Civil War
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100
The attack on this fort officially started the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
100
The death of this man led to the outbreak of World War 1. What is his name.
Who is Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
100
The bombing of this harbor officially pulled the US into World War 2.
What is Pearl Harbor
100
This guy served the shortest presidential term after he died from pneumonia. He served as president for 32 days.
Who is William Henry Harrison
100
This man recently won jeopardy for the 5th day in a row.
Who is Arthur Chu.
200
This battle was the single bloodiest battle of the war. It lasted one day.
What is The Battle of Antietam
200
This disease affected soldiers in the flooded trenches during World War 1. It caused the skin of the foot to rot and fall off.
What is Trench Foot
200
This man directed the propaganda and public enlightenment of the Third Reich.
Who is Joseph Goebbels
200
This was the first official state of the United States.
What is Delaware.
200
This mans film and writing credits include the Ghostbusters franchise, Stripes, and Caddyshack. He died two days ago at age 69.
Who is Harold Ramis
300
This Vice President became President after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Who is Andrew Johnson
300
This was the home country of Lawrence of Arabia. (HINT: It's not Arabia)
What is Great Britain
300
This battle was the turning point of the war in the pacific theater.
What is the Battle of Midway
300
There have been four presidents that have been assassinated in office: Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy, and...
Who is Andrew Garfield
300
A copilot on an airline from Ethiopia to Rome recently hijacked his plane and veered course to another country seeking political asylum. What is this country?
What is Switzerland
400
This is the most famous battle of the war. President Lincoln gave an address about this.
What is Gettysburg
400
This treaty ended the war between the Allied powers and Germany.
What is The Treaty of Versailles
400
This Japanese volcanic island was made famous by the one month battle that took place there. Also, Clint Eastwood made a movie about this. It's not that bad; not my favorite, but definitely better than Windtalkers...never mind all that, what's the answer?
What is Iwo Jima...and the movie is Letters from Iwo Jima. The more you know.
400
This was the very first military award in the US.
What is the Fidelity Medal
400
This country recently enacted an Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which led to a news tabloid outing 200 people.
What is Uganda
500
This was the site of the last land battle of the American Civil War.
What is Palmito Ranch, Texas
500
He was the FIRST Prime Minister during World War 1.
Who is Herbert Henry Asquith
500
When this ship was sunk by the Japanese, 900 crewmen survived and were stranded. When they were rescued, approximately 317 had survived the exposure, dehydration and shark attacks. It was the single worst loss of life in the history of the US Navy. What is the name of the ship?
What is the USS Indianapolis
500
This is the name of the bomber that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
What is the Enola Gay.
500
Ok, so this isn't really recent but I thought it was interesting. This movie, which turned 10 years old yesterday, was the highest grossing R rated movie of all time and was directed by Mel Gibson. The lead actor was scourged, struck by lightning, suffered from hypothermia, and broke and dislocated numerous bones during filming.
What is The Passion of the Christ
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