This Week In History
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He was the designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2016 and helped them win 3 World Series championships
Who is David Ortiz?
His final album All Eyez on me was released in 1996
Who is Tupac Shakur?
He was the leader of the Dominican Republic from 1934 until his death is 1961
Who is Rafael Trujillo?
This movie franchise first released in 1995 stars Tim Allen as Buzz and Tom Hanks as Woody
What is Toy Story?
This was the city that the United States wanted to buy from France but wound up buying 828,000 square miles of land instead
What is New Orleans?
Lionel Messi is from this country
What is Argentina?
His debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin went number one in 2003
Who is 50 Cent?
This Central American country is home to a famous canal that allows for ships to go from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in a matter of hours.
What is Panama?
Maximus Decimus Meridius is the name of the character in this 2000 film starring Russell Crowe
What is Gladiator?
This river was the boundary between United States land and French land until the United States bought 828,000 square miles from them
What is the Mississippi River?
Cornerback and return man Deion Sanders was given this nickname by his teammate Richard Fain prior to joining the NFL
What is "Prime Time?"
The RZA, GZA, Method Man and Ghostface Killah are all founding members of this New York City music collective.
What is the Wu-Tang Clan?
Mexico earned its independence in 1821 by defeating this nation
What is Spain?
Christopher Reeve famously portrayed this famous super hero four times starting in 1978
Who is Superman?
This historic site in San Antonio was home to a famous battle during the Texas Revolution where although all of the Texans died they inspired others who would defeat the Mexican Army
What is The Alamo?
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson played his college basketball at this school
What is Michigan State?
This 1999 song by Will Smith went number one on the Rap charts despite the commercial failure of the film it was written for
What is Wild Wild West?
Along with Che Guevara he led a group of guerillas to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fulgencio Batista and eventually became the nation's president
Who is Fidel Castro?
This movie franchise stars Jamie Lee Curtis as the character Laurie Strode
What is Halloween?
He was the president who picked the fight with Mexico to begin the Mexican American War
Who is James K. Polk?
This man played professional football for the Oakland Raiders while at the same time playing outfield for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball
Who is Bo Jackson?
This was the first Rap song to go Number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 charts in 1990
What is Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby?
This Haitian general led a revolt against France on the island of Hispaniola which would eventually lead to Haitian independence.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
George Thorogood and the Destroyers hit song Bad to the Bone can be heard in this 1991 hit action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
What is Terminator 2: Judgement Day?