Africa
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Named After Places
100

Often called the “lifeline of northeastern Africa,” this river flows northward through several countries and eventually empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile?

100

This island nation in the Caribbean is famous for reggae music, Bob Marley, and its mountainous interior.

What is Jamaica?

100

This legendary player, known as “The Sultan of Swat,” set early records for home runs while playing for the Yankees in the 1920s.

Who is Babe Ruth?

100

This 1937 film was Disney’s first full-length animated feature and tells the story of a young princess fleeing her jealous stepmother and befriending seven men in the woods. 

What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?

100

This rock band took its name from the largest city in Illinois, and became famous for blending rock with horns on songs like “25 or 6 to 4” and "Saturday in the Park".

What is Chicago?

200

This massive waterfall sits on the border Zimbabwe and Zambia, and is known locally as “The Smoke That Thunders.”

What is Victoria Falls?

200

This island nation in the Pacific is known for its haka dance and was one of the hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

What is New Zealand?

200

This 2004 American League team broke a famous “curse” by winning its first World Series in 86 years.

Who are the Boston Red Sox?

200

This 1940 Disney film features a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy and is guided by a glowing blue fairy.

What is Pinocchio?

200

This 1993 courtroom drama follows a lawyer and his case involving workplace discrimination in a major American city known for its historical significance.

What is Philadelphia? 

300

This South African city serves as the country’s legislative capital and is known for its historic government buildings and mountain backdrop.

What is Cape Town?

300

This island nation in off of the east coast of Africa is famous for lemurs and unique biodiversity found nowhere else on Earth.

What is Madagascar?

300

This term describes when a pitcher retires 27 batters in a row without any reaching base, meaning no hits, walks, or errors.

What is a perfect game?

300

A key title of the Disney Renaissance, this 1989 film reintroduced the musical fairy tale format with undersea kingdoms and forbidden love.

What is the Little Mermaid?

300

This band took its name from a U.S. state and became known for progressive rock hits like “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.”

What is Kansas?

400

Home to the highest mountain on the continent, Mount Kilimanjaro, this East African country also contains some of the most famous wildlife reserves in the world.

What is Tanzania?

400

This island nation in Southeast Asia is made up of over 17,000 islands and is the world’s largest archipelagic country.

What is Indonesia?

400

The 1961 season saw a famous home run race between two Yankees teammates competing to break Babe Ruth’s single-season record. One was Roger Maris, name the other. 

Who is Mickey Mantle?

400

Released in 1994, this film uses a Shakespearean-style tragedy structure to follow a young royal heir exiled after a family betrayal, which is all part of the circle of life.

What is the Lion King?

400

This 1979 Woody Allen film, shot entirely in black and white, explores relationships, ambition, and insecurity among intellectuals in New York City’s most iconic borough.

What is Manhattan?

500

This is the largest country in Africa by land area, stretching across the northern part of the continent and containing vast stretches of Sahara Desert.

What is Algeria?

500

This island nation in the Indian Ocean lies just southeast of India and is known for its tea plantations and tropical climate.

What is Sri Lanka?

500

This historic moment in 1947 saw this team break baseball’s color barrier by debuting a player who would become one of the sport’s most important figures.

Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?

500

This Studio Ghibli film centers on a child navigating a hidden world governed by spirits, contracts, and shifting identity while trying to return to the human world.

What is Spirited Away?

500
One of the world's most popular cheeses traces its roots back to this village in Somerset, England?

What is Cheddar?