Arts and Crafts
This is currently the most banned author in the United States.
Who is Stephen King?
President Andrew Jackson's pet was thrown out of his funeral in 1845. What kind of pet was it?
Bonus points if you can tell me why.
His parrot, Poll because it kept swearing.
This is the ONLY country that does not fly a quadrilateral (square or rectangular) flag.
What is Nepal?
"It might be said that one vulture received another." That's what Thomas Paine wrote about this famous traitor, who boarded the British ship H.M.S. Vulture early in the morning on September 24, 1780.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started composing at this age.
What is 5 years old?
This artist's favorite color is famously purple. However, a small family feud broke out after his death when his sister, Tyka Nelson, claimed that his favorite color was actually orange.
Who is Prince?
This Mongol conqueror's gravesite has been lost since his death in 1227. It is considered to be one of the most sought-after finds in all of archeology.
Who is Genghis Khan?
In 218 BC, Hannibal famously crossed the Alps and attacked Rome with 37 what?
What are war elephants?
Despite his many crimes as a Chicago mafia boss, Al Capone was eventually tried and imprisoned for this crime.
What is tax evasion?
In the 1920s, con artist Victor Lustig was able to fraudulently "sell" this famous French landmark for scrap metal-- not once, but twice!
What is the Eiffel Tower?
In 1987, cartoonist Gary Larson drew a comic poking fun at this world-renowned primatologist, which, after cease-and-desist letters from her foundation, apologies from Larson, and intercession from National Geographic Magazine, ultimately resulted in the scientist writing a forward for Larson's future book and Larson being attacked by a chimpanzee.
Who is Jane Goodall?
If you go to the Henry Ford Museum, you can see a test tube that contains the last breath of the Wizard of Menlo Park, a.k.a. the nemesis of Nikola Tesla, a.k.a this man.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Despite having seemingly NOTHING in common, Mike Tyson and Nikola Tesla both have a profound love of this.
What are pigeons?
What are emus?
The saga became known as The Great Emu War.
On October 30, 1938, a radio adaptation of this famous H.G. Wells novel reportedly caused widespread panic in New Jersey.
(Although production was a disaster and the "panic" it caused was grossly exaggerated)
Bonus 100 points if you can name the person who produced the broadcast.
What is War of the Worlds?
Who is Orson Welles?
This Boston museum went down in history in March 1990, when thieves made off with 13 artifacts never to be found. Due to a stipulation in the founder's will stating that no permanent changes could be made to the museum, empty frames hang where these paintings used to be to this day.
What is The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?
In her book "To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes," Rosie Grant collects, catalogs, and tries family recipes found on headstones in place of these, the most famous being "R.I.P." or "Rest in Peace."
What is an epitaph?
The color purple was associated with royalty in ancient times because it was so expensive to make. The pigment had to be extracted from these.
What are sea snails?
This U.S. President was known for his "unpresidential" behavior. His most PG and fun example was the Amphicar: He would load guests of his ranch into the car, drive toward the lake yelling "THE BRAKES ARE OUT!", and laugh as the car started to drive in the water with its little propeller.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This Apollo mission was deemed by NASA to be a "successful failure"-- "failure" because a routine stir of the oxygen tanks led to a catastrophic explosion in space, and "successful" because, against all odds, NASA got all three astronauts home alive and (mostly) well.
Hint: The answer is a number
What is Apollo 13?
The founder of this arts and crafts chain also founded the Museum of the Bible in DC-- with thousands of artifacts stolen from Iraq, Greece, and other countries in the Middle East.
What is Hobby Lobby?
Despite the myth, President Howard Taft did not die by getting stuck in one of these. In fact, he had one made special for the White House when he was elected president in 1908.
What is a bathtub?
Today in 1975 this ship sank in Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members. It was the single worst shipwreck in Lake Superior's history, and, thanks to the song by Gordon Lightfoot, it is making its round on social media.
What is the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald?
In 2017, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted from office because he used the wrong font. His daughter, implicated in The Panama Papers, forged documents that were supposedly created in 2006 meant to clear the family. However, Calibri, the font used in the documents, wasn't created until 2007.
What country was Sharif PM of?
What is Pakistan?
The Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards has only bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award to two recipients. In 2014, the winner was Dan Schnieder, who created many hit shows like iCarly and Drake & Josh.
The other winner was in 2023. Who was it?
Who is Optimus Prime?
Yes, really.