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There has been none?
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Egypt
what is the most Arab area in Africa?
Canadian's Government?
what is the government of Canada called?
Democracy?
what government is Russia?
1955?
What year did the Vietnam war start?
The Constitution requires a two-thirds super majority to convict a person being impeached.
What does it take to be impeached
22?
How many countries has UK colonized?
"click boom, tall large Henry the eight." is words said in a popular play about king of this government?
So he can run for parliament and still run the county?
Why did Putin give more power to the Parliament?
Napoleon?
3?
how many impeachments of presidents are there?
Hitler's Youth?
what is the name of Hitler's boy scouts?
Eagle?
What is America's bird?
9 August 1999?
when did he come to power?
Iranian war?
what war were many Americans worried about the first few days of 2020?
YES?
Does the president have to tell everything?
I am?
Je suis is two word meaning what in french?
No
can the president go to jail before he is released of his job of presidency?
white
what race is he
Vietnam?
You served at the end of this war?
He did not?
what year did Nixon get impeached?
Oil,Iron, Diamonds?
Russia has many materials, like...?
Can the president go to jail for citizen crimes
Yes
Is he Slavic?
Slavic war?
This war is between Ukraine and Russia
25 questions / 23 24 Places People Dates
Isolationism
The philosophy of non involvement in world affairs is called
armored
The ________ tank and the airplane introduced new dimensions to warfare
isthmus
Panama is a ________ or a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger bodies of land
Seward
Secretary of state William _______ aquired the pacific Islands as a midway as a stopping place to china
1919
Leaders from 27 nations gathered in January ____
hawaii
In 1891, americans forced the Queen of ________ from power and to set up a provisional government
Zimmerman
The U.S. intercepted the _________ note which offered Mexico and alliance with Germans
Great Britain
Italy and Germany wanted to show their power to older nations like _____ _____ and France
Hay
Secretary of state John ____ referred to his conflict a the splendid little war
1918
In the spring of ____ ,the Germans tried to capture Paris
Maine
"Remember the _______" became the battle cry for those who wanted war with Spain
trench
1917, years of _______ warfare had exhausted allies troops and supplies.
Austria Hungary
_______ ______ declared war on Serbia who was supported by Russia
Ferdinand
Archduke Franz ________ was is sarajevo for his visit.
1898
In ____ President Mckinley sent the battleship to USS Maine
During the 1880's the us used steam and wooden power to ________ hulls
Daily Double:)
pamphlet
The government tried to promote war with ______, speakers and celeberties to silence the war
United states
U-Boat attacks brought ______ ______ into the war
Woodrow Wilson
________ ________ beloved that the US should be neutral in the Europe war
1917
In ____ Germany changed course and announced it would sink merchant vessels
Columbia
US helped Panama to get its independence from _________
Versallies
The treaty of _______ was signed in 1919
Santagario
US trapped the main Spanish fleet in the harbor of _______
Wilson
_______ had a stroke because the effort exhausted him
Lustina
In May of 1915 the Germans torpedoed the _______
25 questions / First Rulers Name that Country Name that War Name that Election (U.S.) Name that Election or Referendum (not U.S.)
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
This man was born in Georgia, his brother was killed for being a communist, he was exiled to Siberia for the same reason, after his exile he went to Western Europe, he was the leader of the Bolshevik Party, and would go on to be the Soviet Union's first Dictator
What is Argentina?
This South American country fought great Britain in the Falklands war, it's capital is Buenos Aires.
What is the American Civil War?
This war was caused when the south seceded from the United States.
What is the U.S. presidential election of 2000?
This election between George Bush and Al Gore ended up coming down to a Supreme Court ruling regarding "hanging chads" in Florida.
What is U.K. independence from E.U.?
(Also accept: "What is Brexit?" or logical equivalents)
52% of the people who turned out in the United Kingdom voted for this to happen in a heavily controversial 2016 referendum.
Who was Kim Il Sung?
This man's family fled Japanese occupation of Korea. This man mastered Chinese, and became a guerrilla fighter against Japanese occupation. He fought in the Soviet army against Hitler's forces in World War two. Two decades later he returned to North Korea and became the first premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or the first leader of North Korea.
What is Vietnam?
This Asian country was the site of a long civil war between the capitalist south and the communist north in which the United States helped the south. The north won because Americ left the war, and the north had access to the Ho Chi Minh trail.
What is World War 1 (logical equivalents also accepted)?
