"Great" Things
This body of water is the largest of the five freshwater lakes in North America by surface area.
What is the Great Lakes?
This type of precipitation forms when water droplets freeze into balls or lumps of ice during a storm.
What is hail?
This Japanese dish features vinegared rice paired with ingredients such as raw or cooked seafood, vegetables, or egg.
What is sushi?
This 1955 attraction opened in California and featured five themed lands, including Adventureland and Tomorrowland.
What is Disneyland?
This red gemstone is the traditional birthstone for January and is also the name of a deep red color.
What is a garnet?
This famous coral reef system stretches for more than 1,400 miles along the coast of Australia.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This natural wonder in Arizona was carved by the Colorado River and is more than a mile deep in places.
What is the Grand Canyon?
This French cooking term refers to vegetables cut into very thin matchstick-sized strips, often used as a garnish or in soups.
What is julienne?
This singer had a 1956 hit with “Heartbreak Hotel,” helping establish him as one of the biggest stars of rock and roll.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This gemstone is formed from carbon under intense heat and pressure deep within the Earth and ranks 10 on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is a diamond?
This severe worldwide economic downturn began after the 1929 stock market crash and lasted through much of the 1930s, bringing widespread unemployment and bank failures.
What is the Great Depression?
This famous national park in California is known for giant sequoias, Half Dome, and El Capitan.
What is Yosemite National Park?
This spice, made from the dried and ground berries of a plant, gives many dishes a warm, earthy flavor and is commonly paired with cinnamon.
What is nutmeg?
This actress played Princess Ann in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, earning her an Academy Award for the role.
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
This U.S. state is home to Crater of Diamonds State Park, where visitors can search for diamonds and keep what they find.
What is Arkansas?
Built and expanded by various Chinese dynasties over centuries, this massive fortification stretches thousands of miles across northern China.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This animal is the largest land mammal in North America and is sometimes called the American buffalo.
What is the bison?
Eggs Benedict traditionally consists of poached eggs, Canadian bacon, and this rich sauce served over an English muffin.
What is Hollandaise sauce?
This 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starred Cary Grant as an advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent.?
What is North by Northwest?
This blue-green gemstone has been prized for thousands of years and was especially important in ancient Egypt.
What is turquoise?
Charles Dickens wrote this novel about an orphan named Pip and his mysterious benefactor.
What is Great Expectations?
Stretching about 2,190 miles through 14 states, this famous hiking trail begins in Georgia and ends in Maine.
What is the Appalachian Trail?
This Korean dish of fermented vegetables is most commonly associated with napa cabbage and a spicy red pepper seasoning.
What is kimchi?
This Soviet satellite, launched in 1957, became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
What is Sputnik 1?
This famous blue diamond was purchased by King Louis XIV of France and later became part of the French Crown Jewels.
What is the Hope Diamond?