Milwaukee
Designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, what famous kinetic feature of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion opens and closes like bird wings?
A movable sunscreen with a 215 foot wingspan. (The Burke Brise Soleil opens and closes twice daily and is a breathtaking modern symbol of the city on the lakefront.)
The famous horror movie Halloween was released into theatres in which decade?
The 1970s. (1978)
The Milwaukee Bucks drafted this Greek professional basketball player in 2013, and he quickly became a fan favorite, helping lead them to an NBA championship in 2021.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Originally released in 2011, this sandbox game became the best-selling video game of all time, challenging players to survive nocturnal monsters while mining resources to build anything they can imagine out of blocks.
Minecraft.
Mr. Birkenheier has two of this kind of animal.
Cats.
Milwaukee is widely celebrated as a capital of frozen custard. What specific ingredient is legally required to distinguish frozen custard from standard ice cream?
Egg yolks.
This stop-motion animated movie from Laika Studios in 2009 features a young girl who discovers a secret door in her new home leading to a sinister parallel world where people have buttons for eyes.
Coraline.
The Green Bay Packers have won this many Super Bowls.
Four.
This not-so-family-friendly game series has 16 main releases and expansion titles, with the newest release set for November 2026.
Grand Theft Auto
Mr. Birkenheier has how many siblings?
Two.
Milwaukee’s downtown area sits near a scenic harbor where how many rivers converge before flowing into Lake Michigan?
Three (The Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers created a natural harbor that helped fuel the city's growth as a shipping and industrial hub.)
Released in 2018, this groundbreaking animated movie from Sony Pictures features teenager Miles Morales learning to master his new powers alongside different alternate-universe versions of a classic comic book superhero.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Before Miller Park opened in 2001, the Milwaukee Brewers played in this stadium.
Milwaukee County Stadium
This game was released in 2017 and instantly became one of the most popular games in the world, peaking at 45 million players in a span of 24 hours. This game made the term "battle pass" popular throughout the gaming space and led to many other developers following suit.
Fortnite Battle Royale.
What two sports did Mr. Birkenheier play in high school?
Soccer + Football.
Which iconic 1970s and 1980s sitcom, featuring Arthur Fonzarelli ("The Fonz") and Arnold’s Drive-In, was proudly set in Milwaukee?
This 2015 Pixar animated film takes place entirely inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley, where five personified core emotions struggle to help her navigate moving to a new city.
1982.
This incredibly popular 2020 social deduction game takes place on a futuristic spaceship where a crew of colorful, armless astronauts must complete tasks while trying to figure out which of them is secretly a hidden "Imposter."
Among Us.
Mr. Birkenheier's other job, outside of teaching at Atlas Prep.?
At the Brewers Stadium.
Why did Milwaukee earn the famous and enduring nickname "Cream City"?
Director Michael Bay chose this iconic Milwaukee landmark to film scenes for the 2011 movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon, where it served as the high-tech car garage and headquarters for the villainous billionaire Dylan Gould.
The Milwaukee Art Museum.
Milwaukee currently has the longest-running continuously operating professional indoor soccer team in the U.S., competing in the Major Arena Soccer League. What is the name of that team?
Milwaukee Wave
Launched in 2006, this massive online platform is not just a single game, but a global hub where users can use the programming language Lua to create their own 3D worlds, hosting massively popular user-made experiences like Adopt Me! and Blox Fruits.
Roblox.
Mr. Birkenheier's favorite kind of food?
Italian food.