In this war, the battle of the Somme and Gallipoli were fought.
What is the U.S. presidential election of 1800?
This election was tied between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, the house of representatives chose Thomas Jefferson to be the president.
What is 100?
In 2014 North Korea allegedly had 100% approval of Kim Jong Un as their leader. This percentage of people turned out to vote according to North Korean media.
Who was Robert Walpole?
DAILY DOUBLE
This man was the first Earl of Orford and a whig in the house of commons in great Britain, he advocating for setting a ceiling on the south sea bubble, but did not have the necessary votes to achieve this. When the bubble popped he gained access to a ledger showing every buying and selling of shares in the company and used this to destroy all of his opponents careers by exposing their corruption (while hiding his) He used this political boost to elevate himself to become the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
What is Belgium?
This European country was used by Germany to get around Frances border defenses in World war 1 and 2.
What is World War 2?
General MacArthur was a general in this war, when surrender of the final opposing nation occurred, he stood next to the emperor from said nation and had a photo taken and printed in many of said nations newspaper, to illustrate that he was taller than the emperor.
What is the U.S. presidential Election of 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won this election due to the right of center vote being split between William Howard Taft of the Republican Party, and Theodore Roosevelt of the Bull Moose party.
What is Pro
93% of those who turned out voted this way in a 2017 Iraqi-Kurdistani referendum, where voting pro meant voting for an independent Kurdistan, and voting Con meant voting against an independent Kurdistan
Who was Otto Von Bismarck?
This man was the last head of state of Prussia, helped win the Seven Weeks War against Austria, manipulated the translation of the Ems telegram to get France to declare war on Persia (this war is known as the Franco-Prussian or Franco-German war), This man's general defeated Louis Napoleon's second Empire of France with Austrian aide. This caused French influence to be removed from Germany and caused Austria to willingly unify under Prussian rule. This man, nicknamed the Iron chancellor, opposed to democracy, was the first chancellor of Germany.
What is the Republic of China?
(Also accepted: "What is Taiwan?")
DAILY DOUBLE
This island country won sovereignty from the People's Republic of China in 1912. While it is a separate government it is still widely considered China because of the one China policy.
What is the Korean War?
Nuclear weapons were almost used by the United States in this war to end Chinese involvement, because they were not, a ceasefire was called in this war in 1953. The war was officially ended in 2018.
What is The United States presidential election of 1860
In this election, the United States Republican Party won their first president.
Who is Enrique Peña Nieto?
In 2012, this man was elected president of Mexico
Who was Tadodaho?
This man was the chief and warlord of the Onondaga tribe. He fought many battles, and had the other Onondaga people do the same. He supposedly was a cruel ruler of the Onondaga people. He refused to join the Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) confederacy because of its belief in peace, until he was offered to have the Onandaga people have the most representatives, and that he could be the first leader of the Haudenosaunee council.
What is Liberia?
This African country bordering the Atlantic ocean was one of the only two to never have been colonized.
In this war, a country declared war on it's national bird... and lost.
What is the U.S. Presidential election of 1824
The second united states presidential election to go to the house of representatives.
What is 40%
In a 2015 election Justin Trudeau became prime minister when the party which he was the head of gained control of the government. His party gained this percentage of the popular vote when rounded to the nearest multiple of ten.
25 questions / World War 1 People World War 2 Cold War Holocaust Religion
What is Adolf Hitler?
The totalitarian leader of Germany and wrote Mein Kampf
What is 1939-1945?
Years World War 2 began and ended
What is 1945?
The year that the Cold War began
What is Adolf Hitler?
Led the Holocaust
What is cross?
The symbol of Christianity
What is Archduke Ferdinand?
The prince of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated, which caused the spark for World War 1
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
President of the United States during the first part of World War 2
What is Southern Russia?
Where the Yalta Conference was held
What is Nazis
Name of the German group that participated in the Holocaust
What is Abraham?
The founder of Judaism
What is Mussolini?
The fascist leader of Italy
What is Dwight D.Eisenhower?
Allied commander in Europe during World War 2
What is John F. Kennedy?
President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
What is genocide?
Complete physical extermination of the Jewish people
What is Koran?
The holy text of Islam
What is Joseph Stalin?
What is Harry S. Truman?
President during the second part of World War 2
What is after World War 1?
When the mandate system was established
What is Auschwitz?
Largest death camp in Poland
What is Siddhartha Gautama?
The founder of Buddhism
What is Vladimir Lenin?
