Groovy To Hip-Hop
This 1967 Jimi Hendrix classic, known for its psychedelic gutiar riffs and lyrics about a colorful haze, became a staple of the Summer Of Love and is often said to be one of the greatest rock songs of all time.
What is "Purple Haze?"
In 1969, this NASA mission achieved one of humanity's greatest feats when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface, famously declaring "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
What is Apollo 11?
This 1968 sci-fi classic directed by Stanley Kubrick features a rogue computer named HAL 9000, whose single-letter name hides a cheeky shift from IBM by one letter, leading to the famous line "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Known to students who once traced it on a pull-down classroom map and to those who used Google Earth, this river stretches farther than any other entirely within the United States.
What is the Missouri River?
In American football, this position is the only one allowed to throw a forward pass during a play.
What is the quarterback?
This 1982 Michael Jackson smash from his album, Thriller, debutes the moonwalk in its respective music video, featuring lyrics of him disputing his love.
What is "Billie Jean?"
The 1972-1974 political scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and subsequent cover-up attempts forced this U.S. president to become the only one in history to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This 2012 Disney animated hit about a Scottish princess who defies tradition with her bow and arrow has a title starting with B for the fiery-haired Brave heroine.
What is Brave?
Whether you learned this from a chalkboard lesson or an educational YouTube video, this is the name of the planet closest to the Sun in our solar system.
What is Mercury?
In baseball, this term refers to a fair ball hit by the batter that allows them to safely reach first base without the benefit of an error, fielder’s choice, or interference.
What is a hit?
Adele's soulful 2010 heartbreak ballad from her massive album "21" captured raw emotion with powerful vocals about being rolled in the deep, earning Record of the Year and dominating charts for months.
What is "Rolling in the Deep"?
The 1989 fall of this iconic Cold War barrier in Berlin symbolized the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and accelerated the end of the Soviet Union's dominance over the region.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This 2025 horror-comedy revival of a classic slasher franchise featured a new generation facing the masked killer, its title starting with S for the horrors that echoes through Woodsboro again.
What is Scream?
Even if you sang this in class during the Cold War or watched it animated online decades later, this is the name of the song that lists the names of the United States.
What is “Fifty Nifty United States”?
A phrase borrowed from another pastime entirely, this hockey term describes the achievement of scoring three goals by the same player in a single game, often celebrated by fans throwing items onto the ice.
What is a hat trick?
OutKast's joyful 2003 Southern hip-hop explosion from "Speakerboxxx: The Love Below" had listeners "shaking it like a Polaroid picture" in one of the most feel-good, dance-crazed tracks of the decade.
What is "Hey, YA!"
This 1991 military operation, known as Operation Desert Storm, saw a U.S.-led coalition swiftly liberate Kuwait from Iraqi invasion in the first major post-Cold War conflict broadcast live on television.
What is the Gulf War?
Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 shower scene shocker at a remote motel has a title starting with P for the psychological terror inflicted by the disturbed owner. "Mother! Im Going Drinking!"
What is Psycho?
Before spellcheck and autocorrect, and even after them, 5th graders learned that this word means “able to be trusted” and is spelled without an “e” after the “v.”
What is reliable?
This offensive position is typically lined up behind or beside the quarterback and is responsible for carrying the ball on running plays, blocking on passing plays, and occasionally catching short passes.
What is the running back?
Prince's funky, futuristic 1983 party anthem envisioned dancing and celebrating like it was the end of the millennium, complete with purple imagery and a countdown that defined '80s pop-funk.
What is "1999"?
In early 2022, this European nation's invasion by Russian forces under Vladimir Putin escalated into a prolonged war, triggering massive sanctions, refugee crises, and renewed NATO unity... for now.
What is Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaptation of the classic novel follows four sisters growing up during the Civil War, title starting with L for the women navigating love, ambition, and family.
What is Little Women?
Taught before the internet and still taught today, this is the name of the system of government in which citizens vote for representatives to make laws.
What is a democracy?
Often debated by fans and analysts alike, this penalty is called when an offensive player moves illegally before the snap in a way that simulates the start of the play.
What is false start?