Music Through the Ages
This artist's song "Cruel Summer" references a forbidden love and has become a fan favorite to chant: "I don’t want to keep secrets just to keep you."
This Australian cricketer was the youngest to captain his national team in Test cricket, taking on the role at just 22 years and 194 days.
Who is Ian Craig?
This city was known as Byzantium and later Constantinople before becoming the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
What is Istanbul?
This country’s prime minister resigned in 2022 after losing a confidence vote in Parliament, leading to a period of political instability.
What is the United Kingdom? (Liz Truss)
This system in the human body is responsible for transporting oxygen, nutrients, and waste.
What is the circulatory system?
This Indian composer, known as the "Mozart of Madras," became a global icon after winning an Academy Award for the score of Slumdog Millionaire.
Who is A.R. Rahman?
This player scored an astonishing 135 not out in the third Test of the 2019 Ashes at Headingley, leading England to a miraculous one-wicket victory.
Who is Ben Stokes?
This African capital is named after a U.S. president.
What is Monrovia?
This country’s 2017 presidential election was nullified by its Supreme Court, marking the first such event in African political history.
What is Kenya?
This is the chemical symbol for the element Gold.
What is Au?
This 1977 album by Fleetwood Mac, featuring hits like “Go Your Own Way” and “Dreams,” became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
What is Rumours?
This Indian cricketer, in 1998, became the first and only player to score three consecutive centuries in their first three Test matches.
Who is Mohammad Azharuddin?
This former European capital is now part of a country that no longer exists.
What is Belgrade (Yugoslavia)?
This African country signed a historic peace agreement in 2022 to end a two-year civil war in its northern region.
What is Ethiopia?
This state is the only U.S. state with a one-syllable name.
What is Maine?
This iconic rock guitarist, known for his masterful improvisation, headlined the final day of Woodstock in 1969, famously playing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This cricket series between India and Pakistan in 1999 was overshadowed by the Kargil War.
What is the Coca-Cola Cup?
Before the partition of British India in 1947, this city was the capital of British India (until 1911).
What is Calcutta?
This Southeast Asian nation, criticized for its military's ongoing control over civilian institutions, faced international sanctions following its 2021 coup.
What is Myanmar?
One tablespoon equals this many teaspoons.
What is 3?
This Indian classical musician collaborated with George Harrison of The Beatles, significantly popularizing the sitar in Western music.
Who is Ravi Shankar?
This country became the first non-Test-playing nation to defeat a Test-playing team in the Cricket World Cup, achieving the feat in 1983 against India.
What is Zimbabwe
This Southeast Asian capital, home to the largest religious monument in the world, is located near the Tonle Sap River.
What is Phnom Penh?
This country’s 2024 elections saw a political outsider win the presidency, promising radical anti-corruption measures.
What is Guatemala? (Bernardo Arévalo)
This is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
What is Lake Superior?