This Category Rocks
This type of rock is so named for the fact that is has transformed from another type of rock
Metamorphic
This is the modern-day country in which you would find the Motherland Calls, at 280 feet high, the tallest in statue in Europe
Russia
A bus from this city is where Christopher McCandless' body was found where he had died of starvation/poisoning when a nearby river had flooded, leaving him stranded
Fairbanks
This entity may have gifted mankind with fire
Prometheus
Reaching up to 110 feet in length and weighing up to 190 tons this is the largest organism to ever inhabit Earth
Blue Whale
This relatively soft mineral is often used to form fenceposts in west-central Kansas
Limestone
This "Land of the Rising Sun" is home to one of the most ancient cultures in the world
Japan
Oscar Wilde tells a chilling tale of greed in a picture of this person
Dorian Gray
These sisters were turned into doves and later stars to escape a rather keen admirer
Pleiades
Capable of speeds up to 61mph this is the fastest land animal in North America
American Pronghorn
This silica-based mineral can be found all over the San Luis Valley
Quartz
This modern day country is home to ancient regions such as Lydia, Pontus, and Ionia
Türkiye
This American city is where Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were finally caught after running out of money in Mexico
Las Vegas
This Great leader of ancient times may have been born the same night the Temple of Artemis was infamously burned down
Alexander the Great
Mythological birds that are considered to connect the Earth and the Heavens, these creatures soar high above the mountains of South America
Andean Condor
This iron-rich volcanic rock is what comprises the base of the Hawaiian islands
Basalt
This Mediterranean island-country was a crucial British naval base in WWII
Spanish Civil War
This leader of ancient Egypt was believed to be a god himself, and was worshipped as such
Thought to inspire the legend of the kraken, these deep-sea creatures were not recorded live until 2004
Giant Squid
This pure-white mineral is the state rock of Colorado
Yule Marble
This region in the north of Finland is said to be the home of Santa Claus
Lapland
The most secret of all the Secret Preserves, located in the Middle East and home to the Font of Immortality
Living Mirage
The son of this military leader invaded Rome by crossing the Alps to avenge him
Hamilcar Barca
Considered a guiding spirit in Himalayan mythology, these small, furry creatures roam specific territories with central Asian bamboo forests