WORLD HISTORY
In 1492, this explorer sailed across the Atlantic Ocean under the Spanish crown, reaching the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
This pop star's fans are collectively known as the "BeyHive."
Who is Beyonce?
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more area than all the world's land combined.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This Japanese alcoholic beverage is traditionally brewed from fermented rice.
What is sake?
This wall, stretching thousands of miles across northern China, was built over centuries to help defend against invasions.
What is The Great Wall of China?
This molecule carries the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of living organisms.
What is DNA?
In the television series Friends, this coffee shop is the gang's favorite hangout.
What is Central Perk?
This European city is famous for its canals, gondolas, and St. Mark's Square.
What is Venice?
This cheese, traditionally produced in the Italian regions of Lazio and Sardinia, is made from sheep's milk.
What is Pecorino Romano?
This ancient city, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., was remarkably preserved beneath volcanic ash.
What is Pompeii?
This process allows plants to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.
This doll made her debut in 1959 and has since had careers ranging from astronaut to president.
Who is Barbie?
This country has the most natural lakes in the world.
What is Canada?
This cocktail, made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and espresso, is named after a city in the Netherlands.
What is an espresso martini?
This 1215 English document established that even the king was subject to certain laws.
What is Magna Carta?
This subatomic particle, discovered by James Chadwick in 1932, has no electrical charge and is found in an atom's nucleus.
What is a neutron?
"That's what she said" became a signature catchphrase of this character on The Office.
Who is Michael Scott?
This African desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
This spice, derived from the dried stigmas of a flower, is considered one of the most expensive spices in the world
What is saffron?
This famous Roman leader was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C., a date known as the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This element has the chemical symbol Au, derived from its Latin name, aurum.
What is gold?
This phrase from The Devil Wears Prada became an iconic fashion-world insult: "Florals? For spring?..."
What is "Groundbreaking"?
This is the world's smallest independent country by both area and population.
What is Vatican City?
This fruit was once so expensive in 17th-century Europe that it was displayed as a symbol of wealth.
What is a pineapple?