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- LEVEL 1
- AARON
- I broke a baseball world record. Can you find me?
- I was playing with the Atlanta Braves at the time.
- LEVEL 1
- ABOMB
- It is an awful weapon that has only been used twice. Can you find it?
- It ended World War II.
- LEVEL 1
- ALCATRAZ
- It was once home to the most notorious criminals. Can you find it?
- It is an island in the San Francisco Bay.
- LEVEL 2
- ALEX
- I wanted to conquer India, but my army made me stop. Can you find me?
- I came all the way from Macedonia.
- LEVEL 3
- AMAZON
- Its original name was Santa Maria de la Mar Dulce River. Can you find it?
- It was named by a Spanish explorer in 1500.
- LEVEL 3
- ARISTOTL
- I created a system of logic that is still used today. Can you find me?
- I also taught Alexander the Great, though I'm not sure he listened.
- LEVEL 2
- AYERS
- This huge rock glows a beautiful brick-red during sunrise and sunset.
- The aboriginal people call me Uluru, meaning "Shady Place."
- LEVEL 2
- BABERUTH
- I had a big stomach and spindly legs, but I could sure play baseball. Can you find me?
- My home run record wasn't broken until 1974.
- LEVEL 1
- BALLOON
- It's full of hot air and hard to keep down. Can you find it?
- Though it's a hot-air bag, it's not a polititian.
- LEVEL 3
- BANG
- Before it exploded it was a point so small it had no size at all. Can you find it?
- We don't know of anything that happened before this explosion.
- LEVEL 2
- BASEBALL
- It may have been invented in Cooperstown, New York. Can you find it?
- Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks.
- LEVEL 1
- BATS
- I am the only mammal that can fly. What am I?
- I like to hang around in trees.
- LEVEL 2
- BEETHOVN
- I wrote an entire symphony while I was completely deaf. Can you find me?
- I lived in Vienna.
- LEVEL 2
- BELL
- My invention probably bothers you when you take a shower. Can you find me?
- If I told you my name, do you think it would ring a bell?
- LEVEL 3
- BERLIN
- For decades this city was an island of freedom. Can you find it?
- It was particularly noted for a wall that divided the city.
- LEVEL 1
- BETSY
- I'm famous for something I sewed, but some people aren't even sure I did that. Can you find me?
- The item I sewed has added a few stars since my day.
- LEVEL 2
- BONSAI
- They are stunted and old, but beautiful. Can you find one?
- They are especially popular in Japan.
- LEVEL 3
- BRANCUSI
- You don't think it looks like a bird? Well I say it is a bird! Can you find me?
- In my art I would simplify, simplify, simplify.
- LEVEL 3
- BRNSTEIN
- I'm sorry Bruno Walter got sick, but that was my big break. Can you find me?
- I can't live a day without hearing music!
- LEVEL 3
- BUDDHA
- I taught that the reason people hurt is because they desire. Can you find me?
- I founded one of the world's major religions.
- LEVEL 2
- BULLFITE
- It is a pile of riches guarded by a pair of very sharp horns. Can you find it?
- It is a very popular sport in Spain.
- LEVEL 2
- CAESAR
- My good friend killed me. I think he was afraid I would kill the republic. Can you find me?
- I was murdered on the Ides of March.
- LEVEL 1
- CAR
- It was hard to sell these contraptions at first, but today you could hardly get around without one. Can you find it?
- It put the horse out to pasture.
- LEVEL 1
- CARRIER
- Someone said sailing one is like trying to steer New York's Central Park. Can you find it?
- It is like a town with planes landing on the roof.
- LEVEL 2
- CARVER
- I was perfectly willing to work for peanuts. Can you find me?
- Cotton ruled until I came south.
- LEVEL 1
- CAT
- No pioneer family would be without one of these sharp-clawed animals. Can you find it?
- Winston Churchill had one that sat at the table with him.
- LEVEL 1
- CHURCHIL
- I led my island nation to victory in World War II. Can you find me?
- As soon as the war was over, the people elected somebody else.
- LEVEL 1
- CLOCK
- They solved the problem of telling time at night. What are they?
