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Ashley's Nerdy Potpourri
100

This artist painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper."

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

100

This "Wizard of Menlo Park" is credited with inventing the first practical incandescent light bulb.

Who is Thomas Edison?

100

Known as the "Eternal City", this European capital is home to the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain.

What is Rome?

100

Jets and Jeeps and a Josh. Oh my! This wellness enthusiast is a native of New Jersey.

Who is Sandy Gunger?

100


Due to an elevated water table in Florida, these tunnels, short for utility corridors, were built at ground level, with Magic Kingdom being built above that. So essentially when you walk into Magic Kingdom you are on the 2nd floor.


What are the Utilidors?

200

Lend an ear to learn about this Dutch artist, famous for his works "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers".  

Who is Vincent van Gogh?

200

This technology uses electromagnetic radiation to take pictures of the skeleton.

What is X-ray?

200

Mount Fuji sits roughly 100km southwest of this Asian capital.

What is Tokyo?

200

And the Oscar goes to this Ohio native and NKU grad.

Who is Kevin Gillman?

200

This favorite American family card game was developed in 1971 by Merle Robbins in Reading Ohio, which is where I currently reside myself.

What is Uno?

300

Painter of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel and sculptor of "David", this artist was truly a Renaissance man. (Not to be confused with a certain teenaged turtle)

Who is Michaelangelo?

300

The telephone was patented in 1876 by this Canadian-American inventor.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

300

The name of this capital of Argentina translates to "fair winds" or "good airs".

What is Buenos Aires?

300

Feel free to query this theatre enthusiast about their intercontinental travels.

Who is Danielle Livie?

300

By the end of its final mission, which was the 135th and final mission of the entire American Space Shuttle Program, this shuttle had orbited the earth a total of 4,848 times. You can currently see it on display at the Kennedy Space Center.

What is Atlantis?

400

Known as the founder of impressionism, his famous works include "Water Lillies."

Who is Claude Monet?

400

The first names of the Wright brothers, who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane.

What are Orville and Wilbur?

400

This city was founded in 1913 after a dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital.

What is Canberra?

400

If they ever forget the name of their firstborn grandchild, they need only look at their arm for a reminder.

Who is Heidi Decker?

400

 

While filming Cadillac Man, Robin Williams, a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise, provide his co-star and this April O’Neal actress information regarding her character through his comic book collection.

Who is Judith Hoag?

500

Called the "Mother of American Modernism", this painter's work spanned seven decades and remained largely independent of major art movements.

Who is Georgia O'Keefe?

500

Hollywood icon Hedy Lamarr spent her free time on set developing new inventions, including an improved traffic stoplight and a radio guidance system for these nautical weapons.

What are torpedoes?

500

This capital of Senegal resides on the Cap-Vert Peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa.

What is Dakar?

500

Originally from Michigan, he’s spent the last few years banging around the local music scene with bands such as Daycare.

Who is Patrick Zuchnik?

500

 

Sound designer Ben Burtt created this iconic sound effect by blending the noise of a film projector’s motor hum with the interference caused by a television tube.

What is a lightsaber?