Jethro Tull
publication date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: 
Inventions
clue: This British agriculturalist invented a horse-drawn seed drill and a horse-drawn hoe, revolutionizing the industry.
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Ryan Case
In the Name of Rock & Roll: A rock band is a hard thing to name. Some bands turn to history. Others just open the phone book. To celebrate the sixth anniversary of Rock Block, here are seven people who famously inspired the names of rock bands, much like Lynyrd Skynyrd named their band after their despised gym teacher Leonard Skinner. Can you remember the words to all seven of these legendary rock namesakes?Similar Goos
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Franz Ferdinand
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Crazy Horse
This Lakotan general rode his distinctive horse into battle many times in the Black Hills War, and into American history. Go »
Molly Hatchet
The South still tells stories about a ghost who decapitates her male victims, based on a real story from the 1800s of a prostitute who murdered her client with a particular weapon. Go »
John "Dropkick" Murphy
His wrestling career gave him his violent nickname, but this medical doctor spent much of his life devoted to helping alcoholics at his Massachusetts facility, who needed a place to get sober before rehab existed. Go »
