Super Heroes
What superhero is known as the "Dark Knight"?
Batman
What new social class emerged as a result of industrialization?
The industrial working class (proletariat)
Albert Einstein, one of the minds behind the atomic bomb, failed math in middle school.
Fake News
(He was suuuuuuper smart)
What kind of enemies do you fight in the Resident Evil video games?
Zombies
In football, how many points is a touchdown worth?
6
The Green Goblin
Which Soviet policy modernized the stagnating Soviet economy by introducing limited market-like mechanisms and decentralized control?
Perestroika
Pepsi once had the sixth largest navy in the world.
Real History
(Turns out Russians love Pepsi)
Which 1980 arcade game features a yellow character eating dots while avoiding ghosts?
Pac-Man
Which zoo animal causes the most injuries to zookeepers every year? (i.e. lions, tigers, etc)
Zebras
What planet is Superman from?
Krypton
How did the Qing Dynasty consolidate control over a multiethnic empire?
Through use of Confucian bureaucracy, local elites, and military force.
The shortest war in history lasted 45 minutes.
Real History
(Anglo-Zanzibar War)
What is the name of the handheld console that introduced the world to Pokemon in the 1990s?
Nintendo Game Boy
What is dihydrogen monoxide better known as?
Water
Who was the first female Marvel superhero (in the comics)?
The Invisible Woman (Sue Storm)
Global migration networks expanded largely to meet labor demands created by this economic system.
Industrial capitalism
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. found out about the U.S.S.R putting nukes in Cuba because spy plane photographs showed soccer fields near Cuban military bases.
Real History
(Cubans play baseball... Russians play soccer)
The first ever appearance of Mario was in the video game Donkey Kong in 1981. However, his name was not yet Mario. What was his name?
Jumpman
What U.S. state is known as the "Show Me" state?
Missouri
Who was the first supervillain Batman defeated in comics?
Dr. Death
This concept explains how independence did not always lead to true autonomy.
Neocolonialism
The Nazis gave cocaine to their soldiers during WWII to make them fight longer.
Fake News
(It was meth)
What does MMORPG stand for in video games?
Massively multiplayer online role playing game
According to Raekwon, Method Man, and Inspectah Deck of the legendary rap group the Wu-Tang Clan, what does C.R.E.A.M stand for?
Cash Rules Everything Around Me