July 3rd (2)

Ancient Civilizations

100

This civilization built Machu Picchu.

(Who were the Incas?)

200

The Olympic Games began in this ancient country.

(What is Greece?)

300

Hieroglyphics were the writing system of this civilization.

(Who were the Ancient Egyptians?)

400

Julius Caesar was assassinated in this city in 44 BC.

(What is Rome?)

500

This Babylonian king is famous for creating one of the earliest written law codes.

(Who was Hammurabi?)

Entertainment

100

Julie Andrews played this nanny with a magical umbrella.

(Who is Mary Poppins?)

200

This television host was famous for saying, "Come on down!"

(Who was Bob Barker?)

300

This musical features songs like "Do-Re-Mi" and "Edelweiss."

(What is The Sound of Music?)

400

This actor portrayed Indiana Jones.

(Who is Harrison Ford?)

500

This Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.

(What is Psycho?)

World Geography

100

This river flows through Paris.

(What is the Seine?)

200

This country has the most people in the world.

(What is India?)

300

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country.

(What is Tanzania?)

400

The capital of New Zealand.

(What is Wellington?)

500

This sea separates Saudi Arabia from Africa.

(What is the Red Sea?)

Science

100

H₂O is the chemical formula for this.

(What is water?)

200

The process of converting a liquid directly into a gas without boiling is called this.

(What is evaporation?)

300

This planet has the most moons in our solar system.

(What is Saturn?)

400

The center of an atom is called this.

(What is the nucleus?)

500

This element, with the symbol Hg, is liquid at room temperature.

(What is mercury?)

Books & Characters

100

Winnie-the-Pooh's best friend.

(Who is Piglet?)

200

Long John Silver appears in this adventure novel.

(What is Treasure Island?)

300

Captain Hook is the villain in this classic story.

(What is Peter Pan?)

400

Atticus Finch is a central character in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

(What is To Kill a Mockingbird?)

500

Bilbo Baggins is the main character of this novel.

(What is The Hobbit?)

Random

100

A marathon is this many kilometres long.

(What is 42.195 kilometres?)

200

The Roman numeral D represents this number.

(What is 500?)

300

There are this many time zones in Canada.

(What is 6?)

400

The highest mountain in North America.

(What is Denali (Mount McKinley)?)

500

This ancient Greek mathematician is famous for the theorem about right triangles.

(Who is Pythagoras?)