American History
What is the United States' date of independence? (Including the year!)
July 4th, 1776
This show's second season came out in 2025, following the main character in his second time participating in a deadly contest... he's played these games before!
Squid Game
Before going on stage, someone might say this to you, an expression of good luck
Break a leg
This series is set in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy
Harry Potter
This is the chemical symbol for water
H2O
Which war did the United States join in 1941 against Germany and Japan, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
World War 2
This show is a live action adaptation of a popular cartoon from the 2000's, following Aang on his task to master all 4 elements
Avatar: The Last Airbender
This idiom is another way of saying that there's a lot of water falling from the sky.
It's raining cats and dogs
Greek mythology fans will enjoy this series, written by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
This country is home to Stonehenge, a prehistoric arrangement of large stone slabs. Aliens?
England / Great Britain / United Kingdom (any is acceptable)
This president was assassinated in November of 1963 in Dallas, Texas
John F Kennedy (JFK)
This show came out in 2022, following the adventure of a young girl as she is sent to her new school, Nevermore Academy (Set in/near Jericho, Vermont!)
Wednesday
If you're sick, you're under "This"
the weather
Lemony Snicket, pen name of Daniel Handler, wrote this series about 3 siblings who are trying to solve the mystery of their parents' death, and the secret organization they belonged to
A Series of Unfortunate Events
These stuffed animals were a huge craze in the 1990's, leading some people to amass huge collections of them, expecting their value to keep rising - unfortunately, this was not the case.
Beanie Babies
Which US State was the first to secede (leave) the union, starting the Civil War?
South Carolina
This show, released amid the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, tells the story of Beth Harmon, a fictional chess prodigy.
Queen's Gambit
If something happens very rarely, it happens this often
Once in a blue moon
This classic American novel by Harper Lee follows Scout Finch, showing the absurdity of racism by viewing it through a child's perspective
To Kill a Mockingbird
This letter is the most commonly used letter in the English language
E
What event is generally considered the start of the Great Depression, in 1929?
The stock market crashed, called Black Tuesday
This horror miniseries, released in 2021, follows the misfortune of a small island town when a new preacher, Paul Hill, unexpectedly replaces the island's longtime priest - and brings an ancient evil with him.
Midnight Mass
If you shouldn't immediately believe what someone says, a friend may tell you to take their words with "this"
A pinch/grain of salt
Daily Double
This novel, written by George Orwell, paints a grim picture of life when the government is in full control of what people are allowed to read and listen to.
Christopher Columbus was born and raised in this city, a very important port city in Italy... which didn't exist yet! (It wouldn't unify to be 'Italy' until 1861)
Genoa