General Literature
This English playwright and poet wrote famous tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This war, fought from 1775 to 1783, resulted in the thirteen American colonies gaining independence from Great Britain.
What is The American Revolution?
This is the number of continents recognized on Earth
What is 7?
This Physicist developed the theory of relativity and is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This American swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic medals in history with a total of 28.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This British author created the magical world of Harry Potter, making her one of the best-selling writers in history.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This year is famously associated with Christopher Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic, when he reached the Americas.
What is 1492?
Spanning eleven time zones, this country is the largest in the world by land area.
What is Russia?
This step-by-step process of Observe, Hypothesize, Experiment, and Conclude is used to test ideas and form scientific knowledge.
What is the Scientific Method?
This 1980 Olympic Hockey Game saw the United States defeat the heavily favored Soviet Union in one of the greatest sports upsets ever.
What is the Miracle on Ice?
This novel by Charles Dickens begins with the famous line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” and is set during the French Revolution.
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
Despite its name, this European empire was described by philosopher Voltaire as being “neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.”
What is The Holy Roman Empir?
Known as Constantinople until the 20th century, this Turkish city famously spans both Europe and Asia.
What is Istanbul?
This group of elements in the periodic table is known for being extremely unreactive and includes helium, neon, and argon.
What are the Noble Gases?
This Brazilian soccer legend won three FIFA World Cups and is widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Who is Pelé?
This fantasy novel follows Bilbo Baggins on an adventure to help a group of dwarves reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.
What is The Hobbit?
By the age of 30, this Macedonian king had built one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to India.
Who is Alexander The Great?
This former European country peacefully split into two nations in 1993 during the “Velvet Divorce.”
What is Czechoslovakia?
This chemical compound, commonly known as Table Salt has the formula NaCl.
What is Sodium Chloride?
This UFC fighter holds the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history, finishing Ben Askren in just 5 seconds with a flying knee.
Who is Jorge Masvidal?
In this short story by Edgar Allan Poe, an unnamed narrator insists on their sanity while being haunted by the sound of a dead man’s beating heart.
What is The Tell-Tale Heart?
15th-century ruler of Wallachia became infamous for executing enemies by impalement and later inspired the legend of Dracula.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
This former Balkan nation eventually dissolved into several independent countries, including Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What is Yugoslavia?
Located between Mars and Jupiter, this region of the solar system is filled with rocky remnants left over from the early formation of planets.
What is the Asteroid Belt?
Who is Coroebus of Elis?