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Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986
Chernobyl
Which creature in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is famously always late
White rabbit
What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard of Oz
Toto
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I
The League of Nations
Who is the king of the roman gods in roman mythology
jupiter
The “shot heard round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution
lexington and concord
A Greek epic that tells of the heroic exploits and adventures of the Trojan Wars
iliad
What building does King Kong climb in the 1933 film
The Empire State Building
This is a Miguel de Cervantes novel about Alonso Quijano, who reads so many chivalry books that he becomes delusional and sets out on a knightly adventure
Don Quixote
Who was the last czar of Russia
Nicholas ii
When was Julius Caesar assassinated
On the ides of March or March 15, 44 B.C.
Which book features Max, a boy who wears a wolf costume and sails to an island of wild monsters
Where the wild things are
What planet is featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jupiter
Which anti-war novel was banned in multiple countries for its graphic depiction of World War I
All quiet on the western front
Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt
Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote.
women
This fiction adventure holds the Guinness World Record for being the most translated series by a single author
Harry Potter
What is the name of the island in Jurassic Park
Isla nublar
What was the first color film to win Best Picture
Gone with the wind
Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lt. Col. George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn
Crazy horse and sitting bull
In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy
1951
This literary masterpiece was born out of a volcanic eruption that darkened skies in 1816, famously being the “Year Without a Summer
franken stein
What 2016 musical film directed by Damien Chazelle is set in Los Angeles
La La Land
What element is Og
Oganesson