Amazing Animals
American History
Science
Literature
Geography
100

This large animal produces one of the loudest sounds, up to 180 decibels that can be heard 100 miles away

What is a blue whale?

100

This document declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

100

This is the chemical symbol for water.

What is H2O?

100

This author wrote “Pride and Prejudice.”

Who is Jane Austen?

100

This tower in Italy is famous for its unintended tilt.

What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

200

This sea creature has no brain.

What is a jellyfish?

200

These two figures led the first land expedition to the Pacific Coast.

Who is Lewis and Clark?

200

The scientific study of the ocean and its interactions with the Earth, atmosphere, and biosphere.

What is oceanography? 

200

“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.

What is "Hamlet"?

200

This capital is located in the largest country in the world.

What is Moscow?

300

This sea creature has three hearts, two of which pump blood to their gills, and a third that keeps their organs circulating 

What is an octopus?

300

The name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression.

What is the New Deal?

300

This planet spins in the opposite direction than the other planets in our solar system.

What is Venus?

300

This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.

What is the "Iliad"?

300

Yucatan, Iberian, and Balkan are all examples of this physical feature.

What is a peninsula?

400

This domesticated animal has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.

What are cats?

400

The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of this battle in the American Revolution.

What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

400

This is the hardest naturally occurring substance. 

What is a diamond?

400

He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”

Who is Stephen King?

400

The westernmost country in continental Europe.

What is Portugal?

500

This animal spends half their life in the ocean and the other half on land.

What is a penguin?

500

This person was the shortest-serving U.S. President. 

Who is William Henry Harrison?

500

This type of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape.

What is liquid?

500

This character's last name is often confused for the name of his monstrous creation.

Who is "Victor Frankenstein"?

500

The number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.

What is 5: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.