90s Hits
A 1997 hit by the Danish-Norwegian group Aqua
What is "Barbie Girl"?
This trade route, a vast network connecting the East and West, was central to economic, cultural, and political interactions for centuries, facilitating the exchange of goods like its namesake fabric.
What is the Silk Road?
This Russian word for "companion" or "fellow traveler" became the name for the world's first artificial satellite.
What is Sputnik?
A gift from France in 1886, this colossal copper statue stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor and has become a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This Irish rock band, fronted by Dolores O'Riordan, gained international fame in the 90s
Who are The Cranberries?
This medieval military expedition, one of a series initiated by Latin Christians, successfully captured Jerusalem in 1099.
What is the First Crusade?
From a Czech play in the 1920s, this word for an artificial person has become a global term for automated machines.
What is a Robot?
This flat-topped mountain, a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
What is Table Mountain?
The name of a song by Spanish duo that came out in 1995 that introduced its own party dance
What is Macarena?
The fall of this city in 1453 to the Ottoman Empire is often considered the event that marked the end of the Middle Ages.
What is Constantinople?
This French phrase, literally meaning "already seen," describes the eerie sensation that you have experienced a new situation before.
What is Déjà vu?
A sprawling complex of palaces, churches, and gardens in Prague, this landmark holds the Guinness World Record for the largest ancient castle in the world.
What is Prague Castle?
This period of cultural and intellectual rebirth, which began in Italy in the 14th century, produced masterpieces from artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
What is the Renaissance?
This Italian culinary term literally means "to the tooth" and describes pasta or vegetables cooked to be firm when bitten, but not hard.
What is Al dente?
Located in Siberia, this is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water, and is also the world's deepest and oldest lake.
What is Lake Baikal?
The 1914 assassination of this Austrian-Hungarian Archduke in Sarajevo is widely cited as the spark that ignited World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A German word refering to a look-alike or non-biologically related twin of a living person.
What is a Doppelgänger?
his mountain range, forming a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, is the highest range in the Carpathian Mountains and a popular destination for hiking and winter sports.
What are the High Tatras (or Tatry Mountains)?