Fester’s Ancestors
Wednesday’s Ancestors
Pugsley’s Ancestors
Morticia’s Ancestors
Chain Reaction
100
Which of the following areas did Marie Curie make discoveries in: climate science, radioactivity, civil engineering, or microbiology?
Radioactivity
100
How did Joan of Arc die?
Death by burning at the stake
100
Alice Roosevelt Longworth was an American writer and socialite. She was born in 1884. Which former U.S. president is her father?
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
100
Catherine the Great was an empress of what country?
Russia
100
LURCH
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200
Name 2 of the “fathers of electricity” (one is in this show!)
Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday
200
In 1931, at age 17, Jackie Mitchell struck out the two most famous players for the New York Yankees — in a row. What is the name of one of these very famous Yankees players that Mitchell struck out?
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig
200
John of Liege is one of the earliest English accounts of a feral child. What is a feral child?
A child who grew up with minimal human contact, often in the wilderness
200
How long was the reign of Queen Victoria? [closest answer wins]
63 years, 216 days
200
FAMILY
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LITTLE
JOHN
ADAMS
300
Edith Sitwell lived in England in the 1900s. What is she famous for being: a musician, a scientist, a playwright, or a poet?
A poet
300
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean — from eastern Canada to Northern Ireland. How long, in miles, was the flight? [closest answer wins]
2,026 miles
300
King Tut was born in what year? [closest answer wins]
1341 BC
300
What famous line was spoken by Marie Antoinette?
"Let them eat cake"
300
SHAKESPEARE
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PRINCE
WILLIAM
400
What is Einstein’s most famous scientific theory called?
Theory of relativity
400
Jeanne de Clisson was a French/Breton noblewoman in the 1300s whose husband was executed for treason by King Philip VI of France. In retaliation, she regularly targeted French ships and slaughtered their crew. She always left the same amount of sailors alive on each ship. How many did she spare?
One — to carry her on message of vengeance
400
Louis "Kid Blink" Baletti led what strike in New York City in 1899: the Shipbuilders' Strike, the Steelworkers' Strike, the Newsboys' Strike, or the Postal Workers' Strike?
The Newsboys' Strike
400
Isabella of France was known as a "femme fatale." What does that mean?
A mysterious and beautiful woman who charms and then traps her lovers
400
BILLY
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MADISON
WISCONSIN
BADGERS
FOOTBALL
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MEMBERS
ONLY
KID
500
Jack Churchill was a British Army officer in World War 2. What instrument is he famous for carrying? [shout out answers until one team gets it]
Bagpipes!
500
In 1856, Mary Patten became the first female commander of an American merchant vessel. Her husband collapsed and she took control of a ship heading from New York City to San Francisco. What is the route the ship took?
Below Cape Horn (bottom of Chile)
500
What object is Jean-François Champollion most famous for deciphering (done in Egypt, 1822)?
The Rosetta Stone (compared hieroglyphs to ancient Greek text)
500
Theodora was an empress of what empire (which existed from years 300 to 1453)?
Byzantine
500
QUEEN
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VICTORIA
QUEEN
BEE
LINE
DRIVE
FAST
CAR
JACK
BLACK
SWAN
LAKE
VICTORIA