Banned Books
This dystopian novel was banned in the US for being pro communist and in the USSR for being anti-communist
What is 1984?
This battle acted as the turning point of the war, denying the South's chance to invade the North, Lincoln would give an address in that city four and a half months later
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
A fight between these two YouTubers was the biggest amateur boxing match in history, with over 1.3 million Pay-per-view tickets
Who are KSI & Logan Paul?
A puzzle staple, these words or phases can be rearranged to get another word or phrase, like listen can become silent
What is an Anagram?
This inquisitive chimp, a beloved kid's character is often remembered to have a tail, despite him lacking one
Who is Curious George?
This organization is responsible for cataloging to most banned or challenged books in America
What is the American Library Association?
This Infamous Supreme Court decision stated that slaves who went to live in free states were not freed and were not citizens
What is Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The longest tennis match in history, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes, was played by John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at this tournament.
What is the 2010 Wimbledon Championships?
Words like "racecar" are special in that they are spelled the same both forwards and backwards
What is a Palindrome?
Darth Vader's line at the end of Emire Strikes Back is often misquoted as "Luke I am your Father," when it is actually this
What is "No, I am your Father?"
This Novel about a boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation was the most challenged book from 2010 to 2019
What is The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian?
The first battle of the Civil War, one that was so close to Washington that U.S. Senate Members sat nearby and had a picnic, was called this
What is the Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas?
These Hockey bothers have the record for the most points scored between two brothers with 2,861, despite one of them only scoring 4 points
Who are Wayne & Brent Gretzky?
Very confusing for people learning English, this is when words are spelled the same, but have different meanings, like "bass" as either a guitar or a fish
What is a Homograph (not a homonym or homophone)
This Underwear brand logo does not have a cornucopia behind a bunch of fruit, despite what you might remember
What is Fruit of the Loom?
This U.S. State has challenged the most books, with 1,120 getting called into question
What is Texas?
This campaign, starting in Atlanta, Georgia, and ending at the port of Savannah, had is Union general and his army use a "scorched earth" policy, destroying everything in their way
What is Sherman's March?
This Steelers Safety had the record for highest insured hair, being insured for $1,000,000 by Head & Shoulders
Who is Troy Polamalu?
A sentence like "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" has all the letters of the alphabet
What is a Pangram?
The phrase "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" was never said by Snow White's Evil Queen, it was actually this line
What is "Magic Mirror on the Wall?"
This author, who writes young adult novels like Are You There God? It's Me, Margret, has the most books that have been challenged with 5
Who is Judy Blume?
Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel promoting anti-slavery and helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War, was written by this author
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This Lutheran pastor holds 19 Guinness World records, one of which was for pulling a 36,000-pound sleigh while dressed as Santa Claus
Who is Kevin Fast?
Common in poetry, this technique is when all the words of a sentence begin with the same letter (But not necessarily pronounced the same)
What is a Tautogram? (not Alliteration)
A lot of people think that this comedian starred in a movie called Shazaam where he played a genie, which does not exist. They are likely confusing it with Kazaam where Shaquille O'Neal plays a genie
Who is Sinbad?