Iris 8/13
In 1997, this show premiered on Comedy Central, becoming the first weekly show to carry a rating of TV-MA.
What is South Park?
BONUS: Name the four boys. (Points for each.)
This, linking the Eastern and Western United States, was completed in Colorado in 1807.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
BONUS: The tracks ran between which two cities?
In 1995, this operating system was released by Microsoft.
What is Windows 95?
In 2014, this American chain agreed to buy out a Canadian donut chain for $11 billion.
What is Burger King?
BONUS: Name the Canadian chain.
In 1897, the first kinetoscope was patented, now commonly referred to as this.
What is a movie projector?
BONUS: Who owned the patent?
In 1608, this man, famous for setting up the first permanent English colony in the New World, told the first stories about Jamestown.
Who is John Smith?
In 2013, Kristofer Helgen announced the discovery of the olinguito, a mammal of this family, or Procyonidae.
What is raccoon?
In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 year to life in prison for the murder of this celebrity.
Who is John Lennon?
In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, granting this.
What are voting rights for women?
In 1994, after 25 years of fighting with the British, this group announced a ceasefire.
Who are the IRA?
BONUS: For what do the letters stand?
In 3114 BC, this calendar started being used.
What is Mayan?
BONUS: In what year did the calendar end?
In 1483, this famous chapel opened for its first mass.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
In 1853, this snack was recorded for the first time by its "creator" chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, NY.
What are potato chips?
In 1895, this was first generated at New York's Niagara Falls.
What is hydro-electric power?
In 1888 London, a body was found, believed to be a victim of them.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
In 1860, this American trick shooter, often called "Little Sure Shot", was born.
Who is Annie Oakley?
In 1977, Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected a deep-space radio signal that came to be known as this.
What is The Wow Signal?
BONUS: Why did it come to be known as this?
In 1909, the first concrete was poured for this mega-project, but wouldn't open for business until it was completed a decade later in 1914.
What is the Panama Canal?
In 1883, this volcano began to erupt and 36,000 people were killed by this eruption and resulting tsunami.
What is Krakatoa?
BONUS: Where was Krakatoa located?
In 12ce, this Roman emperor, who's brief reign was marked by unpredictable and tyrannical behavior and ended in his murder, was born.
Who is Caligula?
In 1889, inventor William Gray received a patent for creating this, once prevalent device that has since been rendered obsolete.
What is the coin-operated telephone?
Napoleon Bonaparte, born on this day in 1769, penned Clisson et Eugénie, a brief novella categorized into this genre.
What is romance?
BONUS: What was its length in pages?
The first printing of this was completed in 1456, widely regarded as one of the great accomplishments of modern humanity.
What is the Gutenberg Bible?
BONUS: How long did it take to create the plates used for printing?
In 1498, this artist was commissioned to create his sculpture Pieta.
Who is Michelangelo?
BONUS: What makes this sculpture noteworthy?
In 2006, two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found in excellent condition after being missing for two years in this country.
What is Norway?
BONUS: Name the paintings. (Points for each.)