World Currencies
This currency is used in the United Kingdom and is represented by the symbol £.
What is the British Pound?
In 1991, this company released the first web browser, allowing users to navigate the early internet.
What is WorldWideWeb
This is the term for the type of warfare that characterized much of the Second Boer War, involving irregular, hit-and-run tactics used by the Boer forces against the larger British army.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This U.S. state is known as "The Sunshine State" and is famous for its theme parks and beaches.
What is Florida?
This basketball team is known for its many championships and famous players like Michael Jordan.
Who are the Chicago Bulls?
This currency is used in South Korea and is abbreviated KRW.
What is the South Korean Won?
This was the first country to launch a successful satellite into space, named Sputnik 1, in 1957.
What is the Soviet Union?
The Second Boer War began in this year, after tensions between the British and the Boer republics over control of territory and resources escalated.
What is 1899?
This element, with the symbol O, makes up about 21% of Earth's atmosphere.
What is Oxygen?
This soccer team is one of the most successful in England, with players like David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
What is Manchester United?
This currency is the official currency of Egypt and is abbreviated EGP.
What is the Egyptian Pound?
This was the first commercially successful video game console, released in 1972.
What is the Magnavox Odyssey?
The Second Boer War was sparked in part by British attempts to control these two resources, which were found in large quantities in Boer territories.
What are gold and diamonds?
This African country is the largest in land area on the continent.
What is Algeria?
This baseball team is known for its famous players like Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter.
Who are the New York Yankees?
This currency, abbreviated as BRL, is the official money of Brazil.
What is the Brazilian Real?
This was the first mechanical calculating machine, invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642.
What is the Pascaline?
The Second Boer War took place between 1899 and 1902 and was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer republics. Name one of the two Boer republics.
What is the South African Republic (Transvaal) or Orange Free State?
This historical figure famously crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This storied college football team is known for its intense rivalry with Auburn University and has claimed numerous national championships.
What is the University of Alabama Crimson Tide?
This currency is the official tender of Mongolia, symbolized by MNT.
What is the Mongolian Tugrik?
This was the first artificial intelligence program to defeat a world champion in a game of chess, doing so in 1997.
What is Deep Blue?
This city, in the South African Republic (Transvaal), was under siege by British forces for several months in 1899 before being relieved.
What is Ladysmith?
This famous clock tower, part of the Palace of Westminster in London, is often mistakenly referred to as "Big Ben," which is actually the name of the bell.
What is Elizabeth Tower?
This Canadian NHL team is based in Montreal and has won more Stanley Cups than any other team in hockey history.
What is the Montreal Canadiens?