Armed to the Teeth
This rifle, used by the Canadians in the first world war, was notoriously awful for combat, and jammed frequently.
What is the Ross Rifle?
This beverage, made by fermenting honey, is considered to be the oldest alcoholic drink in the world.
What is mead?
This famous activist, politician, and eugenicist has a branch of the local library named after her.
Who is Nellie McClung?
The Pig War of 1859 was fought on these islands in the Salish Sea.
What are the San Juan Islands?
"I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree."
Who is George Washington?
The Spear of Destiny, famously sought after by heroes such as Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, and Hellboy, is famous for having pierced the side of this historical figure.
Who is Jesus Christ?
This brewing company opened a brewery in my home town in 2019, and is also the oldest brewing company in Canada.
What is Molson?
Lizzie Borden, supposedly, took an axe, and gave her father this many "whacks".
What is 41?
Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow is well known for kicking over a lantern, and starting this historical fire.
What is the Great Chicago Fire?
"Well behaved women rarely make history"
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This war marked the first use of a combat submarine, named the H.L. Hunley after its creator, H.L. Hunley.
What is the American Civil War?
The Greek god Dionysus was known to the romans by this name, which also gave us the english word “Batchelor”.
What is Bacchus?
In Dan Brown’s novel “The DaVinci Code”, Sophie Neveau is the descendant of this Biblical woman.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
According to most historians, this was the first animal domesticated.
What is the goat?
"There's a sucker born every minute"
Who is P.T. Barnum?
The Warwolf was the largest trebuchet ever made, standing between 300-400 feet, was commissioned by this English king.
Who was Edward I?
While on diplomatic trips to America during Prohibition, this famous leader had a medical prescription for “indefinite” amounts of alcohol.
Who is Winston Churchill?
Author John Morris suggests that Lizzie Williams, the wife of an English physician, was responsible for these historical murders.
What are the Jack the Ripper killings??
This common farm animal was a passenger on the first flight of the hot air balloon, accompanied by a duck and a cockerel.
What is a sheep?
"The ends justify the means"
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
This project, proposed by the Americans in 1957, proposed to use nuclear bombs for civil engineering projects, such as excavating a canal in the Negev Desert, and a harbour in Chariot, Alaska
What is Project Plowshare?
The 1775 drinking song “To Anacreon in Heaven”, has the same melody as this famous song.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
This Hungarian noblewoman, known as “The Blood Countess” is famous for killing hundreds of women in order to stay eternally youthful.
Who is Elizabeth Bathory?
This character owned the Manor farm in the 1945 novel “Animal Farm”, and is an allegory for Tsar Nicholas II.
Who is Mr. Jones?
"Don't fire 'till you see the whites of their eyes"
Who is Andrew Jackson?