UK & Ireland History
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held in the Crystal Palace, which was built in this London park.
What is Hyde Park?
This archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa are rugged volcanic isles known for their black- and white-sand beaches.
What are the Canary Islands?
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2010, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross wrote the score for this Facebook-inspired film.
What is The Social Network?
This sport is considered the most popular in the world.
What is football?
Served cold and perfect with a pint of beer, pork pie originated in this English county.
What is Leicestershire?
After the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, Gaelic culture no longer faced a major threat from this seafaring Norse people.
Who are Vikings?
This self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland is known for its rugged coastline, medieval castles and rural landscape.
What is Isle of Man?
First published in 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this epic high fantasy novel which was later adapted into one of the most successful fantasy film trilogies of all time.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
The Olympic flame is lit in this small Greek town.
What is Olympia?
The Black Forest gateau originated from this European country.
What is Germany?
The English defeated this country at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
What is Scotland?
This archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland encompasses Neolithic sites, tall sandstone cliffs and seal colonies.
What is Orkney?
Produced by Walt Disney Productions, this was the first feature-length animated movie ever released.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
'Citius, Altius, Fortius' means this in English.
What is Faster, Higher, Stronger?
This layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey originated in the Ottoman Empire.
What is baklava?
Britain fought this country in the War of Jenkin's Ear.
What is Spain?
One of the most important archaeological sites in Jamaica and the site of Jamaica's first Spanish settlement, St. Ann's Bay is the capital of this Jamaican parish.
What is St. Ann?
Farrokh Bulsara was this lead singer's real name.
Who is Freddie Mercury?
The Olympic torch is a tribute to the fire that burned throughout the ancient Greek Olympic games honoring this goddess.
Who is Hestia?
This popular Mexican dessert is a creamy custard made with eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla, and it's covered with caramel.
What is flan?
This is the year when Ireland formally left the British Commonwealth and became fully acknowledged as an independent republic.
What is 1949?
With an area of 195,928 square miles (507,451 square km), this is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world.
What is Baffin Island?
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of this many lines.
What is fourteen?
This year is officially recognised as the beginning of the modern Olympic Games.
What is 1896?
This dessert is called Khao Niew Mamuang in its native language.
What is mango sticky rice?