World History
This conflict (1914–1918) was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is World War I?
This subatomic particle has a negative charge
What is an electron?
This British prime minister led the UK through most of World War II
Who is Winston Churchill?
This long-running animated show features the town of Springfield
What is The Simpsons?
This George Orwell novel features animals rebelling against humans
What is Animal Farm?
The Ottoman Empire’s capital was this modern-day city
What is Istanbul?
This law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
What is Newton’s Third Law?
This Indian leader promoted nonviolent resistance against British rule
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This director is known for films like Inception and The Dark Knight
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This author wrote The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This Chinese dynasty built much of the existing Great Wall structure
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This scientist proposed the uncertainty principle
Who is Werner Heisenberg?
This South African leader was imprisoned for 27 years before becoming president
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 1994 film won Best Picture and stars Tom Hanks as a man with a low IQ and a big heart
What is Forrest Gump?
This book by Harper Lee is about a lawyer defending a man wrongly accused of a crime in the south.
What is to Kill a Mockingbird?
This 1215 document limited the power of the English monarchy
What is the Magna Carta?
This branch of physics studies the behavior of particles at atomic and subatomic levels
What is quantum mechanics?
This woman flew solo across the Atlantic in 1932
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This series features the fictional continent of Westeros
What is Game of Thrones?
In Brave New World, this drug is used to keep citizens docile
What is soma?
The first manned moon landing occurred in this year.
What is 1969?
The pH scale measures this property of a solution
What is acidity (or alkalinity)?
This philosopher wrote The Republic
Who is Plato?
This 2019 film became the first non-English language film to win Best Picture
What is Parasite?
This Russian author wrote Crime and Punishment
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?