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This Olympic-class ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank in April 1912.
What is the RMS Titanic?
Born Edward Teach, he terrorized ships in the early 18th century as this infamous pirate.
Who is Blackbeard?
This Mesopotamian empire is famed for its law code compiled by King Hammurabi.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
Known as the world’s largest hot desert, this region spans much of North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
In March 2014, this Malaysia Airlines flight vanished from radar while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
What is Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370?
This unidentified serial killer terrorized Whitechapel in 1888.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Under Suleiman the Magnificent, this empire spanned three continents at its height.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Covering over 6.3 million km², this South American drainage basin sustains the largest rainforest on Earth.
What is the Amazon Basin?
This British passenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Ireland in May 1915.
What is the RMS Lusitania?
This Colombian drug lord was killed in a police shootout in 1993.
Who is Pablo Escobar?
Founded by Genghis Khan, it grew into the largest contiguous land empire ever.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This cold, snowy forest region covers much of Canada and Russia.
What is the taiga/siberia
This cruise ship ran aground and capsized off the coast of Italy in January 2012.
What is the Costa Concordia?
This cult leader orchestrated multiple murders in 1969 as head of the ----- Family.
Who is Charles Manson?
Dubbed “the empire on which the sun never sets,” this power dominated in the 19th century.
What is the British Empire?
One of the driest places on Earth, this desert lies along northern Chile’s coast.
What is the Atacama Desert?
On November 10, 1975, this ore carrier sank during a fierce storm on Lake Superior.
What is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald?
This Cambodian dictator led the Khmer Rouge genocide from 1975 to 1979.
Who is Pol Pot?
This Mesoamerican empire built its capital city on an island in Lake Texcoco.
What is the Aztec Empire?
This long rift zone in East Africa has formed many lakes and valleys.
What is the East African Rift System?