American History and Culture
The political protest where American colonists boarded British ships in the Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea into the water to protest the Tea Act and "taxation without representation"
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The first Prime Minister of India.
Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?
The music artist considered one of, if not the most famous of all time. The King of Pop.
Who was Michael Jackson?
The word moot
What is "open to debate or irrelevant"?
The Italian dessert that is alternating layers of ladyfingers soaked in a coffee-liquor combo with mascarpone cheese and chocolate
What is tiramisu?
The three branches of the U.S. government
What are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches?
The South Asian empire that produced the Taj Mahal during its rule from 1526-1857
What was the Mughal Empire?
The director of Titanic, Avatar, and The Terminator
Who was James Cameron?
The word banal
What is "boring and unoriginal"?
The host of Hell's Kitchen, Masterchef, and Kitchen Nightmares
Who is Gordon Ramsay?
Though he was an American Founding Father, prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, and the longest-serving president of the Continental Congress, John Hancock is now most known for
What is a signature?
From Chennai, the current and youngest world chess champion
Who is Gukesh Dommaraju?
What scientist's books laid the foundations for physics, calculus, and mechanics?
Who was Isaac Newton?
The word mirth
What is "amusement and laughter expressed with great joy"?
The traditional Mediterranean dessert that is layers of pastry, chopped nuts like walnuts or pistachios, and syrup or honey
What is baklava?
The one of the options of US presidents that are NOT featured on Mount Rushmore.
Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Practiced in the cultures of India, China, Persia, Sumeria and more for centuries but now roundly considered pseudoscience: the practice of chiromancy is the studying of the lines and features of
What is palm?
The only national flag that does not have a traditional rectangular shape
What is the flag of Nepal?
The word eke
What is "make something last by using sparingly"?
The one of these food options that was NOT invented in the USA
Philly cheesesteaks, Apple pie, S'mores, Mac and Cheese
What is apple pie?
The proposed national animal, rather than the Bald Eagle, by Benjamin Franklin
The one of these options that never attempted to colonize India
The Italians, Austrians, Dutch, British
Who were the Italians?
The word for a period of time that is two weeks or fourteen days
What is a fortnight?
The word abate
What is "to become less intense or widespread"?
Contrary to its popularity and prominence in Indian cuisine, this spice did not originate on India soil. Rather, it was brought by Portuguese traders in the 16th century.
Turmeric, black pepper, chili peppers, cinnamon
What are chili peppers?