Famous Speeches
Rocks & Minerals
Looks Good Enough to Eat
Words from Birds
World Cities
100

This civil rights leader delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

100

This is the hardest mineral known to man and is used in industrial applications such as cutting and polishing tools.

Diamond

100

As the saying goes, you can't make this without breaking a few eggs

Omelette

100

An advocate for peace

Dove

100

The State Hermitage Museum is in this "saintly" Russian city

St. Petersburg

200

In 1863, this president faced the crowd at Gettysburg, site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle, and began his address with "Fourscore and seven years ago..."

Abraham Lincoln

200

This mineral makes up the majority of sand on beaches and in deserts, and can also be found in some wristwatches.

Quartz

200

Don't tie yourself in knots coming up with the name for this traditional German baked good

Pretzel

200

To gloat or boast; try not to "eat" it

Crow

200

This city was founded in 1960 to become the new national capital of Brazil (after Rio de Janeiro)

Brasilia

300

Born into slavery in 1797, this African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist asked "ain't I a woman?", in a groundbreaking speech that was published in newspapers across the US.

Sojourner Truth

300

Since ancient times, the Chinese have made carvings out of nephrite, the most common variety of this stone

Jade

300

Named for a queen, this pizza has the same colors as the Italian flag

Pizza Margherita

300

As a verb it means to peddle things for sale, especially by calling out

Hawk

300

This European capital is home to the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam

400

At 16 years old, this Swedish schoolgirl challenged the United Nations on climate change in 2019, with "I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you?"

Greta Thunberg

400

Contrary to popular belief, pencils don't contain lead; they contain this mineral, which is also a key component of graphene, the strongest material known to man.

Graphite

400

Yum! It's this frothy French dessert made with whipped egg whites, cream, and of course chocolate.

Mousse au chocolat

400

Trying to see better? Do this to extend your neck

Crane

400

The largest city on the Mediterranean coast is only the second-largest city in Egypt; its famous library was burned down by Julius Caesar in 48 BC

Alexandria

500

After Britain's massive military defeat at Dunkirk in 1940, this prime minister spoke the words "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

Winston Churchill

500

This type of rock is formed from solidified lava or magma and can be found near active or dormant volcanoes.

Igneous rock

500

It's a popular street food in Bangkok, but you don't have to go that far to get it

Pad Thai

500

In sports this bird refers to someone who comes in & steals a win or score from a teammate

Vulture

500

The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, this Syrian capital was first settled in the third millennium BC, and is still a major cultural capital of the Arab world today

Damascus