The First and the Last
What is a rancor
The last official match of this sport ended 6-0 after lightning-fast goal assisted by Peyton Hutchinson
What is Thatcherball
After the regicide in 1649, Cromwell (and later his associate Henry Ireton) led a brutal conquest of this country
What is Ireland
Who is John Denver
This country's soccer team brought home the 2022 World Cup Championship
What is Argentina
It's the setting of a fairy tale in Harry Potter, the name of a fantasy quadrilogy, and the home to a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind
What is twilight
The US and Britain have both taken a cult liking to the ground-based variant of this game, brainchild of Rowling
What is Quidditch
A deposition in Bohemia and a later defenestration in Prague serve as the decided beginning of this major conflict in 1618
What is the Thirty Years' War
He was the tenth president of the United States
Who is John Tyler
It's the term for when the constituent notes of a chord are played in order
What is an arpeggio
Starting from the time of Shakespeare, it became a common exclamation among the British meant to express enthusiasm. It's endured to today
What is "Huzzah"
What was once a common competition in any small town with a hill has recently been taken up as a legitimate sport by Red Bull, who hosted this year's event in London
What is Soapbox Racing
The Bishop of Patras flew the revolutionary banner in an act of rebellion against the Ottomans - and just like that, this country was reestablished 1,976 years after its fall
What is Greece
He's an active NFL head coach with a 61.8% winning percentage
Who is John Harbaugh
It comes from the Latin for "secret," - in popular usage, it's a certain character's ability to recall lore concerning magic or tradition
What is arcana
It's the concluding piece of a book or production, not a part of the story proper, but a brief final conclusion to it
What is an epilogue
In this Irish tradition, you pass like volleyball, run and tackle like football, dribble like basketball, and score three points for a soccer goal and one for a rugby conversion
What is Gaelic Football
The French Wars of Religion reached a fever pitch in 1572, when Charles IX incited Catholic mobs to execute multiple thousand Huguenots in a day remembered as
What is The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
He was one of the highest-profile mobsters in American history, head of the Gambino crime family until incarceration in 1991
Who is John Gotti
It's a holiday originating in Nebraska - but not the kind of holiday you get the day off for
What is Arbor Day
It's an archipelago and a city in Alaska, also the name for a unique species of brown bear which inhabits the area
What is Kodiak
It's a mix of tag, wrestling, and holding of the breath - enjoyed almost exclusively in India and West Asia, played professionally indoors
What is Kabaddi
The Treaty of Warsaw in 1684 led an alliance of European Nations, known by this name, to deal a crushing blow the Ottoman Empire by retaking Budapest in a mere 78 days
What is The Holy League
Who is John Shakespeare
He's a former actor, the voice of Jackson Storm in the third Cars movie
Who is Armie Hammer