WORLD GEOGRAPHY
This European microstate has no airport and relies on neighboring countries for air travel access.
What is Liechtenstein?
This is the part of the cell that contains the DNA and acts as the control center.
What is the nucleus?
This American author created The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
On June 4, 1989, the Chinese government violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in this public square.
What is Tiananmen Square?
This city is the capital of Alaska and is known for its unique blend of Native Alaskan culture and Russian heritage.
What is Juneau?
Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest and oldest freshwater lake, contains about 20% of the Earth’s unfrozen freshwater. It is located in this Russian region
What is Siberia?
These tiny blood vessels are where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged between blood and tissues.
What are capillaries?
Known for The Shining and It, this "King of Horror" has published over 60 novels.
Who is Stephen King?
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in this city, sparking World War I.
What is Sarajevo?
Founded as a French fur trading post in 1718, this Louisiana city is famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations.
What is New Orleans?
This remote British overseas territory in the South Atlantic was the site of a 1982 war between the UK and Argentina.
What are the Falkland Islands?
This molecule, known as the "energy currency" of the cell, is produced during cellular respiration.
What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)?
This British author wrote Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility.
Who is Jane Austen?
On June 2, 1953, this monarch was crowned at Westminster Abbey and would go on to reign for 70 years.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This city, the largest in Oregon, is known for its extensive system of bridges and a famous "keep it weird" motto.
What is Portland?
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through only three continents. Name one of them.
What is South America, Africa, or Australia?
This process, used by bacteria to reproduce, results in two genetically identical cells.
What is binary fission?
This American novelist wrote Slaughterhouse-Five, a time-traveling anti-war novel set during WWII.
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
On June 18, 1815, Napoleon was defeated at this battle, ending his rule as Emperor of the French.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, this Pennsylvania city is famous for its steel industry heritage.
What is Pittsburgh?
This landlocked country borders five other landlocked countries: Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and the DRC.
What is Malawi?
In Mendelian genetics, the law that states allele pairs separate independently during the formation of gametes is called this.
What is the Law of Independent Assortment?
This Nigerian author wrote Things Fall Apart, a novel about the clash between traditional Igbo culture and colonialism.
Who is Chinua Achebe?
On June 25, 1950, troops from this country crossed the 38th parallel, beginning a war that remains technically unresolved.
What is North Korea?
This city was originally named Terminus because it was the end point of a major railroad line in the 19th century
What is Atlanta?