Jewish History
This annual Jewish holiday, also known as the "Day of Atonement," is considered the holiest day of the year.
What is Yom Kippur?
This Netflix series about a group of kids fighting supernatural forces in a small Indiana town that recently had it's series finale.
What is Stranger Things?
This annual February event is the most-watched TV broadcast in the US and features a halftime show.
What is the Super Bowl?
This Jewish philosopher, born in Spain in 1135, wrote the Mishneh Torah and is considered one of the greatest Jewish thinkers in history.
Who is Maimonides/Rambam?
"We are so back" and "it's so over" are phrases popularized by fans of this long-running animated show featuring a depressed horse.
What is BoJack Horseman?
This 1863 document issued by President Lincoln declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This fast food chain is famous for its "secret menu" and is only located in the western US.
What is In-N-Out Burger?
DAILY DOUBLE ||||| This 1894 French military scandal, in which a Jewish army officer was falsely convicted of treason, directly inspired the founding of the Zionist movement.
What is the Dreyfus Affair?
This 2023 film about a plastic doll grossed over $1 billion and featured Ryan Gosling as a beach-loving counterpart to the main character.
What is Barbie?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
This 1990s sitcom, set in New York, was famously described as "a show about nothing."
What is Seinfeld?
This Jewish rebel leader led a revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE, briefly establishing an independent Jewish state before being defeated.
Who is Simon bar Kokhba?
This HBO show set in the world of elite private schools in New York City was rebooted in 2021 and narrated by a mysterious blogger.
What is Gossip Girl?
The only US president to resign from office, he did so in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This annual music festival held in the California desert is one of the most famous in the world and shares its name with a valley.
What is Coachella?
This 1917 letter from the British Foreign Secretary pledged support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and is considered a landmark document in Zionist history.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
This 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror film, based on a Stephen King novel, features a iconic hedge maze and a little boy repeating the phrase "redrum."
What is The Shining?
This 1848 convention in New York was the first organized gathering to advocate for women's rights in the US.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
The term "keeping up with the Joneses" originated from this early 20th-century comic strip about suburban social competition.
What is Keeping Up with the Joneses?