World History
This Italian city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Pompeii
This is the world’s smallest country.
This fairy tale includes a glass slipper.
Cinderella
This planet is known for its rings.
Saturn
This Italian plumber is Nintendo’s most famous video game character.
Mario
This empire built Machu Picchu in Peru.
Inca Empire
This river flows through Paris.
The Seine
This Chilean poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Pablo Neruda
This is the hardest natural substance on Earth.
Diamond
This Japanese franchise includes Pikachu and over 1,000 fictional creatures.
Pokémon
This English queen was known as the “Virgin Queen.”
Elizabeth l
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of this country.
Australia
This Japanese author wrote The Tale of Genji, often called the world’s first novel.
Murasaki Shikibu
This Greek philosopher is considered the “father of biology.”
Aristotle
This film series features a fictional school called Hogwarts.
Harry Potter
This African kingdom was ruled by Mansa Musa, one of the richest men in history.
Mali
This is the capital of Turkey.
Ankara
This South African writer won the Nobel Prize for July’s People and other works.
Nadine Gordimer
This scientist discovered penicillin.
Alexander Fleming
This 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to hit 1 billion views.
Gangnam Style
This war between Athens and Sparta lasted from 431–404 BCE.
Peloponnesian War
This mountain range runs along the border of France and Spain.
Pyrenees
This epic Indian poem contains the Bhagavad Gita.
Mahabharata
This theory explains how continents move over geological time.
Plate tectonics
This Mexican holiday honors the memory of deceased loved ones.
Día de los Muertos