Famous Inventions
This man is credited with inventing the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This genre of music originated in the African-American communities of the Southern United States and often features call-and-response patterns
What is blues music?
The large African mammal is known for its incredible strength, capable of carrying up to 9,000 pounds and running as fast as 35 miles per hour.
What is the African Elephant?
In this 1946 film, an angel named Clarence helps a desperate businessman realize the true value of his life.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
The term for the surgical removal of one's tonsils.
What is a tonsillectomy?
Thomas Edison invented this house hold staple in 1879
What is the electric light bulb?
This genre of music developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s and features a prominent offbeat rhythm.
What is reggae music?
The fastest land animal.
What is the cheetah?
This 1957 film adaptation of a Broadway musical features the love story of Tony and Maria, set against the backdrop of rival street gangs in New York City.
What is "West Side Story"?
The technical term for the "dot" over the letter "i" and "j".
What is a tittle?
This invention, made by Johannes Gutenberg, revolutionized the spread of information in the 15th century.
What is the printing press?
This genre of music is characterized by its improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and often features brass and woodwind instruments.
What is jazz music?
The largest species of bear.
What is the polar bear?
Audrey Hepburn stars as a young woman in New York City who falls for a charming older man in this 1961 romantic comedy.
What is "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
The term for a group of geese flying together in a V-shaped formation.
What is a skein or a wedge?
This invention, patented by Samuel Morse in 1837, revolutionized long distance communication.
What is the telegraph?
This genre of music emerged in the Bronx in the 1970s and is characterized by rhythmic speech over a beat.
What is hip hop music?
An aquatic mammal, often referred to as the "sea cow," is known for its slow-moving nature and herbivorous diet.
What is the manatee?
This 1950 film, based on a Tennessee Williams play, tells the story of a troubled former Southern belle named Blanche DuBois.
What is "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
The name for the fear of heights.
What is acrophobia?
This invention by Scottish engineer John Logie Baird allowed for the transmission of moving images.
What is the television?
This genre of music originated in the Appalachian region of the United States and often features acoustic instruments such as banjo, fiddle, and guitar?
What is bluegrass music?
The only continent on Earth where you won't find any native species of ants?
What is Antarctica?
Released in 1941, this Orson Welles film is often considered one of the greatest films of all time and follows a reporter's investigation into the life of a wealthy newspaper tycoon.
What is "Citizen Kane"?
The name for the indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle.
What is a punt?