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_____ is the English author best known for writing 1984 and Animal Farm, two works that critique totalitarianism and political corruption.

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George Orwell

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_____ is the river considered the longest in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa and playing a key role in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.

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Nile River

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_____ is the iconic structure, built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu, that is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and still stands in Egypt today.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

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_____ is the philosopher known for his worksNicomachean EthicsandPolitics, and who taught Alexander the Great.

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Aristotle

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_____ is the 20th-century scientist who developed the theory of relativity and received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect.

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Albert Einstein

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_____ is the historical figure who rose to power during the French Revolution, became Emperor of France in 1804, and was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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_____ is the famous novel written by George Orwell in 1949, which explores a dystopian society under a totalitarian government and surveillance state.

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1984

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_____ is the American civil rights leader who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent efforts to combat racial injustice.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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_____ is the Greek philosopher who founded the Academy in Athens and wroteThe Republic, a work discussing justice, politics, and the ideal state.

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Plato

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_____ is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its Great Red Spot and many moons, including Io, Europa, and Ganymede.

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Jupiter

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_____ is the English monarch, often called the “Merry Monarch,” who was restored to the throne in 1660 after the period of the English Civil War and the Interregnum.

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Charles II

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_____ is the large stone structure in southern England, made of standing stones arranged in a circle, thought to have been constructed for ceremonial or astronomical purposes.

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Stonehenge

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_____ is the French military leader and emperor, known for his extensive military campaigns in Europe and for the Napoleonic Code, which influenced legal systems worldwide.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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_____ is the American author who wrote the iconic novelMoby-Dick, which explores themes of obsession, revenge, and the human condition.

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Herman Melville

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_____ is the 16th-century Italian artist and scientist famous for his paintings likeThe Last SupperandMona Lisa, as well as his inventions and anatomical sketches.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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_____ is the natural philosopher who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics.

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Isaac Newton

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_____ is the Roman general and statesman who became dictator of Rome and was famously assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.

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Julius Caesar

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_____ is the city home to the ancient Inca civilization, located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, and known for its historic architecture, including the nearby ruins of Machu Picchu.

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Cusco

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_____ is the famous Renaissance artist who sculpted the statue ofDavidand painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

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Michelangelo

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_____ is the event held in 1969, considered a watershed moment in the history of popular music, which attracted over 400,000 people to a farm in upstate New York.

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Woodstock

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_____ is the Italian explorer who traveled to China and served in the court of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, writing about his experiences inThe Travels of Marco Polo.

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Marco Polo

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_____ is the ancient civilization that built the pyramids and had a rich cultural influence along the Nile River, with a society based on a polytheistic religion.

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Ancient Egypt

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_____ is the 19th-century English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection and wroteOn the Origin of Species.

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Charles Darwin

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_____ is the U.S. president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring the freedom of slaves in Confederate states during the American Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln

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_____ is the German composer who wroteThe Brandenburg Concertos,The Well-Tempered Clavier, andToccata and Fugue in D minor, among many other works.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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_____ is the city that served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire for over 1,000 years before it was renamed Istanbul after the Ottoman conquest in 1453.

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Constantinople

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_____ is the physicist known for his work in electromagnetism, developing the laws of electromagnetism that are summarized in the four Maxwell equations.

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James Clerk Maxwell

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_____ is the ancient Greek physician, often called the “father of medicine,” who is known for the Hippocratic Oath.

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Hippocrates

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_____ is the massive wall that stretches across northern England, originally built by the Romans to protect their territory from the Picts in Scotland.

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Hadrian’s Wall

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_____ is the island nation in East Africa that is famous for its unique biodiversity, including lemurs and chameleons, and is located in the Indian Ocean.

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Madagascar

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_____ is the Roman god of war, often depicted wearing armor and carrying a spear, who was considered the counterpart of the Greek god Ares.

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Mars

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_____ is the famous 14th-century English poet who wroteThe Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by pilgrims traveling to the shrine of Thomas Becket.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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_____ is the Renaissance polymath who paintedThe Last SupperandMona Lisa, and is known for his notebooks filled with sketches and ideas in engineering, anatomy, and more.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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_____ is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming a famous aviator and icon for women’s empowerment in the early 20th century.

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Amelia Earhart

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_____ is the French queen who was executed during the French Revolution, famously saying “Let them eat cake!” before her death.

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Marie Antoinette

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_____ is the scientific theory that explains the origin of the universe, stating that it began from an infinitely dense point and expanded over time.

