Geography
This is the only country in the world that occupies an entire continent.
What is Australia?
This "Father of the Symphony" taught both Mozart and Beethoven.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
This 1994 film about a slow-witted Alabaman won Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
What is Forrest Gump?
The 1970 World Cup was the first to use these two colored cards for penalties.
What are Yellow and Red cards?
This French author wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
Who is Victor Hugo?
This Central Asian country is the largest landlocked nation in the world by land area.
What is Kazakhstan?
This Polish "Poet of the Piano" wrote almost exclusively for the solo piano.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
This man holds the record for the most individual Academy Award wins (22) and nominations.
Who is Walt Disney?
This Italian striker won the Golden Boot (Top Scorer) in the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
Who is Gary Lineker? (Note: He is English; correct answer: Gary Lineker)
This Victorian author wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
Who is Charles Dickens?
Located in the Andes, this is the highest active volcano on Earth.
What is Ojos del Salado?
Beethoven originally dedicated his 3rd Symphony, "Eroica," to this French leader.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This 1954 Marlon Brando film about dockworkers won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture.
What is On the Waterfront?
This European nation lost in the finals of BOTH the 1970 and 1986 World Cups in Mexico.
What is West Germany?
This 19th-century American woman wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Little Women.
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
This African capital city is the highest elevation capital in the world (over 7,700 ft).
What is Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)?
This musical era, following the Baroque, is defined by balance, clarity, and the sonata form.
What is the Classical era?
In 1934, this film was the first to sweep the "Big Five" Oscar categories (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay).
What is It Happened One Night?
This 1970 match between Italy and West Germany is honored with a plaque at the Estadio Azteca.
What is the "Game of the Century"?
This Irish playwright wrote Ulysses, a novel that revolutionized the "stream of consciousness" style.
Who is James Joyce?
This river, the longest in Europe, flows entirely through Russia into the Caspian Sea.
What is the Volga?
This 19th-century German composer is famous for his massive "Ring Cycle" of four operas.
Who is Richard Wagner?
This 1962 epic by David Lean follows a British officer's role in the Arab Revolt.
What is Lawrence of Arabia?
This was the official mascot of the 1986 World Cup, featuring a jalapeño pepper with a sombrero.
Who is Pique?
This French female author wrote under a male pseudonym and is known for her work Indiana.
Who is George Sand?