World Capitals
This capital of Australia was chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.
→ What is Canberra?
This element has the chemical symbol O.
→ What is oxygen?
This French landmark is a wrought-iron tower built for the 1889 World’s Fair.
→ What is the Eiffel Tower?
California is known by this shiny nickname.
→ What is the Golden State?
This phrase meaning “good luck” comes from the theater tradition of avoiding saying “good luck.”
→ What is “break a leg”?
Though São Paulo is larger, this coastal city is Brazil’s capital.
→ What is Brasília?
This element, symbol Fe, is commonly used to make steel.
→ What is iron?
Located in Egypt, these ancient triangular structures were built as tombs for pharaohs.
→ What are the pyramids (of Giza)?
Florida’s nickname highlights its warm climate.
→ What is the Sunshine State?
This phrase meaning to face reality comes from boxing, when fighters literally threw in a towel.
→ What is “throw in the towel”?
Turkey moved its capital from Istanbul to this inland city in 1923.
→ What is Ankara?
The lightest element on the periodic table.
→ What is hydrogen?
This massive wall stretches across northern China and was built for protection against invasions.
→ What is the Great Wall of China?
This Midwestern state is called the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”
→ What is Minnesota?
This phrase meaning to reveal a secret comes from ancient Greek voting practices.
→ What is “spill the beans”?
This planned city became Pakistan’s capital in the 1960s, replacing Karachi.
→ What is Islamabad?
This noble gas, often used in colorful signs, has the symbol Ne.
→ What is neon?
This New York City statue was a gift from France and stands on Liberty Island.
→ What is the Statue of Liberty?
Texas is known as this “Lone” nickname.
→ What is the Lone Star State?
Meaning a rare event, this phrase refers to the timing of a full moon.
→ What is “once in a blue moon”?
Unlike bustling Mumbai, India’s capital is this city in the north.
→ What is New Delhi?
This element, symbol Hg, is liquid at room temperature.
→ What is mercury?
Carved into a mountainside, this U.S. landmark features four presidential faces.
→ What is Mount Rushmore?
This state is called the “Beaver State.”
→ What is Oregon?
Meaning a hopeless situation, this phrase comes from warfare when surrender wasn’t accepted.
→ What is “no quarter”?