History
This explorer from Italy sailed across the Atlantic in 1492 under the Spanish crown and reached the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This pop star is known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
This 1997 film directed by James Cameron tells the story of a famous ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.
What is Titanic?
This board game features properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.
What is Monopoly?
This war fought from 1914 to 1918 involved many European powers and was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
What is World War I?
This city sits in both Europe and Asia across the Bosporus Strait.
What is Istanbul?
This British band released the album Abbey Road in 1969
Who are The Beatles?
In The Lion King, this young lion becomes king after the death of his father, Mufasa.
Who is Simba?
This international sporting event, held every four years, features countries competing in events like athletics, swimming, and gymnastics.
What are the Olympic Games?
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Who are the Inca?
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this country.
What is Tanzania?
This American singer known as the “Queen of Soul” recorded famous songs like Respect and Think.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This 1994 film directed by Robert Zemeckis stars Tom Hanks as a man who unexpectedly influences several major events in American history.
What is Forrest Gump?
This word game, whose name comes from an Arabic word meaning “empty,” involves drawing tiles and creating intersecting words on a board.
What is Scrabble?
In 1215, English nobles forced their king to sign this document that limited the king’s power and established that the law applies to everyone, even the monarch.
What is the Magna Carta?
This river flows through ten countries and empties into the Black Sea.
What is the Danube River?
This reggae musician that released the famous songs No Woman, No Cry, One Love, and Redemption Song.
Who is Bob Marley?
This 1999 film starring Bruce Willis follows a young boy who claims he can see and communicate with ghosts.
What is The Sixth Sense?
This company founded in 1994 originally started as an online bookstore before expanding into an e-commerce platform.
What is Amazon?
This U.S. policy announced in 1947 promised American support to countries trying to resist communism, especially Greece and Turkey.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This capital city of Kazakhstan was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019 before returning to its original name in 2022.
What is Astana?
This famous composer wrote The Four Seasons.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
This 1994 film directed by Frank Darabont, based on a Stephen King novella, takes place largely inside a State Penitentiary.
What is The Shawshank Redemption?
This streaming service began as a DVD-by-mail rental company in 1997
What is Netflix?