Trees
This tree native to Tasmania is recognized as the tallest flowering plant and one of the tallest hardwood trees in the world.
the mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
Before becoming a tech giant, this company originally sold electronic rice cookers in post-war Japan.
Sony
Which TV show features a chemistry teacher who turns to making meth?
Breaking Bad
This player is the only one in MLB history to have both 3,000 career hits and 500 career home runs without ever being elected to the Hall of Fame (as of 2025).
Pete Rose
This wall, built by the Romans in Britain around 122 CE, was designed to keep out invading tribes from the north.
Hadrian’s Wall
This ancient tree species, often called a “living fossil,” has fan-shaped leaves and is the only surviving member of its division, Ginkgophyta.
the ginkgo tree
This brand, now known for athletic shoes, was originally named “Blue Ribbon Sports.”
Nike
This Soviet sci-fi film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972, is an adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem and a philosophical counterpart to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Solaris
The longest game in Major League Baseball history, lasting 33 innings, took place in 1981 between the longest-standing teams. Which two teams played in this marathon?
the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings
The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a shop that sold this food.
bread (a bakery on Pudding Lane)
what is the state tree of michigan
the towering WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus)
The founders of this major online retailer started the company in a garage in 1994, originally as an online bookstore.
Amazon
What is the highest-grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation)
Gone with the Wind
This Hall of Fame pitcher holds the record for most career strikeouts in a single postseason, with 33 K's in 1991.
Jack Morris
This 14th-century empire in West Africa, ruled at its height by Mansa Musa, was renowned for its immense wealth and scholarly city of Timbuktu.
the Mali Empire
This African tree, known for its swollen trunk and cultural significance, can live for over 1,000 years and stores water in its trunk.
the baobab
This European luxury brand began as a luggage maker for French nobility in the mid-1800s.
Louis Vuitton
This actress became the first woman to win an Oscar for a role in a non-English-language film in 2020.
Youn Yuh-jung
This MLB team was the first to wear numbers on their uniforms, starting in 1916.
the Cleveland Indians
This treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648 and laid the foundation for modern nation-states.
The Peace of Westphalia
This term refers to the underground network of roots and fungi that allows trees to communicate and share resources.
the mycorrhizal network (or the “wood wide web”)
This soft drink, created in the 1890s as a nerve tonic, was first marketed as a “brain and energy” drink.
Coca-Cola
This Stanley Kubrick film, released in 1968, famously begins with a prehistoric ape discovering a bone as a weapon.
2001: A Space Odyssey
This legendary MLB manager holds the record for the most career managerial wins, with over 4,000 victories.
Connie Mack
This medieval naval battle in 1214 was a turning point that ended French ambitions to expand into England, and helped solidify English maritime power.
the Battle of Damme