World Landmarks
This ancient amphitheater in Rome once hosted gladiator games.
👉 What is the Colosseum?
This South African leader became president after 27 years in prison.
👉 Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Scottish scientist invented the telephone.
👉 Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This Jewish festival is known as the Festival of Lights.
👉 What is Hanukkah?
“Bonjour” means hello in this language.
👉 What is French?
This 1965 musical film starred Julie Andrews as Maria.
👉 What is The Sound of Music?
This famous white marble mausoleum in India was built by Emperor Shah Jahan.
👉 What is the Taj Mahal?
This woman became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
👉 Who is Marie Curie?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized communication in the 1400s.
👉 What is the printing press?
This festival in India celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and often includes lamps and fireworks.
👉 What is Diwali?
The word “karaoke” comes from this language.
👉 What is Japanese?
This actor famously portrayed James Bond in the 1960s and 70s and was knighted in 2000.
👉 Who is Sean Connery?
This towering structure in Paris was completed in 1889 for a World’s Fair.
👉 What is the Eiffel Tower?
This civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
👉 Who is Rosa Parks?
This Canadian invention helps people with diabetes monitor blood sugar.
👉 What is insulin?
This Chinese celebration marks the lunar new year and features dragon dances.
👉 What is Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year)?
This language is spoken in Brazil.
👉 What is Portuguese?
This Canadian singer starred in the film Titanic’s theme song.
👉 Who is Celine Dion?
This large stone monument in southern England is aligned with the solstices.
👉 What is Stonehenge?
This British naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This transportation invention by the Wright brothers first flew in 1903.
👉 What is the airplane?
This Muslim holy month involves fasting from dawn to sunset.
👉 What is Ramadan?
“Safari” comes from a word meaning “journey” in this East African language.
👉 What is Swahili?
This American television host became known as “The King of Late Night.”
👉 Who is Johnny Carson?
This ancient city carved into rose-colored rock is located in present-day Jordan.
👉 What is Petra?
This Indian independence leader was known for nonviolent resistance.
👉 Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This global system for sharing information was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
👉 What is the World Wide Web?
This annual Brazilian festival in Rio de Janeiro is famous for samba parades and elaborate costumes.
👉 What is Carnival?
This is the most widely spoken native language in the world by number of speakers.
👉 What is Mandarin Chinese?
This 1993 film depicted the rescue of Oskar Schindler’s Jewish workers during World War II.
👉 What is Schindler’s List?