U.S. Presidents
This is the fourth President, known for leading during the War of 1812 and being the Father of the Constitution.
James Madison
Leader of Italy during WWII. I commonly refer to him as Joe Rogan in my classes.
Benito Mussolini
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred in what year?
1945
This canal connects the Atlantic to the Pacific. Teddy Roosevelt sure loved Van Halen!
Panama Canal
This man put down the Whiskey Rebellion, which is fitting because he led a successful rebellion just a couple years prior.
George Washington
Taken down by a man in the FBI code-named "Deep Throat", this scandal is credited for taking down Nixon.
Watergate
This communist led the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis. He died in 2011 after surviving hundreds of (alleged) CIA assassination attempts
Fidel Castro
Chernobyl
The Proclamation Line of 1763 forbade Colonial American settlers from crossing this geographic feature.
Appalachian Mountains
More commonly known for his signature on the Declaration of Independence, this Colonial America Founding Father was a smuggler before his famous penmanship.
John Hancock
This was our last President to be a military general prior to office. Maybe that could explain why driving on 81 can feel like a warzone.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This Soviet Union leader was their last. Probably because he torn down a wall.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Taught to students during the Cold War, Bert The Turtle taught kids to ______ and ________ in case of a nuclear attack.
Duck and Cover
This man-made canal was crucial to the British Empire, as it served as shortcut to India. Now, boats just get stuck in it.
Suez Canal
The Lost Colony of Roanoke "mysteriously" disappeared without leaving a trace. Well, except for this word left on a tree
Croatoan
Also known for being allegedly being stuck in a bathtub, this President is known for his Dollar Diplomacy
William Howard Taft
Leader of the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh
The power plant at 3-Mile Island experienced a partial meltdown close to this Pennsylvania city.
Harrisburg
This set of mountains are typically referred to as the dividing line of Europe and Asia in Russia.
Ural Mountains
This empire is known for being predominately Muslim and occupying northern India. They also made the Taj Mahal (the last word may help).
Mughal Empire
Known for his view on Laissez-Faire capitalism, this President oversaw the start of the Great Depression. His predecessor, FDR, reversed those policies. He must have liked him though, because one of his public works projects is named after him.
Herbert Hoover
This man is credited for starting the Protestant Reformation. You could say he had a dream about breaking away from the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
"Dawn Bomb Parties" were commonly held in this U.S. city. The purpose was for guests to stay and drink till sunrise to see atomic testing in the 1950's.
Las Vegas
The Drake Passage is a treacherous area of the ocean, bordering which two continents?
South America and Antarctica
This state was added in the Compromise of 1820 to even out the balance of free and slave states.