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Big Bang Theory

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_____ is the American founding father who wrote the majority ofThe Federalist Papersand became the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

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Alexander Hamilton

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_____ is the first woman to serve as the U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1981.

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Sandra Day O’Connor

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_____ is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more than 63 million square miles and bordered by Asia, Australia, and the Americas.

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Pacific Ocean

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_____ is the ancient Greek philosopher who is famous for his method of inquiry, which involved asking a series of questions to stimulate critical thinking.

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Socrates

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_____ is the historic trade route that connected China with Europe, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and culture for over a thousand years.

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Silk Road

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_____ is the British monarch who reigned for more than 60 years, overseeing the expansion of the British Empire and presiding over the Victorian era.

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Queen Victoria

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_____ is the novel written by Mary Shelley, which tells the story of a scientist who creates a living being from dead tissue, only to be horrified by his creation.

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Frankenstein

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_____ is the famous Greek hero who performed twelve labors, including slaying the Nemean Lion and capturing the Golden Hind of Artemis.

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Hercules

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_____ is the renowned 20th-century Mexican artist, famous for her self-portraits and work influenced by Mexican culture and surrealism.

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Frida Kahlo

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_____ is the world’s largest desert, covering much of northern Africa.

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Sahara Desert

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_____ is the ancient Greek philosopher known for his method of questioning and critical thinking, which is still used in modern education.

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Socrates

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_____ is the largest country by land area in the world, stretching across northern Asia and Europe.

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Russia

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_____ is the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington in 1963, in which he declared “I have a dream.”

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“I Have a Dream”

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_____ is the famous American singer known as the “King of Pop,” with iconic albums likeThrillerandBad.

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Michael Jackson

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_____ is the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, known for his sharp mind and use of deduction to solve mysteries.

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Sherlock Holmes

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_____ is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.

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Amelia Earhart

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_____ is the first human to journey into space, doing so aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft in 1961.

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Yuri Gagarin

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_____ is the political theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, advocating for a classless society and workers’ control over the means of production.

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Communism

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_____ is the famous mathematician who developed the theory of relativity and helped shape modern physics.

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Albert Einstein

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_____ is the Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, and warfare, often depicted with an owl.

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Athena

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_____ is the African-American leader who delivered the”I Have a Dream”speech and played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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_____ is the scientist who developed the first successful polio vaccine.

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Jonas Salk

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_____ is the French emperor who was exiled to the island of Elba, then returned to power for a period known as the Hundred Days.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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_____ is the author of the novel1984, which is set in a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime.

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George Orwell

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_____ is the ancient civilization that built the Great Wall of China to protect against invaders from the north.

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Ancient China

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_____ is the naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection and wroteOn the Origin of Species.

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Charles Darwin

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_____ is the famous Greek hero who participated in the Trojan War and was the central figure in the Iliad.

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Achilles

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_____ is the world’s largest ocean, covering more than one-third of Earth’s surface.

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Pacific Ocean

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_____ is the American founding father known as the “Father of the Constitution” for his role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution.

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James Madison

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_____ is the city that was once the capital of the Byzantine Empire before it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

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Constantinople

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_____ is the famous Renaissance artist who painted theMona LisaandThe Last Supper, and was also a scientist and inventor.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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_____ is the Roman god of war, often depicted with a helmet and spear.

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Mars

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_____ is the first U.S. president to resign from office, following the Watergate scandal.

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Richard Nixon

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_____ is the leader of the Soviet Union who developed the policy ofglasnostand oversaw the end of the Cold War.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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_____ is the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.

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The Mayflower

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_____ is the British Prime Minister during most of World War II, known for his leadership and speeches.

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Winston Churchill

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_____ is the ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Lyceum and is known for his works on logic, ethics, and natural science.

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Aristotle

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_____ is the famous battle during the Napoleonic Wars where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in 1815.

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Battle of Waterloo

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_____ is the scientist who first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system, where the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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_____ is the legendary hero of Greek mythology who completed twelve labors, including slaying the Hydra and capturing the Ceryneian Hind.

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Hercules

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_____ is the famous novel by Mary Shelley about a scientist who creates a creature out of body parts.

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Frankenstein

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_____ is the city known as the “Eternal City” and the capital of Italy, which was once the heart of the Roman Empire.

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Rome

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_____ is the American inventor known for inventing the light bulb, the phonograph, and establishing the first industrial research laboratory.

