The Olympic Games
In 2022, this city will become the first location to host both a Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Where is Beijing?
The third most abundant metal after iron and aluminum, it is essential for human bone formation.
What is Calcium?
Founded in 1927 and considered the unofficial airline of the United States, it was one of three major American passenger airlines to cease operations in 1991.
What is Pan Am?
A type of writing in which the settings, characters, and events stand for other specific people, events, or ideas.
What is Allegory?
A form of martial arts, this Korean technique emphasizes head-height kicks and strikes to the opponent exclusively above the waist.
What is Taekwondo?
At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, this athlete won the Gold Medal, as as a result earned the only Golden Slam ever awarded in tennis history.
Who is Steffi Graf?
People with shellfish and seafood allergies may experience an adverse reaction to this non-metallic solid, which derived its name from the violet color it exudes while in gas form.
What is Iodine?
The original pioneer of the five-and-dime store in the USA, it's name was also attached to the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930.
What is Woolworth?
A Greek word meaning "character," in rhetoric it is one of the three modes of persuasion, the other two being logos and pathos.
What is ethos?
A team sport where six players are separated by a net and aim to ground a ball on the other team's court, this has been the official sport of Nepal since 2017.
What is Volleyball?
There have been five sports present at every Summer Olympics, which include Athletics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Swimming and this.
What is Fencing?
Soft and versatile, it was famously used to develop alloys like red gold, sterling silver, bronze, brass and even pewter.
What is Copper?
This clothing retailer's name was rather ironic, given the founder was from Canada and he established the brand in Montreal.
What is American Apparel?
The use of an incorrect word in place of one with a similar sound (often with humorous repercussions), they were an integral part of Gilda Radner's comedy sketch as Emily Litella in Saturday Night Live.
What is a malapropism?
Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil and known for acrobatic and complex maneuvers, this sport was once outlawed, only to receive special protected status as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2014.
What is Capoeria?
This American city earned the rights to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, only to subsequently reject the games after a public referendum.
Where is Denver?
Historically used to construct water pipes and as a cosmetic skin whitener called Venetian ceruse, overexposure of this chemical was attributed in part to the collapse of the Roman Empire and the death of Queen Elizabeth I.
What is Lead?
Founded in Sacramento, California, it was a staple in the music industry from its brick and mortar stores to publishing Pulse! Magazine.
What is Tower Records?
A type of metric line used in traditional English poetry, it's when an unstressed syllable follows a stressed syllable five times. Shakespeare used them frequently in his sonnets, however, the most common example of this rhythm can be found in the human heartbeat.
What is iambic pentameter?
A sporting event that involves horses and livestock, it tests the skill and speed of the rider. In Chile, this more spectators attend these events than professional football matches.
What is Rodeo?
The third time was the charm for this nation. The first two times it hosted the Olympics, its athletes failed to earn a single gold medal.
What is Canada? (it failed to earn gold medals at both the 1976 Montreal and 1988 Calgary games).
Not only is this gas the second lightest element, it is also the second most abundant in the universe.
What is Helium?
"... his prices are insane!" was the advertising slogan of this consumer electronics company. But Crazy as it was, the fraud case, $80 million in falsified inventories, stock inflation, foreign bank accounts and a notorious extradition all contributed to this retailer's demise in late 1989.
What is Crazy Eddie?
A form of Japanese poetry, it is divided into three distinct phrases that consist of 17 morae or syllables in total.
What is haiku?
Developed by the Native Americans, this field sport was transformed into an organized game in the late 1800s and became the national summer sport of Canada in 1994.
What is Lacrosse?