Famous Firsts
This Founding Father was the elected as the first president of the United States on February 4th, 1789.
Who is George Washington?
This Houston sports complex, dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," was home to the Houston Oilers of the NFL from 1968-1996 before falling into disuse by the 2010s.
What is the Astrodome?
San Jose
Who are the Sharks?
This is an aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.
What is a mermaid?
This device reduces the stress of travelling over rough ground.
What are shocks/suspension?
This infielder broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This massive pyramid-shaped building has been under construction in North Korea's capital since 1987.
What is he Ryugyong Hotel?
Chicago
Who are the Blackhawks?
This three-headed dog is the guardian of the Greek underworld.
Who is Cerberus?
This device controls the amount of air and fuel that enters the engine.
What is a carburetor?
She was the first African-American woman to win a Grammy award in 1959.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This abandoned city near Chernobyl was famously included in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and features a Ferris wheel and swimming pool.
What is Pripyat?
Toronto
Who are the Maple Leafs?
This Japanese water monster has a depression on its head containing water, and becomes severely weakened should this water spill.
What is a kappa?
This component creates an electric spark that ignites the fuel in an internal combustion engine.
What is a spark plug?
Born Gaius Octavius, he was the first emperor of Rome and reigned from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.
Who is Augustus?
This system of bunkers and forts along the French/German border was ultimately ineffective when the Germans simply went around them during World War II.
What is the Maginot Line?
Pittsburgh
Who are the Penguins?
DAILY DOUBLE
He is the personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold, as well as the mascot of Atlus, the developer of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.
This device is a heavy metal disc that connects the engine to the transmission and serves as the surface for the clutch to engage in manual cars.
What is a flywheel?
This Soviet cosmonaut was the first person to travel into space on April 12, 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in San Francisco was served by two rail lines before it burned down in 1966.
What are the Sutro Baths?
Columbus
Who are the Blue Jackets?
This disputed Slavic deity is a counterpart to Belobog, and his name literally translates to "Black God."
Who is Chernobog?
This device is known as the brain of the car, and controls various subsystems of the engine, including fuel injection and ignition systems.
What is an ECU (engine control unit)?