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Thomas Edison

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_____ is the 16th-century Polish astronomer who formulated the heliocentric theory of the solar system.

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Copernicus

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_____ is the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in environmental conservation.

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Wangari Maathai

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_____ is the U.S. president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II, serving from 1933 to 1945.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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_____ is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea, known for its communist government led by Fidel Castro.

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Cuba

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_____ is the first man to reach the South Pole, achieving the feat in 1911.

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Roald Amundsen

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_____ is the famous English playwright and poet who wroteRomeo and Juliet,Hamlet, andMacbeth, among many other works.

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William Shakespeare

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_____ is the massive stone monument in southern England made of large standing stones arranged in a circle.

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Stonehenge

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_____ is the famous American explorer who led the first expedition to the North Pole.

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Robert Peary

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_____ is the scientist known for developing the periodic table of elements.

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Dmitri Mendeleev

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_____ is the famous French artist known for theLiberty Leading the PeopleandThe Raft of the Medusa.

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Eugène Delacroix

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_____ is the Greek god of the sea, depicted holding a trident, and is considered one of the Twelve Olympian gods.

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Poseidon

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_____ is the 19th-century American author best known for writingThe Adventures of Tom SawyerandAdventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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Mark Twain

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_____ is the American artist and inventor known for his role in founding the modern art movement, as well as his famous paintingCampbell’s Soup Cans.

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Andy Warhol

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_____ is the U.S. astronaut who first walked on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.

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Neil Armstrong

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_____ is the 19th-century British writer known for his novelsGreat ExpectationsandA Tale of Two Cities.

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Charles Dickens

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_____ is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, often depicted rising from the sea foam.

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Aphrodite

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_____ is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading the country from 1979 to 1990.

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Margaret Thatcher

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_____ is the English king who famously broke away from the Catholic Church to establish the Church of England.

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Henry VIII

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_____ is the renowned Italian scientist who conducted experiments leading to the development of modern physics, particularly in the study of electricity.

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Alessandro Volta

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_____ is the 20th-century African-American artist famous for his colorful paintings depicting life in Harlem.

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Jacob Lawrence

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_____ is the ancient Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

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Constantine the Great

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_____ is the famous Spanish painter and sculptor known for co-founding the Cubist movement and painting works such asGuernicaandThe Weeping Woman.

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Pablo Picasso

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_____ is the first African-American man to play in Major League Baseball in 1947, breaking the sport’s racial segregation.

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Jackie Robinson

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_____ is the 18th-century English writer known forGulliver’s TravelsandA Modest Proposal.

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Jonathan Swift

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_____ is the first U.S. president to be impeached, though he was acquitted in his trial.

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Andrew Johnson

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_____ is the mathematician who contributed to the development of calculus and laws of motion, alongside Isaac Newton.

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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_____ is the legendary American cowboy and lawman, known for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

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Wyatt Earp

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_____ is the famous 16th-century astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory, suggesting that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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_____ is the ancient Greek hero who founded the Trojan War, according to Homer’sIliad.

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Hector

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_____ is the famous physicist and mathematician who developed the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.

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Isaac Newton

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_____ is the Italian explorer who traveled to Asia and spent several years in the court of the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan.

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Marco Polo

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_____ is the American artist who became famous for hisWater Liliesseries and was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement.

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Claude Monet

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_____ is the Russian writer best known for novels such asWar and PeaceandAnna Karenina.

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Leo Tolstoy

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_____ is the British author known for hisLord of the Ringstrilogy, which had a significant influence on fantasy literature.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

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_____ is the scientist who discovered the structure of DNA, along with James Watson and Rosalind Franklin.

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Francis Crick

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_____ is the Egyptian queen who formed a political and romantic alliance with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

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Cleopatra VII

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_____ is the 16th-century religious reformer known for challenging the Catholic Church with his 95 Theses, leading to the Protestant Reformation.

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Martin Luther

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_____ is the 19th-century American author best known for his novelsThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnandThe Prince and the Pauper.

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Mark Twain

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_____ is the Greek philosopher who is considered the “father of logic” and created syllogism as a form of deductive reasoning.

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Aristotle

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_____ is the English scientist who discovered the laws of inheritance, known for his work with pea plants.

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Gregor Mendel

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_____ is the German composer who wroteThe Brandenburg ConcertosandThe Well-Tempered Clavier, famous for his Baroque-era works.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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_____ is the famous Dutch painter known forThe Night Watchand his use of light and shadow in his paintings.

