Ancient DIY
This ancient Egyptian “weekend project” involved stacking over 2 million stone blocks into a geometric riddle that still baffles engineers. What is it?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
This ancient Greek weapon looked like a giant slingshot on steroids and launched stones big enough to ruin anyone’s afternoon. What was it?
catapult
Denis diderot & friends try to summerize knowledge in the encyclopedie?
18th century
Before going solo this artist fronted The Revolution and brought Minneapolis funk to the world in Purple Rain
Prince
its the 11-letter word all canadians pronounce incorrectly
incorrectly
The Romans built these stone-and-concrete sky-bridges for water, proving that gravity can be a very patient plumber. What are they called?
Aqueducts
Medieval warriors used this oddly humble item as a ranged weapon, sending it spinning toward enemies like a deadly kitchen utensil. What was it?
The throwing axe.
Ghenghis khan unites the mongol tribes and invades China?
13th century
This 1996 Los Del Rio dance craze had everyone swinging their arms and shaking their hips
Macarena
if a british farmer has 22 sheep and all but 9 die in a tragic incident this is how many he has left
9
This Chinese megastructure was assembled over centuries to keep out invaders, but now mostly inspires postcard sellers. What is it?
The Great Wall of China
This ancient Chinese weapon fired dozens of arrows at once, turning the battlefield into a frantic porcupine stampede. What was it?
The repeating crossbow
The Stonehenge was built.
25th century BC
This alternative band took its name from a term for an old-fashioned firing squad
Radiohead
Just before Mount Everest was discovered this was the highest mountain in the world.
Mount Everest
This mysterious stone circle in Britain looks like an ancient group project where no one admitted who carried which rock. What is it?
Stonehenge
Napoleon’s troops sometimes fired tiny canisters filled with metal scraps that basically turned cannons into giant shotguns. What was this ammo called?
Canister shot
Queen Elizabeth I of England dies & is succeed by her scottish cousin James I
17th century
This Swedish pop group won the 1974 Eurovision contest with Waterloo
ABBA
If you enter a room with a matchbook & theres a candle oil lamp and heater - which one do you light first?
matchstick
This Mesopotamian structure was a multi-level brick masterpiece that may have doubled as the ancient world’s fanciest stair machine. What was it?
The ziggurat
This Viking-era weapon looked like a farming tool having a midlife crisis, but it was feared across Europe. What was it?
The war hammer
The Renaissance begins in Europe.
15th century
Hotel California is not actually about this religious group despite urban legends
Church of Satan
its a main reason in wyoming why a man cant marry his widows sister
because he's dead