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This European microstate is entirely surrounded by Italy and claims to be the world's oldest surviving sovereign state.
What is San Marino
Woodstock, the first Moon landing, and the debut of Scooby-Doo all occurred during this decade.
What are the 1960s
This supersonic passenger aircraft could fly from New York to London in roughly 3.5 hours.
What is the Concorde
This spirit is the primary alcohol used in a classic Moscow Mule.
What is vodka
This element has the highest melting point of all pure metals, at approximately 3,422°C.
What is tungsten
This tiny country is located between France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains.
What is Andorra
The first Harry Potter book was published, Google was founded, and the sitcom Friends premiered during this decade.
What are the 1990s
This instrument uses atmospheric pressure to indicate an aircraft's altitude above a reference pressure level.
What is an altimeter
Prosciutto di Parma is produced from the hind leg of this animal.
What is a pig
This scale, ranging from 0 to 14, measures how acidic or basic a solution is.
What is the pH scale
This country is the only nation in the world whose entire territory lies above 1,000 metres in elevation.
What is Lesotho
The first modern Olympic Games were held, the diesel engine was patented, and the Klondike Gold Rush began during this decade.
What are the 1890s
This French manufacturer produces the largest jet that ATCO has in its fleet
What is Dassault Aviation
This French culinary term literally meaning “everything in its place” describes preparing and organizing ingredients before cooking begins.
what is mise en place
In computing, this law predicts that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit roughly doubles at regular intervals.
What is Moore's Law
This country has the world's only national flag that isn't a quadrilateral.
What is Nepal
Penicillin was discovered, the first Academy Awards ceremony was held, and sliced bread was introduced during this decade.
What are the 1920s
This term describes the maximum speed at which an aircraft can safely abort a takeoff and still stop on the remaining runway.
What is V1
This extremely expensive Japanese beef takes its name from a city in Hyōgo Prefecture and must meet strict regional certification requirements.
What is Kobe Beef
Despite being called a "lead," the material inside a standard pencil is actually primarily this form of carbon.
What is graphite
This country has the world's only national flag that isn't a quadrilateral.
What is Nauru
LEGO patented its modern brick design, NASA was established, and the first successful kidney transplant took place during this decade.
What are the 1950s
The SR-71 Blackbird was primarily constructed from this metal because of its strength and ability to withstand extreme temperatures at high speeds.
What is titanium
This Portuguese fortified wine takes its name from the country's second-largest city and is produced from grapes grown in the Douro Valley.
What is Port wine
This effect describes the apparent change in frequency of a wave caused by relative motion between its source and observer.
What is the Doppler effect