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This Argentine soccer star led Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
What is Pompeii?
This filmmaker directed Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.
Who is Quentin Tarantino?
Popularized in online culture, this word meaning gossip is used in the expression: “Spill the ______.”
What is tea?
Who said: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In the NFL, this type of score occurs when the defense tackles the offense in its own end zone.
What is a safety?
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This 1990s sitcom is the only show in television history to have its finale watched by over 100 million viewers in the U.S.
What is Friends?
This expression for being overwhelmingly happy uses a number to describe a state of euphoria: “I’m on cloud ______.”
What is nine?
Who said: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This team holds the record for most wins in a single NBA regular season (73).
What is the Golden State Warriors?
This 1944 Allied invasion began the liberation of Western Europe during World War II.
What is D-Day?
This 1982 sci-fi film became the highest-grossing film of the decade and was directed by Steven Spielberg.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
“That movie was ______” — In 80s slang, this word — often associated with California teen culture — could describe something extreme, amazing, or technically difficult.
What is gnarly?
What famous movie had the phrase: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
What is The Godfather Part II?
This MLB award is given annually to the best defensive player at each position.
What is the Gold Glove Award?
This 1815 battle ended Napoleon’s rule after his return from exile on Elba.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This franchise became the first to surpass $1 billion in total box office revenue worldwide from a single film.
What is Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace?
“He’s a real ______” — In 1920s slang, this word could mean someone who was respectable, conventional, or socially proper — though over time it shifted to describe someone uncool or out of touch.
What is square?
Who said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Who is Socrates?
In 2014, this former Florida State quarterback was cited for shoplifting roughly $32 worth of crab legs and crawfish from a Tallahassee Publix.
Who is Jameis Winston?
This president was the first to be born in a hospital.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This 1984 song was the first music video to heavily rotate on MTV by a Black artist, helping break the channel’s early programming barriers.
What is Billie Jean?
The ancient Greeks used this word to describe someone who was overly concerned with public affairs — which is where the modern word “idiot” traces its roots.
What is idiōtēs?
Which fictional character in British literature said: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
Who is Sherlock Holmes?