Famous Buildings
This tower in Italy is famous for its nearly four degree lean, which resulted from an unstable foundation.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
What company is Barbie’s creator?
Mattel
This American university has a 57% acceptance rate and is known for its engineering program. Its campus is constructed with a type of limestone called gray dolomite, nicknamed “Hokie Stone.”
Virginia Tech
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bats
The composition and powers of this part of the government are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. Each of the 50 states is represented by two members who serve six year terms.
Senate
This Renaissance-architecture chapel is in Vatican City, Italy. The ceiling is filled with detailed paintings by Michelangelo, such as The Last Judgment.
The Sistine Chapel
What colorful block puzzle game has sold over 35 million units since 1989, is the best-selling Game Boy video game of all-time, and was the first video game played in space by Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov?
Tetris
What American Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts is known for its rigorous law program?
Harvard University
What word is widely used to refer to small breeds of horses?
This political party has included presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Herbert Hoover. It is commonly represented by an elephant.
Republican
What city is the Burj Khalifa Located?
Dubai
Although the animal itself is scary to many, the stuffed toy version is popular among children worldwide. This was made by a German seamstress named Margarete Steiff that later got its common name from a president. What is it?
Teddy bear
This research university is located in England and is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Its motto is Dominus illuminatio mea, meaning “The Lord is my light,” and Thirty-one British prime ministers have attended this college.
Oxford
Where are dogs’ sweat glands
Paw Pads
This founding father is well known as a political philosopher as well as a politician. He was a Federalist, and he served as the vice president under the first president of the United States.
John Adams
This medieval Catholic cathedral resides in Paris, France, and was damaged by a fire in 2019. Its namesake Catholic American college is located in the state of Indiana.
Notre Dame
Which toy consists of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored plastic whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated?
Kaleidoscope
This university located in Italy is considered by many to be the oldest university in the world. A type of cured, cooked sausage is named after its namesake region. What is this university?
University of Bologna
Which mammal stores extra food in a pocket of skin in their armpits and breaks open oysters with rocks?
Otters
This position is next in line to succeed the President after the Vice President. This position of the United States government is responsible for administering the oath of office to the members of their branch of government. Nancy Pelosi held this position in 2021.
Speaker of the House
St. Basil’s Cathedral is an Orthodox church known for its bright colors and onion-shaped domes. This church, who’s construction was ordered by Ivan the Terrible, is one of the most popular cultural symbols of which country?
Russia
What number is associated with the 'magic' ball that can predict your future?
eight
This college located in New Delhi, India has over 7,140,000 students. It is named after the first female PM of India.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
What vegetarian mammal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
On August 28th of this year, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. JFK was assassinated in this year.
1963