Argentina

This thirteenth century Venetian merchant traveled the Silk Road to China and returned with tales of spices and textiles.

Name the half-sister of King Arthur who was also a sorceress and often served as an antagonist in legends of Camelot.

What galaxy is the Earth's solar system located in?

Sweden

This Portuguese explorer became the first person successfully lead an expedition to circumnavigate the globe in 1522.

According to Greek mythology, this exceptionally strong Titan was punished by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders after losing the war against the Olympians.

What phenomenon occurs when the moon passes directly behind the Earth and into its shadow, causing the moon to appear with a dark red tint?

Kenya

***DAILY DOUBLE***
Name the small body of water that the Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed to become the first person to reach the Pacific Ocean through the New World.

Name the Egyptian god of the sun who often is depicted with the head of a falcon and is also said to be "the King of Gods."

Name this object launched into Earth's orbit by NASA in 1990 to provide high-quality images of the planet and the solar system.

Ethiopia

Name the Spanish explorer who first landed in Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth and also served as the first governor of Puerto Rico.

Name the ill-tempered one-eyed giant from Greek mythology who was blinded by Odysseus in the epic tale, The Odyssey

***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify the vast region of the solar system past Neptune's orbit that contains frozen bodies of ammonia and methane, along with dwarf planets such as Pluto.