History
This city served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Constantinople
This country has the most time zones.
France
This element has the chemical symbol O.
Oxygen
This Charles Dickens novel begins with the line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
The Tale of Two Cities
This is the national sport of Canada.
Ice Hockey
The first President of the United States to be impeached.
Andrew Johnson
This river is the longest in the world.
Nile
This planet has the most moons in the solar system
Jupiter
This Russian author wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Leo Tolstoy
This fruit is known for its seeds on the outside.
strawberries
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
1776
This is the southernmost continent on Earth
Antarctica
This part of the human brain controls balance and coordination.
cerebellum
This fictional detective resides at 221B Baker Street in London.
Sherlock Holmes
This is the tallest mountain on Earth.
Mt Everest
This "Great" Macedonian conqueror created one of the largest empires in the ancient world by the age of 30.
Alexander the Great
This U.S. state is home to the Grand Canyon.
Arizona
The powerhouse of the cell.
mitochondria
This novel by Harper Lee features the characters Scout Finch and Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird
This planet is nicknamed the "Blue Planet."
Earth
This structure, built around 2560 BC, is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Great Pyramid of Giza
This is the southernmost continent on Earth.
Antarctica
The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately this many miles per second.
186,000
This English poet wrote Paradise Lost.
John Milton
This is the term for molten rock after it has erupted from a volcano.
Lava