Russian socialist that wanted to spread socialism all over the world and led the Bolsheviks
What is economic and political causes?
Causes that led to World War 2
What is Syria and Lebanon?
French mandates in the Middle East
What is Iron Curtain?
Term used to describe the division of Europe
What is Vedas & Upanishads?
The holy text of Hinduism?
25 questions / Elizabethan Age The Industrail Revolution Victorian Period The Wild West - vocabulary Charles Dickens
Henry VII. and Anne Boleyn
Who were the parents of Elizabeth I.?
Great Britain
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
She was born and brought up in Kensingron Palace, in Londong.
Where was queen Victoria born?
a ten-gallon hat
Kovbojský klobouk
Portsmouth
Where was Charles Dickesn born?
Virginia
What was the name of the first English colony in North America?
12 hours a day
How lond did the children have to work?
She ruled for 64 years.
How long did she rule?
six-shooter
Revolver
Because of the deep love and sympathy for children. He wanted to show the misery of child labour and the msierable treatment of children in schools and woskshops.
Why did Dickens write so much about children?
Sir Francis Drake
Who was the most famous pirate in Elizabethan era?
Children went to the factory at five o'clock.
Children went to the factory at _________________.
Prince Albert
Who was her husband?
Unarmed
Neozbrojený
7 siblings
How many siblings did he have?
She never got married.
Why is Elizabeth I called a „Virgin queen“?
They were punished.
What happened to children when they came late?
Nine children
How many children did they have?
Property
Majetek, vlastnictví
He was born in 1812. (19th century)
When was Charles Dickens born?
Shakespear wrote 37 plays.
How many plays did William Shakespear write?
Some families could not afford to buy a clock.
Why was time-keeping a problem?
Why was she known as the "grandmother of Europe"?
outlaw
Mimo zákon
At the age of nineteen.
When did he become a reporter?
25 questions / Non-European Settlers Working Conditions Federation and Legislation Making a Nation Industrial Revolution
Afghans
South Sea Islanders
Japanese
Chinese
Name two of the non-European settlers in Australia.
Cramped and unhealthy city slums.
What housing did the poor Australians have in the early 1900s?
Two
How many referendums did it take to achieve federation
Sydney Cove
Where was Australia’s first colony
Coal, raw materials, power, navy, freedom, banks
Give three reasons why the IR started in Britain.
They didn’t have middle names
What was the Chinese most popular middle name?
A can with seating resting on top of it.
Describe a toilet at the time of Australia’s early settlement
To develop a sense of national identity
Why was the White Australia policy implemented
Van Diemen’s Land
What was the original name for Tasmania
Telephone, telegram, telegraph, railway, seed drill
Name 3 important inventions created in the industrial revolution.
Pearl diving, because the British were not good at it so it was easy employment
What job did the Japanese have in Australia, and why did they do it?
The domestic work; cooking, cleaning and clothes washing.
What work was almost exclusively in the domain of the women?
1962
What year could indigenous people vote
A policy that stopped non-European immigrants from entering or living in Australia.
What is the White Australia policy
12 hour days, malnourished, sleep deprived, no education
What the working hours of a child and the consequences of this?
Traditional reed houses
Or
Mud barracks
What types of houses did the South Sea Islanders live in?
Tuberculosis
The whooping cough
Diphtheria
Name an infectious disease that was encouraged due to poor sanitation in early Australia.
1 Jan, 1901
What date did Australia become a nation with the Federation of the separate, self-governing colonies set up by Britain on the Australian continent
1894
What year did the economy begin to recover?
The companies needed more people to work
The women needed money for their families
There needed to be people who were able to do the jobs women could
Women could be paid less
The industrial revolution was a time of great change for women's rights. Why was this (give 2 reasons)
The Afghans and they used camels to easily traverse the terrain
Which nation mapped Central Australia, and how did they do it?
The Coolgardie safe
What Australian invention greatly improved fresh food? Name it specifically.
80%
By 1901, what percentage of people were born in Australia
887 137 pupils
In 1901, exactly how many pupils were enrolled into schools?
25000-35000
How many children died in the industrial revolution in child labor?
25 questions / singers also random war Los angles random not history
what is 1935
What year was Elvis presley born?
andrews favorite color
1914
when did world war 1 start
1781
when was los angles founded
neil armstrong
first astronaut
1926
what year was Marilyn Monroe born?
Lamborghini.