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Rembrandt van Rijn

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_____ is the American general who commanded the U.S. forces during World War II and later became president of the United States.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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_____ is the largest island in the world, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

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Greenland

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_____ is the 2020 Netflix documentary series about the investigation into the disappearance of a young woman, which became a viral hit.

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The Social Dilemma

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_____ is the country that became the first to legalize cannabis for recreational use in 2013.

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Uruguay

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_____ is the metal with the chemical symbolAuand is known for its use in jewelry and as a store of value.

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Gold

127
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_____ is the 2020 pandemic caused by a new virus, which led to global health, economic, and social disruptions.

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COVID-19

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_____ is the environmental movement in the 21st century spearheaded by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, aimed at combating climate change.

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Fridays for Future

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_____ is the large-scale streaming service launched in 2007 by Amazon, which disrupted the entertainment industry by offering on-demand movies and TV shows.

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Amazon Prime Video

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_____ is the African country where the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 originated, causing widespread panic and a global health crisis.

A

Guinea

131
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_____ is the name of the U.S. Space Agency, which has been involved in space exploration, including landing humans on the Moon and sending probes to Mars.

A

NASA

132
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_____ is the city in the Middle East known for its historical significance and its modern luxury, often considered one of the most developed cities in the world.

A

Dubai

133
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_____ is the French artist known for pioneering the technique of pointillism, creating works such asA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

A

Georges Seurat

134
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_____ is the political term for the ongoing process of integrating different countries into global institutions to foster cooperation, especially in the EU.

A

Globalization

135
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_____ is the 2021 event where a Taliban insurgency took over Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. troops, causing widespread international concern.

A

Fall of Kabul

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_____ is the world’s largest river by volume of water, flowing through South America.

A

Amazon River

137
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_____ is the disease caused by thePlasmodiumparasite, transmitted by mosquitoes, which has been a significant global health challenge for centuries.

A

Malaria

138
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_____ is the largest country in Africa by population, with its capital in Lagos and official language of English.

A

Nigeria

139
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_____ is the new branch of artificial intelligence focusing on making machines learn from experience, introduced by scientists like Yann LeCun and Geoffrey Hinton.

A

Deep Learning

140
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_____ is the European country that produces over half of the world’s supply of chocolate, with its capital in Brussels.

A

Belgium

141
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_____ is the large, popular U.S. social media platform launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, which has reshaped communication and media worldwide.

A

Facebook

142
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_____ is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth” for its role in absorbing carbon dioxide.

A

Amazon Rainforest

143
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_____ is the 21st-century conflict that began in 2011, when protestors overthrew the authoritarian government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

A

Syrian Civil War

144
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_____ is the German car manufacturer known for its “People’s Car,” established in 1937 and headquartered in Wolfsburg.

A

Volkswagen

145
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_____ is the 2019 international climate agreement signed by nearly every country on Earth, aiming to limit global warming to below 2°C.

A

The Paris Agreement

146
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_____ is the capital city of Italy, known for its ancient Roman history, art, and architecture, including landmarks like the Colosseum and the Pantheon.

A

Rome

147
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_____ is the first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana, setting a precedent for other states to follow in the early 2010s.

A

Colorado

148
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_____ is the process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and stored in plants, soil, or other natural resources to mitigate climate change.

A

Carbon Sequestration

149
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_____ is the global organization that facilitates international cooperation on environmental and social issues, often through treaties like the Kyoto Protocol.

A

United Nations (UN)

150
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_____ is the financial and cryptocurrency platform founded by Elon Musk, known for its wide fluctuations in market value and influential memes.

A

Tesla

151
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_____ is the 1997 film directed by James Cameron, which broke box-office records and told the story of a young couple aboard the doomed ocean liner.

A

Titanic

152
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_____ is the branch of mathematics dealing with shapes, sizes, and the properties of space, dealing with concepts such as angles, lines, and surfaces.

A

Geometry

153
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_____ is the largest country by population, with over 1.4 billion people as of the 2020 census, located in East Asia.

A

China

154
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_____ is the U.S. state known for its iconic beaches, surfing culture, and as the birthplace of modern surfing.

A

Hawaii

155
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_____ is the 2020 U.S. presidential candidate who defeated incumbent Donald Trump in a highly contentious election, leading to a change in government.

