Famous Alberts
This Albert developed the theory of relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
These three countries formed the Major Axis Powers in WW2
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
This traditional Japanese art involves folding paper into shapes such as cranes and flowers.
What is origami?
This famous thought experiment imagines a cat that is described as both alive and dead until a measurement is made
What is Schrödinger's cat?
This George Orwell novel depicts a dystopian society ruled by Big Brother
What is 1984?
This Albert is 4th all time for the most home runs in Major League Baseball History
Who is Albert Pujols?
This Japanese city was hit by the first atomic bomb
This Japanese form of poetry traditionally follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern in English-language instruction
What is a haiku?
In quantum physics, this term describes a discrete, indivisible amount of a physical quantity, such as energy
What is a quantum?
In this Franz Kafka novella, traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up transformed into a giant insect
What is The Metamorphosis?
This philosopher and author wrote The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus
Who is Albert Camus?
This US state was the location of the first atom bomb testing
What is New Mexico?
This traditional Japanese garment is often worn at festivals, weddings, and other special occasions
What is a kimono?
This quantum phenomenon occurs when particles share a joint state, producing correlations that cannot be explained by ordinary classical physics
What is quantum entanglement?
This Fyodor Dostoevsky novel follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a former student who commits a murder and struggles with his conscience
What is Crime and Punishment?
This character in Little House on the Prairie is the adopted son of Ma and Pa
Who is Albert Quinn Ingalls?
This English code breaker created a machine to decrypt German communications
Who is Alan Turing?
This Japanese art of flower arrangement emphasizes harmony, balance, and simplicity
What is ikebana?
This principle states that a particle's position and momentum cannot both be known with arbitrarily high precision at the same time
What is Heisenberg's uncertainty principle?
This Gabriel García Márquez novel follows several generations of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo
What is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
The current sovereign prince of this country is Prince Albert II
What is Monaco?
This was the name of the German military operation that invaded the Soviet Union in 1941
What was Operation Barbarossa?
This traditional Japanese theater form is known for its elaborate costumes, stylized acting, and dramatic makeup
What is kabuki?
This phenomenon allows a quantum particle to pass through an energy barrier that classical physics says it cannot cross
What is quantum tunneling?
This novel by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered one of the world's earliest novels, follows the life and romantic relationships of its titular prince
What is The Tale of Genji?