Before google
name the explorer
general knowledge
fact or myth
Science, things you should know
100

Explorers used this tool to tell which way was north.


Compass

100

First man on the moon 

Neil Armstrong 

100

The capital of France


Paris

100

The Great Wall of China is visible from space.


Myth 

100

Water turns into this when it freezes.


ice 

200

Before maps and GPS, people used these in the sky to navigate.


Stars

200

He discovered America 

Christopher Columbus 

200

The largest country 

Russia 

200

Lightning can strike the same place twice.


Fact

200

This planet is known for its rings


Saturn 

300

This wind-powered vehicle helped explorers travel across oceans


Sailboat

300

He discovered gravity (according to the apple story)


Isaac Newton

300

The largest continent 

Asia 

300

Bats are blind


Myth 

300

The part of the body that pumps blood.


Heart 

400

 If someone wanted to learn something, they had to go to this quiet place full of books.


Library

400

He discovered electricity with a kite and a key


Benjamin Franklin

400

The largest ocean 

Pacific Ocean

400

You only use 10% of your brain.


Myth

400

This carries your body’s instructions — and it’s shaped like a twisted ladder.


DNA

500

Before paper, some ancient people wrote on this


parchment or papyrus

500

This Italian explorer’s travels to Asia inspired a famous book.


Marco Polo

500

This is the human body’s largest organ.


The skin 

500

Humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time


Myth

500

These objects shoot across the night sky and are sometimes called “falling stars.”


meteors 

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