Actually Happened
Despite creating an empire of talking mice, this entertainment mogul had a personal fear of them.
Who is Walt Disney?
This popular navigation app, originally developed in Israel, helps drivers avoid traffic and find the fastest routes.
What is Waze?
This NFL team has won the most Super Bowls in history.
What are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
The Berlin Wall fell, Taylor Swift was born, and The Simpsons premiered.
What is 1989?
The lowest point on Earth’s surface.
What is the Dead Sea?
The DNA of this Mongol conqueror is present in about 0.5% of the world’s male population today.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This medical device, developed in Israel, is designed to quickly stop severe bleeding and is widely used in military and emergency medicine.
What is the Israeli bandage?
In Finland, there’s a championship where men race while carrying this person on their back.
Who is their wife? / What is wife-carrying?
The Titanic sank, and Oreos hit the shelves.
What is 1912?
You can’t buy Coca-Cola in North Korea or this other island nation that’s mostly desert.
What is Cuba?
During WWII, this future monarch trained as a mechanic and driver
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This revolutionary irrigation system, which conserves water by delivering it directly to plant roots, was perfected in Israel.
What is Drip Irrigation?
Japan hosts an annual event where hundreds of people dress as this fruit and run a marathon.
What is watermelon?
The Iphone made its debut and the final Harry Potter Book was releases.
What is 1889?
This country has more lakes than every other country in the world.
What is Canada?
This future U.S. president was a champion wrestler, losing only one of roughly 300 matches.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Developed in the 1990s, this technology revolutionized digital storage.
What is the USB flash drive?
This was the only time in history the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year.
What is 1992?
Toy Story premiered in theaters, and the OJ Simpson trial dominated TV screens.
What is 1995?
This European country has no mosquitoes — a rare luxury.
What is Iceland?
This American polymath invented bifocals, swim fins, and a flexible catheter.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A tile-based strategy game, a code-breaking challenge using a secret color sequence, and a game where opponents deduce each other’s characters by asking yes/no questions.
What are Rummikub, Mastermind, and Guess Who?
According to Coach Patches O’Houlihan, these are the five things every great dodgeball player must master.
What are Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge?
The Hindenburg exploded, Amelia Earhart vanished, and the Golden Gate Bridge opened.
What is 1937?
This tiny European nation has no army — just a Swiss one next door.
What is Liechtenstein?