Technology
This 1980s storage format, made of plastic, could hold just 1.44 MB of data — but once dominated personal computing.
In sports, this term describes when a defender gets past a line and heads straight for the goal, like in hockey or basketball.
What is a breakaway
Nicknamed “Old Ironsides,” this historic naval ship is permanently docked in Boston and is the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
What is the USS Constitution?
This word refers to a detailed collection or summary, often used in games to describe an in-game record of discovered animals, plants, weapons, and lore.
What is a compendium?
Famous for his oratory, Churchill told his countrymen he had nothing to offer but “blood, toil, tears, and” this.
What is sweat?
Debuting in 1993, this recurring sketch featured Chris Farley as a motivational speaker who lives “in a van down by the river.”
Who is Matt Foley?
Apple’s Newton MessagePad, launched in the early 1990s, was one of the world’s first devices in this product category.
What is a personal digital assistant (PDA)?
This idiom means to leave or escape suddenly, often used when someone flees from capture.
What is a break out?
It's the full meaning of “RMS,” the prefix most famously seen before the name Titanic.
What is Royal Mail Ship?
The Pinkertons famously pursued this American outlaw and his gang before his assassination in 1882.
Who is Jesse James?
Elizabeth II famously referred to this former British colony as her “second home,” having spent time there as a newlywed in 1952 when she learned of her father’s death.
What is Kenya?
This sketch comedy trio, now featured on SNL with pre-taped digital shorts, originally gained attention on YouTube and consists of Ben, John, and Martin.
What is Please Don’t Destroy?
This massive 1940s machine, considered one of the first general-purpose electronic computers, was built at the University of Pennsylvania to calculate artillery tables.
What is ENIAC?
This common phrase describes a decisive moment where a situation sharply improves or declines, especially in one’s career.
This 18th-century British explorer circumnavigated the globe aboard the HMS Endeavour.
Who is (Capt.) James Cook?
Known as the “white plague” in the 19th century, this infectious disease primarily affects the lungs and was once a leading cause of death worldwide.
What is Tuberculosis?
This English queen, nicknamed the “Nine Days’ Queen,” was imprisoned and executed at the Tower of London in 1554.
Who is Lady Jane Grey?
This U.S. Senator hosted SNL in 1984 —setting the precedent for politicians on the show.
Who is George McGovern?
In 1971, Intel released this revolutionary microprocessor, marking the dawn of the microchip era.
What is the Intel 4004?
To wish a performer good luck
What is "break a leg"?
Before they rise into the air, these S.H.I.E.L.D. vessels from the Avengers films function as ocean-going supercarriers, part battleship, part aircraft carrier.
What are helicarriers?
This American author wrote the short story Rip Van Winkle, first published in 1819.
Who is Washington Irving?
In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel launched a failed military intervention over this Middle Eastern waterway, leading to a major Cold War diplomatic crisis.
What is the Suez Canal? (or What is the Suez Crisis?)
This longtime NBC sketch show served as the direct predecessor to SNL, and even featured Lorne Michaels and Chevy Chase in writing and performing roles.
What is The Lily Tomlin Special?
This 19th-century British mathematician and writer worked on Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine and is often called the world’s first computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This common dance style involves acrobatic moves and spins, popularized in the 1980s. It got worldwide attention at the 2024 Paris Games.
What is breakdancing?
This Portuguese explorer launched a five-ship expedition in 1519; though he died en route, his ship the Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Whos is Magellan?
Before becoming known as Rockstar Games, the company’s founders worked under this earlier label, responsible for publishing the original Grand Theft Auto in 1997.
What is DMA Design?
The “Windrush generation” refers to Caribbean immigrants who arrived in Britain aboard this ship in 1948.
What is the Empire Windrush?
The show's 2000 election night sketch ended in chaos when this character, played by Tracy Morgan, announced, “Florida done messed it up!”
Who is Dominican Lou?