World History
These large, rolling weapons of war were used for the first time in 1916's First Battle of the Somme
What are Tanks?
Developed in the Great Lakes region, the American water breed of this is Wisconsin's state dog
What is a spaniel?
Most snapping turtles are this type of equal-opportunity eater, happy to eat any old animal or vegetable for brunch
What is an Omnivore?
This Midwest team beat the Phoenix crew in the NBA Finals
Who is The Bucks?
In December 2017 one unit of this cryptocurrency was worth 15 times more than an ounce of gold
What is Bitcoin?
The start of the Persian Gulf War in January 1991 was known as Operation this
What is Dessert Storm?
About 50 miles north of Milwaukee, this Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan was established as a fur-trading post
What is Sheboygan?
Beetles, crabs & spiders are all members of this largest animal phylum whose name is from Greek words for "joint" & "foot"
What is "arthropod" ?
On "Parks & Rec" this 4-legged phenom was Pawnee's biggest star; Andy sang "5,000 Candles In The Wind" at his memoria
Who is Li'l Sebastian?
This engine innovation was introduced in 1940 by GM with the slogan "No gears to shift! No clutch to press!"
What is automatic transmission?
It's been estimated that around 480 B.C. close to half of the world's population was in this empire founded by Cyrus the Great
What is the Persian Empire?
New Glarus was settled by emigrants from this country's canton of Glarus
What is Switzerland?
Radar images taken by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s helped determine that this planet has around 85,000 volcanoes
What is Venus?
Claude the crab & Peace the Bear are 2 of these collectible stuffed animals from the 1990s
What are Beanie Babies?
This emission control device on cars is a cylinder filled with metal-coated pellets
What is a catalytic converter?
This WWII battle was named for the area of water between Australia & New Caledonia
What is the Battle of the Coral Sea?
Wisconsin senator who liked to be known as "Tailgunner Joe"
No. 12 on the periodic table, it's the third-most plentiful structural metal in the world after aluminum & iron
Asked to describe a perfect date, a pageant contestant in this film says, "April 25 because it's not too hot, not too cold"
What is Miss Congeniality?
On the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, some of these fell off; on its second flight, none did
What is the tiles?
From the 1630s to 1850s, this port on Kyushu served as Japan's only window to the Western World
What is Nagasaki?
There's no escaping the fact that his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, was Appleton, Wisc.'s first rabbi
Who is Houdini?
Discus hurlers can throw farther into a headwind; increased speed of air over the discus creates lift, per this Swiss man's "principle"
In 2012 this Oscar-winning actress & humanitarian became a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency
Who is Angelina Jolie?
Far less powerful than today's PC, this 1950s machine was the U.S.A.'s first commercial computer
What is UNIVAC?