Alcatraz
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Where are they from?
How many...
100
The prison shut down in 1963. What is Alcatraz used for today?
It's a museum
100
A new __________ has been discovered!
Lemur/Monkey (tiniest in the world)
100
France
Paris
100
Christopher Columbus was from ______________ ?
Italy or Portugal (but lived in Spain)
100
Rings on the Olympic Symbol?
5
200
In which US city is Alcatraz located?
San Francisco
200
Moderna is announcing that their new __________ will last 3 years.
COVID Vaccine
200
Germany
Berlin
200
William Shakespeare was from ___________ ?
England
200
Signs of the Zodiac?
12 (maybe 13 soon?)
300
Which very famous Gangster stayed at Alcatraz?
Al Capone
300
This Tesla founder, is now the richest man in the world (passing Jeff Bezos of Amazon)
Elon Musk
300
Ireland
Dublin
300
Joan of Arc was from _________ ?
France
300
Greek Gods on Olympus?
12
400
How did the three prisoners break out of the Prison?
They used nail clippers to dig a hole in the wall and create a tunnel
They painted a cardboard fake wall to cover it
They made mannequin heads using plaster and human hair from the barber shop
400
This private company (not NASA) launched it's first successful rocket of 2021, deploying a satellite in space
SpaceX
400
China
Beijing
400
Nelson Mandella was from _________ ?
South Africa
400
Time zones on planet earth?
24
500
Give 3 reasons why Alcatraz was so hard to escape from:
Super-Max Prison
Strong Tides
Very Cold Water
Sharks
It's on an Island
500
Scientists have discovered a new state of ___________ to go with gas, solid, liquid, and plasma
A new state of matter called "liquid glass".
It doesn't follow the rules of a liquid or a solid, but is molecularly in the middle
500
Brazil
Brasilia
500
Ghengis Khan was from ___________?
Mongolia/Siberia
500
Moons around Mars?
2