Name That Innovator/Inventor
This inventor is the co-founder of Microsoft.
Who is Bill Gates?
This animal is the mascot for the University of Florida.
What is a Gator?
In 2023, this local Fredericksburg musician won season 24 of The Voice.
Who is Huntley?
This is the name of the 1992 film in which Tom Hanks' character says the quote "There's no crying in baseball!"
What is "A League of Their Own"?
This US state is geographically the closest state to Africa.
What is Maine?
This person is credited with the invention of the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This is a common nickname used to refer to the University of Michigan's Stadium.
What is The Big House?
This is the name of George Washington's boyhood home in Stafford, VA.
What is Ferry Farm?
This famous Star Wars actor also started in 1982’s "Blade Runner".
Who is Harrison Ford?
This is the year in which the popular game Pickleball was invented.
What is 1965?
This person invented 300 ways to use peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
These are the two colors of Rutgers University.
What are red and white?
This is the year in which the battle of Fredericksburg took place.
What is 1862?
This song is famously associated with the 1985 film, "The Breakfast Club".
What is “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds?
This is the number of states that are visible from the top of Chicago's Willis Tower.
What is 4?
In 1913, this business person greatly improved the "assembly line" process for their car manufacturing company.
Who is Henry Ford?
This man is known to all as the father of college football.
Who is Walter Camp?
This downtown Fredericksburg restaurateur competed in season 12 of Top Chef.
Who is Joy Crump?
This is the name of Will Smith's character in the 1996 film, "Independence Day".
Who is Capt. Steven Hiller?
This country was the first to implement daylight saving time during WWI as a measure to conserve fuel.
What is Germany?
This person is credited with inventing the steam engine.
Who is Robert Fulton?
This is UVA's rallying cry from which their nickname The "Hoos" comes.
What is "Wah-Hoo-Wah!"?
This is the year in which the College of Mary Washington was renamed the University of Mary Washington.
What is 2004?
In the 1999 film, The Matrix, Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) sees this animal twice while experiencing deja vu.
What is a cat?
This is the real name of the symbol commonly referred to as the "hashtag".
What is the Octothorpe?