Geography
This mountain, located in the Himalayas, is the tallest mountain in the world.
What is Mount Everest?
This alphabet is used to write several Slavic and non-Slavic languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and Mongolian.
What is Cyrillic?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
In this Shakespearean play, two young lovers tragically fall for each other despite their feuding families.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This marine animal, along with the rest of its family, is the only species in which the males give birth.
What is the seahorse?
This country within a country is the smallest formally recognized country in the world.
What is the Vatican City?
Identify the language containing phrases such as “Che ora è?” and “Fai buon viaggio.”
What is Italian?
The United States bought Alaska from this country.
What is Russia?
This American author wrote the narrative poem “The Raven.”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Due to a misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar, many people thought that the world was going to end in this calendar year.
What is 2012?
This US state is the only one that is home to no documented poisonous snakes.
What is Alaska?
This type of plate is worn on the body by women in the Mursi and Suri tribes in Ethiopia as a sign of beauty.
What is a lip plate?
This first moon landing occurred in this year.
What is 1969?
This Orwellian novel tells the story of a group of animals overthrowing their human farmer in hopes of freedom, but end up under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
What is Animal Farm?
At 11 each, the three films that have won the most Oscars include The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Ben-Hur, and this 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
What is Titanic?
This European country, which has no language of its own, is bordered by France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy.
What is Switzerland?
This European language is part of the romance branch, along with Spanish, Italian, Portugues, Romanian, and Catalan.
What is French?
This land purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What Frank Baum character is famous for her silver-colored slippers, which were made a different color in the movie adaptation of the novel.
Who is Dorothy Gale?
Until this year, the largest TV audience for a performance was for the 1993 Superbowl halftime show by this legendary music artist.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This county has the most official languages in the world, with a total of 37 languages including Spanish and various indigenous languages.
What is Bolivia?
A cultural practice of this country is the Battle of the Oranges, a carnival tradition in which people throw oranges at each other, reenacting a historical rebellion.
What is Italy?
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents: The Bushes and The ____.
What is Adams?
This phrase was popularized by the 1961 Joseph Heller novel of the same name, referring to an impossible situation where a person is trapped due to contradictory rules, regulations, or circumstances.
What is Catch-22?
This 43-year-old, Houston-born musical artist holds the record for most Grammys won.
Who is Beyoncé?