World Wonders & Geography
This country has the most time zones in the world
What is France (including overseas territories)
This element is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust.
What is oxygen?
This actor has played both Magneto and Gandalf in blockbuster films.
Who is Ian McKellen?
This is the only letter not appearing in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?
This U.S. president appears on the $2 bill.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The only sea on Earth with no coastline is this.
What is the Sargasso Sea
The first computer programmer was this mathematician in the 1800s.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This fictional metal is found in Wakanda and powers Black Panther’s suit.
What is Vibranium?
The shortest war in history lasted this many minutes.
What is 38 minutes (Anglo-Zanzibar War)?
This ancient civilization invented the concept of democracy.
What is Ancient Greece?
This ancient city, carved into rose-red cliffs, is located in modern-day Jordan.
What is Petra
This law states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
This director is known for creating the “Inception” and “Interstellar” films.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators.
What is a koala?
This Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
What is Hamlet?
The deepest point in the Earth’s oceans is located in this trench.
What is the Mariana Trench?
The term “qubit” is associated with this emerging technology.
What is quantum computing?
This TV show holds the record for the most Emmy wins of all time.
What is Game of Thrones?
The dot over the lowercase “i” or “j” is called this.
What is a tittle?
The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decode this ancient writing system.
What is Egyptian hieroglyphics?
This mountain range is older than the Himalayas and runs through parts of Canada and the U.S.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This paradox describes a situation where adding more resources to a project delays its completion.
What is Brooks’ Law?
The first music video ever aired on MTV was this song.
What is “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles?
This word describes the fear of being without your mobile phone.
What is nomophobia?
This epic poem begins with the line “Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles.”
What is The Iliad?