A

Joe Biden

156
Q

_____ is the famous Spanish architect known for his iconic modernist designs, includingLa Sagrada Familiain Barcelona.

A

Antoni Gaudí

157
Q

_____ is the term for the collection of solar-powered satellites that were launched by SpaceX in 2020 and 2021, aimed at providing global internet access.

A

Starlink

158
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_____ is the social media platform known for its video-sharing capabilities and was popularized by influencers and meme culture.

A

TikTok

159
Q

_____ is the term used for the art and design movements from the early 20th century, characterized by geometric shapes, bright colors, and abstraction.

A

Art Deco

160
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_____ is the United Nations agency responsible for coordinating international health activities and promoting public health worldwide.

A

World Health Organization (WHO)

161
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_____ is the ancient civilization known for its pyramids, hieroglyphics, and powerful pharaohs, centered around the Nile River.

A

Ancient Egypt

162
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_____ is the newly discovered element, first identified in 2016, named after a Russian physicist and added as element 113 on the periodic table.

A

Nihonium

163
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_____ is the practice of cultivating, managing, and harvesting forests for timber, fuel, and other forest products.

A

Forestry

164
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_____ is the country that held the first Olympics in modern times in 1896 and is still a popular destination for tourism, especially in Athens.

A

Greece

165
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_____ is the ancient term for the region that includes parts of modern-day Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, known for being the birthplace of early human civilization.

A

Mesopotamia

166
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_____ is the ocean named after a U.S. president, situated between Asia and the Americas, known for its significant role in World War II.

A

Pacific Ocean

167
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_____ is the country with the longest coastline, home to numerous vast national parks and the Rocky Mountains.

A

Canada

168
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_____ is the 2017 natural disaster, which devastated the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and many others.

A

Hurricane Maria

169
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_____ is the U.S. state that is home to the Grand Canyon, known for its vast desert landscapes and distinctive geological formations.

A

Arizona

170
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_____ is the new currency adopted by the European Union in 2002, used in 19 of its member countries.

A

Euro

171
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_____ is the system of classification for living organisms, developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century, which includes ranks such as genus and species.

A

Binomial Nomenclature

172
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_____ is the practice of farming fish and other aquatic organisms in controlled environments, often done for food production.

A

Aquaculture

173
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_____ is the new breed of genetically modified organism (GMO) created to be resistant to specific herbicides, leading to increased agricultural efficiency.

A

Roundup Ready Crops

174
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_____ is the famous early 20th-century artist known for his surrealist paintings that explore dream imagery, includingThe Persistence of Memory.

A

Salvador Dalí

175
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_____ is the type of political system where the government holds absolute power, often without legal limitations or checks and balances.

A

Totalitarianism

176
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_____ is the famous European conflict that began in 1914, involving many of the world’s great powers and lasting until 1918.

A

World War I

177
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_____ is the major economic theory of the late 20th century, emphasizing market deregulation and the reduction of government intervention in economies.

A

Neoliberalism

178
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_____ is the government in which a king or queen rules, often in conjunction with a constitution or as part of a ceremonial role.

A

Monarchy

179
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_____ is the powerful storm system that develops over warm ocean waters and is characterized by strong winds, rain, and a rotating pattern.

A

Hurricane

180
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_____ is the country that hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has faced significant political and social challenges in the years leading up to the event.

A

Brazil

181
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_____ is the computer programming language designed for simplicity and readability, widely used for web development.

A

Python

182
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_____ is the current term used for the large-scale migration of people from their home countries due to war, persecution, or environmental disaster.

A

Refugee Crisis

183
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_____ is the fastest growing renewable energy source worldwide, which harnesses the power of the wind.

A

Wind Energy

184
Q

_____ is the 2020 global sporting event that was postponed and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time in modern history.

A

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

185
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_____ is the large-scale economic system that advocates for minimal government interference and believes in the importance of free markets and competition.

A

Capitalism

186
Q

_____ is the ocean exploration mission launched by NASA in 2017 to study underwater ecosystems and the effects of climate change on marine life.

A

NOAA Ocean Exploration

187
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_____ is the largest technology company by market value, founded by Steve Jobs, and known for its iconic iPhone, iPad, and Mac products.

A

Apple

188
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_____ is the longest-running American television show, known for its satirical take on current events.

A

The Simpsons

189
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_____ is the American educational institution responsible for conducting scientific research and innovations, including sending humans to the Moon.

A

NASA

190
Q

_____ is the concept where global economic activities and businesses are interconnected, often leading to faster information exchange and trade.

A

Globalization

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