| Famous Inventions | ||
| #1 | This is the person who invented the electric light. |
Who was Thomas Edison? |
| #2 | This American Founding Father discovered that lightning was electricity, and invented bifocal glasses and the Pennsylvania Stove. His picture is on the hundred dollar bill. |
Who was Benjamin Franklin? |
| #3 | This is where paper money was invented. |
What is China? - (Tang Dynasty) |
| #4 | This Scottish inventor invented the telephone |
Who was Alexander Graham Bell? |
| #5 | This British scientist invented the World Wide Web. |
Who is Tim Berners Lee? |
| Religious Icons | ||
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What is Islam? |
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What is Judaism? |
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What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity? |
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WHAT IS BUDDHISM? |
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What is Hinduism? |
| Nobel Prize Winners | ||
| #1 | This 1964 winner graduated from BU and fought against racism until he was killed |
Who is Martin Luther King? |
| #2 | This South African president ended Apartied |
Who was Nelson Mandela? |
| #3 | This US Vice President won the prize in 2007 for his work raising awareness of global warming. |
Who is Al Gore? |
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This Boston University professor won in 1986 for heading the US Presidents Commission on the Holocaust. |
Who is Elie Weisel? |
| #5 | This person won the Nobel Peace Prize this year (2015) |
Who is the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet? |
| Corporate Logos | ||
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What is Domino's Pizza? |
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What is Kodak? |
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What is British Petroleum? |
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What is Dreamworks? |
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What is Linux? |
| Religious Leaders | ||
| #1 | This founder of a major religion was an itinerant preacher of the world's oldest still practiced religion. |
Who was Jesus Christ? |
| #2 | This portly figure attained enlighenment under a bodhi tree |
Who was the Buddha? |
| #3 | This Asian divinity sits in a tree playing the flute |
Who was Krishna? |
| #4 | This Etheopian Emperor, known as the Lion of Judea, is the diety of the Rastafarian religion. |
Who is Haile Selasie? |
| #5 | This woman was the only female founder of an important modern religion? |
Who was Mary Baker Eddy? (Christian Science)? |
| Final Question | |
How many names of English fruits can you think of in 2 minutes?? |
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