Space & Beyond
This is the name of our galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
This Italian dish consists of dough, sauce, and toppings baked in an oven.
What is pizza?
This natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale.
What is an earthquake?
This athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals with a total of 23.
Who is Michael Phelps?
During the Cold War, the two major world superpowers were the United States and this communist nation.
What is the Soviet Union (or Soviet Russia)?
This space telescope, launched in 1990, transformed our understanding of galaxies and nebulae.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This French pastry, known for its flaky butter layers, is a breakfast favorite.
What is a croissant?
This highly venomous snake, known for its hood, is native to India and parts of Asia.
What is a cobra (or King Cobra)?
This NBA superstar holds the record for the most career points scored.
Who is LeBron James?
This 19th-century Empire was the world’s dominant global power due to its massive navy and worldwide colonial network.
What is the British Empire (or Great Britain)?
This planet rotates on its side, giving it an axial tilt of about 98 degrees.
What is Uranus?
This Middle Eastern dip made from blended chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic is often served with pita.
What is hummus?
This enormous African mammal is surprisingly one of the continent’s most dangerous animals, despite eating mostly plants.
What is the hippopotamus?
This MLB legend hit 762 career home runs, the most in baseball history.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This empire ruled much of the Mediterranean and is remembered for its legions, roads, and laws.
What is the Roman Empire?
These icy objects develop tails when they approach the sun.
What are comets?
This Spanish dish, famous in Valencia, is made with rice, saffron, vegetables, and often seafood or chicken.
What is paella?
This bacteria-caused disease spread through fleas and devastated Europe during the Middle Ages.
What is the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)?
This sprinter set world records in the 100m and 200m at the 2008 and 2009 world events.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This empire, centered in modern-day Iraq and Iran, was a long-time rival of the Greeks and Romans.
What is the Persian Empire?
A star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter due to a massive explosion is known by this term.
What is a supernova?
This traditional Mexican dish uses masa dough steamed in a corn husk and filled with meat, cheese, or chiles.
What are tamales?
A sudden downward rush of cold air in a storm—capable of crashing airplanes—is known as this.
What is a microburst?
This NHL legend, known as “The Great One,” holds the record for the most career points—by a mile.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
This Scandinavian group dominated northern Europe and raided across the seas between the 700s and 1000s.
Who are the Vikings?