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What In the World!?
Famous Marys
100

Weighing up to 4.5 tons, the rhinoceros is the second largest land animal, only being outclassed by this even larger African mammal.  

What are elephants? 

100

This instrument is plucked with fingers and often associated with angels or classical mythology.

What is the harp? 

100

This global soccer tournament is held every four years and has Argentina as its current champion.  

What is the World Cup? 

100

This famous nursery rhyme character had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

What is Mary Had a Little Lamb? 

200

Baby rhinos are commonly called this simple name used for many young mammals such as cattle and whales.

What is a calf? 

200

This small four-string instrument from Hawaii became globally popular in the early 1900s and is sometimes nicknamed the “jumping flea.”

What is the ukulele? 

200

This 1939–1945 conflict reshaped global politics and borders.

What is World War II?  

200

This biblical figure, mother of Jesus, is one of the most revered women in Christianity.

Who is Mary, Mother of Jesus? 

300

Rhinos often roll in this substance to cool off and protect their skin from insects and the sun.

What is mud? 

300

This woodwind instrument uses a single reed and was famously played by jazz legend Benny Goodman.

What is the clarinet? 

300

This famous Orlando theme park is known as “The Most Magical Place on Earth.”

What is Walt Disney World? 

300

This “Mary” is a classic cocktail made with tomato juice and vodka.

What is a Bloody Mary? 

400

The word “rhinoceros” comes from Greek words meaning “horn” and this part of the body.

What is the nose? 

400

This massive Australian wind instrument traditionally made from hollow eucalyptus branches produces a deep drone.

What is didgeridoo? 

400

This song by Louis Armstrong imagines a hopeful and peaceful planet.

What is “What a Wonderful World”? 

400

In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote this gothic novel at the age of eighteen about a scientist who discovers how to create life from human remains.  

What is Frankenstein?   

500

In 2025, a fossilized woolly rhinoceros was found in this northern country’s permafrost and had a horn measuring an astounding length of 5 feet 5 inches long, making it the longest rhino horn ever discovered.

What is Russia? 

500

This African thumb piano consists of metal tines attached to a wooden board.

What is the kalimba (mbira)? 

500

This phrase describes someone extremely skilled or top-level.

What is “world-class”?

500

Born “Maria,” this actress made history in 2002 as the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in the romantic drama “Monster’s Ball.”

Who is Halle Berry?