Historic Mistakes
This "unsinkable" ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
What is the Titanic?
Which animal is known for playing dead when threatened?
What is opossum?
What company created the iPhone?
What is Apple
What is the capital city of France?
What is Paris
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Who is William Shakespeare
Napoleon's 1812 invasion of this country ended in disaster due to harsh winters and scorched earth tactics.
What is Russia?
Which animal is known for its ability to mimic human speech?
What is a parrot?
Who was Steve Jobs side man in the start up of Apple?
Steve Wozniak
What river is the longest in the world?
What is the Nile River
What classic novel features the character "Atticus Finch"?
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
Ignoring safety protocols at this Soviet nuclear plant in 1986 led to one of history's worst nuclear disasters.
What is the Chernobyl meltdown?
Which mammal can fly and is the only one capable of true flight?
What is a bat?
What was the first video game to feature a character named "Mario"?
What is Donkey Kong
Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
What is Australia
Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?
Who is J.D. Salinger?
This treaty, signed in 1919, was criticized for harshly punishing Germany and indirectly leading to World War II.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Which creature has the longest lifespan of any animal on Earth?
What is the bowhead whale?
What was the first smartphone released by Google?(name of the phone)
What is the T-Mobile G1 (also known as the HTC Dream)
In which country would you find the ancient city of Petra?
What is Jordan
Who is the author of 1984?
Who is George Orwell?
This country launched the disastrous "Great Leap Forward," leading to widespread famine in the 1950s.
What is China?
The Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) has the ability to revert to its juvenile form after reaching maturity. What biological process allows this remarkable feat?
What is transdifferentiation?
Who is considered the "father" of modern computing, developing the first programmable computer?
Who is Charles Babbage
Which island nation is home to the city of Timbuktu?
What is Mali? (Timbuktu is a historic city in Mali, located in West Africa.)
In what year did J.R.R. Tolkien publish The Lord of the Rings?
What is 1954