Weird Geography
This U.S. state has a piece of land called the “Northwest Angle” that you can only reach by driving through Canada.
What is Minnesota?
Eating these root vegetables won’t actually give you perfect night vision; the story was spread by the British Air Force to mislead enemies in WWII.
What are carrots?
The U.S. elects its first African American president, Barack Obama.
What are the 2000s?
This 2008 vampire romance series went from bestseller to blockbuster, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
What is Twilight?
This massive statue, a gift from France, was dedicated in 1886 as a symbol of freedom and welcome.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This African country has a capital city named after another country’s first president: James Monroe
What is Liberia?
The idea that this is “forever” and the ultimate symbol of love didn’t exist until a 1947 ad campaign.
What are diamonds?
The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, a move known as Brexit.
What are the 2010s?
This dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins saw Jennifer Lawrence take on the role of Katniss Everdeen in 2012.
What is The Hunger Games?
This baseball legend, known as “The Sultan of Swat,” became one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.
Who is Babe Ruth?
Due to a measuring mistake, this location's Monument—where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet—is actually off by about 1800 feet.
What is The Four Corners?
The belief that you need this many glasses of water a day isn’t based on science—it was popularized by bottled water companies.
What is eight?
The Berlin Wall falls, signaling the approaching end of the Cold War.
What are the 1980s?
This 1960 classic about racial injustice in the Deep South became a beloved film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This soda brand, created in 1886, became one of America’s most recognized products worldwide.
What is Coca-Cola?
This European country has two tiny enclaves entirely surrounded by Italy: San Marino and Vatican City.
What is Italy?
The idea that this pink Himalayan product is more “natural” or healthier than regular table seasoning was largely pushed by clever branding.
What is Himalayan salt?
Neil Armstrong takes “one small step for man” as humans set foot on the Moon for the first time.
What are the 1960s?
HBO’s massive fantasy series Game of Thrones was adapted from this George R.R. Martin saga.
What is A Song of Ice and Fire?
This fictional cowboy became a symbol of rugged individualism through radio, TV, and Clayton Moore’s mask.
Who is The Lone Ranger?
This African river famously flows south to north into the Mediterranean sea.
What is the Nile River?
The myth that Vikings wore these on their helmets came not from history but from a 19th-century opera costume designer.
What are horns?
The stock market crashes on Black Tuesday, ushering in the Great Depression.
What are the 1920s?
This 1985 novel about a dystopian theocracy saw a resurgence as a Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss.
What is The Handmaid’s Tale?
This song by Woody Guthrie, written in 1940 in response to "God Bless America," is often viewed as America's first protest song.
What is "This Land is Your Land"