Sports
On his hit song Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar makes reference to this player who holds the NBA record for the most career assists and steals.
Who is John Stockton?
This woman was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This is the process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
The first humans landed on the moon in this year.
What is 1969?
This word for a large book comes from the Greek word for "tablet."
What is tome?
This team was the first in NFL history to go undefeated for an entire season, including the Super Bowl.
What is the Miami Dolphins?
This city hosted the first-ever modern Olympic Games in 1896.
What is Athens?
This type of rock forms when molten lava cools and hardens.
What is igneous rock?
The first iPhone was released in this year.
What is 2007?
This word for a small horse is also a type of notebook and comes from Latin.
What is pony?
This Argentinian player is widely considered one of the greatest of all time and won the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
The powerhouse of the cell, which produces energy, is called this.
What is the mitochondrion?
The Titanic sank in this year.
What is 1912?
The word "salary" comes from the Latin word "sal," meaning this mineral.
What is salt?
This NHL team has the most Stanley Cup championships of any franchise.
What is the Montreal Canadiens?
He was the first president of the United States to appear on television.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This planet has the strongest winds in the solar system.
What is Neptune?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
The name of this device used to see small things comes from Greek words meaning "small" and "to look at."
What is microscope?
This player, nicknamed "Captain Clutch," won five World Series titles with the New York Yankees and retired in 2014.
Who is Derek Jeter?
This country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
This is the term for the bending of light as it passes through different substances, like water or glass.
What is refraction?
The Berlin Wall fell in this year, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
What is 1989?
This word for a political system ruled by a king or queen comes from the Greek word meaning "one ruler."
What is monarchy?