Potpourri
What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter?
What is the name of the French dish made of thinly sliced potatoes and cream?
What is Dauphinoise Potatoes, also known as Gratins Dauphinoise?
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States, known for its repeated phrase envisioning equality.
What is “I Have a Dream”?
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell was patented in 1876.
What is the telephone?
This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”
What is Machu Picchu?
Who played the character of Forrest Gump in the movie of the same name?
Who is Tom Hanks?
Which alcoholic beverage is made by fermenting grape juice?
What is Wine?
Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This man invented the first practical incandescent light bulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra?
What is the name of the body of water that separates the United Kingdom from mainland Europe?
What is The English Channel?
What is the name of the spice that is made from the bark of a tree and is commonly used in sweet dishes?
What is Cinnamon?
This British Prime Minister gave a speech in 1940 known for the phrase “We shall fight on the beaches.”
Who was Winston Churchill?
Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.
Who was Charles Babbage?
This is the longest wall in the world, extending over 13,000 miles.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Which musical instrument is also known as a fiddle?
What is the Violin?
Which cuisine features dishes such as sushi, tempura, and ramen noodles?
What is Japanese Cuisine?
Given by this U.S. President in 1961, the speech famously urges Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This revolutionary product, released in 2007, reshaped mobile communications and technology.
What is the iPhone?
This ancient temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
Which country is the largest in terms of land area?
What is Russia?
What is the name of the process by which dough is allowed to rise before baking?
What is Proofing?
This speech was delivered by Queen Elizabeth II on her 21st birthday, making a lifelong pledge to her people.
What is “A Life of Service”?
This invention allows us to see the bones inside our body without surgery.
What is the X-ray?
This tower in Italy is famous for its unintended tilt.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?