Before they were famous
This future Marvel star once worked as a Starbucks barista in California.
Chris Pratt
Poutine Originates in this country
What is Canada
A word spelled the same forward and backward.
What is a palindrome?
1969, man leaves Earth to do something never done before
First moon landing
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Frozen
Before becoming a rapper, he worked at a Red Lobster restaurant.
Drake
The dish paella originated in this country.
Spain
A word that has the same spelling but different meanings.
Homonym
Berlin 1969, a mob tears down a massive concrete barrier in.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The Lion King
This Oscar-winning actress once worked as a funeral-home makeup artist.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
The dish ceviche is most strongly associated with this nation.
Peru
The idea that the simplest explanation is usually correct.
What is Occam’s razor?
You find yourself in 1773 Boston dumping herbs into the harbor
DAILY DOUBLE
Boston Tea Party
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Lord of the Rings
This actor cleaned chicken coops and shoveled manure long before playing a British spy.
Daniel Craig
Bibimbap and kimchi come from this nation.
South Korea
A person who studies the origins of words.
What is an etymologist?
You’re transported to 79 AD — and realize you’re standing in Pompeii moments before disaster.
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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Titanic
Before his NBA career, this player was a 3rd-grade substitute teacher in Rhode Island.
Jimmy Butler
The noodle dish “laksa” is most famously found in this Southeast Asian country.
Malaysia (Singapore also accepted)
A fear of heights
Acrophobia
You travel to 1914 Sarajevo and witness the assassination that ignited a global conflict.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (start of WWI)?
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The Shining