Mountains
Take me home to this state with the nickname "The Mountain State" motto "Mountaineers Are Always Free," and the highest average elevation east of the Mississippi
What is West Virginia?
1613: This daughter of Chief Powhatan was kidnapped, given the name "Rebecca," and converted to Christianity - understandably, the movie skips this part
Who is Pocahontas?
In the 90's, he was PBS's go-to Science Guy; since the 2000's, he's been a passionate public advocate for climate action
Who is Bill Nye?
Everything was working for this Canadian singer when he topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Hills" in 2015
Who is The Weeknd?
The Roman name of sea god Poseidon lends its name to a faraway blue planet, which is really more of an ice giant
What is Neptune?
The winner of the "tallest mountain in the Lower 48" award goes to Mount Whitney in this California mountain range
What are the Sierra Nevadas?
1841: This Lakota war leader is born in the Black Hills; 1948: Korczak Ziolkowski begins carivng his likeness into them
Who is Crazy Horse?
Besides "Mister Ears," science officers on different iterations of this beloved TV franchise have included Jadzia Dax, Seven of Nine, and T'Pol
What is Star Trek?
At the 1999 Grammys, this ex-Fugee took home five trophies, including Best R&B Song for "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Knowing that Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, festivity, and raucous celebration will help you name his Roman equivalent
Who is Bacchus?
Surveying this continent in the 1840s, Polish explorer Paweł Strzelecki trekked its tallest peak and gave it its current name: Mount Kosciuszko
What is Australia?
2021: To protect its heritage, the government of this largest Native American tribe prioritized those who could speak their tribal language when distributing Covid-19 vaccines
Who are the Cherokee?
This 31st century cartoon scientist is fittingly named for the American inventor who developed the first all-electronic television system
Who is Hubert J. Farnsworth?
He wrote "Solsbury Hill," a staple of cheery movie trailers, soon after his departure from his band Genesis in 1975
Who is Peter Gabriel?
No conversion needed - this Greek god of music and the sun kept his name in the Roman conversion
Who is Apollo?
In meterology, it's the "windward" side of the mountain gets all the rain and wind; this opposite side is the one that stays dry and warm
What is leeward?
1973: 83 years after the massacre, members of the American Indian Movement occupied this territory to protest reservation conditions
What is Wounded Knee?
Forensic scientist Abby Sciuto debuted on JAG, but was best known as a regular on this CBS police procedural before her departure in 2018
What is NCIS?
The English singer-songwriter whose 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" is sometimes subtitled "(A Deal with God)"
Who is Kate Bush?
Artemis, queen of the hunt, has this much more common first name in her Roman form
What is Diana?
The most famous three words in mountaineering, this ill-fated Englishman said he wanted to climb Everest "because it's there"
Who is George Mallory?
1929: This man, a descendant of Kaw and Osage chiefs, becomes the nation's first Native American Vice President under Herbert Hoover
Who is Charles Curtis?
On this J.J. Abrams series, Dr. Walter Bishop tries to save his son by opening a portal to an alternate dimension - to catastrophic results
What is Fringe?
Before the "Thong Song," Sisqó, along with Smoke, Black, and Nokio, performed as this R&B group
What is Dru Hill?
You'd probably be able to guess from their similar names that Hestia and this Roman domestic goddess are counterparts
Who is Vesta?