Fun Sports
This was the first sport played on the moon, and because of gravity, the ball was hit miles away!
What is golf?
This is the largest ocean in the world, covering more than 30% percent of Earth's surface.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Patrick. Sandy. Gary. Squidward.
What is Spongebob Squarepants?
"Pleeeeease drop it in the comments if you've ever dealt with your fam HATING your bf. I can't even deal."
What is Romeo and Juliet?
While putting one of these in your Coke will cause an impressive geyser of soda, it's only an urban legend that it would kill you to eat one after you've drank soda.
What are Mentos?
"Sea the into saints turning, jealousy"
What is "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers?
It's hard to imagine Paris without this structure, but the original plan was to only have it in place for 20 years.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Afrikaans: "Stinking Mouse Dog"
What is "skunk?"
She is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes- one in Physics and one in chemistry.
Who is Marie Curie?
Director Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou (2006)
What is The Da Vinci Code?
She and Charlie Puth sang about how "We Don't Talk Anymore."
Who is Selena Gomez?
This series has been banned in many religious schools for its depiction of magic and witchcraft.
What is Harry Potter?
The last solid gold Olympic medal was awarded in 1912; today, Olympic "gold" metals are 92.5% this.
What is Silver?
Though North is at the top of most maps today, this direction was at the top of most maps from the Middle Ages.
What is East?
Serena. Blair. Nate. Chuck.
What is Gossip Girl?
"To all the haters saying I would never make it- your boy is gonna be king. Three witches told me so #prophecy #Scotland #legacy"
What is Macbeth?
Research suggests this African animal's stripes are evolutionarily a natural bug repellent.
What is a Zebra?
"Hate hate hate hate hate gonna haters the and"
What is "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift?
This NYC building was the world's tallest for 11 months.. until it was surpassed by the Empire State Building.
Mandarin: "Business Goose"
What is "penguin?"
With the first in 1933, this First Lady held 348 women-only press conferences.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Director Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan (2013)
What is The Great Gatsby?
In the movie "Cadillac Records," Beyoncé played this R&B legend and sang "At Last" on the soundtrack.
Who is Etta James?
School boards have repeatedly tried to ban this book since the 1960s, citing its racial overtones relating to the narrative's court case.
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
MLB umpires are required to wear this color underwear while on the job in case they split their pants.
What is black?
Mapmakers would often put these fake locations or street names on their maps to prevent plagiarism.
What are Paper Towns?
Walter. Jesse. Skyler. Saul.
What is Breaking Bad?
"Thank you all for your support in my dad's sudden and unexpected death. If anyone has tips on how to deal with your mom marrying your uncle...DM me."
What is Hamlet?
This Australian marsupial's fingerprints are so close to humans, they could actually taint crime scenes.
What is a Koala?
"Nirvana before way, Madonna, Springsteen Bruce since."
What is "1985" by Bowling for Soup?
This Japanese structure gets a fresh coat of paint every five years- and it takes a full year to repaint. That's a lot of white and orange!
What is the Tokyo Tower?
Swedish: "Flappy Mouse"
What is "bat?"
Reigning for over twenty years, she was the only female pharaoh in recorded history.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Director Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor (1963)
What is The Birds?
This popular dystopian trilogy has been challenged in schools for its depiction of young characters in violent situations of government oppression.
What is The Hunger Games?
In WWII, these two football teams lost so many players to military service that they combined to form the "Steagles" for the 1943 season.
What are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles?
This popular quarantine past-time was actually invented in the 18th century for use in geography classes: at the time they only depicted maps!
What are jigsaw puzzles?
Lorelai. Rory. Luke. Sookie.
What is Gilmore Girls?
"Can anyone explain how to block someone on here? I'm sick and tired of Orsino bothering me- I. WILL. NOT. MARRY. YOU."
What is Twelfth Night?
In 2019, a photo of researcher Katie Bouman went viral for her excited reaction to her work on the first image ever captured of this.
What is a Black Hole?
"Diddy P like feeling morning the in up wake"
What is "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha?
While this Russian structure is now known for its vibrant colors, it originally was painted a plain white and gold.
What is St. Basil's Cathedral?
German: "Threatening Chicken"
What is "turkey?"
Watson and Crick may have stolen the glory at the time, but this chemist was integral to understanding DNA's molecular structure.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Director Paul Verhoeven, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone (1992)
What is Basic Instinct?
While she did sing many of her own songs, she also wrote "The Locomotion," "You've Got a Friend," and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman."
Who is Carole King?
This Jay Asher novel has been banned by numerous high schools- its Netflix adaptation has also seen similar controversy.
What is 13 Reasons Why?
After the 1958 World Cup, Brazil declared this player an official national treasure to prevent him from taking a contract with European teams.
Who is Pelé?
During WWII, hidden maps were surreptitiously printed on these, which could be soaked in water to reveal the maps and help POWs escape.
What are playing cards?
Don. Peggy. Pete. Betty.
What is Mad Men?
"My heart is crushed. @Cordelia, if you want to be like that, I will make sure everyone knows you're no longer my daughter as far as I'm concerned."
What is King Lear?
"My battery is low and it's getting dark" were the last words of this beloved Mars rover.
What is Opportunity?
"Me roll gonna is world the me told once somebody"
What is "All-Star" by Smash Mouth?
Four millennia of erosion have sliced 25 feet off the bottom of this large stone structure, the largest structure for thousands of years.
What is the Pyramid of Giza?
Japanese: "Needle Mouse"
What is "hedgehog?"
Not only was this woman a world-renowned performer, she was also a spy for the French Resistance in WWII.
Who is Josephine Baker?
Director Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (2001)
What is Moulin Rouge?
This singer led a crowd of 300,000 in "We Shall Overcome" in the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Joan Baez?
This book was challenged for being too frightening for middle schoolers because of the Chapter One murder of its 14 year-old protagonist.
What is The Lovely Bones?
Thanks to a horror film, this novel returned to the bestseller lists in 2017, some 30 years after reaching no.1
What is It?