Ancient History
This philosopher taught Alexander the Great
Who is Aristotle
This African comedian became the host of the daily show in 2015
Who is Trevor Noah?
First African to win a Nobel Prize in literature
Who is Wole Soyinka
This planet has a day longer than its year
What is Venus?
Venus takes about 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun but about 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis. So its sidereal rotation period is longer than its orbital period.
The largest country in Africa by area
What is Algeria?
This ancient west African civilization, known for their terra-cotta figures, was discovered in the 20th century by tin miners.
What is Nok culture?
The Nok culture flourished in what is now central Nigeria, roughly from the first millennium BCE into the early centuries CE. Its distinctive terracotta sculptures are among the earliest known large-scale figurative artworks from sub-Saharan Africa.
This south-eastern city is home to America's first and largest black owned TV and film production studios
Where is Atlanta?
Tyler Perry Studios is located in Atlanta at the former Fort McPherson military base. It is the first African-American-owned feature-film and television studio.
This element makes up about 75% of matter in the universe by mass.
What is hydrogen?
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. Most of the ordinary matter in the universe is hydrogen and helium, and stars primarily generate their energy by fusing hydrogen into helium.
This is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state.
What is Q?
Any south American country that does not speak Spanish or Portuguese
What are Guyana (English) or Suriname (Dutch)?
This empire reached its height under Mansa Musa, whose pilgrimage demonstrated its immense wealth.
What is Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa ruled Mali in the 14th century and is famous for his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca. His enormous entourage and distribution of gold in Cairo became legendary as towns/villages became rich through his passage.
This 2023 political revenge thriller is the most watched Nollywood movie on Netflix
What is the Black Book?
This Harvard symbologist is the main character in novels by New Hampshire author Dan Brown.
Who is Robert Langdon?
Robert Langdon is a fictional professor of symbology who appears in Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin.
The first mascot of the University of Georgia
What is a goat?
UGA's first football game was against Auburn in 1892, and a goat served as the mascot. The famous line of English bulldogs didn't begin in UGA 1956.
Country with the largest portion of the Serengeti Migration
What is Tanzania?
The Serengeti ecosystem spans northern Tanzania and southwestern Kenya, but the majority of the annual Great Migration takes place in Tanzania. Millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the ecosystem following rainfall and fresh grass.
These were the two largest ancient Greek city states
What are Athens and Sparta?
Athens was a major center of democracy, philosophy, art, and naval power, while Sparta was famous for its militarized society and powerful land army.
This youngest two-time Emmy winner for a leading role went from being a Disney Channel child star to lead the HBO's teen series
Who is Zendaya?
Zendaya starred in Disney Channel's Shake It Up before taking the role of Rue Bennett in HBO's Euphoria. She became the youngest two-time winner of the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
This Greek scientist described the principle that explains why an object immersed in fluid experiences an upward buoyant force.
Who is Archimedes of Syracuse?
Archimedes' principle states that an immersed object experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. This explains why ships float despite being made of materials denser than water.
This west African striker is Africa's top goal scorer at FIFA World Cup with six goals
Who is Asamoah Gyan?
Gyan scored 51 goals for Ghana and appeared at three World Cups. His most famous World Cup moment may be the 2010 quarterfinal against Uruguay, when his missed penalty in extra time sent the match to a shootout. Ghana ultimately lost the shootout.
This is the only country in the world with coasts in both the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf
What is Iran?
Iran is important geographically because its southern coast forms Strait of Hormuz making it critical in international oil trade flowing through in the Middle East.
The East Asian country where the philosopher Confucius was from
What is China?
Confucius teachings emphasized filial piety, moral virtue, and social harmony, and his teachings became the foundation of a major East Asian philosophical tradition
This rapper became the first living solo rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
Who is JayZ?
Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. He was also the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has built major businesses through Roc Nation and other ventures.
This thermodynamic quantity measures the maximum reversible work that can be obtained from a system at constant temperature and pressure.
What is Gibbs free energy?
Gibbs free energy, GG, helps determine whether a process is thermodynamically favorable at constant temperature and pressure. A negative ΔG indicates a thermodynamically spontaneous process under those conditions.
This is the only country in the world whose National Flag is neither a rectangle or a square
What is Nepal?
Two US states that are near mirror images of each other and was split in 1817
Where are Alabama and Mississippi?
In 1817, Congress split the Mississippi Territory. Mississippi became a state while the eastern portion became Alabama Territory, with Alabama achieving statehood in 1819.