History
This archduke of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, an event that sparked the outbreak of World War I.
Franz Ferdinand
Spanning over 8 million square kilometers in South America, this is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
The Amazon Rainforest
This Canadian rapper and singer, born Aubrey Graham, rose to fame on the TV show Degrassi before becoming one of the best-selling artists of the 2010s and 2020s.
Drake
In this Marvel movie, teenager Peter Parker gets bitten by a radioactive spider and learns that "with great power comes great responsibility."
Spiderman
Released in 2007 by Apple, this revolutionizing device combined an iPod, a mobile phone, and an internet communicator into one multi-touch screen unit.
This decade-long global economic collapse began with the Wall Street stock market crash of October 1929.
The Great Depression
Home to Mount Everest, this massive mountain range in Asia separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
The Himalayas
Formed in Seattle in 1987 by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, this band popularized the 1990s grunge movement with their hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Nirvana
This animated Pixar movie features a young clownfish who gets captured by a scuba diver, prompting his father Marlin to search the ocean for him.
Finding Nemo
Launched in 2001 by Nintendo, this purple, cube-shaped home video game console used miniature optical discs and featured a built-in carrying handle.
Ruling during the 13th century, this legendary founder of the Mongol Empire united nomadic tribes to conquer vast territory across Asia and Europe.
Genghis Khan
Covering more than 9 million square kilometers across North Africa, this is the largest hot desert in the world.
The Sahara Desert
Known for hits like "Single Ladies" and "Halo," this legendary R&B and pop artist was originally the lead singer of Destiny's Child.
Beyonce
Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, this 2001 film subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring follows a hobbit tasked with destroying a dark artifact.
Lord of the Rings
Before streaming took over, millions of people rented DVDs by mail or picked them up at brick-and-mortar stores run by this famous video rental chain
Blockbuster
Originating in Central Asia in the 1340s, this devastating plague pandemic wiped out an estimated 30% to 60% of Europe's population.
The Black Death or The Bubonic Plague
Located in the Pacific Ocean, this undersea valley is home to the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth.
Originating in Jamaica in the late 1960s, this music genre characterized by offbeat rhythms was popularized globally by Bob Marley.
Reggae
Directed by Steven Spielberg, this 1993 sci-fi blockbuster features an island theme park filled with cloned dinosaurs that escape their enclosures.
Jurassic Park
Before Instagram and TikTok, this social networking site founded in 2003 allowed users to customize their profiles with HTML and pick their "Top 8" friends.
Myspace
Established in the 14th century, this West African empire became famous for its immense wealth in gold under the rule of Mansa Musa.
The Mali Empire
Known as the "Horn of Africa" country, this ancient East African nation with its capital at Addis Ababa was never colonized during the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa."
Ethiopia
Formed in London in 1968, this legendary hard rock band pioneered heavy metal with iconic tracks like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Kashmir."
Led Zeppelin
This 1998 war drama starring Tom Hanks follows a squad of U.S. Army Rangers searching for a paratrooper behind enemy lines in Normandy.
Saving Private Ryan
This Disney Channel franchise starring Zac Efron as Troy and Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella debuted in 2006 and sparked a massive musical trilogy.
High School Musical