Reality Television
Jeff Probst has hosted this CBS reality show since its debut in 2000, famously telling castaways, "The tribe has spoken."
What is Survivor?
He is the iconic, black-clad villain of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, famous for the line, "I am your father."
Who is Darth Vader?
Nicknamed "Air Jordan," this legendary basketball player won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
These monumental tombs for pharaohs in Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still largely intact.
What are the Great Pyramids?
It's the 3-letter acronym for the system that uses satellites to determine a precise location on Earth, commonly used in cars and phones.
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
Chip and Joanna Gaines rose to fame on this HGTV show where they remodeled homes in Waco, Texas.
What is Fixer Upper?
In Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," the mysterious, glowing contents of this object are sought after by hitmen Jules and Vincent.
What is the briefcase?
Held every four years, this international soccer tournament pits national teams against each other for the title of world champion.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
Signed on July 4, 1776, this document formally announced the American colonies' break from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This British computer scientist is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
Contestants on this dating show get engaged after only speaking to each other, without ever seeing each other.
What is Love Is Blind?
This talking golden retriever from the Pixar movie "Up" is easily distracted by squirrels.
Who is Dug?
This rare achievement in U.S. horse racing requires a thoroughbred to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes all in the same year.
What is the Triple Crown?
He was the first U.S. President to resign from office, stepping down in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Introduced in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, this was the first decentralized cryptocurrency.
What is Bitcoin?
On this show, drag queens compete in fashion and performance challenges to be crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar."
What is RuPaul's Drag Race?
Filmed over a 12-year period from 2002 to 2013, this Richard Linklater film realistically captures the adolescence of its main character, played by Ellar Coltrane.
What is Boyhood?
Nicknamed "The Big Cat," this Russian goaltender was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for backstopping the Tampa Bay Lightning to their 2021 Stanley Cup championship.
Who is Andrei Vasilevskiy?
This 1803 land deal between the United States and France doubled the size of the U.S. and was negotiated during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Often called the "brain" of a computer, this hardware component is responsible for executing instructions and performing calculations.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
In this early 2000s reality show, socialites Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie left their lavish lives to try their hands at manual labor jobs.
What is The Simple Life?
This cinematic process was famously used to transition from the black-and-white Kansas scenes to the vibrant land of Oz in the 1939 classic.
What is Technicolor?
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person in history to achieve this feat in track and field.
What is running a mile in under four minutes?
This German inventor's development of the printing press using movable type around the year 1440 sparked a revolution in mass communication and the spread of ideas in Europe.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This decentralized database technology underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, using a distributed ledger to ensure transparency and security.
What is blockchain?