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100
Finish the lyric from Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”: Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon…
A) Davy Crockett, Mason Dixon
B) Studebaker, television
C) Ford Edsel, drug addiction
D) Panmunjom, cell division
B! Studebaker, television
100
Which French king tried to disguise himself to escape captivity until he was caught by someone recognizing him from a coin?
Louis XVI!
100
This type of small boat was independently invented several times throughout the world. It was an important method of transport for many Native American groups in North/South America and the Caribbean. They typically made it out of bark or by hollowing a log.
Canoe
100
Name TWO of The Soviet Union's four leaders during the 1980s. One would later appear in an ad for Pizza Hut. In which the titular leader would be hailed for bringing Pizza Hut to the Soviet Union. Another would be known for his eyebrows and his fraternal kiss with East German leader Honecker. Another leader would be pen pals with "America's youngest ambassador," Samantha Smith.
Lenoid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstain Chenernko, Mikhail Gorbachev
100
This crop was originally a grass called teosinte. Native Americans selectively bred it to become a larger staple food source over thousands of years. Some performed a chemical process on it called nixtamalization.
Corn/Maize
200
Which song from a popular 1939 movie rose to the top of the U.K. charts upon Margaret Thatcher’s death in 2013?
Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead
200
Which Ancient Greek hero disguised himself as a beggar on his return from his 20 years fighting the Trojan War and his journey back and completed the challenges his wife made to deter suitors?
Odysseus
200
This Massachusetts city was an epicenter of the USA industrial revolution due to its textile mills. It was founded in 1836 for this purpose. It was notable for allowing women to work there, and they made up 2⁄3 of the city’s textile work force by the late 1800s.
A) Hanover
B) New Bedford
C) Worcester
D) Lowell
D! Lowell
200
While this game produced by Namco was a massive hit, the porting of this game to Atari's systems along with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (the video game) led to the 1983 Video Game Shock and the Atari Video game burial. Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde are all ghosts in this game. While a successor to this game is known as "Ms. (This Game)."
Pac-Man
200
This mixture of rum and water was given as a ration to British navy sailors from 1740 to 1970. It’s named after Vice Admiral Edward Vernon, who began this practice. He wore a Grogram cloth coat.
Grog
300
Which band shut down Wall Street (for the first time in its 200-year history) in 2000 to illegally film the music video to their anti-greed anthem “Sleep Now in the Fire?”
Rage Against the Machine
300
The HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was a Dutch cruiser stationed in the East Indies when WWII started. It was ordered to flee to Australia, but how did it get there?
A) Disguising itself as a Japanese ship
B) Disguising itself as a civilian vessel
C) Disguising itself as an island
D) All of the above
C! Disguising itself as an island
300
Which ancient society invented the first lock/key mechanism?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Egypt
C) China
D) Carthage
A! Mesopotamia
300
In this country, a Socialist Government known as the "Derg" took power after overthrowing Halie Salise, leading to a massive famine. Under the name "Operation Moses," Israel airlifted Jews originally from this country out of neighboring Sudan. LiveAid was a benefit concert created by "Band-Aid," a group of Britain's most popular rock bands. The concert raised nearly 127 million dollars. However, many believe the money was used to fight rebels, including in Ogden and Tigray.
A) Somalia
B) Ethiopia
C) Libya
D) Democratic People's Republic of Korea
B! Ethiopia
300
Tonic water contains quinine. What disease was the drink originally used to treat?
A) Smallpox
B) Malaria
C) Yellow Fever
D) Cholera
B! The Quechua people of South America discovered the medicinal properties of quinine, which comes from the bark of cinchona trees.
400
The popular Union song “Battle Hymn of the Republic” was written to the tune of an earlier protest song called…?
A) “The Bonnie Blue Flag”
B) “Battle Cry of Freedom”
C) “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”
D) “John Brown’s Body”
D! “John Brown’s Body”
400
Martin Guerre was a French peasant in the 16th century who left his wife and children after being caught stealing grain from his dad. 8 years later an imposter showed up, and was only caught three years and two children later. Which of these caused him to be caught? There are multiple answers.
A) A soldier recognized the imposter had both his legs where Martin didn’t
B) The real Martin Guerre showed up during the trial
C) The imposter knew nothing of Martin's past
D) A prominent birthmark was noticed on his back
A and B!
400
What was one of the scientific purposes of the Sputnik 1 satellite?
A) Measure the atmosphere’s density
B) Measure temperature
C) Find the chemical composition of the atmosphere
D) Measure levels of space radiation
A! Sputnik lost speed over time due to drag and fell out of orbit. Soviet scientists found the density based on the amount of drag, which was based on the duration of Sputnik’s time in orbit.
400
A speech about this event was shown at the end of the film American Psycho. The President who gave this speech was himself an actor in which he starred in the films Bedtime for Bonzo and Love is in the Air. While this event was not under the Carter Administration, the events depicted in Argo would lead to this later Controversy. A Perfect Candidate was about the Senate Race of Oliver North, a key figure during this event.
A) Savings and Loans Crisis
B) Iran-Contra Affair
C) Whitewater controversy
D) Iranian Embassy Siege
B! Iran-Contra Affair
400
Garum was a common ingredient in the ancient Mediterranean. What was it?
A) Fish sauce
B) Garlic powder
C) Beef tallow
D) Olive gelatin
A! Fish sauce
500
Which U.S. vice president penned the tune of number one hit “It’s All in the Game,” which has since been covered by the likes of Van Morrison and Elton John?
Charles Dawes (who also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for the Dawes plan)
500
The Historia Augusta, which was written at the end of the empire to describe every Roman Emperor, includes how many pretenders during the reign of Gallienus in the Crisis of the Third Century? They are called the (blank) Tyrants.
Thirty Tyrants!
500
This type of lens was designed in the 1820s, named after this French Mathematician who greatly improved it. Its greatest significance was that it dramatically increased the range that lighthouses could be seen.
Jean-Augustin Fresnel
500
In which year did the "milk snatcher" win her third election against Neil Kinnock and Ronald Reagan said, "Tear down this wall," Rick Astley released his song "Never Gonna Give You Up," a plane was flown into Red Square, and Space Station Freedom was proposed.
A) 1987
B) 1985
C) 1981
D) 1990
A! 1987
500
Al Pastor is a Mexican style of vertical spit roasted pork that emerged in the 1920s, inspired by cuisine brought by immigrants. Where were these immigrants from?
Lebanon (it was inspired by Shawarma)