Olympics
This European megacity hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics.
What is Paris, (France)?
Transylvania was found on this year, only a few years from the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
1780
These series of mountains span almost the length of the North American continent from New Mexico and Colorado, all the way into Canada.
What are the Rockies? (also, "Rocky Mountains")
A massive system of caves, this national park is named after an Ice Age tusked megafauna.
What is/are Mammoth Cave(s)... National Park?
Scranton is the American setting of this famous Sit-Com.
What is The Office?
American gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik won gold for his routine on this piece of gymnastic equipment.
What is the pommel horse?
The film American Animals, depicts the attempted heist of a valuable book located in the Transylvania University archives which depicts drawings of which animals?
What are birds?
Known for it's explosive 1980 eruption, this mountain sits in the northwestern Cascadia range.
What is Mt. St. Helens? (also, "...Mount..." and "...Saint...")
This invasive plant, imported from Asia to aid with soil retention, destroys Kentucky ecosystems because of how quickly it grows.
What is Kudzu?
She played Rose Nylund on the TV show Golden Girls, this beloved actress lived to be 99 years old and died just 17 days before she would have turned 100.
Who is Betty White?
This New Zealander competed in the newest sport of Breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics, becoming an internet meme for her comedic performance.
Who is "Raygun" (or, Rachel Gunn)?
This famous American politician taught at Transylvania University and was known for his compromises in the American Congress.
Who is Henry Clay?
This mountain is the tallest in Africa, and stands at an impressive 19,341 feet of elevation.
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
The 'Gorge' is a popular hiking spot in Kentucky, and this pizza joint has become the go-to spot for weary hikers after a long trek through the woods.
What is Miguel's Pizza? (or, "Miguel's")
With a finale live viewership of over 76 million, this TV show is set in New York City and stars many comedians.
What is Seinfeld?
This female Olympian swimmer has won gold four consecutive Olympics. At the 2024 Olympics she beat the world record in the 1500 m freestyle. (Spelling)
Who is Katie Ledecky?
While famous for his other haunting exploits, Rafinesque also is notorious for his 'discovery' of this flying animal.
What is Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat?
This mountain in South America was the site of a brutal colonial silver mine, killed an estimated 8 million Indigenous American and African slaves.
What is Mount Potosi?
This eponymously named tree gets its name from the state where it is found in abundance and for its fruits' resemblance to pods of a meso-American drink delicacy.
What is the Kentucky Coffee Tree?
While the name of the fictional community college in the American Sit-com is Greendale, this other fictional college is its college rival.
What is City College?
This female Algerian Olympic boxer won gold despite the several fake accusations caused an internet scandal regarding her gender. (Spelling needs to be correct for both first and last name--it's 500 points, lol)
Who is Imane Khelif?
The Carrick Library was originally dedicated in a ceremony led by this American president in 1952.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Known as "Mount Everest" to much of the world, the true name for this massive peak translates to "Goddess Mother of the World".
What is Chomolungma?
(3 of 4 required) What is a cottonmouth, a copperhead, a timber rattlesnake, and a pygmy rattlesnake?
Known for his role in New Girl as Winston Bishop, this actor recently won an Emmy.
Who is Lamorne Morris?