Geography
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
Which singer is famous for the song “Shake It Off”?
Taylor Swift
This plant is known for its strong fragrance and beautiful purple flowers; it’s often used in perfumes and gardens.
Lavender
This insect can carry many times its own weight.
Ant
This 1912 disaster sank on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people.
Titanic
Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Africa
Which band sang “We Will Rock You”?
Queen
This flower is the national flower of Japan and is celebrated during a spring festival.
Cherry Blossom
The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Metamorphosis
In 2000, this computer “panic” was feared to crash systems worldwide at the turn of the millennium.
Y2K
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What percussion instrument is a pair of hollowed wooden sticks clapped together in salsa music?
Claves
This plant is often red, green, or white during the winter holidays and is popular for decorating homes.
Poinsettia
This bright red beetle with black spots is considered lucky in many cultures.
Ladybug
On November 22, 1963, this U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
John F. Kennedy
What is the largest state in the U.S. by land area?
Alaska
What music festival takes place annually in the California desert?
Coachella
This carnivorous plant attracts insects with its colorful leaves and digests them to get nutrients.
Venus flytrap
Known for their stinging tails, these insects have wings and can live in colonies.
Wasps
This streaming service launched in 2007, changing the way people watch movies and TV shows.
Netflix
Which country is directly south of the United States?
Mexico
Which singer headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023?
Rihanna
The process by which plants make their own food.
Photosynthesis
This insect, famous for its glowing tail, produces light through bioluminescence.
Firefly (lightning bug)
This famous boxer and activist, known as “The Greatest,” passed away in 2016.
Muhammad Ali
What river runs through Egypt and is one of the longest rivers in the world?
The Nile River
Which band is known for the song “Livin’ on a Prayer”?
Bon Jovi
Known as the “King of Herbs,” this Mediterranean plant is used in cooking and has small, needle-like leaves.
Rosemary
This small frog, known for its loud nighttime call, is a symbol of Puerto Rico.
CoquĂ?
In 1990, this South African leader was released from prison after 27 years, later becoming the country’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
What country is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
Peru
Which famous singer is known as the “Queen of Salsa”?
Celia Cruz
The part of the flower that produces pollen.
Stamen
This tiny insect can jump over 100 times its body length and is common in gardens.
Flea
This video game, first released in 2017, lets players build and explore blocky worlds and is hugely popular with kids and teens.
Minecraft
Which country has the most people in the world?
India
This Puerto Rican singer’s romantic ballads include “Me Va a Extrañar” and “La Incondicional”, becoming a symbol of Latin pop in the 80s and 90s.
Luis Miguel
This flowering plant is native to South America and is known for its bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers often used to attract hummingbirds.
Hibiscus
This insect uses a long, tube-like mouth called a proboscis to sip nectar from flowers.
Butterfly or Moth
In 1961, this U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro but failed spectacularly.
Bay of Pigs Invasion