You're History
Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
For Mad Scientists
Travel like Gulliver
General knowledge
100

The first prime minister of Canada, whose term began in 1867.

Who is John A. Macdonald?

100

This is the largest Continent on Earth.

What is Asia?
100

In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs during this month.

The month of June

100

The longest river in Africa, this body of water flows northwards through Sudan and Egypt, eventually emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile River?

100

The first person to take steps on the moon, this person was an American astronaut, aerospace engineer, and naval aviator. 

Who is Neil Armstrong?

200

This famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

What is the Titanic?

200

This is the fifth planet from the sun, and the largest in our Solar System, known for its pretty red spot.

What is Jupiter?

200

This is the most abundant element in the universe.

What is Hydrogen?

200

This is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country.

What is Russia?

200
Played and loved worldwide, this game is known as the "King of Sports".

What is soccer?

300

The founder of the Mongol Empire, this emporer and military leader conquered most of China and Central Asia after uniting the Mongol tribes.

Who was Genghis Khan?

300

White and fluffy clouds that signify "fair-weather".

What is a cumulus cloud?

300

This is where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breathing in and breathing out.

What are alveoli?

300

Renowned for its unique biodiversity, with over 90% of its wildlife found nowhere else on Earth, this island country is known as the largest micro-continent in the world.

What is Madagascar?

300
Because of its geographical position, this country has been dubbed as, "The Land of the Rising Sun".

What is Japan?

400

This Russian Marxist faction led the October revolution in 1917, contributing to the establishment of a Communist government in the country.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

400

Three trailing dots used at the end of a sentence that indicates something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought.

What is an Ellipsis?
400

There are three basic types of muscle tissue in the human body. Smooth and skeletal are two of them. This is the third. 

What is cardiac tissue?

400

The pyramids in this country are older than those in Egypt, specifically in the region of Nubia. The oldest of these pyramids date back to around 700 BCE.

What is Sudan?

400

As of 2024, this is the highest grossing film of all time.

What is Avatar?
500

This was a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age where scholars of different cultures and faiths gathered to translate, study, and expand upon a wide array of subjects including mathematics, astronomy, medicine, chemistry, zoology, and geography. 

What was the House of Wisdom or "بيت الحكمة" (Bayt al-Hikma) ?

500

Known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels, this desert is located in northern China and southern Mongolia.

What is the Gobi Desert?

500

An animal that must rely on its oversized heart (2 ft long and 25 lbs!) to pump blood to its head. As a result, it has the highest blood pressure of any animal -- and more than twice the blood pressure of an average human.  

What is a Giraffe?

500

Established as a French colonial town in the mid-19th century, this westernmost city on the African mainland became the capital of Senegal in 1960 when the country gained independence. 

What is Dakal?

500

In physics, this is the name of the theory that combines quantum mechanics with general relativity.

What is Quantum Gravity?

M
e
n
u