U.S History
It's the USA's birthday
What is July 4th (1776)
It started in Great Britain when people began to use machinery to mass produce goods in factories
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The world's largest desert
What is the Sahara Desert?
There is a debate on "The Goat" with most arguing for MJ or LJ ...
What is basketball?
She's had a lot of huge albums including "Speak Now", "Red", and "1989"
Who is Taylor Swift?
It's created when a star collapses
What is a Black Hole?
This children's novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider.
What is "Charlotte's Web" by E.B White.
He was the first Republican president and won the presidency with less than 40% of the popular vote.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
It was created in Agra, India by Shah Jahan, a Mughal emperor grieving for his favorite wife.
What is The Taj Mahal?
The Saud family runs a good portion of this, the world's largest peninsula.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
The players in this major sport play the most games (162) and today one player (Shohei Ohtani) is compared to the "GOAT" (The Babe)
What is baseball?
He was the top artist on Spotify for 2025 and played in front of 135 million viewers on 02/08/26
Who is Bad Bunny?
It's the nearest star to the Earth
What is the sun?
This book written by the English author of "The Lord of the Rings", tells the tale of Bilbo Baggin's journey and involves dwarves, Sauron, Smaug, Gollum and "the one ring to rule them all".
What is "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first national women's convention at this place in New York ... think western Iroquois nation and Niagara...
What is Seneca Falls?
[Two-Parter - must name both]:
This country named for an imaginary line is just a "Peru away" from this country named for a "Great Libertor".
What are Ecuador and Bolivia?
The world's largest and most important isthmus, especially because of a USA-made ditch that connected two important bodies of water
What is Panama?
Few debate "The GOAT" in this sport ... calling number 99 "The Great One" who dominated like no other player ...
What is ice hockey? (W Gretzky)
He grew up on a tree farm in Strafford, Vermont so he knows a lot about seasons and sticks.
Who is Noah Kahan?
The common name for hydrogen hydroxide (or dihydrogen monoxide)
What is water?
This masterpiece series of modern fantasy by this American author bring together mystery, romance, and adventure (and a lot of violence). It was first published on August 6th, 1996. It later became a T.V series on HBO.
What is "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin.
Two of the three USA's presidents who are considered "Progressive Era" presidents
Who are Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson?
A famous murder by members of this organization helped start WWI which led to WWII and then the Cold War ... so ... pretty big impact
What is The Black Hand (Gavrilo Princip)
The world's largest (and mis-categorized) lake
What is The Caspian Sea?
Every two years, the best American players in this sport compete as a team against the best European players - both want to claim The Ryder Cup
What is golf?
This band's "Dark Side of the Moon" album spent 741 consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts, and 996 nonconsecutive weeks (a record of a record)
What is Pink Floyd?
It's the type of tree from which prunes originate
What is a plum tree?
It involves the story of the narrator Scout, her brother Jem, and father Atticus in 1930s Alabama. Boo Radley is a reluctant hero in the novel by Harper Lee.
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
First elected in 1818, this "Hero of New Orleans" was called "The People's President" (and he was the first Democratic Party president)
Who is Andrew Jackson?
He was the last leader of The Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
The world's largest archipelago (17,000 +)
What is Indonesia?
The winner of this event (really ten events) is usually referred to as "the world's greatest athlete" - to win you have to be great at running, jumping, and throwing
What is the decathlon?
His death in 2017 was met with millions mourning, especially our northern neighbors where the flag over the Parliamentary building flew at half-mast and the prime minister openly cried on television.
Who was Gord Downie (of The Tragically Hip)
These "sea cows" inspired sailors' tales of mermaids (yikes, not exactly Ariel look-alikes)!
What are manatees?
This book follows nine Americans who have unique experiences with trees that bring them together. Among other themes, it explores our psychological relationship with nature and climate change.
What is "The Overstory"?