History of Words
This term in chess derives from the Persian “shāh māt” (شاه مات), which translates to ‘the king is helpless’.
What is "checkmate"?
This harbor in Maryland is reportedly where Francis Scott Key penned the Star-Spangled Banner.
What is "Baltimore Harbor"?
This artist was the first to have a tour gross over $1 Billion with "The Eras Tour", which was attended by over 10 Million People across 149 shows in five continents.
Who is "Taylor Swift"?
This is approximately the age of Earth.
What is "4 Billion Years Old"?
This athlete became the first non-white player to play Major League Baseball.
This word was first used to describe people in 12th Century England who were "egregiously" overdressed.
What is "nice"?
This city in New Mexico is the site of the Manhattan Project, and still sees over 20,000 visitors annually.
What is "Los Alamos"?
This artist holds the record for most #1 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including the hits "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand".
Who are "The Beatles"?
This is approximately the age of the Universe.
What is "13 Billion Years Old"?
This person holds the NBA record for most three pointers made in a career.
Who is "Stephen Curry"?
The origins of this word trace back to a female goblin who would entangle her hair around victims and induce bad thoughts and would suffocate victims by sitting on them.
What is "nightmare"?
This President is infamous for getting stuck in his bath tub, but he remains the only one to serve on the Supreme Court and started the tradition of "the first pitch" in Baseball.
Who is "William Taft" or "President Taft"?
This artist holds the record for the most-streamed song on Spotify and is the only one to have two in the top five.
Who is "The Weeknd"?
This is approximately how many years ago the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was.
What is "60 Million Years Ago"?
This WNBA Player holds the league's total points record.
Who is "Diana Taurasi"?
This word was introduced in the 1920s by the Czech author Karel Čapek in his science fiction play, ‘R.U.R’ to describe "forced labor".
What is "robot"?
This battle in the Pacific saw the American Navy sink every carrier of the Japanese Navy in 1942, and would later see a film made about it in 2019 featuring Nick Jonas.
What is "Midway" or "The Battle of Midway"?
This artist is the highest-grossing rapper of all time by Tour Box Office, with over $700 Million in ticket sales across his twelve tours including "Would You Like A Tour?" and his most recent, "Some Special Shows 4 U".
Who is "Drake"?
This was approximately how many years ago Jesus was born.
What is "2026 Years Ago"?
This NFL Player holds the league record for most receiving yards after a 20-year career spanning the 49ers, Seahawks, and Raiders.
Who is "Jerry Rice"?
This word was coined much more recently than most words on this list, first appearing in 1973. It was used by Norman Mailer in his biography of Marilyn Monroe to describe something that looks true with no solid reasoning behind it.
What is "factoid"?
This amendment remains the only one to be ratified in less than a year, passing in just three months during the Vietnam War.
These two singers jointly holds the record for the fastest song to pass 1 Billion Streams on Spotify, achieving the feat in just 96 days with their Grammy-winning collaboration "Die With A Smile".
Who are "Lady Gaga" and "Bruno Mars"?
This is approximately the age of the oldest woman on earth (you get three guesses).
What is "116 Years Old"?
This person recently passed Michael Jordan in the NBA's all-time scoring rankings.
Who is "Kevin Durant"?