Languages
The non-official "language" of the United States, according to most of its nationals
What is American?
Invention that improved pedestrians and drivers safety around the world, created by Lester Wire in 1912
What are traffic lights?
This conflict saw more American casualties than both World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined
What is American Civil War?
Originated in England in 1863 and one of the most popular sports in the world, it is also known as soccer
What is football?
Greatest Spanish literature figure and author of Don Quijote, also known as El Manco de Lepanto
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
Amphitheater built by the emperor Vespasian between 72 and 80 to host public celebrations in Rome
What is The Colisseum?
All pilots have to identify themselves and communicate in this language while flying, regardless of their origin
What is English?
This little storage device was invented by Indian Ajay V. Bhatt in 1996
What is the USB?
Took place between 1936 and 1939, resulting in the victory of the nationalist side over the republican one
What is Spanish Civil War?
Motorcycle rider who wears number 46, drives a Yamaha and has won 9 motoGP world championships
Who is Valentino Rossi?
One of the great masters of English novel, best known for her book Pride and prejudice
Who is Jane Austen?
For nearly 30 years(1961-1989) it was a symbol of political and ideological conflict in Germany and Europe
What is the Berlin Wall?
Along with English, the worldwide diplomatic language
What is French?
Invented in 1942, it is a two-way radio transceiver still widely used nowadays
What is walkie-talkie?
Young peasant girl who is considered a heroine of France for her role during the final phase of the Hundred Years' War
Who is Joana of Arc?
Spanish badminton player who won a gold medal in the Olympic Games of 2016
Who is Carolina Marín?
Born in 1821 and author of Crime and Punishment among others, he is considered Russia’s greatest writer
Who is Fiódor Dostoyevski?
Important center of Russia's cultural life, it was historically used for military parades during Soviet era
What is Red Square?
Along with English, a must-know language for all astronauts since 2011
What is Russian?
Internet’s first search engine, created by Canadian Alan Emtage
What is Archie?
171 countries that are nowadays part of the United Nations have at some point been militarily occupied by this nation
What is Britain?
Official national sport in Canada along with ice hockey, it is played on horses and using sticks
What is Lacrosse?
Author of the Divine Comedy, with its Circles of Hell, more than 700 years ago
Who was Dante Alighieri?
Monument of massive dimensions sculpted in 1927 featuring four American Presidents
What is Mount Rushmore?
All nouns are capitalised in this language, which also features not two but three genders.
What is German?
The Industrial Revolution would have been unthinkable without this technological marvel
What is the steam engine?
German priest who moved forward Reformation across Europe in the 16th century
Who is Martin Luther?
Track star who was the first to win four gold medals at a single Olympic games in 1936
Who is Jesse Owens?
French aviator, author of The Little Prince, who disappeared in 1944 during a reconnaissance flight
Who is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry?
Mighty circle of stones and one of the most well-known landmarks, famous for its alleged mystical powers
What is Stonehenge?
The word shampoo comes from this language, spoken by over 400 million people
What is Indian?
This British invention, usually associated with France, is much older than Louis XVI’s beheading
What is the guillotine?
The Romans initially called it Caledonia, but was officially founded in 843
What is Scotland?
Predecessor of both ice hockey and bandy, it dates back a century and comes from Scotland
What is Shint?
1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright which does not include any words that contain the letter E, the most common letter in English
What is Gadsby?
Immense mausoleum made of white marble, built from 1631 to 1648, and located in India
What is Taj Mahal?