Famous People
Who has the scoring record in the NBA (whole career)
LeBron Raymone James
This country’s flag has a giant red circle that basically says, “Yes, we really like the sun.”
What is Japan?
This planet is so big it could fit all the other planets inside it… with room left for snacks.
What is Jupiter?
This New York statue holds a torch and has welcomed millions of immigrants arriving by ship.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This round Italian food is famous for cheese, tomato sauce, and arguments about pineapple.
What is Pizza?
This South African leader became president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This country’s flag has a maple leaf that makes people immediately think of hockey and syrup.
What is Canada?
This ocean is the biggest on Earth and probably contains at least one sock you lost in the laundry.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This tall Paris tower was originally criticized by artists but now appears in millions of vacation photos.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This Japanese dish combines rice and raw fish and requires a surprising amount of chopstick skill.
What is Sushi?
This physicist discovered radioactivity along with her husband Pierre and won two Nobel Prizes.
Who is Marie Curie?
This country’s flag is red with five yellow stars and represents the world’s most populous nation.
What is China?
This gas makes up about 21% of Earth’s atmosphere and is pretty useful for the whole “breathing” thing.
What is Oxygen?
This ancient Roman arena once hosted gladiators, animals, and probably the loudest crowds in ancient history.
What is the Colosseum?
This Mexican food is a folded tortilla filled with meat, cheese, or beans and disappears very quickly at parties.
What is a Taco?
This Macedonian king created one of the largest empires in ancient history before the age of 33. Overachiever much?
Who is Alexander the Great?
This country’s flag is the only national flag that looks like two stacked triangles instead of a rectangle. Geometry teachers approve.
What is Nepal?
This scientist wrote the three laws of motion that explain why your skateboard keeps rolling… until you hit a wall.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This prehistoric stone circle in England was built over 4,000 years ago, and nobody is completely sure how.
What is Stonehenge?
This Spanish rice dish often includes seafood and saffron and is cooked in a wide pan.
What is Paella?
This Norwegian explorer reached the South Pole in 1911, basically winning the coldest race in history.
Who is Roald Amundsen?
This tiny country inside Rome has fewer people than many high schools but still has its own flag and government.
What is Vatican City?
This Austrian physicist created the famous thought experiment involving a cat that is both alive and dead. Poor cat.
Who is Erwin Schrödinger?
This huge Cambodian temple complex is the largest religious monument in the world and even appears on its country’s flag.
What is Angkor Wat?
This Japanese dish made from fermented soybeans is famous for being sticky, stringy, and… let’s just say “an acquired taste.”
What is Nattō?