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The Great War
From Tsar to Soviets
100

This country has been involved in a major war with Ukraine since 2022 and continues to appear in global headlines.

What is Russia?

100

This type of entertainment platform has largely replaced DVD rentals and cable TV for many households.

What is a streaming service?

100

This event in 1914 is often cited as the immediate cause of World War I.

What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

This ruler, known as the last Tsar of Russia, was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917.

ho was Tsar Nicholas II?

200

This international organization often works to promote peace, provide humanitarian aid, and respond to global crises

What is the United Nations?

200

This entertainment company’s films often dominate the global box office and are part of a shared superhero universe.

What is Marvel Studios?

200

These two major alliances fought against each other in World War I.

What are the Allies and the Central Powers?

200

This political party, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power in the October Revolution of 1917.

What were the Bolsheviks?

300

This global issue has caused extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and international agreements to reduce pollution.

What is climate change?

300

This type of movie continues a story from an earlier film and is common in today’s entertainment industry.

What is a sequel?

300

This type of warfare, involving soldiers living and fighting in long, narrow ditches, became a defining feature of World War I.

What is trench warfare?

300

This leader became the head of the Soviet government after the Bolsheviks took power.

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

400

This new technology, often discussed in recent news, is changing jobs, education, and how people access information worldwide.

What is artificial intelligence (AI)?

400

This Netflix reality competition show challenges celebrities to solve escape-room-style puzzles for charity.

What is The Great Escape?

400

This treaty, signed in 1919, officially ended World War I and placed heavy reparations on Germany.

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

400

This mysterious advisor to Tsar Nicholas II’s family, especially the Tsarina, was assassinated in 1916 and is often linked to public distrust of the monarchy.

Who was Rasputin?

500

This agreement aims to limit global temperature rise and is often mentioned in climate change news.

hat is the Paris Climate Agreement?

500

This 2025 movie reboot stars new actors portraying a famous wizarding school story originally written by J.K. Rowling.

What is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (film adaptation)?

500

This country, despite being a key player in World War I, never joined the League of Nations.

What is the United States?

500

After the Bolsheviks took power, they moved the capital from St. Petersburg to this city, which is now the capital of Russia.

What is Moscow?

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