RIVERS IN HISTORY
This river marked the western border of the United States until the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
What is the Mississippi River?
This sitcom aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019, starring Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper and Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
What is The Big Bang Theory?
In his all-too-short career, this late actor played Jackie Robinson in the film "42” (and T'Challa in Black Panther)
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Gold, Sulfur, Titanium, Nitrogen: The capital of a southern US State
What is Austin (Au, S, Ti, N)?
WMT is the ticker of this multinational retail corporation headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas
What is Walmart?
Coming up this river to attack Paris in the 9th c., Vikings were met by the garrison of Odo, who repulsed them--& turned them back
What is the Seine?
Named for a game piece, this foreign policy theory was widely invoked to justify U.S. involvement in Vietnam
What is Domino Theory?
The Broadway musical adaptation of "42nd Street" included this sleepy, soothing song "of Broadway"
What is a “Lullaby”?
Potassium, Yttrium, Iodine, Vanadium: Capital of Ukraine
What is Kyiv (K, Y, I, V)?
As part of its rebranding, in 2022 FB became this new 4-letter stock symbol
What is META?
This leader's forces won the Battle of the Jhelum River in Asia in 326 B.C., but advanced no farther & turned back for home
Who is Alexander the Great?
Not for lack of trying, science has yet to find a unified framework--or T.O.E., short for this--to explain how the universe works
What is the Theory of Everything?
In this board game invented by French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse in 1957, there are 42 territories to conquer & defend
What is Risk?
Boron, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Nitrogen: The capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990
What is Bonn (B, O, N, N)?
FUN is the symbol for this provider of fun that operates 40+ amusement parks & water parks across North America; their San Antonio Park is called Fiesta Texas
What is Six Flags?
Daily Double: In 1916 a group who resented this Russian healer's influence shot him, then threw his body in the Neva River
Who is Rasputin?
Known for his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London’s Soho, John Snow is considered one of the founders for this theory of disease
What is Germ Theory? (epidemiology also accepted)
Daily Double: In a Shakespeare play, the potion taken by this character is meant to make her appear dead for 42 hours
Who is Juliet?
Calcium, Niobium, Erbium, Radium: The capital of Australia
What is Canberra (Ca, Nb, Er, Ra)?
A leader in wealth management, MS is this company that's been around since the 1930s
What is Morgan Stanley?
A series of fortresses known as the Limes on this river marked the northern boundary of the Roman empire
What is the Danube?
This 17th c. thinker & inspiration for a "Lost" character supported the tabula rasa or "blank slate" theory that we're all born with empty heads
Who is John Locke?
The first of their kind, they were printed in Mainz, Germany in the 15th century with Latin text in 42-line columns
What is the Gutenberg Bible?
Sodium, Iridium, Oxygen, Bismuth: Capital of Kenya
What is Nairobi (Na, Ir, O, Bi)?
In the early 1900s it began trading under a symbol using all 3 of its initials; today, it's down to one, T
What is AT&T?