It's Academic

Clowns

Type of theater and circus performer that titles Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" and Stephen King's "IT"

Jesse Owens

What African American Track and Field won gold at the 1936 Olympics (Hitler's Game's), and helped break the world's view of the color barrier

Aesop

What Ancient Greek Author wrote many fables including: "The Tortoise and the Hare", "The Fox and the Grapes", and "The Boy who cried Wolf".

Geronimo

What Apache leader looted white settlers because of his hatred of Reservations

Arnold Schwarzenegger

What Austrian actor was at one point the governor of California

Mark McGuire

What Baseball Player broke the home run record in the 1990's

Mercury

What Element on The periodic Table has the abbreviation (Hg)

Vin Diesel

What Famous Actor played the voice of "Groot" and "The Iron Giant"

William Taft

What President got stuck in a bath tub

The Trojan Horse

What Wooden "gift" in which the Greeks entered Troy to attack from inside the city

Giraffes (16 inches)

What animal has the longest tongue (on average)

The Greek god for Jewelry (Pandora)

What are Pandora Bracelets named for

Michael Jackson

What artist wrote "Billy Jean", "Beat it", and made the Thriller video

St. Louis, 1904

What city hosted the first Olympics in America

The Aztecs

What civilization made flushing toilets before the were introduced on the modern day market

KIA

What company allowed NBA basketball player Blake Griffin to jump over one of their cars in the 2011 Dunk Contest

France, (12 time zones)

What country has the most time zones

Zimbabwe

What country's Capitol is Harare

Cria

What do you call a baby Alpaca or Llama

Battleship

What game consists of placing naval ships on a board and guessing the other teams naval position

Bismark

What is the Capital of North Dakota

73-0

What is the Highest Scoring Superbowl Game

Hail to Chief

What is the Official song to the U.S. President

Ostrich

What is the largest flightless bird

E

What is the most commonly used letter of the English Language

Jousting

What is the official sport of the State of Maryland

The Mesopotamian Civilization

What is the oldest Known Civilization

The Platypus

What is the only egg laying mammal

The Pyramids of Giza

What is the only one of the seven wonders of the world still standing

Arkansas

What is the only state that has mined Diamonds on it's land

Pangea

What is the proposed the existence of this structure in support of the theory of continental drift

"Gone with the Wind" ($3,440,000,000)

What movie Made the Most Money

2%

What percentage of people in the world have red hair

The FIFA World Cup Trophy ($20,000,000)

What sports championship trophy is worth the most money

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What this Austrian composer of forty-one symphonies and the operas "The Magic Flute" and "Don Giovanni".

Macy's

What was America's first Department store

Tenochitlan

What was the capital of the Aztec empire before it was destroyed

134°F ( Death Valley California, 1913)

What was the hottest temperature ever recorded

Krusty the Clown

What was the name of the Clown in the Simpsons

The Dream Team

What was the nickname for the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team when they allowed professional players to participate

Watergate

What was the scandal called when Richard Nixon put recording devices in a hotel to spy on his opponents

Iraq

Where is the Euphrates Located

Francis Scott Key

Who Wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"

Phil Knight

Who invented NIKE

The Speaker of the House

Who is Next in line to become president after the Vice President

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Who is the only Greek Basketball Player to make the All-Star Team

Wilt Chamberlain (76ers)

Who is the only player to score 100 points in an NBA basketball game

Aaron Burr

Who killed Alexander Hamilton

James Earl Ray

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.

Abraham "Bram" Stoker

Who was the Author of Dracula

Hernan Cortez

Who was the Leader of the Spanish force that destroyed the Aztecs

Winston Churchill

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during World War II

Nelson Mandela

Who was the first African American President of South Africa, and was put in jail for over 25 years

John Jay

Who was the first Supreme Court Justice

Mao Zedong

Who was the first leader of Communist CHina

Marie Curie

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

JFK

Who was the youngest president

H.G. Wells

Who wrote "The Invisible Man", "The War of Worlds" and "The Time Machine"

Leo Tolstory

Who wrote War and Peace

J.R.R. Tolkien

Who wrote the "Lord of the Rings" and the "Hobbit"

Victor Hugo

Who wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Tsunami

the Japanese term for a destructive "harbor wave," one of which caused the it's country's nuclear disaster?

