🏛️ World History
This naval battle in 1805 saw Admiral Nelson defeat the combined French and Spanish fleets, securing British supremacy at sea.
What is the Battle of Trafalgar?
This Russian author’s magnum opus, The Brothers Karamazov, explores faith, doubt, and patricide.
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?
This actress, known for her wit and rapid-fire dialogue, starred opposite Spencer Tracy in nine films.
Who is Katharine Hepburn?
Though often credited to Edison, this Serbian-American inventor rivaled him with alternating current and helped pioneer radio and remote control.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This is the only country that shares a border with both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
What is Iran?
The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended this devastating European conflict and laid the foundation for modern nation-states.
What is the Thirty Years' War?
The term “Big Brother” originated from this 1949 dystopian novel.
What is 1984?
This legendary 1941 film, often cited as the greatest ever made, was both directed by and starred Orson Welles.
What is Citizen Kane?
This invention by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 revolutionized how we access information globally, though many confuse it with the internet itself.
What is the World Wide Web?
This African lake, the world's longest, lies along the Great Rift Valley and borders multiple countries including Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
What is Lake Tanganyika?
This Mongol leader, known as the "Scourge of God," founded the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This epic poem by John Milton explores the biblical fall of man and features Satan as a complex antihero.
What is Paradise Lost?
Before becoming a U.S. president, he starred in Knute Rockne, All American and was president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The printing press, invented around 1440, is attributed to this German goldsmith.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This European capital city is divided by the Danube River into two historic parts: Buda and Pest.
What is Budapest?
The Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) sought to restore balance after the fall of this French ruler.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
In Don Quixote, this character serves as the ever-practical squire to the delusional knight.
Who is Sancho Panza?
Billy Wilder directed this 1950 noir masterpiece about a faded silent film star and a struggling screenwriter.
What is Sunset Boulevard?
This 19th-century mathematician and writer is considered the world's first computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Despite being landlocked, this country has the highest number of bordering countries in South America.
What is Bolivia?
This ancient Near Eastern civilization, centered in modern-day Iran, was conquered by Alexander the Great.
What is the Achaemenid (or Persian) Empire?
he 1922 novel Ulysses, a modernist reimagining of Homer’s epic, takes place in a single day in this city.
What is Dublin?
Often dubbed the "man of a thousand voices," this actor played all the male roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), including the titular character.
Who is Peter Sellers?
Invented in 1903 by Mary Anderson, this automotive feature was initially considered unnecessary by manufacturers.
What are windshield wipers?
Mount Elbrus, often cited as Europe’s highest peak, is located in this mountain range.
What is the Caucasus Mountains?