US History
In 1861, this state became the first to secede from the Union, triggering the start of the Civil War.
What is South Carolina?
This 1939 film, based on a L. Frank Baum novel, features a young girl who travels to the land of Oz.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
This animal is the largest of the currently alive great apes.
What is the Gorilla? (eastern lowlands gorilla)
This 1962 book by Dr. Seuss tells the story of a mischievous creature who wreaks havoc on Christmas, only to have his heart grow three sizes.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This singer-songwriter, known for hits like "Love Story", "Shake It Off", and "Blank Space", transitioned from country to pop and has won multiple Grammy Awards.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This U.S. president served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This 2004 film tells the story of how warthog Pumbaa and meerkat Timon become friends.
What is the Lion King 1 1/2?
This planet is the hottest in our Solar System.
What is Venus?
This book is the fifth entry in the Harry Potter series?
What is The Order of the Phoenix?
This pop singer, known for hits like "Like a Prayer" and "Vogue", is often called the "Queen of Pop."
Mount Rushmore, carved into the Black Hills of this US state, depicts the faces of four U.S. presidents.
What is South Dakota?
This British director, known for The Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception, often explores themes of time and space.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This species forms one of the largest organisms on Earth - located in Fishlake National Forest.
What is an Aspen Tree?
his 2003 novel by Dan Brown centers around symbologist Robert Langdon as he investigates a murder at the Louvre and uncovers a conspiracy involving the Catholic Church.
What is the Da Vinci Code?
In 2017, this song became the first to ever reach 10 billion streams on Spotify.
What is Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)?
This 1917 act, passed by Congress during World War I, made it a crime to interfere with military recruitment or to speak out against the war effort.
What is The Espionage Act?
This 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, set in ancient Rome, stars Russell Crowe as a betrayed general seeking revenge.
What is Gladiator?
This star, located 4.2 light years away from the Earth is closest to the Earth after the Sun.
What is Proxima Centauri?
This is the collection of mythopoeic tales by J.R.R. Tolkien that details the creation of Middle-earth, its early inhabitants, and the history that precedes The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
What is The Silmarillion?
I don't know why I can't think of her name, but this artist's 2002 debut album was in the top 5 on the billboard 100.
Who is Norah Jones?
This act, passed in 1856, permitted US citizens to take possessions of unclaimed Islands with deposits of what?
What is guano?
This 1954 film, directed by Akira Kurosawa, tells the story of a samurai’s journey to rescue a village from bandits.
What is Seven Samurai?
This desert, located in southern Africa, is the oldest in the world.
What is The Namib Desert?
This 1963 book by Betty Friedan challenged the idealized image of women as homemakers and is often credited with sparking the second-wave feminist movement in the United States.
What is The Feminine Mystique?
Yo Yo Ma plays this 4 stringed instrument.
What is The Cello?