Industrial Revolution
This founder of Standard Oil is widely considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, the namesake of a famous complex in Manhattan
Who is (J. D.) Rockefeller
Element 99 is named after this scientist, most known for the formula E=MC^2
Who is Einstein
Normally hosted by Alex Trebek, this game is the one you are playing right now
What is Jeopardy
“Do Re Mi” “How do you solve a problem like Maria”
What is the Sound of Music
This Mcdonalds mascot clown debuted in 1963
Who is Ronald Mcdonald
Known as the “commodore”, this influential railroad tycoon went on to be the namesake of a similarly named Tennessee University
who is (Cornelius) Vanderbilt
Element 101 is named after this creator of the periodic table
Who is (Dmitri) Mendeleev
Hosted by Pat Sajak, this show requires contestants to “spin the wheel”, and guess various phrases
What is the Wheel of Fortune
“The World Was Wide Enough” “Burn”
What is Hamilton
This mascot for Nintendo, known for his “super” games with brother Luigi, always seems to let Bowser capture the princess
Who is Mario
This powerful banker went on to be the inspiration for Mr. Monopoly
Who is (J. P.) Morgan
Element 96 is named after this discoverer of Polonium and Radium
Who is (Marie) Curie (Accept Madame Curie)
This annual talent competition started in 2006, and is now hosted by Howie Mandel, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Mel B
What is America’s Got Talent
“I Dreamed a Dream” “On My Own”
What is Le Mis (Les Miserables)
This nickelodeon character and mascot, voiced by Tom Kenney, is neighbors with Patrick Star and Squidward Tentacles
Who is Spongebob (Squarepants)
This Scottish-American creator of a Pittsburgh steel company donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charities
Who is (Andrew) Carnegie
Element 112 is named after this astronomer, who first put the sun (rather than earth) at the center of the universe
Who is (Nicolaus) Copernicus
Presented by Chris Hardwick, this NBC game show requires contestants to drop orbs down this namesake object to gain money, or lose money
What is The Wall
“Can’t stop the beat” “Good Morning Baltimore”
What is Hairspray
This animal, known for being mascot for GEICO, neither can blink, nor has eyelids
What is the GEICO Gecko
This Chemist designed an improved steam engine in 1781, and went on to be the namesake for a unit of electric power
Who is (James) Watt
Element 106 is named after this UC Berkeley Nuclear scientist
Who is (Glenn) Seaborg
This Afternoon talk show host presents a “Game of Games”, based on games from the host’s original talk show
Who is Ellen Degeneres
“Oh what a beautiful Mornin’ ” “Out of my dreams”
What is Oklahoma
This penguin is the mascot for Linux, a software kernel run by the 500 most powerful supercomputers
Who is Tux (The Penguin)