Denial is a River
History According to South Park
Samurai History
Famous Satires
Environmental Geology
100

This US President was impeached by the House of Rep. on perjury charges stemming from his denial of sexual relations with a White House intern in 1998.

Who is Bill Clinton?

100

Parodying this television network, the boys accidentally uncover the true origins of Thanksgiving after watching a documentary alleging that aliens were present at the original harvest in 1621.

What is the History Channel?

100

The first of the Three Unifiers, this samurai lord brutally conquered the majority of the Japan after receiving the mandate from the emperor to unify the country.

Who is Oda Nobunaga?

100

This 1981 film by Mel Brooks satirizes the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution.

What is History of the World Part I?

100

This layer of the Earth is broken into several different pieces.

What is the Crust?

200

Despite mountains of evidence saying otherwise, the Turkish government has denied involvement in this genocide ever since it happened from 1915-1923.

What is the Armenian Genocide?

200
This Oscar-nominated song from the South Park movie depicts extreme scapegoating and parental censorship following the release of a crude movie from our neighbors to the east. 

What is "Blame Canada"?

200
Regarded as the first Black man to earn the title, this samurai came to Japan as a slave to a Portuguese Jesuit, where he was quickly valorized for his strength and size, rising the ranks to serve under Lord Nobunaga until his assassination in 1582.

Who is Yasuke?

200

Written by French philosopher Voltaire in 1759, this famous novel parodies religion, geopolitics, and the meaning of life as the title character becomes disillusioned with the paradox of utopian ideals and countless atrocities happening simultaneously.

What is Candide?

200

This mineral makes lava/magma more or less viscous.

What is silica?

300

This former Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2012-2020, routinely downplayed war crimes committed by Imperial Japan during WWII.

Who is Shinzo Abe?

300

Following its arrival on the streaming service, Max, five episodes were restricted from audiences to their various depictions of this religious figure.

Who is Muhammad?

300

The second of the Three Unifiers, this samurai finished conquering Japan, and after being declared shogun, he unsuccessfully invaded Korea twice in 1592 and 1597.

Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi?

300

Released in 1964, this film directed by Stanley Kubrick chronicles the consequences of inflated egos, miscommunication, and a mad German scientist coming together to end the world.

What is Dr. Strangelove?

300

All _____ are made out of 2 or more different kinds of minerals.

What are rocks?

400

This Soviet premier notoriously manipulated photos and letters to coverup disappearances of political opponents throughout his reign from 1928-1953.

Who is Joseph Stalin?

400

In the first episode following the 9/11 attacks, the boys accidentally fly to Afghanistan are involved in a fight with this leader of the Taliban, stylized as a Looney Tunes farce.

Who is Osama bin Laden?

400

One of the last samurai to live, this samurai was integral in restoring Emperor Meiji as the leader of Japan, and then subsequently led the Satsuma Rebellion against the very government he helped form in 1877.

Who is Saigō Takamori?

400

Written by American author Kurt Vonnegut in 1969, this semi-autobiographical book follows the life of Billy Pilgrim, as he sub-consciously time travels back and forth to his time during WWII as a prisoner of the German army in Dresden in 1945. 

What is Slaughterhouse-Five?

400

This type of rock is formed by lava cooling after a volcanic eruption.

What is an igneous rock?

500

This country employed the 'victim theory' from 1945-1988 to deny any involvement in Germany's war crimes during WWII, citing they were the 'first' victim following their annexation in March 1938.

What is Austria?

500

In an episode parodying the response to this 2003 conflict, Cartman has a flashback to the Founding Fathers in 1776 and discovers how America can simultaneously go to war and act like it doesn't want to. 

What is the Second Invasion of Iraq?

500

One of the most technically skilled warriors in Japanese history, this samurai led a series of campaigns in the Genpei War to help consolidate power for his half-brother. After the war, he was accused of betrayal for siding with the emperor, and perished following a valiant last stand in 1189.

Who is Minamoto no Yoshitsune?

500

One of Charlie Chaplin's most acclaimed roles, he satirizes numerous totalitarian leaders in this 1940 film.

What is the Great Dictator?

500

This type of soil is ideal for being able to filter well without flooding.

What is loam?