Andrews dream car
1918
when did world war 1 end
dodgers
what is los angels baseball team
tesla
fastest car
hint not a sports car
1947
when was John Elton born
the hundreds
andrews favorite clothing brand
yes
was the A.R invented during war
weather
what was los angles/ cali known for
true
true or false Compton is where a lot of the original rappers came from
1940
what year was John Lennon born?
Kanye west
Andrews favorite singer
no
were there planes in world war 1
angels
Los angles is also called city of ....
gushers
andrews favorite candy
1971
what year was Selena born
tia moyo
andrews favorite tia
yes
Were there planes in world war 2
true
True or false there is a lot of crime in los angles
In and Out
andrews favorite burger place
25 questions / Ottoman Empire Explorers Renaissance India Reformation People
What is Babur?
Founder of the Mogul Dynasty
What is Cortez?
Spanish conquistador that conquered Aztecs
What is Renaissance?
Means rebirth
What is Zamindars?
Lower ranking Hindu officials who collected taxes
What is John Calvin?
This person believed that God predestines people to go to heaven
What is the sultan?
The head of the Ottoman government
What is da Gama?
Portuguese explorer that was first to find water route to Asia
What is Italy?
Where the Renaissance began
What is England and France?
The two countries that set up trade routes along the coast of India
What is Elizabeth I?
This person combined Catholic and Protestant to come up with Anglican Church
What is Taj Mahal?
Building that was built by Shah Jahan for his wife
What is Pizarro?
Spanish conquistador that conquered Incas
What is humanism?
This term means the individual is more important than gods
What is Gunpowder Empire?
This term defines an empire largely based on mastery of firearms
What is Martin Luther?
This German monk was the first to ever break away from Catholic Church
What is Muslim/Islam?
Religion of the Ottomans
What is Cartier?
French explorer that claimed Canada for France
What is Leonardo?
Painter of the Mona Lisa
What is Hindu and Islam?
Two religions that divided India in the 1500s
What is Henry VIII?
This person broke away from the Catholic Church because of divorce
What is Anatolian Peninsula?
Land given to the Ottomans from the Seljuk Turks
What is Drake?
First Englishman to sail around the globe
What is Michelangelo?
Painter of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
What is suttee?
Term used when a wife jumps on her husbands ashes when they pass
What is Cardinal Richelieu?
This Catholic leader in France changed the Thirty Years' War from a religious to a political conflict
George Eastman
The inventor of the popular roll-film camera was who
Marshall Field
In Chicago, ___ opened the first department store in the nation.
keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so
Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to
separated the races
Jim Crow laws were laws that
george washington
who was the first president
Frederick Law Olmsted
The landscape architect ___ led the movement for planned urban parks
Louis Sullivan
The first skyscraper was designed by ___.
airplanes
Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following Except
separate but equal
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
separate but equal
AIR Which generalization is consistent with the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Ida B. Wells
By writing and lecturing, ___ tried to end the lynching of African Americans.
W. E. B. Du Bois
According to ___, educated blacks should immediately join the mainstream of society.
the elevator and a steel framework
Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of
printer press
Which development lowered the price of newspapers to a penny a copy?
western fiction
Which type of fiction was very popular around the turn of the 20th century?
Mark Twain
Novelist and humorist ___ wrote books that have become American classics.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
The first powered airplane was developed by ___.
railroad workers and agricultural laborers
In the Southwest, many Mexicans earned a living as
Booker T Washington
Who expressed the belief that racism would end as blacks acquired practical work skills and proved their economic value to society?
Barak Obama
who was the 44th president
William Randolph Hearst
Competing with Joseph Pulitzer, ___ published sensational stories in his newspapers.
Booker T. Washington
The Tuskegee Institute was founded by ___ to help African Americans develop useful job skills.
European literature
All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century EXCEPT
Interest in leisure activities
The popularity of bicycling and amusement parks reflected which trend of the 1900s?
Abraham Lincoln
who was the 16th president
25 questions / The Great Depression Vietnam War The Cold War Civil Rights World War II
World War II
What event brought the Great Depression to an end?
North Vietnam
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?
Restructuring
What did perestroika mean?
Poll tax
What was it called when people had to pay a fee to vote?
Soviet Union
Who were the Germans fighting on the Eastern Front
California
Where did many of the workers migrate to after the Dust Bowl?
Japan
What country had control of Vietnam during WW II?
Openness of the Government, Freedom of Speech, Accountability of Government Officials
What reforms did glasnost bring to the Soviet Union?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Soviet Union
What country made a deal with Germany to divide Poland?
