US History
This founding father and former POTUS was often called a francophile after his time as an ambassador in France.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Jack Nicholson yells this while on the witness stand: "You can't handle the ________!"
What is truth?
This river runs through the Grand Canyon.
What is the Colorado River?
This person opened a box, unleashing all of the earth's miseries.
Who is Pandora?
These marsupials sleep 20 hours a day and eat eucalyptus leaves.
What are koalas?
George Washington led his troops across this icy river to mount a surprise attack in New Jersey.
What is the Delaware River?
"Beneath a man, you find his __________."
What is nucleus?
This continent is the only one in the world without any deserts.
What is Europe?
This Greek hero traveled to the Underworld using only the music of his lyre to rescue his wife.
Who is Orpheus?
One of my favorite animals, this African burrower holds its hands in front of its chest while scanning the horizon for predators.
What is a meerkat?
This is the site where the first shots were fired in the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter(Charleston, SC)?
"Folks didn't drive on it to make good time, they drove on it to _______ __ _______ ________."
What is have a good time?
The city is known as the "Eternal City".
What is Rome?
This person was punished by having to repeatedly roll a boulder up a hill over and over again for eternity.
Who is Sisyphus?
This famous bear species is native to the Andean Mountain range in South America and is easily recognized by the cream-colored rings around its eyes.
What is the spectacled bear?
This two-word phrase described the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Matt Damon: "Do you like _______?"
Harvard Student: "Yeah."
Matt Damon: "Well I got her number. How about ______ ________!"
What is apples or them apples?
Found in Jordan, this city is famous for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra?
This rule named after a greek god suggested that you ought to treat every stranger at your door as if they were a god in disguise.
What is Zeus' Law?
This animal's urine smells like popcorn.
What is a Binturong?
A Reconstruction-era phrase referred to the unfulfilled promise of government aid to formerly enslaved people, which included 40 acres and this animal.
What is "40 acres and a mule"?
Han Solo: "Never tell me the ______."
What is odds?
This South American country features the hemisphere's highest peak.
What is Argentina? (Mount Aconcagua)
This Greek hero used a golden ball of thread, provided by Ariadne, to navigate the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Who is Theseus?
Often called the "forest giraffe", this elusive, striped animal is actually a relative of a modern giraffe.
What is an okapi?