World Capitals
This city is the capital of the United Kingdom.
What is London?
“May the Force be with you.”
What is Star Wars?
This U.S. president served the shortest term, dying just 31 days after taking office.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The U.S. entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is 1941?
This planet rotates so slowly that a day is longer than its year.
What is Venus?
This North African capital lies along the Nile River.
What is Cairo?
“Keep the change, ya filthy animal.”
What is Home Alone?
The only successful slave revolt that led to the founding of a nation happened in this Caribbean country.
What is Haiti?
Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg.
What is 2004?
This element, used in electronics and named after a mischievous spirit, has the atomic number 32.
What is Germanium?
The capital of Canada, not to be confused with Toronto or Montreal.
What is Ottawa?
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
What is Casablanca?
This treaty ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
The Soviet Union officially dissolved.
What is 1991?
This is the most commonly used password in the world.
What is 123456?
This Central American capital, often confused with its country’s name, lies in a volcanic valley.
What is Guatemala City?
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”
What is Forrest Gump?
The “Great Game” refers to 19th-century rivalry between these two empires over Central Asia.
What are Britain and Russia?
The Black Death began to spread in Europe.
What is 1347?
This paradox states that if you divide the distance to your goal in half every time, you’ll never reach it.
What is Zeno’s Paradox?
The capital of Bhutan, known as one of the quietest and least populous capitals in the world.
What is Thimphu?
“Say hello to my little friend!”
What is Scarface?
This lesser-known war in the 1930s saw Paraguay and Bolivia fight over the oil-rich Gran Chaco region.
What is the Chaco War?
The Stock Market crashed, beginning the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
In computing, this 5-letter term describes an error caused when a number becomes too large to be stored.
What is overflow?