Classic Literature
This novel set during the Jazz Age in Long Island, NY follows the narrator Nick Carraway as he interacts with his neighbor Jay, who has an affair with Nick's distant cousin Daisy.
What is The Great Gatsby?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
At the 1988 games, against all odds, Jamaica, a nation with an entirely tropical environment, qualified for and competed in this cold weather event.
What is bobsledding (bobsleighing)?
Brown sugar is produced by adding this ingredient to plain white sugar.
What is molasses?
Reformation day, or the day that Martin Luther pinned his 95 thesis to the church door, shares its anniversary with the day on which this common holiday is observed.
What is Halloween?
In George Orwell's novel 1984, this is the name of the leader of "The Party" who represents constant mass surveillance, with it often being said that "[He] is watching you?"
Who is Big Brother?
This classification of elements, represented by the far right column on the periodic table is famously non-reactive, including elements like argon and xenon.
What are noble gasses (inert gasses)?
Also known as the 'Baltimore Bullet', this Olympian holds the record for winning the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games, having achieved eight first place finishes in the 2008 games.
Who is Michael Phelps?
Scared of looking like an over excited dog? You might have arachibutyrophobia, the fear of having this food stuck to the roof of your mouth.
What is peanut butter?
In 1917, this Russian revolutionary led the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution starting the Russian Civil War.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
In "The Lord of the Flies", this object, that symbolizes civilization and democracy, is used to call meetings and establish order until it is destroyed during the murder of Piggy.
What is the conch?
This is the animal that is responsible for the most human deaths per year.
What are mosquitoes?
In 2024, this Australian competitor made history by failing to score a single point in the sport of breaking's debut appearance at the games.
Who is Rachael Gunn (Raygun)?
This chocolate candy bar, containing peanuts, caramel, and nougat, was named after the Mars family's favorite horse.
What is a Snickers?
During WWII, the United States sent three towed vessels to the Pacific theatre that could each produce five tons of this culinary delight every day.
What is ice cream?
This 1890 classic is about an artist named Basil Hallward and the subject of one of his paintings who realizes that the painting changes with every immoral action he does. He, however, no longer ages.
What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Not only was she the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in 1903, she won a Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry.
Who is Marie Curie?
In 1980, 66 countries boycotted the Olympic games that were held in this city.
What is Moscow, Russia?
Marzipan, a sweet paste that is often covered in chocolate or shaped into small imitations of fruits and vegetables, is primarily made from sugar and this ingredient.
What are almonds?
This Babylonian legal text is famed for its 'eye for an eye' approach to justice and is often thought of as being one of the most complete and most well preserved written legal codes in ancient history.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
In Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mocking Bird," she is the hired cook in the Finch's household and the closest thing Scout and Jem have to a mother figure prior to Aunt Alexandra coming to live with them.
Who is Calpurnia (Cal)?
These are the three mechanisms of heat transfer.
What are conduction, convection, and radiation?
This Olympic runner and later Christian evangelist whose athletic aspirations were cut short by WWII, being taken as a POW in Japan, eventually returned to Japan, running a leg in the Olympic Torch lighting relay for the 1998 games.
Who is Louis Zamperini?
Grenades derived their name from this fruit whose name means seeded apple in Latin.
What is a pomegranate?
This hero of the Mexican-American War and president of the United States died in office five days after consuming copious amounts of cherries and iced milk that caused him to become severely ill with an unknown digestive issue.
Who is Zachary Taylor?