Today in History
Astronomer who developed his Universe Expansion theory. Big telescope in space named after him
Who was Edwin Hubble?
Name when two plates rub against each other causing an earthquake
What is a transform boundary?
Famous statue of an Ancient Olympic event/athlete?
What is the Discus Thrower?
This type of infection is not alive
What is viral/a virus?
Who pardons (saves the life) of one Turkey Thanksgiving morning each year?
Who is the President?
Jim Jones and his followers died how (Think of the saying)
What is "Drinking the Kool-Aid" (Even though they were cheap and actually drank Flavor-Aid mixed with Arsenic?
Name when one plate goes under another
What is convergent boundary or subduction?
Women originally weren't allowed to participate or even watch the Olympics. Eventually this changed and what type of woman was allowed to participate?
What is an unmarried (single) woman?
Area that the disease/bacteria affects/stays/is stored
What is the reservoir?
This US President made Thanksgiving a National Holiday in 1863. Mr. Mac has a shirt with him...
Who is Abe Lincoln?
20th President, one cool cat, who was assassinated by a nutter (Charles Guiteau)
Who was James Garfield?
Name when the plates go away from each other
What is divergent boundary (Creates a fault/sinkhole)?
How many weight classes were there in Greek wrestling and boxing
What is none (You faced whomever was across from you, no matter size or age)?
Term for the carrier of the disease
What is a vector?
According to a 2023 poll, what Thanksgiving side dish is the least popular among Americans? (It's actually Mr. Mac's favorite Thanksgiving Dish)
What is Green Bean Casserole?
Jewish man who won back the Second Temple from the Greeks and started Hannakuh.
Who was Judah Maccabea?
Different layers of one rock name
What is rock strata?
The Pentathlon was five events counting as one. Today, we have the Decathlon (10 events). Who is the most famous Olympic Gold Winner from the US in this event?
Who was Bruce Jenner/is Caitlyn Jenner?
Passing a disease/virus from one organism to another is called what
What is the chain of transmission?
These two NFL Teams play on Thanksgiving every year (Name one for 200 points)
Who are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?
Baseball player who hit 630 homeruns. Nicknamed "The Kid"
Who is Ken Griffey Jr?
Two chemicals studied in fossils to determine age?
What are Carbon 12 and Carbon 14? (Carbon 14 deteriorates and is radioactive).
Name of arena where the Equestrian (Horse) events happened
What was the Hippodrome?
What is Paget's disease?
What is a disease that "bows" your bones? A famous actor from Outlander has it?
This competition airs every year on Thanksgiving Day and there's a comedy movie, Best in Show, that parodies it
What is the National Dog Show?