Moments in History
SF Landmarks
Game Shows
C-Words
Inventors
State Nicknames
100

The crash of the stock market in 1929 led to this period of econimic crisis in the United States

What is the Great Depression?

100

Formerly home to the most notorious of prisoners, this site was officially shut down by the government in 1963.

What is Alcatraz Island?

100

This gameshow previously hosted by Bob Barker features many minigames based around guessing prices on daily and retail products

What is The Price is Right?

100

This plant is able to survive harsh dry climates with little to no water needed.

What is a Catcus?

100

This man was more business than inventor some say, but nonetheless he patented over 1000 technologies in the USA and is considered the pioneer of film and audio.

Who is Thomas Edison?

100

"The Lone Star State"

What is Texas?

200

This attack on Hawaii prompted the United States to join World War II in 1939

What is Peral Harbor?

200

While no longer in use, this stadium was home both to the 49ers and the Giants. Also home to legendary moments such as "The Catch"

What is Candlestick Park?

200

This show focuses on guessing letters one at a time, spinning a wheel to gain money or go bankrupt depending on the role.

What is Wheel of Fortune?

200

Usually these folks are seen carrying Tiger Woods' 7-irons and other clubs for when they're needed.

What is a Caddy?

200
Often considered the rival of a certain American inventor, this person revolutionized the use of electricity in modern society.

Who is Nikola Tesla?

200

"The Sunshine State"

What is Florida?

300

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the catalyst to start one of the largest wars ever in History

What is World War I?

300

These set of houses in the Bay Area was home to the Tanner Family in Full House

What are the Painted Ladies?

300

A then-popular game in which married copules participate in answering questions about their relationships in order to gain money.

What is the Newlywed Game?

300

Either you store your dishes or other objects here, or you think of the federal government of the United States.

What is a Cabinet?

300

This inventor is considered to be the "father of the atomic bomb", an invention this person would come to regret creating.

Who is Robert Oppenheimer?

300

"The Evergreen State"

What is Washington?

400

This nuclear disaster near the city of Pripyat was the resutl of negligence from the USSR in developing this nuclear city.

What is Chernobyl?

400

While the site is now dilapitated, this place was once a public swimming pool available to all near Lands End

What are the Sutro Baths?

400

This show has two contestants play Tic-Tac-Toe, with Hollywood celebrities sitting inside the game board. 

What is Hollywood Squares?

400

This subject learned in college tackles such terms as derivatives, usually learned by engineers or physicists.

What is Calculus?

400

This inventor was credited for creating the telephone, a much better version of communication in comparison to Morse.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

400

"The Gem State"

What is Idaho?

500

This 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake that occured in the Caribbean on January 12, 2010 just 25 kilometers away from the city of Port-au-Prince, 

What is the Haiti Earthquake?

500

This museum located in the Marina District is home to over 12,000 works of art, in addition to the lake that is in the center of the museum.

What is the Palace of Fine Arts?

500

This game has a contestant and a celebrity paired together, in which the celebrity has to give hints to the contestant to guess the correct word.

What is Password?

500

In today's age, this word is used to describe celebrities that play a minor role in a TV show or movie.

What is a cameo?

500

According to records, this inventor was the first black woman to become a millionaire due to her inventions of several revolutionary hair products.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

500

"The Last Frontier"

What is Alaska?