Ancient History
Horror Movies
Accidental Inventions
Historical Myths
80s and 90s music
100

Which Greek city-state was focused on a strong military?

Sparta

100

What was the first Slasher movie?

Psycho

100

This food was created as an insult to a cranky customer who thought his potatoes were too soggy and bland in 1853 in Saratoga, NY.

Potato 

100

This Roman Emperor was said to have played the fiddle while Rome Burned  

Emperor Nero

100

This extremely popular rap artist was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 13, 1996

Tupac

200

Which item did the Chinese learn to make and sell to become wealthy?

Silk

200

What movie franchise is Leatherface from?

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 

200

 After a long day of play Frank went inside, but left his cup of soda with the stirring stick still in it out on the porch. The night got very cold, and when Frank went outside the next morning he found his drink frozen like an icicle. which made this

Popsicle

200

This Famous French Queen was quoted as stating "Let Them Eat Cake" 

Queen Marie Antoinette (She never said this)

200

This concert, headlined by Queen, raised money for the Ethiopian Famine Relief Fund and took place at Wembley Stadium in London.

Live Aid 

300

This artifact was found by Napoleon's army and became a key to translating Ancient Egyptian hieroglypics

The Rosetta Stone

300

Name of the Killer in the movie "Halloween"

Michael Meyers 

300

In 1943, Richard James was working to devise springs that could keep sensitive ship equipment steady at sea. After accidentally knocking some samples off a shelf, he watched in amazement as they gracefully “walked” down instead of falling. and made this

Slinky 

300

This French General was said to be really short 

Napoleon Bonaparte 

(He was about 5,6)

300

This artist had the most number 1 hits of the 80s.

Michael Jackson 

400

What was the name of the Egyptian Pharaoh who took power at the age of 9 and died about 10 years later, likely due to a leg infection?

King Tutankamen

400

A family of four have to live in silence or the blind ultrasensitive hearing creatures will hunt them down.

A Quiet Place

400

 ____ started out as wallpaper cleaner. Joe McVicker learned from a teacher that kids usually found modeling clay too hard to manipulate. Discovering that the squishy cleaning product he manufactured could substitute, McVicker shipped some to the school.

playdough

400

Isaac Newton Discovered Gravity Because An _____ Fell On His Head

Apple

400

I come home in the morning light

My mother says, 'when you gonna live your life right?"Oh, Mama dear, we're not the fortunate ones...

Cause Girls They Wanna Have Fun 

500

The ancient Greek city-state of Athens developed this type of government system.

a democracy

500

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

The exorcist 

500

This innovation was created by mistake when Alexander Fleming left a pile of dirty petri dishes stacked up at his workstation, and later discovered that mold had killed the bacteria that grew on them.

Penicillin 

500

This American Revolutionary Hero was said to have false teeth made out of wood

George Washington 

(They were made out of gold, lead, ivory, horse teeth, and teeth from slaves) 

500

Grunge music, which came to prominence in the early 90s, is most associated with this U.S. city.

Seattle Washington