- Monks used them before the Renaissance to pray at specific hours.
- LEVEL 2
- CNVNTN
- Instead of modifying their government, the participants in this meeting created a whole new one. Can you find it?
- They created a government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
- LEVEL 1
- COAL
- Smog is nothing new. This substance caused smog in the 17th Century. Can you find it?
- It is formed when ancient plants are squeezed under tons of earth.
- LEVEL 2
- COLISEUM
- Brutal spectacles were held at this ancient meeting place. Can you find it?
- Sometimes gladiators and animals fought here.
- LEVEL 1
- COLUMBUS
- My explorations led to the European colonization of the Western Hemisphere. Can you find me?
- I sailed with three Spanish ships.
- LEVEL 1
- COMPASS
- This device can tell you which way is north. Can you find it?
- The ancient Chinese were probably the first to use it.
- LEVEL 1
- COMPUTER
- You are within inches of one of these devices. Can you find it?
- One of the earliest versions was called an abacus.
- LEVEL 1
- COPTER
- Leonardo da Vinci designed this flying machine, but it wasn't built until 1907. Can you find it?
- They are great for getting in and out of difficult terrain.
- LEVEL 1
- CREATION
- This ancient story tells about the beginning of the universe. Can you find it?
- This story also describes a special garden created by God.
- LEVEL 3
- CRECY
- This battle foreshadowed nightfall for the knight. Can you find it?
- The knights faced a fearsome new weapon.
- LEVEL 2
- CROMAG
- I created beautiful paintings of animals on the walls of caves. Can you find me?
- I was the first to inhabit Europe after the last ice age.
- LEVEL 2
- CRUSADES
- It was a series of religiously-oriented military campaigns in the Middle East. Can you find it?
- One of these campaigns was made up of children.
- LEVEL 3
- CURIE
- I discovered an important radioactive substance. Can you find me?
- I only got enough of this material to fill the tip of a teaspoon.
- LEVEL 2
- DAM
- It is used to direct water and generate electricity. Can you find it?
- The biggest one is in the Soviet Union.
- LEVEL 3
- DARWIN
- I advanced a radical new theory about the origins of plants and animals. Can you find me?
- My theory caused an uproar, especially among religious people.
- LEVEL 3
- DAVID
- This statue shows a young warrior about to slay a giant. Can you find it?
- The sculptor beat out Leonardo da Vinci to win the right to carve it.
- LEVEL 3
- DEGAS
- I painted dancers and action. Can you find me?
- I hated landscapes.
- LEVEL 3
- DENIS
- It was the first example of the new Gothic architecture. Can you find it?
- Abbot Sugar wanted this church to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
- LEVEL 3
- DESCARTS
- I proved that I existed. Can you find me?
- I also gave two arguments for the existence of God.
- LEVEL 1
- DINO BRONTO STEGO PTERANDN TYRANNO
- It wasn't a very smart animal, but it ruled the world. Can you find it?
- Suddenly, these creatures disappeared.
- LEVEL 2
- DIPPER
- You can't dip water with this giant cup and handle. Can you find it?
- But you can use it for navigation.
- LEVEL 3
- DOGES
- The Senate forbad rebuilding this palace -- then did it anyway.
- It is decorated with statues of sacred and secular scenes.
- LEVEL 3
- GHIBERTI DOORS-ZI
- I spent most of my life making two sets of doors. Can you find them?
- I left my hometown to escape the black plague of 1400.
- LEVEL 2
- EARHART
- I flew around the world -- almost. Can you find me?
- I disappeared somewhere in the Pacific.
- LEVEL 1
- EARTH
- It is a delicate and amazingly balanced place to live. Can you find it?
- Some scientists are afraid we may be disrupting this place.
- LEVEL 1
- EDISON
- I have many, many patents, but am most famous for an illuminating one. Can you find me?
- I worked in my own lab in New Jersey.
- LEVEL 2
- EIFFEL
- Although some called it a monstrosity, this structure is now one of the world's best known landmarks. Can you find it?
- Its structure is a forerunner of the modern skyscraper.
- LEVEL 1
- EINSTEIN
- My theory made possible the atomic bomb and quantum physics. Can you find me?
