What Came First?
Pottery
Weird Weather
Count
Historical Diseases
Pirates
100
Representing two different time periods, but brought together by history, which came first: Military Tanks or the Lincoln Memorial?
Military Tanks (1916)
(Lincoln Memorial, 1922)
100
Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, is known for being buried with a massive ceramic army, consisting of an estimated 8,000 warriors, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 horses. What material were these life-sized sculptures made from?
Terra Cotta
100
Possible anywhere in the world with a clear view of a distant horizon on a clear day, this colorful visual phenomenon was featured in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Green Flash
100
What is the only number that can be spelled with the same number of letters as the number represents?
4
100
Yersinia pestis affected the course of history, especially in Europe, where the shortage of cheap labor it caused ended the practice of serfdom and may have kickstarted the Italian Renaissance. Yersinia pestis had this colorful common name.
Black Death
100
Consisting of rum, water, and lemon or lime juice to prevent scurvy, what was the most popular drink on pirate ships?
Grog
200
Both used in a much more modern fashion, far from their origins in China, Oil Wells and Banknotes are used across the world. Which came first?
Oil Wells (347 AD)
(Banknotes, 618 AD)
200
The process of kneading clay by hand to remove air bubbles and ensure the piece does not crack or explode during firing is known as...
Wedging
200
Seen in the south, this natural light display is caused by the impact of solar wind on atmospheric particles. (We are looking for the Latin name!)
Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)
200
Starting at 0 and 1, this sequence is created as the sum of two preceding numbers in the sequence, discovered by this man from Pisa, Italy.
Leonardo Fibonacci
200
This disease, becoming less and less prevalent due to common hygiene practices and treatment, has the scientific name Mycobacterium leprae, from the Greek for “scaled”
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
200
One part of a pirate’s wardrobe was particularly useful for storing wax earplugs, warding off bad luck and evil spirits, and adding a little joi de vie to daily pirate life…what was it?
Earrings
300
Both these instruments bring beautiful melodies and harmonies to ears, if played right. But which brought its song first: The Piano or the Clarinet?
Clarinet (1690)
(Piano 1709)
300
The invention of the potter’s wheel between 6,000 and 4,000 BC revolutionized pottery. In which region was the potter’s wheel created?
Mesopotamia
300
Caused by the refraction of light on ice crystals in the atmosphere, this optical phenomenon is seen as two bright spots on either side of the sun.
Sundogs (Parhelion)
300
Diamond anniversaries signify 60 years, golden signify 50, silver signify 25, but what signifies 35 years?
Coral
300
The Plague of Justinian was a strain of Yersinia pestis that killed nearly 10% of the world’s population at the time and may have brought on the decline on this post-Roman Empire.
The Byzantine Empire
300
Pirates didn’t really make people walk the plank but they are said to have used this form of torture, which involved tying the victim to a weight, dropping them into the water, and dragging them along the barnacle-covered bottom of the ship and up the other side. What is this practice known as?
Keelhauling
400
Evidenced by what remains on campus, this might be a tough one. Which came first: Taylor University or the Telephone?
Taylor University (1846)
(Telephone, 1876)
400
This pottery firing method has roots in Japan and, in the West, involves firing clay at a high temperature and then moving vessels to an open-air container filled with combustible material. It is known for its unpredictability and variation in coloring and surface appearance.
Raku
400
Reported as far back as Homer’s Iliad in 8th C. BC, this phenomenon is believed to be caused by colored dust or microalgae in raindrops.
Blood Rain
400
What is the only temperature that is signified by the same number in both Celsius and Fahrenheit?
-40
400
The Western African Ebola viral outbreak of 2014 ravaged East Africa and brought the world’s attention to the intricacies of global health crises but began in what country?
Guinea
400
Ching Shih was one of the most feared pirates of all time and a female to boot. At the height of her career, this Chinese pirate commanded a fleet of 1,800 ships and how many men? (within 5,000)
80,000
500
Destined for each other, these two came into existence around the same time, but which came first: Jeff Goldblum or the Video Tape Recorder?
Jeff Goldblum (Born 1952)
(VTR, 1953)
500
This pottery method involves layering multiple colors of clay without mixing them creating an effect resembling a well-known quartz mineral. What is the term describing this type of pottery?
Agateware
500
This weather phenomenon appears as a blue or violet glow caused by an electric charge around pointed objects such as ships’ masts and was named because of a sailors’ religious affiliations. It is the namesake of a 1985 film.
St. Elmo's Fire
500
“All that I ask is that you do each and every little thing that pops into my head, while I enjoy the enormous fortune your parents left behind,” is a quote from what Count?
Count Olaf, A Series of Unfortunate Events
500
Francis Bacon, noted English politician and philosopher, died of this pulmonary bacterial disease, contracted after stuffing a chicken (funnier if it was a pig) with snow, in an experiment on refrigeration.
Pneumonia
500
Blackbeard is one of the most notorious pirates in Western history. What was the name of his ship?
Queen Anne’s Revenge
