Movie/Sports
A movie about 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind by his large family during their Christmas vacation, leading to a joyous spree of freedom until two bumbling burglars target his house. The boy sets traps to defend his home and foil the criminals before his mother can make it back.
What is "Home Alone" ?
Popularized in the Victorian era, based on beliefs of Saint Nicholas, a modern celebration that includes family gatherings.
What is Christmas?
In 1905, he developed this famous formula showing mass-energy equivalency: E=mc2
Who is Albert Einstein?
These carved wooden posts told stories and marked graves for Indigenous peoples of the region.
What are totem poles?
In 1969, the U.S. Department of Defense put this military research network online, which served as the foundation for the internet.
What is ARPANET?
A beloved Christmas story, originating as a 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, about a boy's magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve to meet Santa.
What is "The Polar Express"?
On the new moon day, this celebration that marks the return of King, who is believed to be the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu?
What is Diwali?
For supporting the heliocentric theory, this Italian astronomer was forced by the Inquisition to recant in 1633.
Who is Galileo Galilei
These 10,781 feet peak is the highest in the north Cascade and the northwest Volcano in the contiguous United States?
What is Mount Baker?
A programming language, widely used for web development, shares its name with a popular beverage.
What is Java?
The professional Seattle Ice Hockey Team who are named after mythical creature.
Who are the Krakens?
What is Lunar New Year?
This rival of Thomas Edison championed alternating current (AC) and designing a famous coil used for high voltage electricity.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
Oregon's deepest lake, formed by a collapsed volcano, known for its incredible blue color.
What is Crater Lake?
This credit card company asks the famous question, "What's in your wallet?"
What is Capital One?
A popular animated holiday film based on Dr Seuss's book where a bitter green creature living above Whoville despises Christmas.
What is "The Grinch"?
An eight-day Hebrew "Festival of Lights" mention in the Bible commemorating a small jar of oil that burned for 8 days.
What is Hanukkah?
In 1928, this Scottish biologist discovered the first true antibiotics, Penicillin.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This is the official nickname adopted by Seattle in 1982.
What is "Emerald City"?
The world's smallest independent state/country, home to St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums.
What is Vatican City?
The world's biggest international multi-sport festival, featuring Summer and Winter Games held every four years, uniting thousands of athletes from over 200 nations in wide variety of events.
What are Olympics?
A massive, messy, annual food fight festival held in Bunol, Spain on last Wednesday of August?
What is "La Tomatina"?
This French biologist and chemist developed the process of pasteurization to kill bacteria in milk and wine?
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This 2-word region name is shared by a national lab located in Richland, Washington.
What is the Pacific Northwest?
The only US president to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?