Starts with the letter Y
World Geography
World History
OOPS! (Pop Culture Edition)
Oldies Music
100

Often made of wool or cotton, this long, continuous strand is used for knitting or crocheting.

Yarn

100

This is both a country and a continent, famous for the Outback and the Great Barrier Reef

Australia

100

This ancient civilization built pyramids along the Nile River.

Ancient Egypt

100

This awards show mix-up in 2017 accidentally named the wrong Best Picture winner.  

Academy Awards (Oscars)?

100

This singer was known for hits like La Bamba and died tragically in a 1959 plane crash.

Ritchie Valens

200

This ancient physical and mental practice involves specific poses and controlled breathing to improve flexibility

Yoga

200

Stretching over 13, 000 miles, this ancient fortification was built to protect the northern borders of China

the Great Wall of China

200

In 1215, King John of England was forced by his rebellious barons to sign this "Great Charter," which established that the king was not above the law.

Magna Carta

200

This singer’s Super Bowl halftime performance in 2004 led to the term “wardrobe malfunction.”

Janet Jackson 

200

This legendary guitarist and singer, often called the “Father of Rock and Roll,” was famous for hits like Johnny B. Goode.

Chuck Berry

300

This famous National Park in Wyoming is home to the faithful geyser known as "old faithful"

 Yellowstone

300

This is the only continent that spans all four hemispheres—Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

Africa

300

This trade route connected China with Europe and helped spread goods, ideas, and diseases.

Silk Road

300

This movie’s boom mic famously appeared on screen during a chariot race scene.

Ben-Hur

300

This folk singer went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, shocking traditional fans.

Bob Dylan

400

This modern-day country in southwestern Arabia was once home to the ancient Kingdom of Sheba (or Saba)

Yemen

400

 Defying typical tropical expectations, this Scandinavian country officially has more islands than any other nation in the world, with over 267,000.

Sweden

400

This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War and helped establish the modern nation-state system.

Peace of Westphalia

400

This late-1950s television show exposed rigged game shows, permanently changing broadcast regulations.

1950s Quiz Show Scandals

400

This Motown group featured Diana Ross as its lead singer in the 1960s.

The Supremes 

500

This 1945 conference, where Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization, took place at a Crimean resort.

Yalta Conference 

500

This is the only "doubly landlocked" country in the world that is located entirely within the continent of Asia.

Uzbekistan

500

This Chinese dynasty is known for its civil service examination system based on Confucian ideals

Han Dynasty

500

This 1957 film had to be re-released after audiences laughed at what was supposed to be a serious line: “Nobody’s perfect.”

Some Like It Hot

500

This producer, known for his “Wall of Sound” technique, shaped the recordings of artists like The Ronettes and The Crystals.

Phil Spector