Linguistics
The Bush Years
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Before and After
100
These two languages are the only in the world to use a logographic writing system (one where the symbols do not represent a sound but rather a concept or entire word)
What are Japanese and Chinese?
100
This major event near the beginning of President Bush's first term is suggested to have been the driving factor to the start of the "war on terror".
What was the September 11 attacks (9/11)?
100
On June 11, 2024, the world was forever changed during a street interview in which the interviewee infamously says "this" "and spit on that thang".
What is hawk tuah?
100
This video game cheat code is one of the most famous in the world, with its input as follows:
^^vv<><>BA Start
What is the Konami Code?
100
This legendary Bulls basketball player and shoe salesman also was 1/2 of a sketch comedy show with Keegan-Michael Key.
Who is Michael Jordan Peele?
200
This alphabet is used to show which sounds formulate a word.
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
200
In the extremely contentious 2000 presidential run, George Bush lost the popular vote to this then-incumbent Vice President.
Who is Al Gore?
200
This father and son duo are notorious for their "Doom or Boom" catchphrase.
Who are the Costco Guys?
200
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What is binary code?
200
Fetty Wap's debut single is also the longest-ruling English monarch
What is Trap Queen Elizabeth II?
300
This is when someone uses two languages interchangeably within the same sentence or conversation.
What is code-switching?
300
This is the item that was thrown at President Bush while at a 2008 press conference in Iraq
What is a shoe?
300
This internet webseries became popular in 2024 and features the titular characters as the villains fighting a war against the "Camera Heads".
What is Skibidi Toilet?
300
This programming language is the primary code in which websites are displayed.
What is HTML?
300
This trade network spanning nearly all of Asia was known for being the first major connection between the Eastern and Western worlds, where merchants would receive crazy gawk gawk on their way.
What is Silk Road head?
400
This linguist and political activist is often referred to as the "father of modern linguistics", and is perhaps the most famous linguist in the world.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
400
Amidst Bush Jr.'s presidency, this Adobe Flash website became a mainstay of internet culture due to its extremely lax posting regulations, which led to an influx of anti-Bush games and animations.
What is Newgrounds?
400
Baby Gronk rizzed up this LSU gymnast.
Who is Livvy Dunne?
400
This ancient Babylonian legal framework is one of the most well-preserved ancient legal texts.
What is the Hammurabi Code/Code of Hammurabi?
400
This luxury coat brand has created 62 youth-oriented horror novels throughout the 1990s.
What is Canada Goosebumps?
500
This concept shows a mental association with certain nonsense words and sounds being associated with certain shapes
What is the kiki/bouba effect?
500
This infamous GWB speech took place near the beginning of the Iraq War, where Bush stood on a podium spouting the triumphs of the American military while a banner with this phrase hung behind him.
What is "Mission Accomplished"?
500
This is the name of this gentleman
What is Eye of Rah?
500
This safety protocol is utilized by many retailers across America and is used when a child goes missing to help recover them.
What is Code Adam?
500
This 2000 John Travolta-starring sci-fi film based on an L. Ron Hubbard book is considered one of the worst films of all time, yet is simultaneously a cult-classic JRPG featuring its main character, Ness, fighting alien invaders.
What is Battlefield EarthBound?