History
This Greek philosopher's ideas helped shape modern democracy.
Who is Socrates?
What is the only mammal capable of true flight, using wings that are modified forelimbs?
What is a bat?
Where is this quote from? "May the force be with you"
What is Star Wars?
This person started his career in his garage, famously preferred walking barefoot, and revolutionized portable devices. He was one of the co-founders of a well-known animation studio.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This movement, starting in Italy, helped reawaken classical art, science, and literature in the 14th-17th centuries.
What is the Renaissance?
This Roman leader crossed the Rubicon, sparking a civil war that ended the Republic.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This element, with the atomic number 92, is known for its use in nuclear reactors and weapons and was first synthesized by scientists in the late 1940s.
What is Uranium?
This 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, based on a novel by Stephen King, features Jack Nicholson as a man who descends into madness while working as a winter caretaker at a remote hotel.
What is "The Shining"?
This person, a science popularizer, was a host of a very popular program about animals in Russia. Once he cooked soup with poisonous frogs during the show. He even starred in an advertisement for Gucci.
Who is Nikolay Drozdov?
This annual event, first held in 1930 in India, is known for celebrating the arrival of spring with the throwing of coloured powders and is deeply rooted in Hindu tradition?
What is Holi?
This 15th-century Portuguese explorer is credited with being the first European to reach India by sea, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
This phenomenon, where a liquid turns into a gas below its boiling point, is often seen in natural bodies of water during extremely hot weather.
What is evaporation?
This 2014 film, directed by Christopher Nolan, explores space travel and black holes, with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway seeking a new home for humanity.
What is Interstellar?
This leader, who wrote "The Little Red Book", the most popular book in his country, is also remembered for launching the "Great Leap Forward" campaign, during which millions of sparrows were killed in an attempt to improve crop yields. Where is he from? Who is he?
Who is Mao Zedong?
This unique and influential art movement, founded in the early 20th century, was characterized by the use of geometric shapes and the abstraction of form. What is it called? Name at least one representative of this movement.
What is Cubism? Pablo Picasso
This ancient city-state, known for its militaristic society, was a rival to Athens and famously fought in the Peloponnesian War during the 5th century BCE.
What is Sparta?
This phenomenon, named after a famous scientist, describes the bending of light as it passes through different mediums, such as air to water, and is responsible for rainbows.
What is refraction?
This 2010 film, directed by David Fincher, explores the founding of Facebook and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.
What is "The Social Network"?
Who delivered a very famous speech during the March on Washington in 1963? What is it called?
Who is Martin Luther King? What is "I have a dream?"
This traditional Japanese performance art combines singing, dancing, and acting and is known for its highly stylized movements, elaborate costumes, and emphasis on male actors.
What is Kabuki?
This 1947 U.S. policy aimed at containing the spread of communism in Europe, named after its secretary of state, was a key element of the Cold War.
What is Marshall Plan?
This rare phenomenon, first observed in 1987, is the explosion of a massive star, marking the end of its life cycle, and can briefly outshine an entire galaxy.
What is a supernova?
This 1993 film, starring Tom Hanks in the title role, follows the life of a slow-witted but kind-hearted man who unwittingly influences major historical events in the U.S. during the 20th century.
What is Forrest Gump?
This 19th-century philosopher and economist co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels and is best known for his critique of capitalism, arguing that class struggles were central to societal change.
Who is Karl Marx?
This 1960s counterculture movement, particularly prominent in San Francisco, promoted ideals of peace, love, and social revolution, symbolized by tie-dye shirts and the music of bands like the Grateful Dead.
What is the Hippie movement?