World History
This major Cold War event occurred in 1962 and brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This gas makes up roughly 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
This country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles.
What is Brazil?
This is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This popular streaming series features a telekinetic girl named Eleven.
What is Stranger Things?
This revolution began in 1789 and led to the rise of Napoleon.
What is the French Revolution?
The human body’s largest internal organ by mass.
What is the liver?
In tennis, this term describes a score of 40–40.
What is deuce?
This Asian country has the most neighbors sharing its border.
What is China?
In Breaking Bad, Walter White uses this alias.
Who is Heisenberg?
The Opium Wars were fought primarily between China and this European power.
What is Great Britain?
This planet rotates on its side, with an axial tilt over 90 degrees.
What is Uranus?
This MLB team famously broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the World Series after a 86-year drought.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
The island of Hispaniola is shared by these two nations.
What are Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
This 2018 blockbuster became the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Black Panther?
The assassination of this Archduke in 1914 directly sparked World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This branch of physics deals with extremely small particles and uncertainty.
What is quantum mechanics?
This recently founded NHL team reached the Stanley Cup Final in its first season.
Who are the Vegas Golden Knights?
This landlocked country in South America has two capital cities.
What is Bolivia?
This actor starred as the lead in the 2021 Dune adaptation, playing the role of Paul Atreides.
Who is Timothée Chalamet?
This ancient Greek historian is often called the "Father of History."
Who is Herodotus?
This part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in history.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This desert, the world’s oldest, lies along Africa’s southwestern coast.
What is the Namib Desert?
This 2020 film became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is Parasite?