Historical Eras
This period of "rebirth" in European history saw a massive surge in art, science, and exploration.
What is the Renaissance?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented this system in 1989, which allows us to browse websites using "www."
What is the World Wide Web?
This is the official currency used by the majority of member countries in the European Union.
What is the Euro?
The Wright brothers are credited with inventing and flying the world's first successful motor-operated one of these.
What is an airplane?
This giant marine mammal is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth.
What is the Blue Whale?
These Scandinavian seafaring warriors were known for their longships and helmets (though they didn't actually have horns!).
Who are the Vikings?
This small, digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication originated in Japan.
What is an emoji?
This country's currency features various native animals, including a platypus on its 20-cent coin.
What is Australia?
London is famous for these bright red, two-story vehicles used for public transit.
What are double-decker buses?
A group of these pink, long-legged wading birds is called a "flamboyance."
What are flamingos?
These ancient Egyptian structures were built as grand tombs for the country's pharahs.
What are the Pyramids?
This international organization, founded in 1945, aims to maintain international peace and security.
What is the United Nations?
This is the official currency of Japan.
What is the Yen?
This 5,700-mile railway connects Moscow to eastern Russia and is the longest railway line in the world.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
This type of desert animal is famous for storing fat (not water!) in its humps.
What is a camel?
This large, flightless bird went extinct in the 1600s after humans settled on its home island of Mauritius.
What is the Dodo?
This video-sharing platform's first-ever uploaded video was titled "Me at the zoo" in 2005.
What is YouTube?
In Canada, the $1 coin is nicknamed this because it features a picture of a common water bird.
What is the Loonie?
Venice, Italy, is famous for these traditional, long black boats used to navigate its canals.
What are gondolas?
This slow-moving South American mammal spends most of its life hanging upside down in trees.
What is a Sloth?
This ancient empire, centered in Italy, built a massive network of roads and aqueducts across Europe.
What is the Roman Empire?
This type of code using dots and dashes was historically used to send long-distance messages over telegraph lines.
What is Morse Code?
In Canada, the $1 coin is nicknamed this because it features a picture of a common water bird.
What is the United Kingdom?
This famous man-made waterway in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea for shipping.
What is the Suez Canal?
These flightless birds live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially Antarctica.
What are penguins?