, yellow, porous and fictional sea creature whose fibs are easily detected by his flaming slacks
What is Spongebob Squarepants on Fire
The stock market crash helped usher in the Great Depression, while the first Academy Awards ceremony was held and talking pictures became a major phenomenon
What are the 1920's
In the Northern Hemisphere, this month typically marks the beginning of meteorological spring
What is March
Rearrange the letters in LISTEN to create a word describing lack of noise
What is Silent
This planet has winds that can reach speeds faster than 1,000 miles per hour, despite being farther from the Sun than Earth
What is Neptune
ABBA song recorded in honor of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch
What is Dancing Queen Elizabeth
The Berlin Wall fell, the first Simpsons episode aired as a regular series, and the World Wide Web was created
What are the 1980's
The U.S. holiday honoring workers is celebrated on the first Monday of this month
What is September
This eight-letter word can mean both an intense desire to achieve something and a physical condition that causes a person to breathe rapidly
What is aspiration
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This tiny creature can survive extreme dehydration by entering a dormant state, and scientists have even found members of its group surviving exposure to the vacuum of space
A political thriller following Frank Underwood's rise through the ranks at a Georgia-founded restaurant chain known for serving hash browns in styles such as "scattered" or "smothered"
What is Waffle House of Cards
The first iPhone was released, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published, and Barack Obama was elected president
What are the 2000's
The birthstone traditionally associated with this month is the emerald
What is May
This word has three common meanings: a place to store money, the edge of a river, and a maneuver in billiards
What is bank
This bizarre animal has three hearts, blue blood, and neurons distributed throughout its arms, allowing each arm to perform surprisingly complex tasks on its own
What is an octopus
A Richard Harris tune about a cake, some rain and the Monopoly property deed which — with Boardwalk — completes the set
What is MacArthur Park Place
The first successful human heart transplant took place, Star Trek debuted on television, and the Summer of Love captivated San Francisco
What are the 1960's
In the French Republican calendar, this month roughly corresponded to Messidor and Thermidor, two periods associated with the height of summer
What is July
Rearrange the letters in ELEVEN PLUS TWO to create a phrase describing the same mathematical quantity
What is twelve plus one
This element is so reactive with water that a small amount can produce enough heat to ignite the resulting hydrogen gas; it is also one of the lightest metals
What is lithium