Sports
This global sports competition (_______) every four years, bringing together athletes from around the world.
hold
The Olympics
is held
This classic Cervantes book (_______) to be the first modern novel. Watch out for giants!
consider
Don Quijote
is considered
This animated Disney movie (_______) in 1994 and features the song "Circle of Life."
release
The Lion King
was released
This desert, located in northern Africa, (_______) to be the largest hot desert in the world.
consider
The Sahara
is considered
(_______) that this empire was one of the largest in history, spanning three continents at its peak.
believe
The Roman Empire
it is believed
The rules of this game (_______) by James Naismith in 1891 as a way to keep students active indoors. It is very popular in American cities.
Invent
Basketball
was invented
This last name (________) by both a poet and a currently popular Spanish music artist.
share
Quevedo
is shared
The lead role in this iconic film series (_______) by Daniel Radcliffe for over a decade.
play
Harry Potter
was played
This large portion of Russia (________) in Asia.
modal + find
Siberia
can be found
This famous wall (_______) to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
build
was built
(_______) that this tennis player is the greatest of all time, with 23 Grand Slam titles to her name.
believe
It is believed
Serena Williams
Dracula's castle (________) in which part of Romania?
find
Transylvania
can be found/is found
(_______) that this grunge band defined a generation with their 1991 album Nevermind. RIP Kurt Cobain.
say
it is said
The Last Supper (______) famously by Da Vinci. Travel to this Italian city to see it in person.
paint
was painted
Milan
(_______) that this large, ancient structure in Egypt was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
say
Great Pyramid of Giza
it is said
This prestigious rowing event Henley-on-Thames (_______) annually on the River Thames in which country?
hold
England
is held
This novel tells many stories about the Buendía family. (________) by Colombian author Gabriel García Marquéz. It is one of the most read books in the world.
write
One Hundred Years of Solitude // Cien años de soledad
It was written
The Academy Award for Best Picture (_______) to this Korean movie in 2020, making history as the first non-English-language winner.
give
was given
In the Napa Valley, grapes (______) in vineyards for decades in which American state?
grow
have been growing
This device (_______) by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, revolutionizing communication forever.
invent
was invented
(_______) that this ancient sport, featured in the Olympics, originated in Greece over 2,700 years ago.
Believe
Wrestling
It is believed
This anonymous epic poem is one of the first works of Spanish literature. (_________) between 1140 and 1207... very old!
believe, written
The Song of My Cid / El Cantar del mío Cid
It is believed to have been written
This popular fantasy series (_______) into a hit television show by HBO in 2011.
adapt
Game of Thrones
was adapted
This Eastern European country (_______) by Austria to the west and Romania to the east.
border
is bordered
This attack (_______) on December 7, 1941, leading the United States to enter World War II.
carry out
Pearl Harbor
was carried out