Around the World
This City is the Capital of France
This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This U.S. coin features Thomas Jefferson on the front.
What is the nickel?
This document begins with the words, "We the People."
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of this country.
What is Australia?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity and is famous for the equation E = mc².
Who is Albert Einstein?
Water freezes at this temperature on the Fahrenheit scale.
What is 32 degrees?
This card game is traditionally played with exactly 52 cards and four suits.
What is a standard deck of playing cards?
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Nile River flows through this African country before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Egypt?
Known as "The King of Rock and Roll," this singer recorded hits like Jailhouse Rock and Hound Dog.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This is the fastest land animal in the world.
What is the cheetah?
This common saying reminds us that "A journey of a thousand miles begins with" this.
What is a single step?
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from this European country in 1803.
What is France?
This South American country is home to both Machu Picchu and the ancient Inca civilization.
What is Peru?
This nurse became known as "The Lady with the Lamp" for caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She is also widely known as the "mother of modern nursing"
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This is the only mammal capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
This spice, made from the bark of a tree, is commonly sprinkled on oatmeal, apples, and toast.
What is cinnamon?
This famous route, completed in 1869, connected the eastern and western United States by rail for the first time.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This mountain range stretches through seven countries in South America and contains the highest peak outside of Asia.
What are the Andes Mountains?
This American inventor held more than 1,000 patents, including one for the practical incandescent light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing these two-lens eyeglasses that help people see both near and far.
What are bifocals?
This American patriot warned that "The British are coming!" during his famous midnight ride in 1775.
Who is Paul Revere?