Science
Discovered in 1953 by Watson and Crick, this is the twisted-ladder shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
Shanty towns built by homeless people across the country were bitterly named these, after the president in office when the Depression began.
What were Hoovervilles?
This iconic term described the young women of the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and flaunted traditional social norms.
What is a flapper?
This Jamaican sprinter, widely considered the fastest man alive, set world records in both the 100m and 200m at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Who is Usain Bolt?
Botanically speaking, this long, yellow fruit with a thick peel is actually a berry because it develops from a single ovary.
What is a banana?
This is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
This iconic board game was introduced by Parker Brothers in 1935, allowing struggling players to fantasize about buying up real estate and getting rich.
What is Monopoly?
This French fashion designer revolutionized 1920s womenswear by introducing comfortable jersey fabrics and the classic "little black dress."
Who is Coco Chanel?
At the 1936 Berlin Games, this African American track and field star famously won four gold medals, defying Adolf Hitler's Aryan supremacy narrative.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This small, blue, antioxidant-rich fruit native to North America is one of the few truly blue foods found in nature.
What is a blueberry?
This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
This became the most popular form of free home entertainment during the 1930s, offering comedy, music, news, and drama to millions of families.
What is the radio?
This popular 1920s dance became an international craze and was named after a South Carolina city.
What is the Charleston?
This American swimming phenomenon is the most decorated Olympian of all time, holding a staggering 28 total medals.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This small, golden-orange stone fruit looks like a miniature peach but is botanically closer to a plum.
What is an apricot?
This planet rotates on its side, rolling around the Sun like a barrel.
What is Uranus?
This U.S. President won a landslide victory in 1932 by promising a "New Deal" for the American people.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This constitutional amendment officially banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This American gymnastics superstar became the most decorated gymnast in history, cementing her legacy across multiple Olympic games.
Who is Simone Biles?
This spiky, tropical fruit is a "multiple fruit," formed when an entire cluster of individual flowers fuses together around a central core.
What is a pineapple?
This scientist coined the term "radioactivity" and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
This physical international monetary system, which pegged currencies to precious metal, collapsed worldwide during the early 1930s.
What is the gold standard?
In 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered this world-changing, life-saving antibiotic.
What is penicillin?
At the 1976 Montreal Games, this 14-year-old Romanian gymnast became the first person to score a perfect 10.0 in Olympic history.
Who is Nadia Comăneci?
This ancient, inverted multiple fruit relies on a tiny, specialized wasp to crawl inside its hollow interior to pollinate its hidden flowers.
What is a fig?