The 19th Century
She took the throne in 1837 and reigned over the British Empire for nearly 64 years, lending her name to an entire era.
Who is Queen Victoria?
This word refers to both the outer covering of a tree and the sharp sound made by a dog.
What is bark?
The most energetic person at the event reads George Orwell classic.
What is a Party Animal Farm?
Seven states, including Illinois and Indiana, share this bright red bird as their official state representative.
What is the Northern Cardinal?
In 1928, "Steamboat Willie" featured the first appearance of this iconic animated rodent with a synchronized soundtrack.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
These two men led the "Corps of Discovery" from 1804 to 1806, mapping the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This is a sound that repeats because it reflects off a surface, like a canyon wall.
What is echo?
Synonym for a barbecue where Hey Ya! is played.
What is a cookoutkast?
This western state features the Cactus Wren as its bird and the Saguaro Blossom as its flower.
What is Arizona?
In 1947, this legendary athlete broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Known as "The Lady with the Lamp," she became a hero for her organizing of care for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This word means to cover a road or path with concrete, stone, or asphalt.
What is pave?
7th president splashes some paint around and creates high art.
Who is Andrew Jackson Pollock?
This state's flower is the Mountain Laurel, but its state bird, the California Gull, was honored for saving the pioneers' crops from a cricket plague in 1848.
What is Utah?
This scientist and two-time Nobel Prize winner was the first person to use the term "radioactivity."
Who is Marie Curie?
Known as the "Spring of Nations," a massive wave of political upheavals and revolutions swept across Europe during this specific mid-century year.
What is 1848?
This 4-letter word for a high point is also the name of the predator at the top of a food chain.
What is apex?
This triages the injured while bringing food to them in bed.
What is emergency room service?
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This massive Western state features the Forget-me-not and the Willow Ptarmigan, a bird that turns white in winter.
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people confirmed to accomplish this.
What is climb Mount Everest?
Following the Napoleonic Wars, this 1814–1815 assembly of European leaders sought to restore the balance of power and redraw the continent's map.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This 4-letter word for intense enthusiasm sounds like it should be the last word in a dictionary.
What is zeal?
Its two day shipping even covers 0 degrees longitude.
What is Amazon Prime meridian?
Unique among the 50 states, this small New England state is the only one to designate a specific breed of poultry, a "Red" chicken, as its official state bird.
What is Rhode Island?
This Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to journey into outer space, completing an orbit of the Earth in 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?