Back in My Day...
On the night of April 18, 1775, he rode through the countryside warning colonial militias that the British were coming
Who is Paul Revere?
What is 206?
In this novel, a young girl named Scout grows up in the racially divided town of Maycomb, Alabama
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This Dutch painter is famous for “Starry Night” and cutting off part of his own ear
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
Literally meaning "good news," these first four books of the New Testament tell the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection
What are the Gospels?
This 1920 amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day
What is the liver?
George Orwell wrote 1984 to depict a dystopian society ruled by this impending figure
What is Big Brother?
This Italian artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
This Babylonian king ordered the construction of a golden statue and had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into a fiery furnace
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
During the Vietnam War, this herbicide was used by the U.S. military to destroy crops and jungle cover, causing long-term health effects for soldiers and civilians
What is Agent Orange?
This structure connects muscle to bone and transmits the force that allows movement at a joint
DAILY DOUBLE
Narrated by Nick Carraway, this novel explores wealth, identity, and moral decay in America during the Roaring Twenties
What is The Great Gatsby?
This Spanish artist co-founded the Cubist movement and painted “Guernica”
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This judge of Israel defeated the Midianites with an army reduced to just 300 men
Who is Gideon?
This series of laws, passed in the 1930s, aimed to provide economic relief, recovery, and reforms during the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is the New Deal?
Sir Peter Medawar proposed Medawar’s paradox to explain why this system in women doesn’t reject a fetus
What is the immune system?
In The Lord of the Flies, this object symbolizes civilization, order, and democratic power
DAILY DOUBLE
Andy Warhol famously worked out of this New York City studio known as a hub for Pop Art and avant-garde creativity.
What is The Factory?
this criminal was set free by Pilate instead of Jesus, as the crowd demanded during Passover
Who is Barabbas?
Before Donald Trump became the second U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms, this 19th-century leader held that distinction, making him both the 22nd and 24th president
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This valve prevents the backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden often complains about his dislike for fake people which he refers to as this term
What are phonies?
This American artist is known for his large-scale drip paintings and is a major figure in Abstract Expressionism
Who is Jackson Pollock?
Among all 66 books of the Bible, this one stands out for recounting God’s deliverance of the Jews without ever mentioning the name of God once
What is Esther?