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.
