WORLD HISTORY
The beginning and end of World War II.
1939-1945
The world's largest continent.
Asia
Name this President.
-16th US president
-opposed slavery
- assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Famous play written by Shakespeare about a feud between the Montague's and Capulet's.
Romeo and Juliet
Name this person, famous for putting on his 'blue suede shoes'?
Elvis Presley
Which world power (country) sent the first human into space?
Soviet Union (Russia)
The earth's largest ocean by surface size.
Pacific
Current president of USA
Joe Biden
A large portion of what 2001 Yann Martel novel features the title character stranded on a lifeboat after a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker?
Life of Pi
A South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner who was born in 1918 and died in 2013.
Nelson Mandela
The country where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896?
Greece
The capital city of Spain.
Madrid
Fidel Castro was the leader of what country
Cuba
"A Starry Night" was painted by...
Vincent van Gogh
A male, Swiss tennis player who is widely regarded as the best tennis player of all time. He has achieved 101 career titles after winning the Miami Open this year in March.
Roger Federer
The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?
England and France
The country where you would find the infamous prison of Alcatraz.
USA
Joseph Mobutu was the leader Zaire which is now known as what present day country?
Congo
"To Kill a Mockingbird" was written by
Harper Lee
Famous american magician known for his straight jacket escape
Harry Houdini
The ancient Mayan civilization existed in which modern-day country?
Guatemala
Where is Mount Everest?
Himalayas, Nepal/China
Name any one of the last five communist countries in the world
The romantic novel by Jane Austen written in 1813 that contains the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice
A 'genius' physicist who developed the theory of relativity. He has been quoted, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new".
Albert Einstein