US History
This rebellion in 1794 tested the power of the new U.S. federal government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This element has the highest melting point.
What is tungsten?
This novel features the character Atticus Finch.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This 1941 film is often cited as the greatest of all time.
What is Citizen Kane?
This cocktail is made with gin, vermouth, and an olive.
What is a martini?
He authored the Virginia Plan, which heavily influenced the U.S. Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This part of the brain regulates temperature and hunger.
What is the hypothalamus?
This dystopian novel features a society obsessed with firemen who burn books.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
This director is known for Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially.
What is Hawaii?
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This is the term for animals that eat both plants and meat.
What is omnivore?
This Russian author wrote The Brothers Karamazov.
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?
This TV series features a chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin.
What is Breaking Bad?
This philosopher wrote Critique of Pure Reason.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
The U.S. acquired this territory from Russia in 1867.
What is Alaska?
This scientist developed the uncertainty principle.
Who is Werner Heisenberg?
This epic poem begins with “Sing, Muse, of the wrath of Achilles.”
What is The Iliad?
This 1999 film features the line “What is real? How do you define real?”
What is The Matrix?
This is the term for a word that is its own antonym (e.g., “dust”).
What is a contronym?
This act of 1882 was the first major law restricting immigration to the U.S.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This is the name for the process by which DNA is copied into RNA.
What is transcription?
This author coined the term “Big Brother” in a 1949 novel.
Who is George Orwell?
This Japanese filmmaker directed Seven Samurai and inspired many Westerns.
Who is Akira Kurosawa?
This is the only chess piece that can jump over others.
What is the knight?