World History
This famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City during the Renaissance.
Who is Michelangelo?
This river was essential to Ancient Egyptian civilization and flooded yearly to provide fertile soil.
The Nile River
This team, based in New England, has won six Super Bowls since 2001.
Who are the New England Patriots?
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter?
What color do you get when you mix red and white?
What is pink?
In 1492, this explorer sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This river flows through China and is also called the “Yellow River” because of the silt it carries.
What is the Huang He River?
He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and played 20 seasons with the New England Patriots.
Who is Tom Brady?
Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?
Who is Albert Einstein?
This animal is known for having a long neck and spots, and it’s the tallest land animal.
What is a giraffe?
This global conflict lasted from 1939 to 1945 and involved the Allies and the Axis powers.
What is World War II?
Flowing through Russia, this river is the longest in Europe and empties into the Caspian Sea.
What is the Volga River?
This NFL team, known for its “cheesehead” fans, plays at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
This element has the chemical symbol “Au.”
What is gold?
The currency of Japan is called this.
What is the yen?
This wall divided East and West Berlin from 1961 until it fell in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This South American river has the largest discharge volume of any river in the world and flows mainly through Brazil and Peru.
What is the Amazon River?
This running back, nicknamed “Beast Mode,” became famous for a 67-yard touchdown run in the 2011 playoffs with the Seattle Seahawks.
Who is Marshawn Lynch?
The Great Fire of London occurred in this year.
1666
The longest bone in the human body is this bone.
What is the femur?
This 1919 treaty officially ended World War I and placed heavy reparations and blame on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This river, sacred to Hindus, flows through northern India and is central to many religious rituals.
What is the Ganges River?
In 1972, this NFL team completed a perfect season, going undefeated and winning the Super Bowl.
Who are the Miami Dolphins?
Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu in the 15th century?
Who are the Incas?
This 18th-century composer wrote “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.”
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?