WWII
Supreme Allied Commander during the D-Day landings
Which Major League Baseball player set a record in the 1940s for being the oldest rookie player?
Satchel Paige
According to legend, who cut the tree-bark rope tied into a "Gordian knot"?
Alexander the Great
In computing, the term "bit" is an abbreviation of what?
Binary Digit
Pat Garrett shot and killed what legendary outlaw?
The Desert Fox
The famous shoes with the brand name of Adidas and Pumas actually began as the same shoe company created by two brothers. Which USA Olympic track and field star made this company take off with new orders after winning four gold medals for the USA?
Jesse Owens
Which mythological creature is half eagle, half lion?
What type of creatures would you find living in a "formicarium"?
What word is both a computer programming language and a nickname for coffee?
Night of Broken Glass
In NCAA basketball, UTEP (Texas Western) won the Division I Championship in 1966. In 1974, North Carolina State won the championship. From 1964-1975, which other team won 10 of those 12 championships?
In Greek mythology, whose father created the Labyrinth?
What astronomical aid takes its name from Greek words meaning "far seeing"?
What are the three colors of the flag of the United Kingdom?
"A day that will live in infamy!"
In 1984, Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson set a single season rushing record of 2105 yards. Whose record did he surpass?
O.J. Simpson
Who is the Greek god of shepherds and flocks?
What is "bovine spongiform encephalopathy" more commonly known as?
Mycology is the study of what?
Female Soviet sniper with 309 confirmed kills
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Which NFL team was credited with being the first to put a team logo on their helmets in the 1940s?
What kind of animal suckled Romulus and Remus?
What color eggs do peacocks lay?
Porphyrophobia is the fear of what?