What's the Word
9/11
For The Dads
Marvel
History
100
The formal name for this symbol "#"
An octothorpe
100
Flight attendants aboard Plane 4 (United Airlines Flight 93) fought hijackers with this "makeshift weapon"
Boiling water
100
"Never remove more than 1/3 of the grass blade in a single mowing" is often referred as this guideline
The Golden Rule of Lawn Care
100
This unpowered super spy wears an eye patch due to a scratch from a cat-like Flerken named Goose.
Nick Fury
100
George Washington famously crossed the icy Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776, to launch a surprise attack on Hessian forces in this Battle
Emily: They are paddling away from the Boston Tea Party cause they didn't want ice in their tea
Correct: Battle of Trenton
200
The indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is called
A punt
200
How many days did the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground all civilian aircraft across the U.S. following 9/11?
Three days
200
The "Hemi" engine is short for this term referring to the unique bowl-shaped design of the engine's combustion chambers, which allowed the spark plugs to burn fuel more efficiently
Hemispherical
200
Peter Parker works as a freelance photographer for this fictional New York newspaper.
The Daily Bugle
200
The massive stock market crash, widespread bank failures, and flawed government policies led to this event in 1929?
Emily: World War 2
Correct Answer: The Great Depression
300
The pale half-moon at the base of your finger nail is called this
A lunula
300
This pop-star reportedly had a morning business meeting scheduled on 9/11 at the top of one of the World Trade Center towers. He overslept after staying up late the night before.
Michael Jackson
300
What does WD-40 stand for
Water displacement, 40th Attempt
300
While he is famously known for being green, the Hulk was actually this color in his 1962 debut issue.
Grey
300
How many states were included in the Louisiana Purchase?
Emily:13 states
Correct Answer: 15 present day states along with 2 Canadian provinces. It cost 3 cents per acre
400
The metal band holding an eraser on a pencil is called this
A ferrule
400
Hours after the 9/11 attacks, President Bush took off from Florida and was diverted to an Air Force base in this Louisiana city
Bossier City
400
What is the liquid inside of a carpenter's level?
Ethanol
400
In X-Men United, William Stryker uses a modified version of this mutant-tracking machine to try and telepathically assassinate every mutant on Earth.
Cerebro
400
During the height of the Cold War, what did the Soviet Union accept as payment from Pepsi because Soviet currency wasn't accepted internationally?
Submarines and Warships - 17 old submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer
Pepsi was briefly the world's 6th largest navy
500
The circular paper cutouts made from using a hole punch is called this
A chad
500
More people were rescued by water on 9/11 than this evacuation of 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbors of France during WW2.
Dunkirk Evacuation aka Operation Dynamo
500
What does the "W" in motor oil stand for?
EX: 10W-40
Winter
500
This heroic leader tells a new recruit, "When I woke up, my whole world was gone," referring to the loss of his family in Poland during WWII.
Magneto
500
The CIA spent millions of dollars to train and surgically implant a microphone and antenna into a this animal in the 1960s to spy on the Soviets.
A house cat code named "Acoustic Kitty"
On its very fist outdoor field test the cat walked into a street and was immediately hit by a taxi