Name That Inventor Whose Island? The Himalayas ??? Classical Music
100
Who is Thomas Edison?
This fraud "inventor" is credited with creating the practical incandescent light bulb and held over 1,000 U.S. patents.
100
What is Italy?
Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is owned by this country.
100
What is Mount Everest?
At 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), this mountain is the highest point on Earth.
100
Who is Michelangelo?
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512.
100
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This German composer’s famous Fifth Symphony begins with a dramatic four-note motif.
200
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
After years of experimentation, this inventor received a patent for the telephone in 1876.
200
What is Denmark?
Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous territory within this country.
200
What is Nepal?
This country is home to the Himalayas and eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest.
200
What is gold?
The chemical symbol “Au” represents this precious metal.
200
What is The Four Seasons?
This seasonal masterpiece by Antonio Vivaldi is actually a set of four distinct violin concertos representing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
300
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This Serbian American inventor created alternating current (AC) electrical systems and gave his name to a modern electric vehicle company.
300
What is Indonesia?
Though Borneo is shared by three countries, this Southeast Asian nation occupies most of the island.
300
What is the Tibetan Plateau?
Known as the "Roof of the World," this high plateau lies north of the Himalayas.
300
What are crows?
A group of these birds is called a “murder.”
300
Who is Mozart?
This child prodigy composed masterpieces like The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute before his death at age 35.
400
Who is Eli Whitney?
This inventor developed the cotton gin, a machine that dramatically increased the speed of separating cotton fibers from seeds.
400
What is Australia?
Tasmania is one of the states of this country.
400
What is Plate tectonics?
This geologic process continues to raise the Himalayas by pushing the Indian Plate into the Eurasian Plate.
400
What is Canberra?
The capital city of Australia is this planned city located between Sydney and Melbourne.
400
What is a coda?
The Italian term for "tail," used in music to describe a passage that brings a movement or an entire piece to a formal conclusion.
500
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
DAILY DOUBLE: This German inventor advanced the spread of knowledge by inventing the printing press, helping launch the age of mass-produced books in Europe.
500
What is Japan?
The island of Hokkaido belongs to this country.
500
What is K2?
This mountain, located in the Himalayas, is the second largest mountain on Earth.
500
Who is Sisyphus?
In Greek mythology, this king was punished by having to push a boulder uphill forever.
500
What is the 1812 Overture?
Tchaikovsky used real, booming artillery fire in the explosive finale of this festival overture.






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