World History
This group of indigenous people created a calendar that lasted nearly 5,000 years and ended December 21, 2012
Who are the Mayans?
He was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Who is William Shakespeare?
As Nick Charles says in "The Thin Man", it's all about the rhythm in the shaking--you shake a Manhattan to fox trot time but you use waltz time to shake a dry one of these gin drinks
What is a Martini?
This is the name of the only NFL team to go a full season including the Super Bowl without a loss.
Who are the Miami Dolphins?
First Come
What is First Served?
This company founded by the Dutch in the early 17th century established a direct trade throughout Asia.
What is the Dutch East India Company?
She is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.
Who is JK Rowling?
Varieties of this brand of scotch include Red, Black, Gold & Blue Label
What is Johnny Walker?
Michael Jordan won this many championship games with the Chicago Bulls.
What is six?
Its a game of cat...
And Mouse
The Spanish soldiers, explorers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century were called by this name.
What are the Conquistadors?
She was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple
Who is Agatha Christie?
A gin & tonic cocktail, for example, or the tall, straight-sided glass in which it's served
What is a High Ball?
Raging Bull, the 1980 movie, was about this real life boxer.
Who is Jake LaMotta?
You're burning the candle at....
Both ends...
This philosophy holds that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God and is still used today.
What is Divine Right?
Born into an aristocratic family, his notable works include the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction, and two of the greatest books of all time.
Who is Tolstoy?
Vodka, triple sec & lime juice go into this drink named for a suicide pilot
What is a Kamikaze?
In the movie “Castaway,” this is the specific type of sports ball Wilson is?
What is a Volleyball?
Beauty is only skin
Deep
The topic of Istanbul being renamed became a popular song 1953. This is what it is called today.
What is Constantinople?
She is the bestselling living author and one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. As of 2021, she has written 190 books, including over 140 novels
Who is Danielle Steel?
A knickerbocker cocktail contains gin, as well as the sweet & dry types of this
What is Vermouth?
This was the moniker given to the 2014-15 NFL scandal in which the New England Patriots were accused of manipulating the air pressure of footballs used in the AFC Championship game
What is Deflate-Gate?
That's the Pot calling the Kettle
Black
This is the book Adolf Hitler wrote.
What is Mein Kampf?
She has written over 300 romance novels, many of them under the name JD Robb.
Who is Nora Roberts?
It's the alcohol in a traditional mint julep
What is Bourbon?
The T206 Honus Wagner card was considered the most valuable sports card throughout most of the 20th century after it was sold for record-breaking sums at multiple auctions. Honus Wagner played this sport.
What is Baseball?
Thick as
Thieves.
He was the Emperor of Russia during the Russian Revolution.
Who was Tsar Nicholas Romanov II?
He was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War.
Who is Tom Clancy?
A Chiquita cocktail combines Cointreau, cream & this flavor liqueur
What is Banana?
As part of an effort to break into the market, Nike released the Air Zoom Yorker to target players of this popular Indian sport.
What is Cricket?
I'll give them a piece of...
My Mind.
August 6, 55 BC This Roman Emperor invaded Britain.
Who is Caesar?
One of JRR Tolkien's closes friends, they talked about faith and fantasy. His real first name is Clive Staples.
Who is CS Lewis?
The finest types of this liquor are certified 100% blue agave
What is Tequilla?
A 120-foot-tall, 68,000-pound baseball bat stands outside the museum of this famous Kentucky sporting equipment brand
What is Louisville Slugger?
Hope Springs...
Eternal..
This country has the oldest dynasty still ruling.
What is Japan?
The current king of horror and fantasy, he's sold over 400 million. At 76 years old, he's written 65 novels and 200 short stories, not including tv or movie scripts.
Who is Stephen King?
In 1975 this company introduced the first nationally successful "lite" beer
What is Miller?
In 1960, this president wrote an article for “Sports Illustrated” (entitled “The Soft American”) and created fitness councils to come up with physical education curriculums for schools?
Signed, Sealed,...
Delivered
The Mesopotamian Civilization formed between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
This British author has sold 250 million books, such as the Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Who is Beatrix Potter?
It's the traditional spirit added to eggnog, though whiskey or brandy may also be used
What is Rum?
The beginnings of yoga can be traced back 5,000 years to the Indus civilization of Northern India. In modern yoga exercises such as Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, "Ujjayi" refers to this core component of yoga practice?
What is Breath?
Tempest in a
Teapot