Before They Were Famous
Before becoming one of the most successful basketball players in NBA history, he was cut from his high school varsity team.
Michael Jordan
What was the first video game ever released commercially?
Pong
Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
What do you call a group of porcupines?
A prickle
1. This gas is the most abundant element in the universe.
2. The Greek god of the underworld.
3. This mountain range separates much of Europe from Asia.
1. Hydrogen
2. Hades
3. Himalayas
Before becoming a tech billionaire, he was fired from the company he helped create.
Steve Jobs
What board game’s name comes from the Swahili word meaning “to build”?
Jenga
Which world leader is famous for his "Little Red Book"?
Mao Zedong
what animal has the most teeth
A snail
(uses a ribbon-like tongue called a radula covered in thousands (14,000 to over 20,000) of microscopic teeth to scrape food)
1. Greek epic poem about a long journey home after the Trojan War.
2. The capital city of Norway.
3. This Shakespeare play features jealousy, manipulation, and betrayal.
1. Odyssey
2. Oslo
3. Othello
Before becoming a comedy superstar and happy golfer, he was fired from Saturday Night Live after one season.
Adam Sandler
Which number does every Major League Baseball player wear on April 15?
42
At what age did Queen Elizabeth II become queen?
25
What is a male duck called?
1. This famous ancient city was built on seven hills.
2. This musical genre originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
3. This chemical element has atomic number 88.
1. Rome
2. Reggae
3. Radium
Before becoming a chart-topping singer, she was a competitive Irish dancer and worked as a waitress in New York. But she is now engaged and no longer is in a bad romance.
Lady Gaga
Which NBA team drafted Kobe Bryant in 1996?
Charlotte Hornets
(He was traded to the Lakers shortly after.)
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
What color is a hippo’s sweat?
red-orange
1. This political ideology calls for a classless society.
2. Japanese animation style that includes stories like Naruto and One Piece.
3. This 1947 plan provided U.S. economic aid to rebuild Western Europe.
1. Marxism
2. Manga
3. Marshall Plan
Before releasing chart-topping albums as a rapper, she worked at a Red Lobster and was fired multiple times for arguing with customers. She also worked selling fire extinguishers before she became a SUPER Bestselling rApper Singer Songwriter.
Nicki Minaj
In Scrabble, which two letters are worth the most points?
Q and Z
Which African country was never formally colonized during the European “Scramble for Africa”?
Ethiopia
What do humpback whales use to attract prey?
Bubbles
1. This fundamental force attracts objects with mass toward one another.
2. This process allows organisms to pass traits from one generation to the next.
3. This novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald critiques wealth and the American Dream.
1. Gravity
2. Genetic inheritance
3. (The) Great Gatsby