Classic TV
This 1950s sitcom starred Lucille Ball and her real-life husband Desi Arnaz.
What is "I Love Lucy?"
This global conflict lasted from 1939 to 1945 and involved most of the world’s nations.
What is World War II?
Talk about a “fowl ball”: While pitching a 2001 spring training game, Randy Johnson’s ball had a deadly encounter with this animal.
What is a dove?
This Greek epic poem begins with the line “Sing, Muse, of the rage of Achilles.”
What is 'The Iliad"?
This is a famous science fiction television show created by Rod Serling.
What is ‘The Twilight Zone?”
This famous character first appeared on April 18, 1938 and would spawn the Golden Age of SuperHero comics.
Who is Superman?
This black-and-white show featured a Mayberry sheriff and his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife.
What is "The Andy Griffith Show?"
In 1969, this American astronaut became the first human to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong
While officially titled as the “Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup”, the award is much more commonly known by this title.
What is the Stanley Cup?
He wrote The Divine Comedy, which describes a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
Orson Welles (and Leornard Nimoy when Welles passed) provided the voice for this character in 1986’s ‘Transformers: The Movie’
Who is Unicron?
Jason Todd was the second person to become the sidekick of this famous character.
Who is Batman
This sci-fi series from the 1960s begins each episode with the line, “Space: the final frontier...”
What is "Star Trek?"
This wall, a symbol of the Cold War, fell in 1989, marking the beginning of the end for East Germany.
What is the Berlin Wall?
While some might find it controversial to call them sports at all, these digital games have real competitions for big prizes!
What are esports?
This blind poet is traditionally credited with writing both The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
This character in the movie ‘The Terminator’ was sent back in time to protect Sarah Connor to ensure that John Connor is born.
Who is Kyle Reese?
Richard Fisk aka The Kingpin of Crime first appeared as an enemy of this character in the 50th issue of their comic book.
Who is Spider-Man?
This television show about the Cartwright family was set on the Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada.
What is "Bonanza?"
This U.S. president resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
In the 1984 comedy Top Secret! there is a song about this fictional and dangerous sport, crossing riding the waves with blasting moving targets out of the sky.
What is skeet surfing?
This ancient tragedy by Sophocles tells the story of a king who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother.
What is Oedipus Rex?
This is the desert planet that the book ‘Dune’ takes place on.
What is Arrakis?
December 20, 1940 saw the premiere of this patriotic character from Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for Timely Comics.
Who is Captain America?
This anthology sci-fi series, which warned viewers “There is nothing wrong with your television set,” first aired in 1963.
What is "The Outer Limits?"
This movement, led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This move is illegal in figure skating, not that it stopped audiences from flipping out when Surya Bonaly successfully completed one during her free skating program at the 1998 Winter Olympics
What is a backflip?
This Roman author wrote Metamorphoses, a mythological epic written in dactylic hexameter.
Who is Ovid?
This author wrote the epic Sci-Fi story ‘War of the Worlds’ which became a global phenomena spawning a radio show, 2 Hollywood pictures, and a TV Series.
Who is H.G. Wells?
This is the name of the universe (and comic company imprint) created when Dc and Marvel merged during DC Vs Marvel/Marvel Vs DC.
What is Amalgam Comics?