- In 1952 I was offered the presidency of Israel.
- LEVEL 2
- EVEREST
- This mountain was finally climbed in 1953. Can you find it?
- It is the tallest mountain in the world.
- LEVEL 1
- GREATWAL
- It is roughly 20 feet tall, 13 feet wide, and approximately 1,500 miles long. Can you find it?
- It is located on the continent of Asia.
- LEVEL 2
- LEONARDO
- I was probably the first person to design a helicopter. Can you find me?
- I painted the Mona Lisa in my spare time!
- LEVEL 3
- LUTHER
- I thought of 95 items to debate with the Catholic Church. Can you find me?
- I nailed my list to the door of Wittenburg Church in Germany.
- LEVEL 2
- MAGELLAN
- I realized Columbus' dream of finding a westerly route to Asia. Can you find me?
- I headed an expedition of five Spanish ships.
- LEVEL 2
- MCHLNGO DAVID SISTINE SIST-ZI MADONNA
- I painted an entire ceiling lying on my back. Can you find me, or one of my works of art?
- I lived in Italy.
- LEVEL 1
- MICROSCP
- Its invention led to great advances in medicine by focussing on little things. What is it?
- Its inventor was an Amsterdam shopkeeper.
- LEVEL 2
- NEPTUNE
- John Adams was the first to mathematically locate this planet. Can you find it?
- Because of its blue-green color, it was named after the Roman god of the sea.
- LEVEL 3
- OIL
- We get fuel, asphalt, plastics, paint, medicines, and lubricants from this resource. Can you find it?
- In 1859, Edwin Drake discovered a better way to get at it.
- LEVEL 3
- OKEEFFE
- My art blossomed after I moved to New Mexico. Can you find one of my paintings?
- I moved to the Southwest shortly after my famous husband died in 1949.
- LEVEL 3
- PIANO
- Many musical masterpieces just wouldn't have been the same without it. What is it?
- It is a musical instrument.
- LEVEL 2
- REDWOOD
- Some of these living things were hundreds of years old when Moses led the Hebrew out of Egypt. Can you find them?
- Many of them live in California.
- LEVEL 3
- SEXTANT
- It helped people find how far north or south they were. What is it?
- It is a navigation instrument.
- LEVEL 1
- SHAKESPR
- I wrote some of the greatest plays of the English language. Can you find me?
- I lived at the same time as Galileo.
- LEVEL 2
- STEINBK
- Some of my best known novels are about the painful lives of poor laborers. Can you find me?
- I was born and raised in Central California.
- LEVEL 3
- SYDNEY
- Initially estimated at $12 million, this building ended up costing more than $100 million. Can you find it?
- Since its opening in 1973, it has become an internationally recognized symbol.
- LEVEL 2
- TAJMAHAL
- It was built as a memorial for Mumtaz Mahal. Can you find it?
- It is one of the main tourist attractions of India.
- LEVEL 1
- TWAIN
- My books about life along the Mississippi River have always been favorites of boys and girls. Can you find me?
- I grew up in Hannibal, Missouri.
- LEVEL 2
- VERSAILS
- It was the glorious but impractical home of King Louis XIV. Can you find it?
- Louis XIV was king of France.
- LEVEL 1
- WALLABY
- I grew up in a mob with other joeys. Can you find me?
- Most of us live in Australia.
- LEVEL 2
- WATTS
- My invention helped power the industrial revolution. Can you find it?
- I got the idea from a job I did for the University of Glasgow.
- LEVEL 1
- WINDMILL
- Their source of power costs nothing, but they are at the mercy of the wind. Can you find one?
- They were first designed in 150 B.C. to play an organ.
- LEVEL 1
- WRIGHT
- My brother and I built the first airplane to carry a person. Can you find me?
- We picked a windy spot in North Carolina to test our planes.
- LEVEL 2
- WRITING
- Without its invention, you would not be able to read this. Can you find it?
- It was an instant success in what is now Southern Iraq.
- LEVEL 3
- ZEN
- Its followers work to eliminate all thought in order to reach enlightenment. Can you find it?
- Its founder sat and stared at a blank wall for nine years.