Famous Places
I am a massive iron structure built for a world's fair in 1889, what am I ?
What warm drink is famously associated with fall and flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves?
This archaeologist wears a fedora and carries a bullwhip
who is Indiana Jones
This NASA mission was the first crewed mission to land humans on the Moon
What is Apollo 11?
What year did the September 11 terrorist attack occur?
2001
I am giant canyon carved by the Colorado river in Arizona, What am I?
The Grand Canyon
What is the name for the first day of fall, when day and night are approximately equal in length?
What is the autumnal equinox
This Mystery-solving friend group travels in the mystery machine. Name the main 5.
Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Fred, Daphne
This Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to travel into space in 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What famous statue overlooks Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Which horror author wrote The Shinning?
( double points if you know the names of the twins)
Stephen King
twins names: Alexa and Alexie Grady
In Jaws, what is the first name of the shark hunter played by Robert Shaw?
Who is Quint
This term describes a star that suddenly increases dramatically in brightness due to a thermonuclear explosion on its surface
What is a nova
What year did the first model olympics games take place?
1896
In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located?
Agra
What is the term for an intense fear of Halloween?
What is Samhainaphobia
In The Breakfast Club (1985), this character is the rebellious student who wears a flannel shirt, has long dark hair, and serves detention for pulling a prank.
Answer: Who is John Bender?
This telescope, launched in 1990, famously required corrective optics after its primary mirror was found to have a flaw.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
What year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
1991
Which African country is home to the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela?
Ethiopia
In folklore, what creature is said to take the form of a horse and suffocate sleeping people?
What is a nightmare ( the folkloric spirit)
In The Princess Bride (1987), this swordsman repeatedly tells his opponent, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
Who is Inigo Montoya?
This moon of Neptune has a giant retrograde orbit and is thought to have been captured from the Kuiper Belt.
What is Triton?
What year did the Super Bowl take place?
1967