European Capitals by Landmarks
Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre
What is Paris?
Regnal names of emperors of this country also refer to the eras of their rule, as in Showa, Meiji, or Taisho.
What is Japan?
In 2018, Georgia became the second country after Uruguay to legalize this substance for recreational use.
What is cannabis?
It's the national symbol of the United States.
What is a bald eagle?
On November 24, 1963, Dallas club owner Jack Ruby shot and killed this man who attempted to assassinate Major General Edwin Walker earlier that year.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace
What is London?
King Sejong the Great personally created "hangul" in the mid 1400s so his citizens could more easily learn to read and write this language.
What is Korean?
Georgians enjoy khachapuri, a dish made of bread, eggs, and the sulguni kind of this dairy product.
What is cheese?
This nocturnal omnivore known for playing dead to escape predators is one of North America's few marsupials.
What is a Virginia opossum?
Of the two attempts on his life during his short presidency, Gerald Ford was famously attacked by "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of this notorious killer group who also murdered Sharon Tate.
Who are the Manson family?
Trevi Fountain, Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica
What is Rome?
King Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire renounced violence and conquest altogether after converting to this peaceful religion in the 3rd century BCE.
What is Buddhism?
The Kingdom of Georgia was annexed in 1801 by the Romanov rulers of this former empire.
What is Russia?
It's an antlered giant that is the largest extant species of deer and a cultural symbol of Canada.
What is a moose?
After fatally shooting President William McKinley in 1901, Leon Czolgosz "rode the lightning" when he was executed by this new (for the time) technology.
What is the electric chair?
Rembrandt House, Tulip Museum, Red Light District
What is Amsterdam?
Jayavarman VII of the Khmer Empire, located in this modern day country, is credited with many building projects and elevating the city of Angkor Wat to its golden age.
What is Cambodia?
A majority of Georgians practice this form of Christianity, which split from Catholicism in the 11th century.
What is Eastern Orthodoxy?
Talk about a dirt nap! These buzzing insects remain underground for more than a decade before emerging in large swarms.
What are cicadas?
To assassinate President Garfield, Charles Guiteau reportedly picked a revolver with a handle made of this, commonly derived from elephant tusks, because he believed it would look good in a museum exhibit about the killing.
What is ivory?
St. Stephen's Basilica, Dohany Street Synagogue, Szechenyi Baths
What is Budapest?
Gajah Mada held this surprisingly modern-sounding top parliamentary position during the reigns of multiple Majapahit rulers in the 14th century.
What is prime minister?
More than a third of Georgia's 3.7 million inhabitants live in this capital city, formerly known as Tiflis.
What is Tbilisi?
Punxsutawney Phil is undoubtedly the most famous member of this reportedly clairvoyant rodent species.
What is a groundhog?
Just before fleeing Ford's Theatre, John Wilkes Booth famously uttered this Latin phrase on the stage after mortally wounding President Lincoln in 1865.
What is "Sic semper tyrannis"?