Films and Series'
Ottoman Turks
the 60s
Art
90s Music
100
Airing from 2001 to 2014, this Fox TV series used a real time method of narration to build suspense.
24
100
What was the name of the first Ottoman sultan?
Osman I
100
What was the best selling album of the 60s?
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
100
Which specific body part did Vincent van Gogh cut off after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin?
His left ear
100
The song I'll Be There for You made famous by the hit TV series Friends, was sang by which band?
The Rembrandts
200
In the film Scent of a Woman, character Charlie Simms is from which state?
Oregon
200
Which Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople from Constantine XI in 1453?
Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Mehmed II)
200
At the time of the Cuban Missile Crises in 1962, which two leaders represented the Uinted States and the Soviet Union?
John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev
200
Who produced the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes?
Bill Watterson
200
Seattle, WA is considered the home of grunge music that started as early as the 80s and became known internationally by the 90s. Name 3 grunge bands that came from Seattle, WA. during that era.
Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Temple of the Dog, Mudhoney, Tad, Melvins
300
Considered one of the best films of the decade, Pulp Fiction was nominated for best film in 1995 but lost to which film?
Forest Gump
300
This product became so popular byt the 15th century, that a law was passed allowing Turkish women to divorce their husbands if they did not provide enough of it.
coffee
300
On April 4th, 1968, who shot and killed Martin Luther King Jr?
James Earl Ray
300
Name this famous Pablo Picasso work and the historical event it was a response to.
Guernica, the Spanish Civil War
300
This song, performed by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, spent the longest time as the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 90s (16 weeks).
One Sweet Day
400
Before hit films Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian, the British comedy troupe Monty Python starred in which successful TV series?
Monty Python and the Flying Circus
400
The Ottoman Empire reached it's peak during the rule of which sultan?
Suleiman the Magnificent
400
On July 16th, 1969 which spacecraft was launched by a Saturn V rocket from the Kennedy Space Center that would deliver the first humans to the moon four days later.
Apollo 11
400
Which famous artist painted close ups of flowers, which many have thought were actually vulvas (vaginas) referencing her attraction to women.
Georgia O'keeffe
400
In 1999, Garth Brooks created this one-off fictional alter ego to explore musical styles outside of country music.
Chris Gaines
500
In the iconic 1973 film American Graffiti,, what disc jockey portayed himself as the gravelly voiced rock-n-roll dj, who would later be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1996.
Wolfman Jack
500
What was the name of the most prestigious Ottoman infantry unit. They were the Sultan’s guards and Europe’s first standing army, established in the 14th century under Murad I. These elite troops were comprised of Christian slaves kidnapped as boys and forced to convert to Islam.
The Janissaries
500
In the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, which two fellow US Olympians pictured below gave the black power salute on the podium?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
500
During the Gezi Park protests, this famous street artist, activist and owner of the OBEY clothing line, made the following work of his available for free online.
Shepard Fairey
500
Elton John re-recorded which song in 1997 to honour his late friend, Princess Diana. He has only performed the song once, at her funeral.
Candle In The Wind