Straight Outta Compton
This grocery store that sells burritos is 455 miles north of Compton, CA
What is Casa Lupe?
This German engineer gave his name to a powerful engine now used in many trucks and ships.
Who is Rudolf Diesel?
A group of guys go on a really, really long walk just to throw a piece of jewelry into a volcano
What is The Lord of the Rings?
This author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was actually born with the name Samuel Clemens.
Who is Mark Twain?
This double-helix-shaped molecule contains the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of all living organisms.
What is DNA?
Three birthdays in March, name the two Compton's
Who are Maria and Wilma?
Known for ‘Poor Richard’s Almanac,’ this statesman also created bifocals and an early battery, and was known to be a kite enthusiast
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A very tall man from the North Pole goes to New York to find his grumpy dad and forces him to eat pasta with maple syrup.
What is Elf?
This protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye spends his time wandering NYC and calling everyone "phonies."
Who is Holden Caulfield?
Often repeated as a viral meme from biology class, this specific seven-word phrase describes the function of the organelle that generates ATP.
What is "Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"?
These two tennis sisters learned the game on the public courts of Compton before winning dozens of Grand Slam titles.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
Joe Diffy sings about a special shade of green made famous by this American farmer and inventor who created a steel plow that helped make prairie farming much easier in the 1800s
Who is John Deere?
A man decides that wild bears are his best friends, only to find out they have a very different definition of "dinner guest."
What is Grizzly Man?
This Sophocles character famously fulfills a prophecy by killing his father and marrying his mother.
Who is Oedipus?
This green pigment, found in chloroplasts, is often described as the "Solar Panel" of the plant cell.
What is Chlorophyll?
This N.W.A. member wrote most of the lyrics for Straight Outta Compton before leaving the group for a solo career and film stardom.
Who is Ice Cube?
This American inventor turned sticky tree sap into tough, durable rubber by discovering the vulcanization process.
Who is Charles Goodyear?
A father’s pride in winning a "major award" leads to a domestic cold war while a son tries desperately to acquire weapons
What is A Christmas Story?
This narrative technique, famously used by James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, attempts to replicate the continuous, unedited flow of a character's thoughts.
What is Stream of Consciousness?
Named after a British geneticist, this 4-square grid is used to predict the possible genotypes of offspring from a particular cross or breeding experiment.
What is a Punnett Square?
2685 Davis Rd
What is Grandma Wilma's address?
This Mexican chemist helped synthesize norethindrone, a key ingredient in the first oral contraceptive pill.
Who is Luis E. Miramontes?
A demoted guardian is forced to wake up a giant stone dragon but accidentally breaks it, so he decides to just fake it until he makes it.
What is Mulan?
This 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison follows an unnamed African American narrator through the social and intellectual landscape of the early 20th century.
What is Invisible Man?
Penicillin is derived from this type of organism, which Fleming noticed was killing the Staphylococcus bacteria in his lab.
What is a Mold (or Fungus)?