Dust Bowl
What is considered to be the start of the Great Depression.
Richard Nixon
What United States president decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam?
The Cold War
What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Jim Crow laws
What were the laws called that separated black people from white people?
Battle of the Bulge
What was the last great battle on the western front in Europe?
Herbert Hoover
Who was the president at the time of the Great Depression?
17th Parallel
What defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
15
How many countries did the Soviet Union divide into after it dissolved.
Rosa Parks
What civil rights leader refused to give up their seat on the bus to a white person?
France and Great Britain
What two countries declared war on Germany when the German army invaded Poland?
11,000
How many banks failed during the Great Depression?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
Russia
What country was considered to be the successor country of the Soviet Union in regards to its military and position in the United States?
Brown vs. Board of Education
What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What United States general was Supreme Commander over the Allied forces in Europe?
25 questions / Battles Generals Bad Guys Philosophy Fun Q
Battle of the Bulge
Last great German offensive
Hideki Tojo
General who held power in Japan
Mussolini
Facist leader of Italy
John Dewey
Progressive Education
14
Stalingrad
Costly Russian victory over the Germans
Eisenhower
American general who led D-Day
Adolf Hitler
Facist leader of the Third Reich
August Comte
Positivism
Hardee's Monster Thickburger
Which fast food burger has the most calories?
Battle of Midway
Turning point of the war in the Pacific
MacArthur
American general who led troops in the Pacific
Erwin Rommel
Desert Fox
Soren Kierkegaard
Existentialism
New York style
What kind of pizza is known for thin crust?
Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack on American naval base by the Japanese
Claude Chennault
Led the Flying Tigers
Mao Tse-tung
Leader of Communist forces in China
Oswald Chambers
Wrote "My Utmost for His Highest"
Chicago style pizza
What type of pizza is known for deep dish?
D-Day
Greatest amphibious assault in history
George Patton
American general who led forces in Europe
Nikolai Lenin
First Communist leader of Russia
Billy Sunday
Converted Baseball player
McD's
What fast food place won the vote for best vanilla milkshake?
25 questions / People Quoting the Facts Miscellaneous Facts Presidents Fun Facts!
Who is George
King __________, the ruler of England, personally wanted the United States to fail by imposing harsh laws.
What is the Declaration of Independence
The ____________ of _____________ ensured freedom from England for the United States. granted over 200 years ago.
What is 1776
This was the year America won its hard-fought independence
George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
______________ ______________ wanted the turkey to be the national animal but was outvoted when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson chose the bald eagle.
Who is John Hancock
This man signed his name the largest on the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The three main rights we all have under the Declaration of Independence.
What is China
Most American flags are imported from what country?
What is Franklin D Roosevelt (1933)
Who became US president after Herbert Hoover?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
The 18th President of the United States, _______, was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse and buggy too fast down a street in Washington D.C.
Who is Thomas Paine
This man proved that it was "Common Sense" that basic rights were mandatory for a functional government.
Who is Washington
This president's second inaugural address was 135 words long; he had us at Fellow citizens
What is 13
This is the number of colonies in the United States before the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Which two signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to serve as president of the United States?
Who is Amelia Mary Earhart?
______ ______, first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean designed her own line of clothes that were sold all over the United States.
Who were the Republicans.
Political supporters of Thomas Jefferson who viewed the states as the essential foundation of the U.S. government and believed the states should have the right to veto federal legislation?
What is taxation without representation
This term means that the colonists were taxed with no vote and for no rational reason, imposed by King George.
What is Liberty Bell
The ___________ bell, located in Philadelphia, is known for its signature crack right down the middle(tee hee!).
Who is Barack Obama
_________ ________ won a Grammy Award in 2006 for his voice on the audio book Dreams From My Father.
What is 1801
The first 4th of July party held at the White House was in this year.
Who are Benjamin Franklin, Philip Livingston, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson
These five men formed the Continental Congress, which resulted in the creation of the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 8th, 1776
This was the day of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Betsy Ross flag
On this flag, named after its creator, the 13 stars are situated in a circle along with 13 stripes
Who is Jack Ruby
Who in 1963 murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin (according to official accounts) of US President John F Kennedy?
What is tax evasion?
