American History
What was the name of the first (permanent English) American colony?
What is Jamestown?
Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
What ancient civilization is known for building the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Who were the Egyptians?
Hello, darkness, __ __ __
(1960s)
Hello, darkness, my old friend
In the Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast," what is the name of the villainous hunter who seeks to marry Belle?
Who is Gaston?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What is footsteps?
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
What is Mercury?
Spanish cuisine features a dish named for a wide, shallow traditional pan used to cook the dish on an open fire. What is this dish?
What is Paella?
What Netflix original series is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, and features supernatural events and a group of kids battling otherworldly creatures?
What is "Stranger Things"?
Who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?
What is "The Louvre"?
Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?
What is Denmark?
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
(1990s)
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Who provided the voice for the character Elsa in Disney's "Frozen" and its sequel "Frozen II"?
Who is Idina Menzel?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter 'M'?
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
What is Au?
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
What is caviar?
What is the title of the Netflix original film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, which explores the life of a mob hitman?
What is "The Irishman"?
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
Who is John Adams?
Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream in the 1920s?
"The Great Gatsby"
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
We are family
I got all my ___ ___ ___
(1970s)
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
What are the names of Cinderella’s stepsisters?
Who are Anastasia and Drizella?
What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
What is an umbrella?
What is the scientific name for the "voice box" in humans responsible for sound production?
What is the larynx
Which country drinks the most coffee in pounds per year?
What is Finland?
What Netflix original series, created by Charlie Brooker, is an anthology of standalone episodes that explore the dark and often dystopian sides of technology and society?
What is "Black Mirror"?
Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775?
Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
What novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
What is Dune?
What empire was founded by Genghis Khan and became the largest contiguous empire in history?
What is the Mongol Empire?
Here's the thing, we started out friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah, ___ ___ ___ ___
(2000s)
Here's the thing, we started out friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
What is the name of Wendy’s dog in Peter Pan?
Who is Nana?
If a fire hydrant has H2O inside, what does it have on the outside?
What is K9P?
How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
Zero!
What is the process of soaking food in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking it, as seen in ceviche?
What is marination?
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets -- and a looming threat to humanity.
What is "The Umbrella Academy"?
Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Who is Jeanette Rankin?
What epic poem, attributed to Homer, tells the story of the Trojan War?
"The Iliad"
Which mountaineer and his Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?
Who are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on ___ ___ ___
(1980s)
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
What Disney animated film features a character named Kuzco, who is transformed into a llama?
What is "The Emperor's New Groove"?
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
What is a pencil lead/graphite?
What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus releases energy through the emission of particles or electromagnetic waves?
What is radioactive decay?
Cooking veggies until soft and translucent (but not browned) is called what?
What is sweating?
Which Netflix original series is a Spanish crime drama that follows a group of robbers who plan and execute heists on the Royal Mint of Spain and the Bank of Spain?
What is "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel)?