Follow the Leader
This leader of the Teamsters vanished in 1975
Who is Jimmy Hoffa? His remains have never been found. Hoffa served time in prison for bribery and jury tampering before President Richard Nixon commuted his sentence.
Tales of Roman and Greek gods and goddesses fall under this ology.
What is mythology? Three of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were inspired by mythology: the Colossus of Rhodes, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
Who played harmonica in the 1960's band Buffalo Springfield?
Who is Neil Young?
The first train car is sometimes called an engine. Its proper name is this.
What is a locomotive? There are approximately 30 different types of passenger cars, but not all cars will be on any train.
Fruit and vegetable production relies heavily on these stinging pollinators.
What are bees? Honeybees also provide food. Bees must gather pollen from around two million flowers to make a pound of honey.
He was South Africa's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Who is Nelson Mandela. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
This ology is a collection of literary works.
What is an anthology? The Chicken Soup for the Soul franchise is a best-selling series of anthologies.
What nationality was explorer James Cook?
What is British?
This is the world’s largest rainforest.
What is the Amazon? It’s about as large as the continental United States. It comprises 54 percent of all rainforests in the world and spans several countries in South America, with 60 percent of it in Brazil.
This peak in the Himalayan Mountains straddles Nepal and Tibet.
What is Mount Everest? Visitors who don’t want to climb to the peak at 29,029 feet can book a sightseeing flight.
He led the Cultural Revolution in China.
Who is Mao Zedong? The revolution led to the death of two million Chinese people. Mao Zedong was also a major force in the Chinese Communist Party, aka the CCP.
This is the study of religious questions.
What is theology? During the Middle Ages, theology was known as the “queen of the sciences” because it was considered the universities’ highest subject of learning.
What Canadian actor starred in the Hollywood musical La La Land?
Who is Ryan Gosling?
What color is traditionally worn by Chinese brides during their wedding banquet?
Red The color appears throughout wedding traditions in the nation, including wedding invitations.
Today we have regulations and technologies to help lower carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But we still depend on these living things to pull the greenhouse gas out of the air.
What are plants or trees? In one year, a mature tree absorbs 22 pounds of carbon dioxide and releases enough oxygen for one person to breathe for two years.
He was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister, and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
Who is Malcolm X. In his autobiography, Malcolm X explained that the "X" symbolized the true African family name that he could never know.
This is a set of doctrines or beliefs.
What is ideology? Ideologies are not limited to politics; they encompass science, religion, life, etc., and they can be theoretical or practical.
Which territory is named "Land of the Midnight Sun"?
What is the Yukon?
Which nation is home to the world’s oldest living forest?
Australia The Daintree Rainforest is an estimated 180 million years old and is a popular tourist destination.
This dwarf planet was discovered in 1930 and hasn’t made a revolution around the sun since then.
What is Pluto? It takes 248.09 years for Pluto to complete one revolution around the sun.
She was honoured as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
Who is Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was dubbed a patron saint of France.
This is the study of the nature of disease.
What is pathology? Pathology is the study of disease causes and manifestations and provides diagnostic information and management protocols.
What Children's TV show filmed over 4,000 episodes before its demise in 1996?
What is Mr. Dressup
This Eastern European country gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878 and has its own arc, similar to France’s Arc de Triomphe.
What is Romania? To celebrate its independence, Romania’s arc is known as the Arcul de Triumf.
It is often repeated that this crustacean never dies of old age.
What is the lobster?