Once Upon a Time
This British author created the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, set in Victorian London.
Who is Arthur Conan Doyle?
This luxurious fabric was invented in Ancient China.
What is silk?
This fermented cabbage dish is a staple in Korean cuisine.
What is kimchi?
He laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This is the number of countries that comprise United Kingdom.
What is 4?
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
What is “Hamlet”?
This is the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West.
What is the Silk Road?
It is a Filipino dish that typically consists of marinated meat, usually chicken or pork, cooked in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and bay leaves.
What is adobo?
This is the term for when a solid turns directly into a gas.
What is sublimation?
The name for this news agency means "peninsula," referring to the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Al Jazeera?
This ancient Indian epic, attributed to Vyasa, tells the story of the Kurukshetra War and the moral and philosophical dilemmas faced by its heroes.
What is the Mahabharata?
In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a certain type of plant/flower.
What is a poppy plant?
This Japanese dish is a type of fermented soybean
What is natto?
Known as the “Father of Modern Physics,” he developed the theory of quantum mechanics
Who is Werner Heisenberg?
It's the only continent with no active volcanoes
What is Australia?
1944’s Absent in the Spring is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott.
Who is Agatha Christie?
This is the year the French Revolution started.
What is 1789?
When in Central Asia, ask for shashlik; when in the Middle East, ask for this 2-word equivalent.
What is a shish kebab?
This element has the highest atomic number that occurs naturally
What is uranium?
The capital of Brazil, known for its modernist architecture and vast urban planning, is this city.
What is Brasília?
This Japanese author, known for his surreal and complex narratives, wrote Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore.
Who is Haruki Murakami?
These ancient people worshiped cats.
What are the Egyptians?
Resembling thin pancakes, this is a savory dish made with lentils, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
What is cheela?
This is the name of the pre-programmed death cell process
What is apoptosis?
This US state is the home to no documented venomous snakes.
What is Alaska?