America Goes to War
Which country did Germany try to send the Zimmerman Telegram to, before it was intercepted by the British?
Mexico
In the 1990s, authorities in London found over a dozen bodies buried underneath the former home of the American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Real history
(They were from a nearby medical school that loaned cadavers to him for medical research)
What TV show centers on a chemistry teacher who turns into a drug kingpin?
Breaking Bad
What is the name of the blue hedgehog that is Sega's most famous character?
Sonic the Hedgehog
What animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?
Lion
What 19th century war helped the U.S. fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?
The Mexican-American War
The Great London fire was started by a cow kicking over a lantern.
Fake news
(It was the Great Chicago fire)
Which rapper won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018?
Kendrick Lamar
Which company created the Xbox console?
Microsoft
What is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon
What was the name of the German policy of sinking any ship that came close to Britain, which helped push the U.S. toward war?
Unrestricted submarine warfare
During WWII, the U.S. government once considered dropping bats strapped with napalm canisters attached to them on Japan.
Real history
(It was called Project X-Ray)
What HBO series is based on novels written by George R.R. Martin?
Game of Thrones
What is the name of the main character from the Legend of Zelda series?
Link
True or false:
Julius Caesar was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire.
False
Which war acted as a turning point where the United States began acting more like an imperial power on the global stage?
The Spanish-American War
Pope Stephen VI once put a former Pope on trial for perjury, even though he had been dead for nine months.
Real history
(The Cadaver Synod)
Which singer was the first artist to occupy all top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week?
Taylor Swift
Which company is known for creating the famous games Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and Starcraft?
Blizzard Entertainment
What famous ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic?
The Titanic
What general commanded the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in WWI?
John J. Pershing
The United States once planned to blow up the Moon.
Fake news
(They did, however, want to fire nukes at it: Project A119)
What show is the longest running weekly episodic television show in history?
WWE Raw
What is Mario's last name?
Mario
In baseball, hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run is called "hitting for the ____"?
Cycle