Life Changing Inventions
In 1794 James Hargreaves created this machine that used a large wheel to spin many spindles of thread at once replacing the manual labor to produce wool.
What is the Spinning Jenny?
There are many versions of this game, but the traditional 2 player hand consists of “deal”, “the play”, & “the show”, with the objective of this card game is to be the first one to get to 121 points.
What is Crib/Cribbage?
Known as the “Butcher of Uganda” this dictator declared economic war on Uganda’s Asian population so he could rule the trade and manufacturing sectors.
Who is Idi Amin?
In today’s age, the average “player” can not weigh more than 126lbs, so they don’t weigh down their companion.
What is Horse Racing?
This American painter was widely noticed for his "drip technique" making him a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement in 1947-1952.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
Created in 1794 this machine sped up the process of removing seeds from fibers revolutionizing the production of cotton.
What is the Cotton Gin?
The term in winning this board game translates to "The King is Dead"- but with over 9 billion possible different moves, it makes it rather difficult to be crowned.
What is Chess?
Believed to be the most successful guerrilla fighter against the Japanese, the “People’s Republic of China” was proclaimed. The purging of millions of “wealthy” peasants & intellects claimed the lives of 45 million Chinese lives from 1949-1966.
Who is Mao Zedong?
Competitive competitions are always played indoors because even light winds can affect the "birdie" since it's made out of duck or goose feathers.
What is Badminton?
This American born artist was greatly credited for her paintings of enlarged flowers, NY skyscrapers, & NM landscapes, which gifted her the nickname “Mother of American modernism”.
Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
This screw-type wine press squeezes down evenly on push paper against inked movable type materials to transfer text and images onto paper.
What is the Printing Press?
This card game is entirely driven by luck, which also makes it simple for children to play it, crowning the winner of this "Battle" once one person has the entire deck.
What is War?
Known as the original “Dracula” this ruler was named for his preferred form of torture which led to the assassination of more than 20,000 Ottomans.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
Bobby Hully is responsible for the fastest shot that has ever been recorded at 118mph in this winter sport.
What is Hockey?
Still known as creating the most beloved & revered images in the history of art, this Dutch born painter left a legacy with his “Girl with a Pearl” painting in 1662.
Who is Johannes Vermeer?
One of the most significant industrial machines in the 1700s removed water from mines, to provide power first to trains, then ships, factories and even cars.
What is the Steam Engine?
Originating in Africa, this 2-person board games name means “to move” where the objective is to see which player can get the most stones into their own store.
What is Mancala?
Ruled as king of Belgium in 1865-1909 people referred to him as a great humanitarian who spread Christianity, while others remember the countless Congo lives he took.
Who is Leopold the 2nd?
Starting as a game of football in Scotland, this zero padding man handling sport is now becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S.
What is Rugby?
Austrian symbolist painter & one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement was noted for his paintings, murals, sketches.
Who is Gustav Klimt?
In 1830 the original method of this device used patterns of dots & spaces, later to be redesigned in 1851 allowing transmitters to use a combo of dots and short dashes for all letters for electrical telegraphy.
What is Morse Code?
Originating in China as far back at 4,000 years ago this board game demands great skill & strategy as players try to conquer territory by completely enclosing vacant points with boundaries made of their own stones.
What is "GO"?
Crowned as the first Tsar of Russia, this man didn't start his reign out evil, but after believing his wife was poisoned by enemies, anyone suspecting of disloyalty was executed & their land burned.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
Joked that this game last entirely too long, this sport “pitches” a ball with a bowling like style trying to break the wicket & to get the batter out.
What is Cricket?
This French visual artist known for both his use of color & fluid became a renowned draughtsman, printmaker, & sculptor from 1904-1930.
Who is Henri Matisse?