American Revolution
This document, adopted in 1776, declared the 13 colonies free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
These are the only three individuals to ever give up the Ring willingly.
Who are Samwise Gamgee, Bilbo Baggins, and Tom Bombadil?
In baseball, this term describes a batter getting three strikes without swinging at any.
What is a looking strikeout?
These tiny structures inside cells are often called the "powerhouses of the cell."
What is mitochondria?
This British act, passed in 1765, required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
This line of latitude is known as the "the line of zero degrees."
What is the Equator?
This sword was reforged from the shards of Narsil.
What is Anduril?
The Super Bowl trophy is named after this legendary coach.
What is the Vince Lombardi trophy?
The chemical symbol for gold.
What is Au?
This 1777 battle, sometimes called the "turning point" of the war, convinced France to ally with the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The explorer who first circumnavigated the globe (though he died before finishing).
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Which river did Isildur attempt to cross when he was ambushed by Orcs, leading to his death?
What is the River Anduin?
He's the only coach to win both an NCAA championship and an NBA championship.
Who is Larry Brown?
Water is densest at this temperature in Celcius.
What is 4oC?
The famous midnight ride of April 18, 1775 is most often attributed to Paul Revere, but two other riders carried the alarm further than he did that night. Name one of them.
Who are William Dawes or Samuel Prescott?
Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and this country.
What is China (Tibet)?
This is the elven name for Rivendell.
What is Imladris?
This player holds the NBA record for most career technical fouls.
Who is Karl Malone?
The scientific term for animals that can regulate their own body temperature.
What are endotherms?
Name the treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The first successful expedition to reach the South Pole was led by this Norwegian.
Who is Roald Amundsen?
What is "Grey Pilgrim" (or "Grey Wanderer")?
This player was the first to shatter a backboard in an NBA game.
Who is Chuck Connors?
This is the theoretical temperature at which all motion in matter stops, measured in Kelvin.
What is absolute zero (0 K)?