"Achievement Unlocked"
2000's Movie Posters
Various Vehicles
The Valley of Silicon
World Capitals
DD+FJ
400
In 1919, Sir Barton became the first thoroughbred to achieve this feat - winning the 3 most important horse races in the same year.
The Triple Crown
400
2000s Animated
Osmosis Jones
400
Most famously used by Venetians, this flat-bottomed boat is similar to a Kayak, in that it has one oar that also acts as a rudder.
Gondola
400
The Valley was at the center of this bubble, starting in the 90s and collapsing after stocks tanked in 2000.
dot-com
400
Rome has sometimes been defined as the capital of two states due to the fact it has this country within its city limits.
Vatican City
400
DAILY DINGER #1:
Simon & Garfunkel mention this person in one of their biggest hits, famous for marrying Marilyn Monroe and achieving a 56 game hitting streak in 1941 - still an MLB record today.
Joe DiMaggio
800
Achieving completion of the LA Marathon would mean you've run this EXACT distance.
26.2 Miles
800
2000s Horror
The Others
800
The Shinkansen is a network of high-speed railway lines Japan, and is colloquially known in English as this rapid type of train.
Bullet Train
800
The Valley is full of these; private investors that provide funds to companies exhibiting high growth potential in exchange for equity.
Venture Capitalists
800
At 9 million inhabitants, this Spanish-speaking municipality is the most-populous city in North America and also suffers from some of the worst pollution on earth.
Mexico City
800
DAILY DINGER #2:
With a population of nearly 350,000, this Costa Rican capital literally translates to a Catholic Saint's name from Spanish to English.
San José (Saint Joseph)
1200
DAILY DINGER #1
DAILY DINGER #1
1200
2000s Sci-Fi
The Day After Tomorrow
1200
Famously used in Vietnam, the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter has carried US troops in and out of combat since 1959 but is more commonly known by this nickname.
Huey
1200
This conglomerate became the new parent company of Google after a restructure in 2015.
Alphabet
1200
DAILY DINGER #2
DAILY DINGER #2
1600
Debuting in 1975, this currently running TV show has achieved the record for most Emmys with 42 wins in various categories.
Saturday Night Live
1600
2000s Drama
Mystic River
1600
From 1976-2003, Air France and British Airways were the only two airlines to operate this commercial supersonic passenger airliner.
Concorde
1600
With 30,000+ students, this public school has the largest student population in Silicon Valley and is the oldest University on the west coast, established in 1857.
San Jose State
1600
Designated as the capital most closely located to the equator, Quito lies on the eastern slopes of an Andes volcano in this country.
Ecuador
2000
Approximately 3,500 Americans have achieved Medal of Honor recipient status, with nearly 40% coming for acts of courage in this war.
American Civil War
2000
2000s Crime
Zodiac
2000
The largest wingspan of any aircraft ever made, Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules prototype only flew once in 1947 and was commonly known by this nickname.
Spruce Goose
2000
Facebook HQ may be located in the Valley but Mark Zuckerberg first worked on the company outside of it in this City.
Cambridge, Mass.
2000
23 different rail lines delivered 3.8 billion trips in 2018, designating this capital city with the world's busiest metro system.
Beijing, China
2000
FINAL JEOPARDY:
The Space Race
On April 12, 1961 this person became the first human to journey into outer space when he completed one orbit of Earth aboard his Vostok 1 space capsule.