Al Capone, one of the most famous American criminals of all time, spent most of the 1920s smuggling illegal alcohol and murdering his enemies. But the crime that finally got him caught and sent to prison in 1931 was…
25 questions / Civil War Industrial Age Revolutionary War Presidents Random
A war between the people of the same country
What is a Civil War?
enclosure of the land/deforestation
What had to happen to the environment for industrialization to occur?
Thomas Paine
I wrote "Common Sense" a pamphlet that encouraged colonists to support independence.
George Washington.
Who was the first president of the US?
116yrs
How many years did the "100-year war" last?
Robert E. Lee
Who accepted the command of the Confederate Army?
The industrial revolution was a time when power-driven machinery and factories became widespread.
What was the industrial revolution?
Bernardo de Galvez
I am the Spanish governor of Louisiana and I opened up the POrt of New Orleans to the Americans.
James Moore.
Who was the fifth president of the US?
1945
What year saw Adolph Hitler committing suicide?
Appomattox Court House
Where did R. E. Lee surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865?
The industrial revolution began in England.
Where did the industrial revolution begin?
Thomas Jefferson
I wrote the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
James A. Garfield.
20th president of the US?
November 22, 1963.
When was JFK assassinated?
Harriet Tubman
Who established the Underground Railroad and was called a "conductor"?
Wealthy landowners began buying up small farms.
what is the enclosure movement?
Yorktown
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
Andrew Johnson.
Who the first president to get impeached?
Denmark.
Of which country was Greenland a colony until 1981?
All slaves in Confederate States were free.
What statement did the Emancipation Proclamation make
Seed drill Crop rotation Selective breeding
What were some inventions that improved agriculture?
Saratoga
Which battle was considered the turning point in the Rev. War?
Abraham Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth.
First president to be assassinated and who assassinated him?
Electric chair.
William Kemmler, back in 1890, was the first person to be killed using what lethal method?
25 questions / CULTURE FAMOUS PEOPLE RU TRIVIA BRITISH HISTORY RUSSIAN HISTORY
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This American founding father is on the $100 bill.
What is scarlet knight?
The Rutgers mascot.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
The current monarch of the British commonwealth.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
The producer and original actor who played Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This man was the Prime Minister of Britain during WWII.
Legend has it that if a cook student and a douglass woman walk around this place three times, they will get married.
What is China?
This country fought the Opium War with Britain.
What is Japan?
This East Asian country fought a war with Russia at the turn of the 20th century, which led to the Revolution of 1905.
What is Anastasia?
This musical is about the daughter of Nicholas II of Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution.
Who is Betsy Ross?
This female figure designed the first American flag.
What is Columbia University?
Rutgers used to be the sister school of this Ivy League college.
Who is Winston Churchill?
The prime minister during WWII.
What is the Romanov Empire?
The empire that was overthrown during the Bolshevik Revolution.
What is Becoming?
The memoir of former first lady Michelle Obama.
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
This is the art museum located on College Ave.
What is Chicken Tikka Masala?
This Indian fusion dish replaced fish and chips as a national British dish in the 20th century.
What is February?
In 1917, Russia faced two revolutions, one in October, the other one in this month.
What is Tyersall Park?
This place is described as a residential home in the Crazy Rich Asian series, but it is actually a historical site in Singapore.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This conqueror built an empire from Mongolia through almost all of Eurasia.
Who is William the Silent?
The statue in front of the academic building.
What is 1807?
Slave trade was abolished in this year.
What is Afghanistan?
Russia sent troops to war in this Middle East country in the 20th century. Due to its defeat, the war in this country is often referred to as "Russia's Vietnam."
25 questions / Cold War World War II Civil Rights World War I Vietnam war
when the Us provides aid to countries who are fighting communism and supports them
what is the Marshall Plan.
USA didn't think they would attack.
Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the USA because...
Montgomery Bus boycott.
What protest did MLK first become known?
France, Russia, and Great Britain
What countries were in the triple entente?
VietCong
Who were the biggest threat of attcak in Vietnam
Korean war
What war has the nickname "the forgotten war"
Operation Overlord
What was the code name for the Normandy Invasion?
KKK
Who is responsible for Mississippi Burning?
Treaty of Versailles
What was signed June 29 of 1919 in Paris, France
Diem
Who was the leader of South Vietnam.
Mao Zedong
Who was the communist leader of China that converted the country to communism.
Put off invasion of Britain
The Battle of Britain forced Germany to do what to their war plans in Europe in 1942
1968
In what year was MLK assassinated?
132 billion gold marks or 33 billion US dollars.
How much money did Germany have to pay in reparations.
