History Heroes
This scientist developed the theory of relativity and is known for the equation E = mc².
Who is Albert Einstein?
This superhero’s real name is Diana Prince.
Who is Wonder Woman?
What has many keys but can’t open a single door?
What is a piano?
What do we call a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning and spelling?
What is a homophone?
This giant stone heads monument in South Dakota shows four U.S. presidents.
What is Mount Rushmore?
This Egyptian queen formed alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
This Marvel hero’s real name is T’Challa and he rules the fictional nation of Wakanda.
Who is Black Panther?
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?
What is a river?
A word formed from the first letters of a phrase, like NASA.
What is an acronym?
This ancient city in Peru was built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains.
What is Machu Picchu?
This American leader helped write the Declaration of Independence and later became the third U.S. president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This hero’s shield, made of vibranium, is one of the most recognizable weapons in comic books.
Who is Captain America?
The person who makes it doesn’t need it. The person who buys it doesn’t use it. The person who uses it doesn’t know it. What is it?
What is a coffin?
A word that contains another word within it, like “teacher” containing “each.”
What is an embedded word?
This mausoleum in India was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This general famously crossed the Alps with war elephants during the Second Punic War to attack Rome.
Who is Hannibal Barca?
This hero from the planet Tamaran is a member of the Teen Titans and can fire powerful starbolts.
Who is Starfire?
What disappears the moment you say its name?
What is silence?
A word formed by blending parts of two other words, like “smog” from smoke and fog.
What is a portmanteau?
Carved directly into rock cliffs, this ancient Jordanian city includes the famous structure called Al-Khazneh.
What is Petra?
This Chinese admiral commanded massive treasure fleets during the Ming Dynasty voyages of exploration in the 1400s.
Who is Zheng He?
This hero gained powers after exposure to cosmic radiation during a failed space mission and can stretch his body into incredible shapes as the scientific leader of a famous superhero team.
Who is Mister Fantastic?
The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
What is a hole?
A word that changes meaning depending on stress, like “record” (noun) vs “record” (verb).
What is a heteronym?
This landmark in Turkey was originally built as a cathedral, later converted into a mosque, and is now a museum famous for its massive dome and mosaics.
What is Hagia Sophia?