History
This famous figure is featured on the one dollar bill in U.S. currency
Who is George Washington
Members of the rival Montague and Capulet families belong to this Shakespeare tragedy, in which a secret marriage ultimately ends with the deaths of its two young protagonists.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This performer was famously known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
In this 1994 Disney film, a young lion must overcome his uncle's betrayal and eventually return to reclaim his place as king of the Pride Lands.
What is The Lion King?
Often called the “Red Planet,” this world has Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system.
What is Mars?
This ancient Roman city was buried beneath volcanic ash in 79 CE when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
What is Pompeii?
In this popular fantasy series, Harry's snowy companion bears this name, which is also the name of a medieval goddess associated with magic.
Who is Hedwig?
Often called the “Queen of Soul,” this singer's recordings include “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
In this 1993 film, two paleontologists and a mathematician visit an island theme park where genetically recreated dinosaurs escape their enclosures.
What is Jurassic Park?
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more area than all of Earth's landmasses combined.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Beginning in 1775, this conflict eventually resulted in the 13 American colonies declaring independence from Great Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
Nick Carraway narrates this 1925 novel, observing his mysterious neighbor and his extravagant parties from a home in West Egg.
What is The Great Gatsby?
Released in 1977, this Fleetwood Mac album features the songs“Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” and “Don't Stop.”
What is Rumors?
Before becoming the first film to win 11 Academy Awards, this 2003 epic followed Frodo Baggins toward Mount Doom and concluded Peter Jackson's Middle-earth trilogy.
What is The Return of the King
The human body's largest organ performs functions including temperature regulation, sensation, and protection from the outside environment.
What is the skin?
Beginning in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, this conflict involved major powers divided into the Allied and Central Powers.
What is World War 1?
In Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bilbo encounters this winged creature guarding a vast treasure beneath the Lonely Mountain.
What is a Dragon?
This 1969 Beatles album features a famous cover photograph of the four members walking across a London street.
What is Abbey Road?
In this Christopher Nolan film, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a thief who enters people's dreams to steal information—and is eventually tasked with planting an idea instead.
What is Inception?
Made mostly of carbon, this naturally occurring substance ranks 10 on the Mohs hardness scale and is the hardest naturally occurring mineral.
What is a diamond?
In 1963, this speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial included the famous phrase describing King's dream of a nation where people would be judged by the “content of their character.”
What is "I Have a Dream"?
In Homer's Odyssey, this Greek hero spends ten years attempting to return home to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
Who is Odysseus
This Swedish quartet won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo,” launching a career that would eventually make themone of the world's best-selling musical acts.
Who is Abba?
This 1958 Alfred Hitchcock thriller follows a retired detectivesuffering from acrophobia who becomes obsessed with a mysteriouswoman named Madeleine.
What is Vertigo?
More than 29,000 feet above sea level, this mountain's summit is the highest point on Earth when measured from sea level.
What is Mount Everest?