ANNUAL EVENTS
The bons temps always rouler when the Krewe of Rex rolls uptown during this annual event
What is Mardi Gras?
"What doesn't kill you makes you" this, sang Kelly Clarkson; it also "makes a fighter"
What is stronger?
This great lakes city is famous for its style of pizza, architecture, and bean shaped sculpture
Where is Chicago?
The ratification of this document separated the US from England in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Matt Groening drew his own initials in the design of this TV character--the "M" is in his lower hairline, the "G", his ear
Who is Homer Simpson?
In 1970 15-year-old Mike Towry co-founded this San Diego event that has become a pop culture phenomenon
What is Comic-Con?
"Don't you come around my way, you can't hang around my block", she warned on "Bodak Yellow"
Who is Cardi B?
Ohio is home to this lakeside museum, which honors the great musicians of past and present.
What is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Friedrich Engles co-wrote this document.
What is the Communist Manifesto?
In 1505 this 1-named artist planned to make 12 marble Apostles for a local cathedral, but he'd be called to Rome by pope-ular demand
Who is Michelangelo?
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THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
On Groundhog Day 2022, this notable rodent (who learned not to drive angry!) saw his shadow & predicted 6 more weeks of winter
Who is Punxsutawney Phil?
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" is one of many, many hits by this still flamboyant classic rocker
Who is (Sir) Elton John?
A city known for a style of pizza and rapid economic decline, this former automotive powerhouse.
What is Detroit?
This manifesto was written in 1925 while its author was serving a sentence for a failed coup attempt.
What is Mein Kampf?
Used as a doorstop in Long Island, a vase from this Chinese dynasty eventually sold for $1.3 million at auction in 2012
What is the Ming dynasty?
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nobelprize.org says some papers of this scientist "are stored in lead boxes", a "legacy that is literally untouchable"
In 2023, this film festival returned to in-person & the attendees were dressed for Utah in January
What is Sundance?
Rachel Platten's "Fight Song" appeared on the 2014 "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" episode of this show & then became a Top 10 hit
What is Pretty Little Liars?
This meteorological region partly occupies the western states of the midwest, it is well known for its abundance of potentially dangerous storms.
X users mistakenly claimed this suspected murderer wrote a Substack post titled, “The Allopathic Complex and Its Consequences”.
Who is Luigi Mangione?
Praise this painting from the early 1500s on its use of sfumato, the use of fine shading, but please don't tell her to smile more
What is the Mona Lisa?
QUESTION
Who is Marie Curie?
The jazz festival named for these L.A. towers built by Simon Rodia has been grooving annually since 1976
What are the Watts Towers?
"Who the baddest? It don't matter 'cause we at your throat", this 3-letter guy raps on "Enemy", his collaboration with Imagine Dragons
Who is JID?
The “City of Fountains” claims to have the most functional fountains in the world at over 200, and while Rome may also lay claim to this title, with over 2,000 fountains, many have fallen into disrepair and no longer function, causing this midwest city to claim the title for itself
What is Kansas City?
“The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race,” is a quote from this writer’s manifesto.
Who is Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber)?
Victor Hugo didn't want to pose for a bust, so this French sculptor made some quick sketches, &, voilà, a bust was born
Who is Rodin?