Quiz

This Category Rocks

100

This type of rock is so named for the fact that is has transformed from another type of rock

Metamorphic

200

This relatively soft mineral is often used to form fenceposts in west-central Kansas

Limestone

300

This silica-based mineral can be found all over the San Luis Valley

Quartz

400

This iron-rich volcanic rock is what comprises the base of the Hawaiian islands

Basalt

500

This pure-white mineral is the state rock of Colorado

Yule Marble

Where In The World?

100

This is the modern-day country in which you would find the Motherland Calls, at 280 feet high, the tallest in statue in Europe

Russia

200

This "Land of the Rising Sun" is home to one of the most ancient cultures in the world

Japan

300

This modern day country is home to ancient regions such as Lydia, Pontus, and Ionia

Türkiye

400

This Mediterranean island-country was a crucial British naval base in WWII

Malta

500

This region in the north of Finland is said to be the home of Santa Claus

Lapland

Literary Analysis

100

A bus from this city is where Christopher McCandless' body was found where he had died of starvation/poisoning when a nearby river had flooded, leaving him stranded

Fairbanks

200

Oscar Wilde tells a chilling tale of greed in a picture of this person

Dorian Gray

300

This American city is where Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were finally caught after running out of money in Mexico

Las Vegas

400

Ernest Hemingway writes "For Whom The Bell Tolls" as a part of his experiences in this war

Spanish Civil War

500

The most secret of all the Secret Preserves, located in the Middle East and home to the Font of Immortality

Living Mirage

Fact or Fiction?

100

This entity may have gifted mankind with fire

Prometheus

200

These sisters were turned into doves and later stars to escape a rather keen admirer

Pleiades

300

This Great leader of ancient times may have been born the same night the Temple of Artemis was infamously burned down

Alexander the Great

400

This leader of ancient Egypt was believed to be a god himself, and was worshipped as such

Ramses II

500

The son of this military leader invaded Rome by crossing the Alps to avenge him

Hamilcar Barca

Wild Animals

100

Reaching up to 110 feet in length and weighing up to 190 tons this is the largest organism to ever inhabit Earth

Blue Whale

200

Capable of speeds up to 61mph this is the fastest land animal in North America

American Pronghorn

300

Mythological birds that are considered to connect the Earth and the Heavens, these creatures soar high above the mountains of South America

Andean Condor

400

Thought to inspire the legend of the kraken, these deep-sea creatures were not recorded live until 2004

Giant Squid

500

Considered a guiding spirit in Himalayan mythology, these small, furry creatures roam specific territories with central Asian bamboo forests

Red Panda