National liberation front.
What did "NLF" stand for?
When two fighting countries us two smaller countries to do the fighting for them.
What is a proxy war?
Surprise and quick, Overwhelming forces.
The term "blitzkrieg" was millitary strategy based on?
1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in what year?
Archduke Ferdinand
Who was assassinated to start WWI
USA realizes North Vietnam won't stoip fighting.
Why was the tet offensive demoralizing for the USA.
Its a USA foreign policy set to stop geopolitical expansion by the Soviet Union.
What is the truman docterine.
"Divine Wind"
What was the meaning of the Japanese term "Kamikaze"?
Wyoming
What was the first state to give women the right to vote?
Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd Green, and Clemenceau
Who were the big 3 when it came to the Treaty of Versailles.
Batttle of Khe Sahn
What was the bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War?
25 questions / Cold War World War II Civil Rights World War I Vietnam war
when the Us pays countries who are fighting communism and supports them
what is the Marshall Plan.
USA didn't think they would attack.
Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the USA because...
Montgomery Bus boycott.
What protest did MLK first become known?
France, Russia, and Great Britain
What countries were in the triple entente?
VietCong
Who were the biggest threat of attcak in Vietnam
Korean war
What war has the nickname "the forgotten war"
Operation Overlord
What was the code name for the Normandy Invasion?
KKK
Who is responsible for Mississippi Burning?
Treaty of Versailles
What was signed June29 of 1919 in Paris, France
Diem
WHo was the leader of South Vietnam.
Mao Zedong
Who was the communist leader of China that converted the country to communism.
Put off invasion of Britain
The Battle of Britain forced Germany to do what to their war plans in Europe in 1942
1968
In what year was MLK assassinated?
132 billion gold marks or 33 billion US dollars.
How much money did Germany have to pay in reparations.
National liberation front.
What did "NLF" stand for?
When two fighting countries us two smaller countries to do the fighting for them.
What is a proxy war?
Surprise and quick, Overwhelming forces.
The term "blitzkrieg" was millitary strategy based on?
1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in what year?
Archduke Ferdinand
Who was assassinated to start WWI
USA realizes North Vietnam won't stoip fighting.
Why was the tet offensive demoralizing for the USA.
Its a USA foreign set to stop geopolitical expansion by the Soviet Union.
What is the truman docterine.
"Divine Wind"
What was the meaning of the Japanese term "Kamikaze"?
Wyoming
What was the first state to give women the right to vote?
Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd Green, and Clemenceau
Who were the big 3 when it came to the Treaty of Versailles.
Batttle of Khe Sahn
What was the bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War?
25 questions / Movies Westward Expantion Romans and Greeks Civil rights WW2
Gone With the Wind
What box office hit is about the civil war
1836
when did the first family reach Oregon
alexander the great
who conquered asia
Ruby Bridges
which girl had to be escorted to school during the civil rights movement
d-day
what was considered the biggest amphibious invasion
Wario bros
What was the first movie based of a video game
conastoga
what type of wagon was most commonly used
city states
what was greece made out of
martin luther king jr
who said the i have dream speech
Batman
what superhero was used to boost morale
Godzilla Final Wars
What Godzilla movie was a bomb
Lewis and Clark
which two explorers explored the western terretories
gladiator fights
what was a popular sport in Rome
Lorretta king
who was M.L.K.'s wife
11 million people
how many people died in the holocaust
Jaws
What movie made people afraid of the water
the Louisina Purchase
what purchase was a big deal to explore
the Romans
who created aquaducts
J.F.K.
who was the president during the civil rights movement
1941
when did America join the war
To express feelings about nuclear weapons
Why was Godzilla made?
6 months
how long did it take to take the Oregon trail
Iris
who was the rainbow godess
Washington DC
where was the I have a dream speech spoken
Me 262
what was the first jet airplane
25 questions / rome growing roman empire rome falling Latin empires
who is Romulus
what are Roads
the Romans believed in building great _____ to help transport troops and goods throughout the Empire
what is a schism
this happened when the roman emperor and the pope disagreed and split
what is Nom. plural
vaccae
who is Artillo
this leader led the huns around Anatolia "but when he got to Europe's banks, he was routed by an army of heroic pranks."
who are the etruscans
the city of rome was under the control of the people
what are Roman numerals
what are these
when is 476 A.D.
the western Roman empire crumbled by this year
nom. sing.
filius
what is the Mongol empire
this empire later changed its' name to the "Golden Horde"
what is carthage
rome fought this city in the in the punic wars
what are slaves
roman teachers were usually these, brought from greece
what is the Byzantine empire
what was the name of the eastern Roman empire
acc. sing.
culinam
what is the Persian Empire.
