Around the World
This river runs through Egypt.
What is the Nile?
This singer starred in films like Jailhouse Rock as well as having chart-topping hits.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This word means a word that has the opposite meaning of another.
What is an antonym?
This country is home to the Great Barrier Reef.
What is Australia?
This actress starred opposite Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.
Who is Ingrid Bergman?
This Mongol leader founded the largest contiguous empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This Roman numeral represents the number 50.
What is L?
This country was formerly known as Persia.
What is Iran?
This TV western starred Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor.
What is The Andy Griffith Show?
This Italian explorer is credited with giving America its name.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This term describes a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning.
What is a homophone?
This canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
This singer recorded the hit “Stand by Me.”
Who is Ben E. King?
This Spanish explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This word describes something that is impossible to see through.
What is opaque?
This country has the most natural lakes in the world.
What is Canada?
This singer was known for the hit “What’d I Say” and helped pioneer soul music.
Who is Ray Charles?
This nurse founded modern nursing practices during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This Latin phrase means “seize the day.”
What is carpe diem?
his lake on the Peru–Bolivia border is the highest navigable lake in the world.
What is Lake Titicaca?
This Motown group featured Smokey Robinson as lead singer.
Who are The Miracles?
This scientist developed the heliocentric theory placing the Sun at the center.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This is the square of 15.
What is 225?