Musical Instruments
This keyboard instrument has 88 black and white keys
What is a Piano
This is the only U.S. state that is completely surrounded by water and consists entirely of islands
What is Hawaii
The United States uses USD which stands for what
What is the United States Dollar
This French capital is known globally as the "City of Light" and is home to the Louvre Museum
What is Paris
The decade when the United States declared independence from Britain
What is the 1770s
This brass instrument uses a telescoping slide rather than valves
What is a Trombone
Formed by the Colorado River, this massive, steep-sided gorge is located entirely within the state of Arizona
What is the Grand Canyon
This currency, denoted by the symbol "€", is the official money used by 20 member states of the European Union
What is a Euro
This capital city, which hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics, is named after the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom
What is Athens
The decade when mankind first reached the moon
What is the 1960s
This modern orchestral string instrument is tuned in perfect fifths and is the lowest-pitched member of its family played under the chin
What is a Viola
Yellowstone national park is mainly located in the state of Wyoming but what other two states is it located in
What is Idaho and Montana
The Yen is the currency is used in what country
What is Japan
This capital city of Australia was specifically chosen as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne
What is Canberra
The decade when Christopher Columbus reached North America
What is the 1490s
This percussion instrument consists of tuned wooden bars struck with mallets, and its name literally means "wooden sound" in Greek
What is a Xylophone
This swampy, subtropical wetland covers over 1.5 million acres in the southern portion of Florida
What are the Everglades
This Latin American nation shares its currency name, the peso, with Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, but features images of Evita Perón on its bills
What is Argentina
Standing at over 9,300 feet above sea level, this capital of Ecuador is the closest capital city to the equator
What is Quito
The decade when Marco Polo left Venice and took the silk road to China
What is 1270s
This long-necked Indian string instrument, popularized in the West by Ravi Shankar, features moveable frets and sympathetic strings
What is a Sitar
This remote island chain off the southwest coast of Alaska separates the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean
What are the Aleutian Islands
The Satoshi is the smallest base unit in what currency
What is Bitcoin
This isolated capital city is the southernmost capital of any sovereign nation in the world
What is Wellington (New Zealand)
The decade when the Black Death arrives in Europe via trade ships in Sicily
What is the 1340s