Famous Authors
He wrote The Great Gatsby, exploring the Jazz Age in the 1920s.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The largest desert in the world, outside of the polar regions, is this one.
Sahara Desert
This British girl group, famous for songs like “Wannabe,” dominated pop music in the late 1990s.
Spice Girls
This city, once known as “Bean Town,” played a key role in the American Revolution and is home to Fenway Park.
Boston
This tennis player from Switzerland has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record eight Wimbledon titles.
Roger Federer
This author wrote The Road and No Country for Old Men known for his sparse, bleak writing style.
Cormac McCarthy
This U.S. state is famous for its geysers and the national park that shares its name.
Wyoming (or Yellowstone National Park)
This American rock band released the 1991 album Nevermind.
Nirvana
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Known as the “Mile-High City,” this capital is located exactly one mile above sea level.
Denver
This soccer player, known as “CR7,” has won multiple Ballon d’Or awards and played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo
This British author, famous for 1984 and Animal Farm, critiqued totalitarian regimes and wrote under a pen name; his real name was Eric Arthur Blair.
George Orwell
This long river, the second longest in the world, flows mainly through Egypt and Sudan.
Nile River
This singer-songwriter’s 1994 hit All I Wanna Do came from her breakthrough album Tuesday Night Music Club.
Sheryl Crow
This city in Tennessee is nicknamed “The Athens of the South” due to its many colleges and classical architecture.
Nashville
This American football quarterback, nicknamed “TB12,” has won seven Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and later the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tom Brady
This American author wrote The Catcher in the Rye, featuring the teenage protagonist Holden Caulfield.
J.D. Salinger
This European city is known for the Colosseum, the Vatican, and its historic center built on seven hills.
Rome
This boy band, known for hits like “I Want It That Way,” formed in 1993 and became one of the best-selling groups of the decade.
Backstreet Boys
This city in Oregon is famous for its bridges, craft breweries, and the annual Rose Festival.
Portland
In 2024, this running back set a new Detroit franchise record for most total touchdowns in a single season, finishing with 20.
Jahmyr Gibbs
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This author of The Handmaid's Tale is one of Canada's most celebrated writers.
Margaret Atwood
This island country is the smallest by land area in Southeast Asia but has the highest population density.
Singapore
This hip-hop artist released The Chronic in 1992, popularizing the West Coast G-funk sound.
Dr. Dre
This city in Maryland is known for its historic Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry, and as the birthplace of the national anthem.
Baltimore
This gymnast — the most decorated in the history of her sport — has won 23 gold medals at the World Championships along with 7 Olympic golds by 2024, making her a record‑holder across both global and Olympic competitions.
Simone Biles