July 10

1890

Wyoming becomes the 44th state to join the Union.

I Like to Wyom

Wyoming ends with "ing", but like these answers, it's not a gerund. How confusing!

  1. What is the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time?
  2. What's the term for a child left in the place of another child that's been captured by fairies?
  3. What's the name of a bicycle with an unusually large front wheel?
  4. What Asian capital did the BBC not call by its preferred name until 1990?
  5. Once a tree is around three years old, it is no longer considered to be what?
  6. What substance beloved by middle-school pranksters is used by the military to detect tripwires?
  7. "Ash nazg durbatulûk" begins the inscription on what item?
  8. What word that once referred to any blood relative was revived in 1903 as a gender-neutral term to aid in the study of genetics?
  9. What type of "fighter" was Luke Skywalker piloting when he destroyed the Death Star?
  10. What British sausage is typically made of pork, pork blood, and oatmeal?
  11. Who are the only pair of brothers both drafted 1st overall in the NFL?
  12. What stage name is shared by singer Gordon Sumner and wrestler Steve Borden Sr.?
  1. The Lion King
  2. A changeling
  3. A penny-farthing
  4. Beijing
  5. A sapling
  6. Silly String
  7. The One Ring
  8. Sibling
  9. X-Wing
  10. Black pudding
  11. Peyton and Eli Manning
  12. Sting

1985

France's Directorate-General for External Security sinks the Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of the ecoterrorist pirates known as Greenpeace.

Going Green

Here's a quiz about things that, unlike Greenpeace, are actually green.

  1. What scientist famously risked his own life to save teenager Rick Jones from the blast of an experimental bomb?
  2. Who coined the term "green-eyed monster" for envy?
  3. How many different words are used in Green Eggs and Ham?
  4. What album won Green Day the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2004?
  5. What Dreamworks character was supposed to be voiced by Chris Farley before he died before finishing his lines?
  6. How is Norman Osborne better known to comic book fans?
  7. In 2013, what video game character had a year dedicated to him to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut?
  8. Thanks to playing with him on both the Packers and Jets, what wide receiver has caught the most touchdowns from Aaron Rodgers?
  9. What emotion powers a Green Lantern's ring?
  10. In Blue Earth, Minnesota, you can see a 55-foot-tall statue of what advertising mascot?
  1. Bruce Banner
  2. William Shakespeare
  3. 50
  4. American Idiot
  5. Shrek
  6. Green Goblin
  7. Luigi
  8. Davante Adams
  9. Willpower
  10. The Jolly Green Giant

2018

After fifteen days, the last of the twelve kids trapped in Tham Luang cave in Thailand is rescued. They had gone in with their coach and became trapped after a monsoon hit.

Savin' Me

And now, some other famous rescues.

  1. In what country were 33 miners rescued after an accident at the San José copper and gold mine in 2010?
  2. The Canadian Caper that rescued American hostages in Iran used the filming of a movie as a cover. What was the movie called?
  3. Who did Henry Stanley find safe and sound in Ujiji, Tanzania on November 10, 1871?
  4. After being mistakenly diagnosed with rubella, Ken Mattingly was left off of what space mission that he helped save the crew of?
  5. On January 15, 2009, Chesley Sullenberger made an emergency landing on what river when his plane struck a flock of geese?
  6. In 1990, who saved a young boy named Cody from the clutches of a poacher named Percival C. McLeach?
  1. Chile
  2. Argo
  3. David Livingstone
  4. Apollo 13
  5. The Hudson River
  6. The Rescuers (in The Rescuers Down Under)
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