Global Monuments
The Great War
Science and Nature
Civics 101
Country with Zach
200

Airbnb offered the vacation of a lifetime, promoting the Gladiator II movie by letting guests fight in this famous arena.

What is the Coliseum 

200

He was Chief of Staff for the The 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division before commanding forces during World War II.


Who is Douglas McArthur

200

According to the International Astronaut Union in 2006, this celestial body in our solar system is classified as a dwarf planet.

What is Pluto

200

The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are referred to as these.

What are the Bill of Rights

200

All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

What is Take Me Home, Country Roads

400

It is the tallest obelisk in the world standing at 555 feet and 5 inches tall.

What is the Washington Monument

400

Why is it always boats? The sinking of this civilian vessel by German subs helped bring the United States into World War I.

What is the Lusitania

400

This physicist formulated the theory of relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein

400

He is known as the Father of the Constitution and took extensive notes during the debates at Constitutional Convention.

Who is James Madison

400

You've got a way to keep me on your side
You've give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you, I know I'd even try to turn the tide

What is I Walk The Line

600

DAILY DOUBLE!

A Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. It was originally constructed in 1150 AD as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu.

 

600

While known as tanks today, these heavily armored vehicles were known generally as this given their ability to traverse ground rather than water.


What is a landship

600

This process where a cell divides into two identical daughter cells, is crucial for growth and repair in organisms.

What is mitosis

600

This principle, embedded in the Constitution, divides power between national and state governments.

What is Federalism

600

I don't need no vacation, no fancy destination
Baby you're my great escape
We could stay at home, listen to the radio
Or dance around the fireplace

What is Die A Happy Man

800

Colloquially known as Big Ben, this is the actual name for the tower of the Great Clock of Westminster.

What is Elizabeth Tower

800

He was the chief architect of the failed Gallipoli Campaign which sought to take control of the Dardanelles and provide supplies to Russia. 

Who was Winston Churchill

800

This gas, making up 78% of Earth's atmosphere, is essential for respiration in planets.

What is Nitrogen

800

Found in Article VI of the Constitution, this clause declares the Constitution as the "supreme Law of the Land."

What is the Supremacy Clause

800

No way it was the last night that we break up
I see your tail lights in the dust
You call your mama, I call your bluff
In the middle of the night, pull it right back up

What is Last Night

1000

A massive step pyramid, known as the Temple of Kukulcan, dominates this ancient Mayan city located in the Yucatan peninsula. 

What is Chichén Itzá 

1000

In order to focus more attention on Russia, German forces executed this military strategy against France that shares the name of the Count who designed it.


What is the Schlieffen Plan

1000

This subatomic particle, discovered in 2012 at CERN, is often called the "God Particle."

What is the Higgs boson

1000

DAILY DOUBLE!

Found in the First Amendment, this clause has been subject of much debate over the proper separation of Church and State in the United States. 

1000

They took my saddle in Houston
Broke my leg in Santa Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend
Somewhere along the way

What is Amarillo By Morning