Literature
This Orwell dystopian novel, set 35 years after its publication date, is considered by many to be amazingly accurate.
What is 1984?
Tony Hawk and Danny Way are familiar with this activity.
What is "skateboarding?"
World War I
What is the "Treaty of Versailles?"
Operation ____ was the invasion of Panama in an attempt to capture or kill Manuel Noriega.
What is Just Cause?
This king, also known as the Sun King, was once the monarch of the House of Bourbon.
Who is King Louis XIV?
I will have you, Daisy Buchanan.
What is The Great Gatsby?
The act of extending to the world.
What is "globalization?"
The Revolutionary War
What is the "Treaty of Paris (1783)"?
Jimmy Carter's attempted hostage rescue mission into this country failed.
What is Iran?
This queen consort married both an English king and a French king.
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?
This book discusses the issues faced by African Americans in the early- and mid-twentieth century. It's not actually about a person with superpowers.
What is the Invisible Man?
The process of embalming, as in drying.
What is "mummification?"
Treaty of Paris (1898)
What is the Spanish-American War?
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union.
Who is Mikhali Gorbachev?
The wedding of Letizia Ortiz and this man in 2004 has been called the "Wedding of the Century."
Who is Prince Felipe?
Billy Pilgrim shares his experiences of the firebombing of Dresden in WWII in this Vonnegut novel.
What is Slaughterhouse-Five?
The state of being characterized by morality and virtuousness.
What is "righteousness?"
Treaty of Guadalhupe Hidalgo
What is the Mexican-American War?
This popular doll lived in the garden.
What is a Cabbage Patch Kid?
This king, the last king of Portugal, rose to the throne because both his father and his older brother were killed.
D. Manuel II
Leopold Bloom is the main protagonist in this criticized and controversial book, which has a title analogous to a Civil War general.
What is Ulysses?
This word, with origins in Ancient Greece, functions in the cytoplasm and will provide you with the energy to say the answer.
What is "mitochondrion?"
War of 1812
What is the "Treaty of Ghent?"
This Queen song, featured in Atomic Blonde, has the lyrics, "Pushing down on me. Pushing down on you."
What is Under Pressure?
Richard II was forced to abdicate in favor of this king in 1399.
Who is Henry IV?