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This British prime minister is known for his leadership during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
The first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
This city was the site of the first atomic bomb drop in World War II.
What is Hiroshima?
This popular social media platform was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.
What is Facebook?
This Roman emperor famously fiddled while Rome burned.
Who is Nero?
This ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Aristotle.
Who is Plato?
This substance is often called the "universal solvent."
What is water?
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended this war.
What is World War I?
The "Father of the Constitution" was also the fourth President of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
She was the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing even Queen Victoria.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
She wrote "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility."
Who is Jane Austen?
This scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
What is the Richter scale?
This Scandinavian explorer is believed to have discovered North America around the year 1000.
Who is Leif Erikson?
The only U.S. president to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
The author of "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
Who is Robert Frost?
This popular Broadway musical features the characters Elphaba and Glinda.
What is "Wicked"?
This Italian explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
"Gone with the Wind" takes place during this war.
What is the Civil War?
This fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
The "Canterbury Tales" was written by this English poet.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
The art technique of using light and shadow to create depth is called this.
What is chiaroscuro?
In Greek mythology, he was condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity.
Who is Atlas?
He famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This period in European history was characterized by a revival of art, science, and literature.
What is the Renaissance?