Prolific Inventions
Baking
Samuel L. Jackson Movies
Natural Phenomena
2016
100
Due to the widespread, intense fears of being buried alive in the 1700s, safety coffins were invented which what specific feature added to it?
bells
100
This number is referred to as a "baker's dozen", which dates back to medieval England when bakers would add an extra loaf to avoid penalties for selling short-weighted bread.
13
100
In Star Wars episodes I - III, Samuel L. Jackson's character, Mace Windu, wields what uniquely colored light saber?
purple
100
Also a Fleetwood Mac song, this event is the rapid downslope movement of rock, soil, and debris triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes.
landslide
100
This "pocket monster" catching mobile game had everyone around the world spending time outside again.
Pokémon Go
200
* Daily Double *
Eli Whitney patented this revolutionary hand-cranked machine that automated the removal of seeds, allowing slaves to speed run cotton picking at rates of 50lb./day instead of measly 1lb./day by hand.
cotton gin
200
Buddy Valastro is the owner and operator of the iconic Carlo's Bakery, which is the location of which baking show that originally aired from 2009-2017
Cake Boss
200
Samuel L. Jackson co-stars with John Travolta in this Tarantino film about hitmen, a boxer, a gangster, and two diner bandits.
Pulp Fiction
200
Old Faithful, found in Yellowstone National Park, is this specific type of hot spring that forcefully ejects water and steam.
geyser
200
In 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union, which was aptly nicknamed what?
Brexit
300
Accidently invented in the 9th century while searching for an elixir of life, Chinese alchemists created this product by mixing saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.
gunpowder
300
This classic Southern dessert, which sits between tangy-sweet vanilla and rich chocolate, gets its color from the chemical reaction between the acidic ingredients and non-Dutched cocoa powder.
red velvet cake
300
* Snakes on a Plane *
Becoming a cult classic with a large fanbase, this 2006 action thriller follows the events of dozens of venomous snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness.
Snakes on a Plane
300
This celestial event occurs when debris from comets/asteroids heats up and burns upon entering Earth's atmosphere
meteor shower
300
This team came back from a 3-1 deficit to win their city's first professional sports championship in more than 50 years.
Cleveland Cavaliers
400
The Wright brothers, going by what first names, were American aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk, NC.
Wilbur and Orville
400
This grain is the main ingredient in certain breads, such as pumpernickel.
rye
400
Put these Samuel L. Jackson westerns in order from earliest to most recent:
1. The Hateful Eight
2. The Unholy Trinity
3. Django Unchained
1. Django (2012)
2. Hateful Eight (2015)
3. Unholy Trinity (2025)
400
This rare, atmospheric phenomenon during thunderstorms appears as a floating, luminous orb that moves erratically.
ball lightning
400
* Daily Double *
This actor, who famously played as Severus Snape and Hans Gruber, died on January 14, 2016.
Alan Rickman
500
Of the over 100 patents by Dr. Lonnie Johnson, this interactive, outdoor toy became one of the most highly sold products of all time with over 250 million units sold since 1990.
Super Soaker
500
Meringue, which is primarily made of what unique ingredient, is a popular whipped topping on baked goods, such as cookies or pies.
egg whites
500
Samuel L. Jackson became the lead actor of this franchise in 2000, with a sequel in 2019, about a NYPD detective who goes rogue to bring a wealthy, racist, murderer to justice.
Shaft
500
A massive, violent whirlpool in a sea or river caused by opposing streams, called what, can been seen in an exaggerated fashion in the Pirate's of the Caribbean: At World's End climactic battle scene.
maelstrom
500
This Olympic swimmer found himself in hot water during the Rio Games after saying he had been robbed at gunpoint when in reality he was asked to pay for damage caused while drunk at a gas station.
Ryan Lochte