History
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English monarchy and established certain legal protections.
What is the Magna Carta?
This is the chemical element with the atomic number 1.
What is Hydrogen?
This country is both in Europe and Asia and has Istanbul as its largest city.
What is Turkey?
This Winter Olympic sport involves sliding stones on ice toward a target area.
What is curling?
This 1954 novel by William Golding tells the story of boys stranded on an uninhabited island.
What is Lord of the Flies?
The year 1066 is famous for this decisive battle in English history.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
In physics, this law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law?
This U.S. state has the longest coastline of any state.
What is Alaska?
This athlete is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This American author wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel often considered the quintessential American story about the pursuit of wealth and the American Dream, published in 1925.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
The assassination of this Austrian Archduke in 1914 was the immediate spark that led to World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
The city of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is located in this country.
What is Saudi Arabia?
The Olympic torch relay was introduced in this year.
What is 1936?
n To Kill a Mockingbird, this lawyer defends Tom Robinson in court.
Who is Atticus Finch?
This 480 BC battle saw King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans hold off the Persian army at a narrow pass before being overwhelmed.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This organ in the human body produces insulin to help regulate blood sugar.
What is the pancreas?
The only country that borders both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans is this one.
What is South Africa?
This African country became the first from the continent to host the Olympics.
(Trick question: No African country has hosted the Olympics yet.)
This Charles Dickens novel begins with the famous line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
This British Prime Minister signed the Munich Agreement with Hitler in 1938, famously declaring “peace for our time.”
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
The most abundant element in the universe, making up about 75% of its mass, is this.
What is hydrogen?
This island nation, located in the Indian Ocean, is known for its unique biodiversity and was once part of the supercontinent Gondwana.
What is Madagascar?
The 2016 Rio Olympics marked the first time this sport was added to the Summer Games.
What is golf?
This Shakespearean tragedy follows the downfall of a Scottish king and his ambitious wife.
What is Macbeth?