History
This Russian mystic gained influence over the Romanov family before being assassinated in 1916.
Who is Grigori Rasputin?
This Cowboys quarterback won three Super Bowls in the 1990s and formed part of the legendary “Triplets” alongside Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin
Who is Troy Aikman?
In ecology, this term describes the specific role an organism plays in an ecosystem, including how it gets food, interacts with others, and survives.
What is a niche?
This singer became the first artist ever to occupy all top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously in 2022.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This hip-hop artist released The College Dropout in 2004, marking the start of one of the most influential rap careers of the decade.
Who is Kanye West?
This spice, made from dried flower buds, is commonly stuck into hams during the holidays.
What are cloves?
Before becoming president, he served as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vice president from 1953 to 1961.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This Lions Hall of Fame running back retired unexpectedly in 1999 despite being just 1,457 yards shy of the NFL all-time rushing record.
Who is Barry Sanders?
Commercial airplanes typically cruise in this layer of Earth’s atmosphere, located above the troposphere.
What is the stratosphere?
This actor reprised his role as Spider-Man in 2021’s No Way Home, appearing alongside Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
Who is Tom Holland?
This new wave band scored a hit in 1982 with “Tainted Love,” a song originally recorded by Gloria Jones in the 1960s.
Who is Soft Cell?
This planet has a storm so large it's been raging for at least 350 years, known as the Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to the U.S. entering World War I.
What is the Lusitania?
He holds the MLB record for the most career home runs, finishing with 762.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because it produces most of the cell’s energy through cellular respiration.
What is the mitochondria?
This global hit TV series from South Korea became Netflix’s most-watched show ever following its release in 2021.
What is Squid Game?
This 1997 track by Third Eye Blind is often mistaken as a “multiple-hit” song, but it’s technically their only #1 and their most iconic anthem.
What is “Semi-Charmed Life”?
This mammal is the only one capable of true flight.
What is the bat?
This Union general is famous for his destructive “March to the Sea” during the Civil War?
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
This track event involves distance running, water jumps, and barrier hurdles, originally inspired by races between church landmarks.
What is the steeplechase?
This part of the brain is responsible for forming new long-term memories, including facts and experiences.
What is the hippocampus?
This record-breaking video game adaptation became one of the most-watched TV premieres in HBO history, starring Pedro Pascal.
What is The Last of Us?
This 1967 Doors song, known for its long organ intro, was inspired by a William Blake poem and became one of their signature tracks.
What is “End of the Night”?
In this Shakespeare tragedy, the title character is manipulated by Iago into believing his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful.
What is Othello?
This 1815 battle marked Napoleon’s final defeat and the end of his reign as Emperor of France.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This amateur golfer stunned the world by winning the 1913 U.S. Open, inspiring The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Who is Francis Ouimet?
In geology and environmental science, this term refers to an underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that stores and transmits groundwater.
What is an aquifer?
This innovative 2010 film, directed by Christopher Nolan, features a layered dream-within-a-dream structure and ends with a spinning top whose fate sparked one of the biggest pop-culture debates of the decade.
What is Inception?
This band, known for its improvisational live shows, used the massive 1974 “Wall of Sound” speaker system designed by Owsley “Bear” Stanley — one of the most ambitious concert audio setups ever built.
Who are the Grateful Dead?
This landlocked country is the only nation in the world that is doubly landlocked—meaning it is surrounded entirely by landlocked countries.
What is Uzbekistan?