WORLD CAPITALS
This city is the capital of France.
What is Paris?
He is known for inventing the lightbulb and the phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This was the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1776?
This novel by George Orwell features a dystopian society ruled by Big Brother.
What is 1984?
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo
These inventors are credited with developing the first successful airplane.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This U.S. president was in office during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This author wrote Pride and Prejudice, one of the most famous novels in English Literature.
Who is Jane Austen?
This city, known for its canals, is the capital of the Netherlands.
What is Amsterdam?
This scientist is famous for developing the first practical telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
The first major battle of the American Revolution took place here in 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This Shakespearean tragedy features the famous quote, "To be, or not to be."
What is Hamlet?
This city is the capital of Brazil and was officially inaugurated in 1960.
What is Brasilia?
This German inventor is known for creating the first gasoline-powered automobile.
Who is Karl Benz?
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States and was negotiated with France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This English poet is best known for writing Paradise Lost, an epic poem about the biblical story of the Fall of Man.
Who is John Milton?