9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which martial arts action star, famous for 'Walker, Texas Ranger' and countless internet memes, passed away at age 86?
💡 Chuck Norris
Which major broadcast network recently shut down its radio news service after nearly a century of operation?
💡 CBS
Which New York Islanders goaltender recorded his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over the Blue Jackets?
💡 Ilya Sorokin
Mixed bag
What gas do humans exhale that plants absorb during photosynthesis?
💡 Carbon dioxide
From 'buzz' to 'sizzle' to 'crash,' what is the literary term for a word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes?
💡 Onomatopoeia
Like a slow, wobbling top, Earth's rotational axis traces a complete circle in the sky over a cycle of roughly 26,000 years. What is the name of this gradual shift in the orientation of Earth's axis?
💡 Precession
On this date (23 March)
On March 23, 1775, which American patriot delivered a famous speech to the Virginia Convention that ended with the words 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'?
💡 Patrick Henry
On March 23, 1857, Elisha Otis installed the world's first commercial passenger elevator in a store in New York City. What was the name of that store?
💡 E.V. Haughwout and Company
On March 23, 1919, Benito Mussolini founded a new Italian political movement in Milan that would eventually evolve into the National Fascist Party. What was the original Italian name of this movement, meaning 'Italian Combat League'?
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