Geography & Travel
This country is shaped like a boot.
What is Italy?
his civil-rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
This appliance keeps food cold and fresh.
What is a refrigerator?
A word with the opposite meaning of another word is called this.
What is an antonym?
Alexander Graham Bell is widely credited with inventing this communication device.
What is the telephone?
This river flows through the city of London.
What is the River Thames?
This British nurse became known as the “Lady with the Lamp.”
Who was Florence Nightingale?
This tool is used to drive a nail into wood.
What is a hammer?
The expression “raining cats and dogs” means it is doing this.
What is raining heavily?
Thomas Edison developed a practical version of this electric household item.
What is the light bulb?
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country.
What is Tanzania?
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
This household device removes dust and dirt from carpets.
What is a vacuum cleaner?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word is called this.
What is a synonym?
The Wright brothers made the first successful powered flight using this type of vehicle.
What is an airplane?
This European capital is divided by the Danube River into Buda and Pest.
What is Budapest?
This aviation pioneer disappeared while attempting to 1fly around the world in 1937?
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This small glass or metal tube in a light fixture produces light when electricity passes through it.
What is a light bulb?
The phrase “break the ice” means to do this in a social situation.
What is begin a conversation or make people feel comfortable?
Johannes Gutenberg helped revolutionize communication with this machine.
What is the printing press?
This narrow waterway separates Spain from Morocco.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
This safety device detects smoke and sounds an alarm.
What is a smoke detector?
A phrase such as “busy as a bee” that compares two things using “like” or “as” is called this.
What is a simile?
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered this antibiotic after observing mold in a laboratory dish.
What is penicillin?