This U.S. President used the term “Evil Empire” when referring to the Soviet Union.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
In 1853, this deep fried snack was first cooked up in Saratoga Springs, New York by a chef who had cut potatoes too thin for french fries.
What are potato chips?
Bulgaria lost this major world conflict.
What is WWI or WWII?
This movie from the 1980’s is about a young boy who finds an alien that has crash landed near his house who desperately wants to go home.
What is E.T.?
This city is the seat of Alameda County and has a population of 430,553.
What is Oakland?
This Latin American communist leader would allegedly eat 18 - 28 scoops of ice cream after every meal. The CIA tried to assassinate him many times.
Who is Fidel Castro?
"Theobroma cacao" is the scientific name for this seed utilized as a form of currency by the Mayans.
What are cocoa beans?
Bulgaria became independent from this empire in 1908.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This 1930’s movie revolves around a young girl transported to a mystical land who must find a powerful wizard in order to make it back home.
What is Wizard of Oz?
This self-defense party founded in Oakland in 1966 is known for starting the Free Breakfast program and had extensions in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Philadelphia
What is Black Panther Party?
The modern-day country Joseph Stalin was born in.
What is Georgia?
in 1897, cotton candy and the blueprints for the machine that spins it were developed by this type of healthcare professional.
What is a dentist?
Name three of the five countries that border Bulgaria.
What is Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, or Serbia?
This 1940’s movie revolves around the life of a deer that endures many tragedies and hardships. And yet still makes it through to the other side.
What is Bambi?
This famous Oakland-born actor has starred in movies and TV series such as Euphoria, Challengers, and the Spider-Man Trilogy.
Who is Zendaya?
This leader famously said the words “Ich bin ein berliner,” meaning "I am a jelly donut," during a Cold War-era speech.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
During its years of development, the technique used to make this frozen dessert was originally used for flash freezing cow feed.
What are Dippin Dots?
This medieval state was officially recognized by the Byzantine Empire in 681 CE and is commonly also considered to be the earliest form of Bulgaria.
What is the First Bulgarian Empire?
This 1970’s Mafia movie about the Corleone family revolves around a mafia Don and his son, and how the vicious cycle of betrayal and murder in the mafia never ends.
What is the Godfather?
This hall-of-famer played on and off for the Oakland Athletics in the late 20th century, and is honored as the name of the Coliseum’s baseball field.
Who is Rickey Henderson?
The actual title of the book given the nickname the "little red book."
What is "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung?"
Soda fountains had their humble beginnings on tap at these establishments.
What are pharmacies?
The Ballon d'Or was awarded to this Bulgarian soccer player in 1994. He is considered the greatest Bulgarian soccer player of all time.
Who is Hristo Stoichkov?
The name of this classic 1980’s movie about 5 highschool students who come of age during saturday school has been mentioned in every type of media hundreds of times since its release.
What is the Breakfast Club?
This man served three terms from 1977 to 1991 as Oakland’s first black mayor.
Who is Lionel Joseph Wilson?