Notable Latin Americans
This Cuban dictator made the country communist.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Ebeneezer Scrooge sees 3 ghosts and learns the true meaning of Christmas.
This is the last ancient wonder of the world that is still standing.
This part of the eye controls how much light enters, adjusting size based on brightness.
What is the pupil?
This is the freezing point of water in degrees Fahrenheit.
What is 32 degrees?
This "Libertador" freed a lot of South America from Spanish rule, led the short-lived republic of Gran Colombia, and had a country named after him.
An orphan joins the Artful Dodger and his gang of pickpockets, and then gets adopted.
What is Oliver Twist?
According to some sources, this statue of Helios straddled the harbor, but it's more likely that it just stood on the side of its namesake island.
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
The color of this part of the eye is determined by the amount of melanin present in its layers.
What is the iris?
People were able to cross the Bering land bridge and enter the Americas during the last major one of these.
What is an Ice Age (or Glacial Period)?
This beret-wearing revolutionary travelled through South America and helped with the Cuban Revolution.
Who is Che Guevara?
Paris and London do stuff ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...")
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
This horticultural feature of its namesake city was allegedly built by King Nebuchadnezzar II, but it may not have really existed.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Visual signals from the eye are processed in this lobe of the brain, located at the back of the head.
What is the occipital lobe?
This concept is equivalent to -273.15 degrees Celsius, or 0 degrees Kelvin.
What is Absolute Zero?
This Chilean dictator overthrew the previous leader and followed policies from "The Chicago Boys"
Who is Augusto Pinochet?
Pip's the main character and Miss Havisham wears a wedding dress every day.
What is Great Expectations?
This Ephesian structure was destroyed 3 times; by flood, fire, and Christians.
What is the Temple of Artemis?
This light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye contains rods and cones that convert light into electrical signals.
What is the retina?
This dwarf planet in the asteroid belt is so cold that volcanic eruptions begin to freeze immediately on its surface.
What is Ceres?
This Colombian author wrote "100 Years of Solitude"
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
What is Nicholas Nickleby?
This structure in Egypt guided ships into the harbor of the city it was named for.
What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
With no blood vessels, this transparent, dome-shaped structure helps focus light onto the retina.
What is the cornea?
The cold, icy world of Niflheim is ruled by this Norse goddess of death.
Who is Hel?