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This famous river flows through Egypt and is traditionally considered one of the longest rivers in the world. Its annual flooding helped sustain one of history’s great civilizations.
Nile River
This gas makes up approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere and is essential to the nitrogen cycle.
Nitrogen
In 1928, Alexander Fleming noticed that a mold growing on a laboratory culture had killed the surrounding bacteria. This observation eventually led to the development of what widely used medicine?
Penicillin
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy follows this famous path after arriving in Oz, hoping it will lead her to the Emerald City and eventually help her find her way home.
The Yellow Brick Road
The concept behind this Filipino word goes beyond simply referring to another person. It emphasizes seeing others as fellow human beings, recognizing a shared sense of identity, and treating each person with dignity, respect, and solidarity.
Kapwa
This country is home to the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag. Its unusual design consists of two overlapping triangular pennants and dates in its current form to the 20th century.
Nepal
In the human body, this organ produces insulin and also releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine.
Pancreas
This ancient city was buried under volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, preserving buildings, streets, and everyday objects for nearly 2,000 years.
Pompeii
This actor played both a billionaire superhero who builds a high-tech suit of armor and the detective Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film directed by Guy Ritchie.
Robert Downey, Jr.
A Filipino who says “bahala na” is often expressing acceptance of uncertainty or leaving the outcome to fate. The expression is commonly believed to have originated from what word?
Bathala
This city was once known as Constantinople and Byzantium. What is it called today?
Istanbul
This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking the Sun’s light from reaching certain parts of Earth.
Solar Eclipse
Discovered in 1799 by French soldiers in Egypt, this contains the same decree written in three scripts, allowing scholars to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs. What is it called?
Rosetta Stone
In the Harry Potter series, this object is described as a magical map that reveals the location of everyone inside Hogwarts. It famously bears the words “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” What is it called?
The Marauder's Map
After the Philippines gained full independence from the United States on July 4, 1946, the Commonwealth period officially ended and the Third Philippine Republic was inaugurated. Which Filipino politician became the country's first president under this new republic?
Manuel A. Roxas
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States and dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886. Before the statue was shipped across the Atlantic, its head was displayed at the 1878 World's Fair. In what country was the World's Fair held?
France
This phenomenon occurs when a massive star reaches the end of its life and undergoes a catastrophic explosion, temporarily becoming extraordinarily bright.
Supernova
In 1953, researchers announced a model explaining the structure of a molecule that carries genetic information. The molecule's shape is commonly described using what two-word term?
Double helix
In Titanic, Jack Dawson wins his ticket aboard the ship shortly before its departure. The RMS Titanic was making its maiden voyage across the Atlantic. From what country did the Titanic depart, and to what country was it headed?
United Kingdom (England) to United States of America
José Rizal wrote a poem while imprisoned in Fort Santiago that became one of the most famous works associated with his final days. It was originally written without a title; under what title is it now widely known?
Mi Ultimo Adios
This narrow body of water separates the easternmost part of Russia from the westernmost part of the United States, with the Diomede Islands lying between the two countries, approximately 4 kilometers apart.
Bering Strait
In quantum mechanics, this principle states that certain pairs of physical properties—most famously position and momentum—cannot both be known with unlimited precision simultaneously.
Uncertainty Principle
This ancient civilization built a vast network of roads across the Andes, connecting territories that stretched for thousands of kilometers despite the absence of wheeled vehicles.
Inca Empire
In the South Korean film Parasite, the Kim family gradually gets each member of their family hired by the wealthy Park family. To get the longtime housekeeper fired, they exploit her allergy by secretly introducing something into her food and belongings. What fruit's fuzzy skin is used to trigger her allergic reaction?
Peach
The music of the Philippine National Anthem was originally composed as an instrumental march in 1898, while its Spanish lyrics were written a year later as a poem titled “Filipinas.” Who were the composer and lyricist of the Philippine National Anthem, respectively?
Julian Felipe (composer) and Jose Palma (lyricist)