Superheroes 2
This Marvel character's real name is Wade Wilson, and he is famous for breaking the fourth wall.
Who is Deadpool?
This 1775 battle near Boston, despite being a British victory, proved the American colonies could stand against professional troops.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This Chinese restaurant is best known for their hand-pulled noodle dishes.
What is First Meeting Noodle?
These microscopic animals, often called “water bears,” can survive extreme environments including radiation and the vacuum of space.
What are tardigrades?
In 1997, this IBM supercomputer made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
What is Deep Blue?
This character was introduced in 1938's Action Comics #1, often considered the beginning of the modern superhero genre.
Who is Superman?
This Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This annual event, celebrated on summer Thursdays, is Southern Minnesota's largest art, food and music street festival.
What is Thursdays Downtown?
When threatened, this ocean creature can eject parts of its internal organs as a defense mechanism, then grow them back later.
What are sea cucumbers?
This company is IBM's predecessor.
What is the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company?
This hero gained his powers after a failed experiment involving a gamma bomb.
Who is the Hulk?
This aircraft earned the nickname "Spooky" while providing devastating close air support during Vietnam.
What is the AC-47?
This estate was built in 1910 by Dr. Charles H. Mayo and his wife Edith.
What is the Historic Mayowood?
This Australian marsupial produces cube-shaped droppings.
What are wombats?
This programming language was invented in 1954 by IBM and is considered to be the first widely-used higher-level language.
What is FORTRAN?
This team of superheroes was the first ever published by Marvel Comics under the name "Marvel" in 1961.
Who are the Fantastic Four?
The U.S. entered World War I after this diplomatic message regarding Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare was intercepted.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
In 1882, a series of caves were excavated at this park for the storage of fruits and vegetables that is still open today.
What is Quarry Hill Park?
This animal can regrow lost limbs and has three hearts pumping blue blood.
What are octopi?
This IBM executive made the decision to start a campus in Rochester due to his friend in WWII living there.
Who is Thomas Watson Jr.?
This organization secretly creates superheroes by injecting infants with Compound V, the substance responsible for giving them powers.
What is Vought International?
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This 1989 U.S. military operation, named for its stated goal of defending democracy and the Panama Canal treaties, resulted in the capture of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.
The devastation of this 1883 event indirectly led to the formation of Saint Mary's Hospital, now part of the Mayo Clinic.
What is a tornado?
This is the only mammal capable of true and sustained flight.
What are bats?
IBM developed the 077 Collator to meet the needs of this 1930s U.S. initiative.
What is the Social Security Program?