Writing Surfaces
Ancient Egyptians made their writing surfaces from this plant that grew along the Nile.
papyrus
On the night of April 18, 1775, this silversmith and tanner rode from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that "the British are coming."
Paul Revere
Which Historical Landmark came first?
Parthenon, Great Pyramid of Giza, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower
Great Pyramid of Giza (2580-2560 BCE)
Parthenon (447 BCE), Colosseum (80 CE), Eiffel Tower (1889)
Marietta Ohio is the first permanent settlement in the ________ territory.
Northwest
What colors are associated with Halloween?
Orange and Black
Ancient Mesopotamians wrote everything from epic poems to customer complaints on tablets made of this material.
Clay
This British monarch sat on the throne during the American Revolutionary War and was famously labeled a "tyrant" in the Declaration of Independence.
King George III
Which came first?
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages, Stone Age
Stone Age (prehistoric - ~3000 BCE)
Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE), Iron Age (1200-550 BCE), Middle Ages (500 CE -1500 CE)
What two rivers surround Marietta?
The Ohio and Muskingum
Which group of immigrants brought Halloween to America?
The Irish
If the Chinese did not invent this milled writing material around the second century CE, we might be turning in research clays today.
On Christmas night in 1776, George Washington led his Continental Army across this river to launch a surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey.
Delaware River
What came first prior/during World War II?
Hitler Marches into Austria, Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain and France Declare War on Germany, Germany Invades Poland
Hitler Marches into Austria (1938)
Germany Invades Poland (1939), Britian and France Declare War on Germany (1939), Pearl Harbor (1941)
What French monarch was Marietta named after?
Marie Antoinette
In the Middle Ages, why did people wear costumes on Halloween?
To hide from spirits
School children throughout the world in the nineteenth century did their classwork on this rock surface, which can also shingle a roof.
Slate
This 1777 battle is widely considered the turning point of the war because it convinced France to officially enter the conflict as an American ally.
Battle of Saratoga
Which came first?
Start of Potato Famine, Battle of Waterloo, Publication of the Communist Manifesto, Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Alamo (1836), Potato Famine (1845), Communist Manifesto (1847)
General Rufus _____ led the settlement of Marietta.
Putnam
The word Halloween comes from what three word phrase?
All Hallows' Eve
Hallows' Eve is also accepted
Thirty-five copies of the first printing of the Gutenberg Bible were printed on this surface made from animal skin.
Vellum
Parchment is also accepted
This Virginia port town was the site of the 1781 siege where British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington, effectively ending the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
Which came first?
Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Ghent, Paris Peace Treaty
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Paris Peace Treaty (1783), Treaty of Ghent (1814), Treaty of Versailles (1919)
What year was Marietta settled?
1788
What ancient festival is considered the origin of Halloween?
Samhain