History 1
This ancient city’s library was once the largest center of learning on Earth
Alexandria
Why did the calendar apply for a job?
It wanted to make its days count.
This ship’s 1912 sinking inspired decades of conspiracy theories and Hollywood film
Titanic
What do you call a suitcase when it's not going on vacation?
emotional baggage
The shortest war in history—40 minutes—was between Britain and this East African nation
Zanzibar war
This medieval Asian ruler created the world’s largest contiguous land empire
Genghis Khan
Why did the cloud bring a backpack?
It was going to thunder‑school
This Roman emperor made his horse a senator (or at least threatened to)
Caligula
This household appliance ended a relationship because “it sucked the joy out of everything.”
A vacuum
The fear of this common household vegetable is known as “lachanophobia
green vegetables
This Viking was the first known European to land in North America—500 years before Columbus
Leif Erikson
What runs but never wins a race?
Your nose during allergy season
This document, signed in 1215, is considered the foundation of modern constitutional rights
The Magna Carta
When asking for books on paranoia, the librarian claimed they were located here.
"right behind you"
This tree species can live over 5,000 years, making it the oldest on Earth
bristlecone pine
This ancient queen dissolved pearls in vinegar to win a drinking contest.
Cleopatra
What falls asleep on your couch but never pays rent?
The remote
This European city threw tax collectors out a window—twice—sparking major wars
Prague? (The Defenestrations)
This type of joke is still ongoing because the creator is “still working on it.”
a construction joke?
This country has no rivers, despite being nearly the size of Colorado
Saudi Arabia
This U.S. president owned a pet alligator that lived in a White House bathroom
John Quincy Adams
What appears once every morning but disappears when you notice it?
Your motivation to wake up early.
This explorer’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe, though he did not survive the trip
Ferdinand Magellan
These domestic structures are said to always be “up to something.”
Stairs
This city’s population triples every workday due to commuters
Washington, D.C