Bird Up!
Dark American History
The Odyssey
Flags! Flags! Flags!
Final Question
100
This Bird is considered the fastest, reaching speeds up to 240 MPH
A. American Bald Eagle
B. Peregrine Falcon
C. Red Tail Hawk
D. Wandering Albatross
B. Peregrine Falcon
100
This state is known for the The Salem Witch Trials
A. Massachusetts
B. New York
C. New Jersey
D. North Carolina
A. Massachusetts
100
This sea god makes Odysseus's journey home a nightmare after the blinding of his cyclops son.
A. Athena
B.Zeus
C. Poseidon
D. Dionysus
C. Poseidon
100
This country has the only non rectangular flag in the world
A. Antartica
B. Mongolia
C. Nepal
D. Australia
C. Nepal
200
This bird is the most common in the world.
A. Pidgeon
B. Seagull
C. Chicken
D. Sparrow
C. Chicken
200
This CIA lead project was active during the 1950s and 60s had operatives administer drugs like LSD to unknowing victims
A. Stargate
B. Azorian
C. MkUltra
D. A-12 Ox Cart
C. Mk Ultra
200
How long is Odysseus away from home?
A.10 years
B. 5 years
C. 20 years
D. 15 years
C. 20 Years
200
This countries flag is also know as the Union Jack
A. France
B. Scotland
C. United Kingdom
D. Ireland
C. The United Kingdom
300
This bird is the fastest on land reaching speeds up to 43 mph
A. Cardinal
B. Ostrich
C. Road Runner
D. Yellow Bellied sparrow
B. Ostrich
300
This oil company's rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and countless species of wildlife.
A. Shell
B. Exxon Mobil
C. British Petroleum
D. Cheveron
C. British Petroleum
300
This witch keeps Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years using the lotus flower
A. Athena
B. Calypso
C. Cerci
D. Andromeda
B. Calypso
300
adopted in 1625 This scandanavian County has the oldest flag in the world.
A. Sweden
B. Denmark
C. Norway
D. Finland
B. Denmark
400
This Penguin species can dive up to depths of 540 Ft below sea level.
A. Emperor Penguin
B. King Penguin
C. Gentoo
D. Macaroni
A. Emperor Penguin
400
A total of 22,654 Union and Confederate soldiers were wounded or killed at this battle considered the bloodiest day in American History
A. Battle at the Bulge
B. Battle of Antietam
C. Battle of Gettysburg
D. Battle of Shiloh
B. Battle of Antietam
400
Odysseus plugs his men's ears with this material to safely pass the deadly Sirens.
A. Honey
B. Cotton
C. Beeswax
D. Ear Plugs
C. Beeswax
400
If you rotate the Italian Flag 90 degrees Clockwise you get this countries Flag.
A. Hungary
B. Iran
C. Cote d' Ivore
D. Gambia
A. Hungary
500
Wisdom the Laysan Albatros is the world oldest bird, roughly what is her age
A. 60
B. 75
C. 80
D. 112
B. 75
First banded in 1958, she is roughly 75 years old
500
this event happened on March 5 1770, Five people were killed after British soldiers fired on a mob that was harassing them.
A. Alices Restaurant Massacre
B. Bloody Monday
C. York Massacre
D. Boston Massacre
D. Boston Massacre
500
The name for the Giant Whirlpool/maelstrom.
A. Charybdis
B. Polyphemus
C. Circe
D. Oedipus
A. Charybdis
500
A. East Timor
B. Saint Kitts and Nevis
C. Grenada
D. Barbados
C. Grenada
600
After flying behind this duck in an airplane, they found this species can reach speeds from between 80-100 MPH
A. Red Brested Merganser
B. Feral Muscovey
C. American Wigeon
D. Green Winged Teal
A. Red Brested merganser
600
White supremacists violently overthrew the elected local government destroying the Black-owned Daily Record newspaper and killing an untold number of Black residents in the only successful coup d'état in U.S. history
A. Spartacist uprising
B. Wilmington Coup
C. The business coup of 1933
D. Operation bier putsch
B. Wilmington Coup
600
This Greek word means hospitality
A. Arete
B. Xenia
C. Kleos
D. Agamemnon
B. Xenia
600
While Moldova and Saudi Arabia traditionally print or construct their flags with non-mirrored text on both sides so they read correctly, This country is the only sovereign nation with two distinct official seals.
A. Bosnia and Herzegovina
B. Canada
C. Uraguay
D. Paraguay
D. Paraguay
600
The Bloodiest Coronation event happened in may of 1896. with over 1,400 people dying and over 1,300 injuries. This was caused by a frivolous rumors of free beer, food and commemorative cups by which coronated Russian King?
Peter the Great Nicolas the 2nd
Ivan the Terrible Igor the 1st
Peter the 1st Yaroslav the wise
Nicholas the 1st Lennin
Peter the 2nd Oleg the Seer
Tsar Nicholas the 2nd