Hannibal was part of this empire
who is Hannibal
the Persian leader crossed the alps to reach Rome instead of going across the Med. Sea to attack the boot of italy
what are wealthy kids
what kind of kids went to school
what is the eastern orthodox church
the name of the byzantine empire's religon
nom\acc plural
cubicula
what is the Ottoman Empire
turkish tribes in Anatolia created this empire
who is Caesar Augustus
the first emperor of Rome
what is: female student, stylus, bench
you may find a discipula holding a stilus and sitting on a subsellium
who are the germanics
rome was especially afraid of these people
nom plural
matres
this country became a empire conquering most of western and northern Europe
25 questions / World War II De Plane De Plane The Cold War Conflicts in Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, and Africa Students?
Germany
Which country was trying to take over the world?
the Enola Gay
What was the name of the plane that drop the A-Bomb?
the spread of Communism
What was the US trying to stop?
North Korea and South Korea
What two countries was Korea divided into?
Sonic
What is Xavier favorite video game character?
Axis Powers
What were Germany, Italy, and Japan called?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What two places was the Atomic Bomb Dropped?
There is no private property an people share all the wealth. But! the government has total control
What is Communism?
John F. Kennedy
Who was president of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Sports, Cooking, and Need for Speed Shift 2009
What is Matt's favorite YouTube Channel?
Judism and anyone different from them
What religion were the Nazi's trying to eradicate?
burns and radiation sickness
The Berlin Wall
What kept people in East Berlin from moving to West Berlin?
Fidell Castro
Who was the communist leader of Cuba in 1959?
Emery
What is Emery's actual name?
June 6, 1944
What date did D-Day take place?
Fantasy Island
What movie is the quote "de plane, de plane" from?
The Truman Doctrine
The promise to support free countries became known as what?
Communist North Vietnam
Between North and South Vietnam, who won the Vietnam war?
Gamera
What is Emery's favorite Monster Movie?
An Artist
What did Hitler want to be before he became a dictator?
Capt. Tibbets
What was the name of the pilot that flew the Enola Gay?
To help Europe get back on its feet
The Marshall Plan was designed to do what?
Platoon
What is Mr. Williams's favorite Vietnam era war movie?
A. Good Morning Vietnam
B. Platoon
C. Apocalypse Now
B. Eating Lunch
What is Coleman's favorite part of the day?
A. Going home
B. Eating Lunch
C. All of the above
25 questions / Age of Enlightenment American Revoultion French Revoution Latin American Revolution Movies
What is the 1 Amendment?
This amendment protects 3 important things that people would not be able to violate.
Who was George Washington
This american was the leader of the Continental Army.
What is 1 and 2 estate?
These estates pay taxes to king.
Who are the Creoles?
This group of people want power but not get overthrown.
Who is Shrek?
This male character scares every person expect one animal.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This person agree on heliocentrism and found new planets.
Who were the militia?
These soldiers help fought for colony.
What is Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This document ended estate system.
What is Treaty of Cordoba?
This document gave independence to mexico from Spain.
Who is Dory?
This female character appear in two Disney/Pixar and suffers short term memory loss.
What is the Declaration of Rights Man and Citizens.
A important document that gave privilege to men and freedom.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This document was in Paris and ended the war between the colonies and British
What is Storming of the Bastille?
French soldiers and citizen attack each other due to confusion.
What is El Grito de Dolores?
This is the name of a speech that convince many people to help fight.
Who are The Incredibles?
This animated movie is about a family who saves the day.
What is heliocentrism?
This group of people would persecuted scientists who supported the idea
Who is Daniel Shay?
This person led a rebellion after the effect of American Revolution.
Who is Napoleon?
This third estate member lost more than half his soldiers.
Who is Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon?
This priests was executed after getting territory for declaration.
What was Bird Box?
This movie wasn’t in a movie theater but was in a streaming service and was a big hit?
Who is King Louis XIV?
This person loved to show his wealth to seem powerful
What is Saratoga ?
French agreed on Independence after battle.
What is 1st estate?
This estate has a population of 100,000.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This peninsular brought African slaves when conquered Mexico.
What was the Batman Trilogy?
This franchise only had three movies and the crime fighter die in the last movie of the franchise.