Geography
The country home to Machu Picchu.
What is Peru?
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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Cusco Region of Peru.
The name of the first element on the Periodic Table.
What is a hydrogen?
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By mass, hydrogen makes up about 75% of all matter in the Universe.
The Founding Father most famously known for his large signature on the U.S. Constitution.
Who is John Hancock?
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Hancock is primarily remembered for his flamboyant signature so much so that "John Hancock" has become, in the United States, an informal synonym for signature.
The film franchise in which BB-8, an astromech droid, appears in.
What is Star Wars?
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BB-8 accompanied Poe Dameron on many missions for the Resistance and first appeared in the series's 7th installment, "The Force Awakens."
The year in which Oak Ridge High School made 6A Area finals for the first time in school history.
When is 2014?
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The show was entitled "With A Twist."
The country with the most natural lakes.
What is Canada?
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Canada has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world. An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water.
The planet with the most moons.
What is Jupiter?
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Jupiter has at least 67 known moons currently, 5 more than Saturn's 62 known moons.
The U.S. president that appears on the front of the $2 bill.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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Typically the $2 bill is worth its face value. Special $2 bills have been made in recent years, however they are not worth anything more than face value.
The only mythological creature mentioned in a Harry Potter book title.
What is a Phoenix?
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In the film "Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix," an elite level "wand choreographer" was brought in to design the style and technique of wand dueling.
The corps in which Mr. Vela and Mr. Landers were active in.
Who are the Cadets and the Cavaliers?
The U.S. state with the most active volcanoes.
What is Alaska?
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There are about 169 volcanoes in the United States that scientists consider active. Most of these (about 130) are located in Alaska, where eruptions occur virtually every year.
The name of a group of whales.
What is a 'pod'?
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A group of whales is commonly called a pod, but also a 'school' or 'gam'.
The painter of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City.
Who is Michelangelo?
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The Sistine Chapel is a historic building of such acclaim that over five million people come to visit it every year – that's equal to the population of Norway!
The two actors that portray Effie Trinket and Haymitch Abernathy in the film "The Hunger Games."
Who is Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson?
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At the end of "Mockingjay: Part II," as they’re saying goodbye, Effie and Haymitch engage in a kiss, making it apparent that they are a thing.
The name of Oak Ridge High School's 2013 marching show.
What is "A Secret Garden"?
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The drum majors were Alexandra Dewey, Jennifer Howard, and Ethan Gula.
The African nation with the most pyramids.
What is Sudan?
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Sudan is home to over 200 pyramids, more than twice that of Egypt.
The month in which Earth is closest to the Sun.
(Hint: Not July or August)
What is January?
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Earth is closest to the sun every year in early January, when it's winter for the Northern Hemisphere, and farthest away from the sun in early July, during the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
The man responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
The most successful British solo artist in the United States.
Who is Elton John?
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Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is the second-best-selling single worldwide by sales (33 million).
The name of the show in which Mr. Vela was famously featured saying, "I hate basics!"
What is "This I Believe"?
The North African country that served as the setting for Tatooine in "Star Wars."
What is Tunisia?
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Tatooine derived its name from Tataouine, a city in Tunisia located near the site where various scenes were filmed
The temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit are equal.
What is -40 degrees?
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-40 degrees is the temperature where the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales correspond with one another (-40°F = -40°C). Forty is also considered a semi-perfect number owing to the fact that a subset of its divisors added together gives 40 (i.e. 1, 4, 5, 10, and 20).
The first nation to grant women the right to vote.
(Hint: It occurred in 1893)
What is New Zealand?
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As a result of the passing of the Electoral Act, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
The name of the first music video ever played on MTV.
What is "Video Killed the Radio Star?"
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The song is mostly known as the first music video to be shown on MTV in the United States, premiering at 12:01a.m. on August 1, 1981.
The band with the highest score ever achieved in Bands of America history.
Who is Hebron High School?
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The highest score ever posted in a Bands of America Event was 97.85 by Hebron High School (Carrollton, TX) at the 2015 Grand National Championship Semi-Finals with their show, "360."