Around The World
This massive coral reef system off the coast of Australia is so large it can be seen from space.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This iconic, multi-layered Italian comfort food is made with wide pasta sheets, seasoned ground meat, ricotta, and melted mozzarella.
What is lasagna?
Patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, this revolutionary device allowed people to speak to each other in real-time across vast distances.
What is the telephone?
This Jane Austen romance novel focuses on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and the wealthy, proud Mr. Darcy.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
This iconic cartoon mouse and his sweet, polka-dot-wearing girlfriend have been the faces of Disney since the late 1920s.
Who are Mickey and Minnie Mouse?
This South American country contains most of the Amazon Rainforest and is famous for its annual carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
What is Brazil?
This popular retro dish consists of seasoned ground meat shaped into a loaf, often topped with ketchup or tomato glaze.
What is meatloaf?
RCA began mass-producing the first commercial models of this home entertainment device in 1954, changing how America watched the news.
What is the color television?
This 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel captures the roaring twenties on Long Island through the eyes of Nick Carraway and his mysterious, wealthy neighbor Jay.
What is The Great Gatsby?
This beloved Hollywood couple starred together in I Love Lucy and co-founded Desilu Productions.
Who are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz?
This European country is famous for its windmills, colorful tulip fields, and historic canals in the city of Amsterdam.
What are the Netherlands (or Holland)?
This elegant, fluffy egg dish can be sweet or savory and is famous for rising high above its baking dish in the oven—though it easily collapses if disturbed.
What is soufflé?
Patented in 1909, this heat-resistant glass brand allowed cooks to bake directly in the oven without the glass cracking or breaking.
What is Pyrex?
This Louisa May Alcott novel follows the lives, loves–Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy— growing up during the Civil War.
What is Little Woman?
This outlaw romantic couple gripped the nation during the Great Depression by robbing banks and stores across the Central U.S. before a famous ambush.
Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
This massive, historic amphitheater in Athens, Greece sits high on rocky hill called the Acropolis and was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
This traditional filled Spanish soup is made of blended raw vegetables, primarily tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, and is served cold on hot days.
What is gazpacho?
Inspired by burrs that stuck to a dog’s fur, Swiss engineer George de Mestral invented this hook-and-loop fastener in 1941.
What is Velcro?
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this heartwarming tale follows an orphaned girl who discovers a locked, overgrown garden on her uncle’s Yorkshire estate.
What is the Secret Garden?
This elegant American jazz duo—featuring a gravelly-voiced trumpeter and the "First Lady of Song"—recorded historic duet albums together in the 1950s.
Who are Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald?
This spectacular ivory-white marble mausoleum was built by an emperor in Agra, India, to house the tomb of his favorite wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This classic French stew features beef slow-braised in rich red wine, lardons, mushrooms, and carrots, made famous in America by Julia Child.
What is Beef Bourguignon?
First introduced in the 1950s, this rotating table accessory sits in the center of a dining table to easily pass dishes by spinning them around.
What is a Lazy Susan?
This 1937 fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien introduces Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving creature who is swept into an adventure to win a share of treasure guarded by a dragon.
What is The Hobbit?
This legendary husband-and-wife musical duo dominated the late 1960s and 70s with hits like "I Got You Babe" and a popular TV variety hour.
Who are Sonny and Cher?