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100

This British prime minister is known for his leadership during World War II.

Who is Winston Churchill?

100

This fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

100

The first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.

What is Sputnik?

100

This city was the site of the first atomic bomb drop in World War II.

What is Hiroshima?

100

This popular social media platform was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.

What is Facebook?

200

This Roman emperor famously fiddled while Rome burned.

Who is Nero?

200

This ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Aristotle.

Who is Plato?

200

This substance is often called the "universal solvent."

What is water?

200

The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended this war.

What is World War I?

200

The "Father of the Constitution" was also the fourth President of the United States.

Who is James Madison?

300

She was the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing even Queen Victoria.

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

300

She wrote "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility."

Who is Jane Austen?

300

This scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.

What is the Richter scale?

300

This Scandinavian explorer is believed to have discovered North America around the year 1000.

Who is Leif Erikson?

300

The only U.S. president to resign from office.

Who is Richard Nixon?

400

The author of "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Who is Robert Frost?

400

This popular Broadway musical features the characters Elphaba and Glinda.

What is "Wicked"?

400

This Italian explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

400

"Gone with the Wind" takes place during this war.

What is the Civil War?

400

This fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

500

The "Canterbury Tales" was written by this English poet.

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

500

The art technique of using light and shadow to create depth is called this.

What is chiaroscuro?

500

In Greek mythology, he was condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity.

Who is Atlas?

500

He famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Who is Neil Armstrong?

500

This period in European history was characterized by a revival of art, science, and literature.

What is the Renaissance?