Shere Khan

the arrogant tiger who wants to control the jungle by killing the "man-cub?" (In the Jungle Book)

banshees

the legendary "ghost-women" who wail to warn of approaching death?

selkies

the term for underwater people who can remove a "seal-skin" to appear human and walk on land?

Beastie Boys

In 2014, which Music group sewed Monster energy drinks for the illegal use of their songs

The Nutcracker

Clara journeys to the Land of Sweets with a prince who tells her a story about the Mouse King in, for the point, what Peter Tchaikovsky ballet that is often performed during Christmas time?

Ottoman Empire

Constantinople was renamed Istanbul by, what large Turkish empire that fell after World War I?

Potassium

Element with the periodic symbol K

The Big Bang Theory

Event in which the universe expanded from a singularity, a model commonly accepted today

CIA

For the point, name this group that attempted numerous counter-communist coups in the Cold War, the foreign intelligence service of the United States.

The Jedi Order

For the point, name this religious sect, broken into masters, knights, and padawans, who often fight the Sith in light-saber combat.

88 mph

How fast did the delorian in back to the future the time travel

27

How many bones are in your hand

4 ghosts

How many ghosts are in the Christmas Carol

122 years old

How old was the oldest person ever

Cyclops

Humanoid creatures, children of Poseidon who had only one eye.

January

In what month is the Earth closest to the sun

Wolverine

Is the alias of, for the point, what adamantium-clawed member of the X-Men?

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Japan's surrender was hastened by Truman's order to attack these two Japanese cities with nuclear weapons.

Samurai

Many of the rebels in the Boshin War were these noble warriors. In later historical tradition, these swordsmen were associated with the Bushido code of honor.

The Raft of Medusa

Name this Theodore Gericault painting depicting the survivors of a French shipwreck.

Sulfuric Acid

Name this acid whose chemical formula is H2SO4.

Benito Mussolini

Name this leader of Italy before and during World War II, nicknamed "Il Duce."

Refraction

Name this phenomenon that causes light to bend as it passes between two media

The White House

Name this residence, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, that was largely destroyed during the War of 1812.

apartheid

Nelson Mandela opposed, for the point, what South African system of racial segregation?

New England Patriots (Deflatetriots)

Suspended for four games due to delayed punishment for the 2015 Deflate-gate scandal. For ten points, name this Massachusetts-based NFL team which has won five Super Bowls with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

Five Pillars of Islam

The birthplace of Muhammad. For the point, name this group of five core beliefs that are central to Islam.

1980 Raiders

The first NFL wildcard team to win the Superbowl

Chickens

The most common bird in the World

Thor

The sons of Ivaldi created the short-handled hammer Mjolnir for, for the point, what Norse god of thunder?

Silk Road

The wealth of the Han was greatly enhanced by this trade route that linked China with the West. It is named for the dynasty's most valuable textile.

Pythagorean Theorem

This Formula states that "a" squared plus "b' squared equals "c" squared

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This NBA player played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, played with Oscar Robinson and Magic Johnson, he is also the all-time NBA scorer

North Korea

This country's philosophy of songun emphasizes "military first" politics. On five occasions since 2006, this country has tested a nuclear weapon at Punggye-ri. The Yalu River separates

Doc Hudson

This mentor to Lightning McQueen was a former Piston Cup winner. He was voiced by Paul Newman; reflecting Newman's 2008 death, this character has passed away in Cars 3.

Monsoon

This seasonal weather pattern in which a reversal of winds brings heavy rain, common in West Africa and Southeast Asia.

Octavia Spencer

This star of "The Help" and "The Shack" plays computer pioneer Dorothy Vaughan in "Hidden Figures".

Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

name this educational position at Hogwarts that teaches wizards like Harry Potter how to protect themselves from evil magic.