World History
This wall was torn down in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This element has the chemical symbol Au.
What is Gold?
This was the first artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik 1?
This director created Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This is the largest island in the world
What is Greenland?
This explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, although he died before the voyage ended
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This scientist proposed the three laws of motion
Who was Isaac Newton?
This woman became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This 1999 movie introduced the character Neo.
What is The Matrix?
This mountain range separates Europe from Asia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
This empire built Machu Picchu
What was the Inca Empire?
This particle has a negative electric charge
What is an electron?
This was the first country to put a human into space
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
The fictional African nation in Black Panther is called this.
What is Wakanda?
The Dead Sea lies between Israel and this country.
What is Jordan?
The Hundred Years' War was primarily fought between these two countries
What are England and France?
This branch of mathematics studies the properties of triangles
What is trigonometry?
This company released the first iPhone in 2007
What is Apple?
This actor portrayed Maximus in Gladiator.
Who is Russell Crowe?
This African country has the largest population.
What is Nigeria?
This ruler was exiled to Elba before returning for the Hundred Days.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
The hypothetical boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape is called this.
What is the event horizon?
This man became the first person to reach the South Pole.
Who was Roald Amundsen?
This film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929
What is Wings?
The capital of Kazakhstan is this city.
What is Astana?