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The video game Wii Sports featured tennis, bowling, golf, baseball, and this fifth event that was notable for being the only one that required the use of the nunchuck attachment.
What is Boxing?
A colossal ancient wonder that collapsed into the sea during an earthquake in 226 BC is the claim to fame of this Mediterranean island.
What is Rhodes?
While many are familiar with the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and JFK, the assassination of this US President in July 1881, less than four months after he took office, tends to slip under the radar.
Who is James A. Garfield?
Io is the innermost moon of this gaseous planet, which oddly enough has the shortest day in the Solar System at just 10 hours.
What is Jupiter?
The Chiefs relocated to Kansas City in 1963 from this major US city, which has since gone on to be the hometown of another NFL team since 1999.
What is Houston?
This Broadway musical ended its record-breaking 35-year run in 2023, claiming the title of both the longest-running show and the most performed show in the history of Broadway.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
After the African nation of Mauritania redesigned their flag in 2017, this tropical country became the only in the world whose national flag does not contain a shade of red, blue, or white.
What is Jamaica?
The Girl Scouts of America, founded in this decade, are a much-cherished youth organization, responsible for both building the confidence and courage of girls from all across America, as well as providing the general public with the single greatest cookie of all time: Thin Mints.
When are the 1910s?
This metal, which can melt in the hand and is used frequently in semiconductors, gets its name from the Latin name for what is now France.
What is Gallium?
This KU alum holds the record for the most rebounds in a single NBA game, managing to bring down 55 in one game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
Bella Ramsay and Pedro Pascal both play main characters in HBO’s Drama “The Last of Us”, which is an adaptation of a video game franchise. However, they also both played minor roles in this other HBO Drama show that was an adaptation of a book series.
What is Game of Thrones?
DAILY DOUBLE: This river that drains into the Atlantic Ocean is the deepest in the world, reaching depths of 720 feet, and it's the only river in the world that crosses the equator twice.
What is the Congo River?
This battle between France and the German Empire was the longest of WWI, with many historians also regarding it as one of the longest continuous conflicts in human history, lasting from February 1918 until December 1918.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
This type of igneous rock, which is created when lava rapidly cools at Earth’s surface and is composed of iron and silicon oxides, is the most abundant type of rock in Earth’s crust.
What is Basalt?
The US currently ranks 2nd all-time on the Winter Olympics medal table, behind this European nation who boasts 405 total medals with 148 golds.
Who is Norway?
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is a synth-pop hit from the 1980’s that was written by this British music duo, who were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Who are the Eurythmics?
Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of this nation, is recognized as the coldest capital city in the world and the coldest city with over one million inhabitants, with an average annual temperature of 32.4°F.
What is Mongolia?
In March 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, located in this major US city, was struck by a cargo ship due to power failures onboard, resulting in its collapse and the tragic loss of 6 individuals.
What is Baltimore, Maryland?
DAILY DOUBLE: The “Dark Triad” in psychology refers to three distinct personality traits that are closely associated with a callous, manipulative personality style, with those scoring high in these traits being more likely to commit crimes and cause social distress. These three traits include psychopathy, narcissism, and this third trait that refers to one’s tendency to be manipulative.
What is Machiavellianism?
This MLB team is the only team in the entire league to never make the World Series, having joined the league in 1977 and losing in the ALCS 3 separate times.
Who are the Seattle Mariners?
Javier Bardem won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in the 2007 Western Thriller “No Country for Old Men”. In the film, he plays the role of this villain, who toted around a cattle gun and is frequently referenced as one of the best movie villains of all time.
Who is Anton Chigurh?
Being the tallest mountain in the Americas, this mountain is the second-tallest in the world at 22,837 feet tall, only being outshined by Mount Everest.
What is Aconcagua?
The ancient Greek city of Athens was reported to be led into its “Golden Age” by this Athenian ruler and general, who the Athenian historian Thucydides claimed to be the “First Citizen of Athens”.
Who is Pericles?
This is the meteorological term for an intense, long-lived windstorm (squall line) that is associated with bands of severe thunderstorms, producing damage similar to tornadoes. The most famous example of this phenomena was in 2020, when one of these spanned the entire state of Iowa and crossed east-to-west with wind speeds of up to 140 mph.
What is a Derecho?
Nick Saban is not the only legendary Alabama football head coach. This Alabama head coach, who led the team from 1958 until 1982, won six national championships and appeared in the 1994 Comedy movie “Forrest Gump”, being played by Sonny Shroyer.
Who is Paul “Bear” Bryant?