Geography
Mount Everest is part of which mountain range?
The Himalayas
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
Ancient Egypt
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ assistant?
Dr. Watson
The Nile River flows into which sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What natural satellite orbits the Earth?
Moon
Who wrote The Hobbit?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?
Tanzania
The Great Fire of London occurred in which century?
17th century (1666)
Which blood cells help fight infections?
White blood cells
In Treasure Island, what is the name of the pirate with a parrot?
Long John Silver
Which mountain is known as the “Savage Mountain”?
K2
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 led to the conquest of which country?
England
Which planet is known as the Morning Star or Evening Star?
Venus
What epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War?
The Iliad
Which European country has the most islands?
Sweden - 267,570 islands
Who wrote The Prince, a treatise on political power in the Renaissance?
Niccolò Machiavelli
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are bones found in what part of the body?
Ear
Beowulf is an epic poem from which culture?
Anglo-Saxon
The city of Timbuktu is in which country?
Mali
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through water?
Refraction
Madame Bovary was written by which French novelist?
Gustave Flaubert