Music
This bandleader and clarinetist, known as the "King of Swing," scored hits in the 1940s with songs like "Perfidia" and "Jersey Bounce."
Who is Benny Goodman.
This country directly north of the United States has the world's longest coastline.
What is Canada?
This explorer completed the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, though he died before the voyage was finished.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This planet is the fourth from the Sun and is often called the "Red Planet."
What is Mars?
This animal is known as the "King of the Jungle."
What is a lion?
This singer's 1942 recording of "White Christmas" became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Who is Bing Crosby
This river flows through Egypt and is often called the longest river in Africa.
What is the Nile River?
In 1776, this document announced that the 13 American colonies were independent from Great Britain.
What is the United States Declaration of Independence?
This is the chemical symbol for gold.
What is Au?
This mammal is the largest animal on Earth.
What is the Blue Whale?
Formed in the 1940s, this vocal group had hits including "Sentimental Journey."
Who are The Les Brown Band of Renown.
This capital city of France is known as the "City of Light."
What is Paris?
This wall, built beginning in 1961, divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and causes objects to fall toward Earth.
What is Gravity?
This bird cannot fly but is the largest living bird species.
What is an Ostrich?
This jazz innovator helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s with compositions like "Salt Peanuts."
Who is Dizzy Gillespie?
The Andes Mountains run along the western edge of this South American country, which is the world's longest north-south nation.
What is Chile?
This French military leader crowned himself emperor in 1804 and was later defeated at Waterloo.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
In biology, this organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because it produces most of the cell's energy.
What is the mitochondrion?
This mammal is the only one capable of true sustained flight.
What is a Bat?
This 1940s singer, nicknamed "Ol' Blue Eyes," became a national sensation after leaving the Tommy Dorsey orchestra to launch a solo career.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This landlocked Asian country is bordered by both China and Russia and contains the vast Gobi Desert.
What is Mongolia?
Signed in 1919, this treaty officially ended World War I and imposed significant penalties on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This physicist developed the theory of relativity, which transformed our understanding of space, time, and gravity.
Who is Albert Einstein.
This marine animal has three hearts and blue blood.
What is an Octopus?