Global Landmarks
This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”
What is Machu Picchu?
This man invented the first practical incandescent light bulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This author wrote “Pride and Prejudice.”
Who is Jane Austen?
This city is the capital of France.
What is Paris?
This document declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra?
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell was patented in 1876.
What is the telephone?
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
What is “Hamlet”?
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
He was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This is the longest wall in the world, extending over 13,000 miles.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.
Who was Charles Babbage?
This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.
What is “The Iliad”?
Canberra is the capital of this country.
What is Australia?
This war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States.
What is the Civil War?
This ancient temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
This revolutionary product, released in 2007, reshaped mobile communications and technology.
What is the iPhone?
He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”
Who is Stephen King?
Known as the “Eternal City,” it’s the capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This tower in Italy is famous for its unintended tilt.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
This invention allows us to see the bones inside our body without surgery.
What is the X-ray?
The “Harry Potter” series was written by this author.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This Canadian city is the country’s capital.
What is Ottawa?
The “Gettysburg Address” was delivered by this president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?