Marvel or DC?
Inventions and Inventors
Colorful Bands
Famous Places
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100

Lex Luthor

What is DC?   

(Superman's greatest adversary) 

100

The inventor of the cotton gin in 1793.

Who is Eli Whitney?  

100

This band with a color and number in its name had the hits "Payphone" and "Moves Like Jagger." 

Who is Maroon 5? 

100

The attack on this naval base on December 7, 1941, brought the United States into World War 2 on the side of the Allies.  

What is Pearl Harbor?  

100

The artist Pablo Picasso was born in this European country on October 25, 1881. 

What is Spain?  

200

Jessica Jones 

What is Marvel?  

(a very intelligent detective and has super strength and durability)

200

Alexander Graham Bell invented this back in 1876. 

What is the telephone? 

200

This band which started back in 1982 are known for the hits "Californication" and "Under the Bridge" and their bass player, Flea. 

Who are Red Hot Chili Peppers? 

200

This event on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, lead to the end of the U.S. Civil War.

What is the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses Grant?  (the Confederacy surrendering to the Union)

200

This U.S. state is known as the Buckeye State.  

What is Ohio? 

300

Mr. Freeze 

What is DC? 

(One of Batman's adversaries)

300

The Native American inventor of the Cherokee writing system in 1821.

Who is Sequoyah? 

300

This band, with its lead singer Fergie, created well- known hits such as "I Gotta Feeling" and "Let's Get it Started." 

Who are Black Eyed Peas? 

300

This disaster took place on May 6, 1937, at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Lakehurst, New Jersey.  

What is the crash/explosion of The Hindenburg, the German airship.  

300

Jonas Salk's development of a vaccine in 1952 helped the fight against this disease that had affected many people including President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  

What is polio?  

400

Jean Grey 

What is Marvel? 

(a mutant who has appeared as a member of the X-Men)

400

Leo Fender invented this musical device in 1948.

What is the electric guitar? 

400

This punk trio, fronted by guitarist and vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong,  rocked out with "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around", both in 1994. 

Who is Green Day? 

400

This city and state was the focus of the 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education...

What is Topeka, Kansas?   

400

This city has the smallest population of all cities that have an NFL (National Football League) team.

What is Green Bay, Wisconsin? 

500

Stingray

What is Marvel?

(does not have superpowers but gets his abilities from a suit, which allows him to be powerful underwater)

500

American engineer Martin Cooper invented this modern device and used it for the first time in 1972-73.  

What is the mobile cell phone?  

500

This classic British rock band released the albums "Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973 and "The Wall" in 1979.  

What is Pink Floyd?  

500

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, stepped onto to the field at this stadium to become the first African American player to take part in a major league baseball game 

What is Ebbets Field? 

500

Out of all of the Disney films made, this one main character speaks the least.

Who is Dumbo?