Word Origins
From the Latin word for "jests," this describes an ill-timed quip.
What is 'facetious?'
Formerly known as Burma, this Southeast Asian country has over 100 ethnic groups, and is home to Yangon
where is Myanmar?
Known as the "Queen of Soul", all she wanted was a little "R.E.S.P.E.C.T".
who is Aretha Franklin?
Game show with the famous line 'Survey says.....'
What is Family Feud?
Spider-man got his power from this event
What is 'bitten by a radioactive spider?'
First gaining usage in the 1940's as technical jargon, this word for short, sporadic faults in computers, radios, etc. comes from the Germanic word "to slip"
what is 'glitch?'
Home to the Caucasus Mountain villages and the Black Sea beaches, this country shares a name with a U.S. state?
where is Georgia?
She was appointed to the US Supreme Court in 1993 and was the lead counsel for the ACLU Women's Rights Project.
who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This Netflix original baking competition show is based on a batch of amateur bakers
what is the 'The Great British Baking Show?'
This rapper interrupted Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV video music awards
who is Kanye West?
This American slang was borrowed from Japanese in the 1950's as a brief way to say "little" or "few"
What is 'skosh?'
To protect humanitarian treatment in wartime, a famous convention was held in this Swiss city
where is Geneva?
This Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States
what is the 19th Amendment (1920)
America's #1 current TV series, according to the Nielsen Ratings
What is NCIS?
The Olympic Rings are representative of this.
What are the 5 continents?
A combination of "away" and "to pull; draw out" in Latin, this word describes a brief summary, or an explicitly theoretical perspective
what is 'abstract?'
This province contains 'The Rock,' a colloquial name for the town of Gander in the hit musical Come from Away
where is Newfoundland?
In 2012, this athlete became the first African American gymnast in Olympic history to win the-all-around title and the first American to take the gold in both the individual all-around & team events
who is Gabby Douglas?
This movie is a musical starring Zac Efron (not High School Musical) and John Travolta dressed as a woman.
what is Hairspray?
This music artist had a hit single in 2021 called "drivers license"
Olivia Rodrigo
This friendly looking animal gets its name from the Nahuatl words for "water" and "servant"
what is 'axolotl?'
This coastal African country is home to the Loango National Park
where is Gabon?
The most successful women in the history of NASCAR driving
who is Danica Patrick?
A CW Series that focuses on small town mysteries and featured Archie in the original comic
what is Riverdale?
This country won the first-ever Soccer World Cup in 1930
Who is Uruguay?