Famous Landmarks
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Mind-Bender
Science Basics
History Highlights
100

This New York City landmark was a gift from France and stands on Liberty Island.

What is the Statue of Liberty?

100

This boy band sang “Bye Bye Bye” and had one of the most iconic dance moves of the early 2000s.

Who is *NSYNC?

100

Which word in this sentence should be broken into smaller words?

WHEN CAROL BOUGHT A JUMPSUIT AND A WINDBREAKER, SHE ASKED THE SHOP CLERK TOGETHER A DISCOUNT.

What is TOGETHER


“TOGETHER” must read “TO GET HER” if the sentence is going to make any sense.  

100

This is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.

What is photosynthesis?

100

This explorer is credited with reaching the Americas in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

This massive wall stretches thousands of miles across northern China and was built for defense.

What is the Great Wall of China?

200

This handheld virtual pet required constant feeding and care—or it would “die.”

What is a Tamagotchi?

200

How many different or unique words are there in the tongue twister below?

FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR. FUZZY WUZZY HAD NO HAIR. FUZZY WUZZY WASN’T FUZZY, WAS HE? OR WAS HE FUZZY AFTER ALL?

What is 13

200

Water is made up of these two elements.

What are hydrogen and oxygen?

200

This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

300

This ancient structure in Egypt is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza.

What is the Great Pyramid (Pyramid of Khufu)?

300

This early social media platform let users rank their “Top 8” friends and customize their profile with music.

What is MySpace?

300

No joke – of the many consonants you can find in the English language, what is the only one that appears zero times in this very excellent question?

What is B

300

This part of the cell contains genetic material and acts as the control center.

What is the nucleus?

300

This war between the North and South took place in the United States from 1861–1865.

What is the Civil War?

400

This mausoleum in India, built by Emperor Shah Jahan, is made of white marble.

What is the Taj Mahal?

400

This gaming console, released in 2000, became one of the best-selling of all time.

What is the PlayStation 2?

400

At Mr. Jefferson’s sign shop, a SALE sign costs $4, a CLOSED sign is $6, and for some reason a WE ARE OPEN sign is $9. Logically, how much does Mr. Jefferson charge for a LIT sign?

What is $3


Every letter in the sign costs $1.

400

This is the boiling point of water in degrees Celsius at sea level.

What is 100 degrees Celsius?

400

This wall dividing a German city became a symbol of the Cold War before falling in 1989.

What is the Berlin Wall?

500

Carved into a mountainside in South Dakota, this U.S. landmark features four presidential faces.

What is Mount Rushmore?

500

This early 2000s song by OutKast begins with the line “My baby don’t mess around…”

What is Hey Ya!?

500

What four-letter word will you get if you follow the directions in these three words?

WRIGHT, RECENTER, CLEFT


What is CREW 


If you follow the directions and put the “C” left, “RE” in the center, and “W” on the right, it will spell CREW.

500

This scientific term refers to a change in motion caused by a push or pull.

What is force?

500

This empire, ruled by Julius Caesar and later emperors, dominated much of Europe and the Mediterranean.

What is the Roman Empire?