The First and The Last
Since Destroyed
Games
1919
Rhyme Time
400

This is another term for a small ornament or curio

What is a "trinket"
400

This was the since-destroyed administrative capital of Egypt, completely disassembled over the course of many centuries

What is Memphis

400

Due to its simple structure and ease, this outdoor game has been adapted for Airsoft, Nerf, and laser tag, along with countless video games. The objective of the game is its name

What is capture the flag

400

While baseball in the year was overshadowed by the Black Sox scandal in October, December saw the ill-fated sale of this man's contract for $125,000

Who is Babe Ruth

400

This is what you'd call a hot tub intended for excessive drinking

What is a "boozy Jacuzzi"

800

An abundance of these are a necessity in Italian cuisine: a feature in pasta and meat, and an essential ingredient in anything fried. For the sake of the answer, keep it singular

What is a "breadcrumb"

800

This was the since-destroyed vehicle that introduced the world to Little Boy

What is the Enola Gay

800

The name of this dice game has become synonymous with exclamations like "Huzzah" or "Bingo"

What is Yahtzee

800

On October 28, Congress overrode President Wilson's veto to pass the Volstead Act, doubling down on this Amendment, passed two years earlier

What is the 18th Amendment

800

This would be an appropriate description and name for a thoroughly blackened and shallow reef

What is a coal shoal

1200

An attendee or alumnus of Murray State University can call himself one of these

What is a "Racer"

1200

This was the since-destroyed route over the Patapsco River, connecting different areas of greater Baltimore

What is the Francis Scott Key Bridge

1200

There's very little skill involved in this matching game... its name is the answer you receive when you guess a match incorrectly

What is go fish

1200

This longtime Democratic and Socialist politician, whose name sounds like a Supreme Court case, saw jail time for his public opposition to the draft in World War I

Who is Eugene V. Debs

1200

This is the formal name for the supporters of a former New York City Mayoral and Democratic Presidential candidate who campaigned on a $1000 per month dividend paid to all citizens

What is the "Yang Gang"

1600

If an invasion sours and turns to a stalemate, a general and army weary of continuing will be forced to do this

What is "withdraw"

1600

This is the since-destroyed home city of the Temple of Artemis

What is Ephesus

1600

This is the Poker variant common to gambling movies, which has since been overtaken in popularity by Hold 'Em. It features less rounds of betting, lower value hands, and an increased ability to cheat

What is five card draw

1600

On the first day of the year, this American businessman, son of Henry Ford and namesake of its most infamous model, succeeded his father as head of the Ford Motor Company

Who is Edsel Ford

1600

If you helped build a hydroelectric plant only to find that it was a front to conceal a bigger hydroelectric plant, then you'd conclude that you constructed this

What is a "sham dam"

2000

Warfare and the west alike were forever changed in 1862 with the advent of this hand-cranked machine gun

What is a "Gatling" Gun

2000

This since-destroyed capital of the ancient world was unearthed in Iraq during the mid-19th century, to the embarrassment of early atheists

What is Nineveh
2000

This 1980s building and strategy board game, not the Greek city of the same name, has seen a recent resurgence in popularity: the aim is to be the first to get both pawns three stories above the board

What is Santorini

2000

The year saw the birth of baseball legend Jackie Robinson as well as this legendary Navy coach - the first of a name which terrified the NFL, and now does likewise in the ACC

Who is Steve Belichick

2000

This is would be an appropriate description and name for a ring-shaped island which appears cupped, resembling a football stadium

What is a "bowl atoll"