Extremely Specific Historical Events
In 1919, this city filled a street with a deadly wave of molasses.
What is Boston?
This mammal lays eggs.
What is a platypus?
The government really did once consider detonating a nuclear device on this celestial object.
What is the Moon?
A teenager commits vandalism after being bitten.
What is Spider-Man?
Officially, presidents are elected by this system instead of direct popular vote.
What is the Electoral College?
In 1932, this country briefly fought a military campaign against a population of large flightless birds… and lost.
What is Australia? (The Emu War)
This animal’s eye is larger than its brain.
What is an ostrich?
This king built a palace so huge people got lost.
Who was Louis XIV?
Rich kid dresses up as bat to fight emotional damage.
What is Batman?
In 1856 A senator physically attacked another senator with this object inside Congress.
What is a cane?
In 1859, this animal invaded the Australian ecosystem catastrophically.
What are rabbits?
This animal can punch with acceleration comparable to bullets.
What is a mantis shrimp?
This Country has the most Pyramids.
What is Sudan?
Boat parking goes catastrophically wrong. (exactly as planned)
What is the Titanic?
This president won a Grammy Award.
Who is Barack Obama?
In 1961, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped on this U.S. state but did not detonate.
What is North Carolina?
This mammal can delay pregnancy after mating.
What is a kangaroo?
This animal’s babies are called pups despite not being dogs.
What are sharks?
Man time travels repeatedly to fix his mom’s dating life and makes it worse.
What is Back to the Future?
This official becomes president if both the president and vice president cannot serve.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
In 1958, this location experienced the tallest tsunami ever recorded—over 500 meters high.
What is Lituya Bay, Alaska? (Alaska is acceptable)
The 'O'opu (freshwater gobby) fish can slowly climb 300 meter waterfalls in what country?
U.S.A (Hawaii)
This sport was once played in the Olympics and involved live birds.
What is live pigeon shooting?
Man refuses to stop talking to a volleyball.
What is Cast Away?
This president kept an alligator at the White House.
Who is John Quincy Adams?