BUILDING NAMES
Which famous Parisian cathedral, renowned for its Gothic architecture, suffered a devastating fire in 2019?
Notre Dame
This equestrian sport was practiced in the high and late middle ages, and has become heavily associated with medieval knights.
Jousting
A blight in what food caused the great famine in Ireland from 1845-1852?
Potatoes
Queen Elizabeth II was famous for keeping what breed of dog as pets?
Corgis
What essential support garment in European women’s fashion from the 17th to early 20th century was used to hold and train the torso?
A corset
What ancient structure was built as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu and is part of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
The Pyramid of Giza
Who is the legendary boxer known as the “Greatest” and the “Champ”?
Muhammad Ali
What everyday treat originated from Ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures?
Chocolate
Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe famously kept a large antlered mammal as a pet?
(note: he liked to get drunk with this animal)
Moose (or elk)
A skirt-like undergarment that was worn under a skirt to give it shape, popular from the 16-19th century. What was this garment called?
A petticoat
In which city is the famous Hagia Sophia, a building that has served as both a cathedral and a mosque, located?
This form of wrestling originated in East Asia, and involves two contestants each trying to force their opponent out of a ring.
Sumo
Fortune cookies are a staple in almost every single American Chinese restaurant, but what country originally invented the fortune cookie?
Japan
Pablo Escobar famously imported what animal to Colombia that then escaped and multiplied in the wild?
Hippos
Named for their creator, this pants-like garment worn under dresses was developed to grant American women of the 19th century more freedom.
Bloomers
What is the name of the 17th-century mausoleum in India, considered one of the most beautiful examples of Mughal architecture?
The Taj Mahal
In which ancient Greek city were the first Olympic Games held?
Olympia
What alcoholic beverage was accidentally invented by Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon in the late 1600s?
Champagne
This animal, named Abul-Abbas, was given to Charlemagne by the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid to symbolize the beginning of Abbasid-Carolingian relations.
Elephant
This garment, originating from Indigenous peoples of the Americas, is a large sheet of woven or woolen fabric with an opening for the head, sometimes with a hood.
Poncho
Which iconic clock tower in London is often mistakenly referred to as "Big Ben," when that name actually refers to the bell inside?
Elizabeth Tower
Gaius Appuleius Diocles, possibly the highest-paid athlete of all time, competed in which sport in ancient Rome?
Chariot Racing
When the Portuguese arrived in the Americas they discovered peppers. They proceeded to spread them all around the world. Years later, the English discovered the same food in an entirely different part of the world. In which country did the English discover peppers for the first time?
India
Marco Polo wrote about encountering dragons while in China. While some conspiracy theorists take this at face value, historians generally agree that he was seeing this animal, often kept as pets by Chinese nobles.
Alligators
Fred Jones from Scooby Doo wears this accessory: a type of necktie descended from the cravat of the 19th century, that was very common in the “mod” fashion of the 1960s.
Ascot