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This ancient city in Jordan is famous for its rose-colored rock-cut architecture.
Petra
100
He proposed the three laws of motion.
Isaac Newton
100
A 1939 musical features a girl in Kansas dreaming of a technicolor land.
The Wizard of Oz
100
The world’s longest river is this.
The Nile
100
The chemical symbol O on the periodic table stands for this.
Oxygen
100
This Mexican street food consists of a large shell stuffed with meat, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and/or guacamole.
Taco
200
The man-made island city built on a lagoon in northeastern Italy is called this.
Venice
200
She won two Nobel Prizes for her work on radioactivity.
Marie Curie
200
This 1975 film features a mechanical shark terrorizing a seaside town.
Jaws
200
Mount Fuji is located in this country.
Japan
200
This Italian dish is made up of alternating layers of pasta, sauce, and cheese.
Lasagna
200
This all-American popular sandwich is served on a bun rather than bread.
Hamburger
400
These colossal statues in Egypt guard the pyramids and have the body of a lion and head of a pharaoh.
The Sphinx
400
He developed the first successful polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
400
In this 1951 Disney animated film, a young deer grows up in the forest, learning about life and loss.
Bambi
400
This desert covers much of northern Africa.
Sahara
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400
In mythology, he is the Greek king of gods.
Zeus
400
French in origin, this fluffy sweet or savory dish, made with custard and egg whites, is known for “puffing up.”
Soufflé
600
Machu Picchu is located in this mountain range.
The Andes
600
This scientist formulated the laws of planetary motion.
Johannes Kepler
600
This 1952 musical features aspiring performers navigating Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.
Singin’ in the Rain
600
This mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain.
The Pyrenees
600
This is the largest land animal on Earth.
Elephant
600
This Indian flatbread is made with dairy and is softer than pita bread.
Naan
800
This massive stone circle in England is aligned with the solstices.
Stonehenge
800
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and had a passion for aviation engineering.
Amelia Earhart
800
This 2001 fantasy film is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
800
The city of Istanbul straddles these two continents.
Europe and Asia
800
She is called the mother of the civil rights movement.
Rosa Parks
800
This traditional Italian pizza features mozzarella cheese, tomato slices, and basil leaves.
Margherita
1000
The Great Wall of China was primarily built during this dynasty.
Ming Dynasty
1000
He discovered penicillin in 1928.
Alexander Fleming
1000
A man sits on a bench, recounting his extraordinary life as he experiences key events of the 20th century.
Forrest Gump
1000
The deepest point in the world’s oceans is located in this trench.
Mariana Trench
1000
It is the most spoken language in the world.
Mandarin Chinese
1000
This dish features sliced roasted duck with skin and green onion, wrapped in a crepe with hoisin sauce.
Peking duck
