Cyclones
This year is when Iowa State University was founded.
What is 1858?
In Friends, this coffee shop is where the group regularly hangs out.
What is the Central Perk?
The assassination of this man led to the start of World War I.
Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
This man created the musical 'Hamilton'.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
The Sunda Strait separates these two Indonesian islands.
What are Sumatra and Java?
He was the first African American faculty member at Iowa State and later became famous for his research at Tuskegee Institute.
Who is George Washington Carver?
In Seinfeld, this is the name of Jerry’s eccentric neighbor who often barges in unannounced.
Who is Cosmo Kramer?
This document, signed by King John of England in 1215, limited the power of the monarchy.
What is the Magna Carta?
This man killed Alexander Hamilton.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight.
What is the bat?
This Iowa State football player wore No. 15 and later became a starting NFL QB for the 49ers.
Who is Brock Purdy?
In How I met your Mother, this girl leaves Ted at the altar?
Who is Stella?
This city in Iraq was home to the House of Wisdom, where Al-Khwarizmi developed algebra in the 9th century CE.
What is Bhagdad?
This is the longest song in Hamilton.
What is Non-Stop?
This chemical element with the symbol Nd is best known for forming the strongest commercially available permanent magnets.
Neodymium
This Iowa State-developed invention is often considered one of the first electronic digital computers.
What is the ABC (Atanasoff–Berry Computer)?
In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, this city is Will’s hometown that he raps about in the show’s theme song.
What is Philadelphia?
These two rivers formed the fertile river valley that served as the ‘cradle of civilization’ in Mesopotamia.
What are Tigris and Euphrates?
This British monarch sings “You’ll Be Back” to the American colonies.
Who is King George III?
This planet has the shortest day in the Solar System.
What is Jupiter?