World history
Shakes-peare
The 50’s and 60’s
Name
that tune
Geography
100
  • This area was known as the “land between two rivers” and was “the cradle of civilization”

  • What is MESOPOTAMIA

100

The theatre Shakespeare had built for his company


    • What is THE GLOBE THEATER?

100

In 1950, this famous religious woman founded a religious order in Calcutta.

  • Who is MOTHER TERESA?

100
  • In the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill”, this person came “tumbling after”

  • Who is JILL?

100

Viking artifacts have been found on this large “new” Canadian island

  • What is NEWFOUNDLAND

200

This man created one of the first codes of law.


    • Who is HAMMURABI?

200

The year Shakespeare died

  • When is 1616?

200

This person was the original 007.

  • Who is SEAN CONNERY?

200

“I've got sunshine on a cloudy day, When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May”

  • What are the lyrics to MY GIRL?

200

The capital of the Latium region

  • What is ROME

300
  • The name for the path between Europe and China, along which goods were traded.

  • What is the SILK ROAD?

300

The name of the wife of William Shakespeare

  • Who is ANNE HATHAWAY?

300

The famous broadway production about a family that loved to sing.

  • What is THE SOUND OF MUSIC?

300

“Where the treetops glisten, And children listen, To hear sleigh bells in the snow”


    • What are the lyrics to WHITE CHRISTMAS?

300

This country with the largest area in the world that has a red, white and blue flag:

  • What is RUSSIA

400

Queen Victoria had this many childre

  • What is 9?

400

The play featuring the quote “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”

  • What is “ROMEO AND JULIET”?

400

The important discovery made in the reproduction of all living things in 1953

  • What is DNA?

400
  • “I don't have much money, but boy if I did, I'd buy a big house where we both could live”

  • What are the lyrics to YOUR SONG?

400

 At 95,000 square miles, it’s Mexico’s largest state, though it bears the name of a tiny pet

  • What is CHIHUAHUA

500

The type of mapmaking that became more scientific during the Renaissance

  • What is CARTOGRAPHY?

500
  • When a character is speaking directly to the audience

  • What is a SIDE?

500

The legendary fashion icon of the 60’s who became internationally known as the world’s first supermodel?

  • Who is TWIGGY?

500
  • This song was written by Dolly Parton, made famous by Whitney Houston 

  • What is I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU?

500

The world’s longest mountain chain stretching 4,500 miles

  • What is THE ANDES

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