This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”
What is Machu Picchu?
100
This Queen ruled over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, the longest reign of any British monarch at the time.
Who was Queen Victoria?
100
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States, known for its repeated phrase envisioning equality.
What is “I Have a Dream”?
200
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
200
Newton is famous for this law of motion.
What is the law of universal gravitation?
200
Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra?
200
He was the first Emperor of France, crowned in 1804.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
200
Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
300
Canberra is the capital of this country.
What is Australia?
300
The study of life is known as this.
What is biology?
300
This is the longest wall in the world, extending over 13,000 miles.
What is the Great Wall of China?
300
Known as the “Father of India,” he led the country to independence through nonviolent protest.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
300
This British Prime Minister gave a speech in 1940 known for the phrase “We shall fight on the beaches.”
Who was Winston Churchill?
400
Known as the “Eternal City,” it’s the capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
400
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
400
This ancient temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
400
This leader’s reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
400
Given by this U.S. President in 1961, the speech famously urges Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Who was John F. Kennedy?
500
This Canadian city is the country’s capital.
What is Ottawa?
500
Einstein is renowned for this theory of relativity.
What is the theory of relativity?
500
This tower in Italy is famous for its unintended tilt.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
500
She became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Who was Margaret Thatcher?
500
This speech was delivered by Queen Elizabeth II on her 21st birthday, making a lifelong pledge to her people.