World History
Who was the first person to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin.
Which actor played Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean?
If someone “puts their foot in their mouth,” what have they done?
said something embarrassing or inappropriate
What is the fastest land animal?
The cheetah
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
a joke
The Silk Road connected China to which major region of the world?
The Mediterranean / Europe and the Middle East.
In which country was the film industry known as “Bollywood” born?
India
What idiom from before electric light means to work late into the night?
“burn the midnight oil”
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
an artichoke
5. Which city was divided by a wall from 1961 to 1989?
Berlin
Which 2020 film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, making history as the first non‑English language winner?
Parasite (South Korea)
What tennis-related idiom means it’s your responsibility to make a decision or take action?
“the ball is in your court”
In what sport would you perform a slam dunk?
Basketball
What has one eye but cannot see?
a needle
Which ancient city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?
Pompeii
Which sci‑fi film features a computer system called HAL 9000?
2001: A Space Odyssey
What idiom from before the widespread use of anesthetic means to do something difficult or unpleasant that you’ve been avoiding?
“bite the bullet”
Which scientist proposed the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
a map
Which ancient civilization created the first known system of writing, called cuneiform?
The Sumerians
Which 1927 film is considered the first feature‑length film with synchronized sound (“the first talkie”)?
The Jazz Singer
What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean?
Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good.
What is the only country in the world that is also a continent and has no land borders with any other nation?
Australia
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
a window