Inventions From The U.S.A!
Who is credited with the discovery of flight, with the first aeroplane?
The Wright brothers
Which country was a war fought in during the 1960s-1970s?
Veitnam
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, a group of American college kids shocked the world by defeating the "invincible" Soviet Union hockey team, an achievement famously punctuated by Al Michaels’ call of this.
B) Do you belive in miracles!
In 2023, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a Florida man 70 miles off the coast of Georgia who was attempting to "run" all the way to London across the Atlantic Ocean inside this homemade contraption.
A) hamster wheel
In 2024, a man was arrested for burglarizing a bank in Martin County, but he became a laughingstock after police revealed his net profit from the crime was actually negative five dollars.
B) Buying a mask
Who invented the steel plow?
John green
During the Cold War, the U.S. had a "Space Race" and "Arms Race" with which rivaling country?
The Soviet Union/USSR
In an early 2025 non-conference matchup in basketball, two American mid-major programs engaged in a defensive struggle so statistically improbable that they combined to miss this many consecutive field goal attempts across both halves of play.
B) 44 straight misses
A man near Tampa caused thousands of dollars in damage when he decided to bypass the traditional "shopping" experience and do this instead.
A) Driving the golf cart
Seeking social media clout, this Florida man was arrested after attempting a "24-hour challenge" while hiding in this specific section of a Walmart.
C) The dog beds
The telephone was made in 1876. Who made this invention?
Alexander graham bell
What was the first man-made satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957 that shocked many Americans?
The Sputnik
According to the NCAA, the odds of a fan filling out a perfectly correct March Madness bracket (all 63 games) are approximately 1 in...
A) 9.2 quintillion
Two men who broke into a DeLand home in 2018 attempted to cover their tracks by starting a fire, but their choice of "accelerant" made their arrest almost too easy.
A) spaghetti sauce
Nelson Agosto faced charges for misusing the 911 emergency line after calling to report this "unacceptable" situation at a local restaurant.
C) The clams he ordered were too small
Who invented the lightning rod? (A device that safely diverts lightning from the top of a building and distributes it into the ground.)
Benjamin Franklin
Which part of the government must advise and consent/approve any treaty the President signs?
The senate
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, American swimmer Michael Phelps achieved what was thought to be physically impossible by winning this many gold medals in a single Games.
C)8
When temperatures dropped into the 30s in Florida, one man became a viral sensation for keeping warm by covering himself in a literal "blanket" of these animals.
B) The iguanas
A Florida man committed to this daily routine until he got a "tummy ache."
B) Raw chicken and raw eggs
Garret Morgan
What is the third pillar of foreign policy in the U.S.A? Defense, devolopment and__________
(They all start with the same letter)
Diplomacy
In a 2025 canada booed the National anthem, so our hockey players started swinging, how much time did it take for all three separate fights to start in the opening seconds of the game?
C) 9 seconds, while the first fight started in only 2 seconds.
This Florida man took the term "snack attack" too far when he was arrested for tossing this through a Wendy’s drive-thru window.
B) The alligator
In 2024, a Florida man was arrested after leading deputies on what they described as a "high-stakes" pursuit that reached a maximum speed of roughly 2 mph while he was operating this.
A) Walmart shopping scooter