Art of the Middle Ages
An Italian artist from the 13th century, famous for his frescos in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy.
A. Leonardo
B. Bewoulf
C. Giotto
D. Donatello
C. Giotto
In what year did Wisconsin become a state?
1848
Who was the Union President during the Civil War?
Abe Lincoln
He was the president when the Great Depression began
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Harry Truman
D. Bill Clinton
B. Herbert Hoover
Which of the following people did not write the Declaration of Independence
A. Ben Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. George Washington
D. George Washington
All Teams write the number I am thinking of...
A. 23
B. 99
C. 2
D. 107
C. 2
You get 400 points
A series of tales that portray Chaucer's view of English society at the time.
A. Bewoulf
B. The Canterbury Tales
C. The Divine Comedy
D. The Travels of Marco Polo
B. The Canterbury Tales
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought a large area of land from this country called the Louisiana Purchase?
France
This is the state in which the Civil War began.
South Carolina
The stock market lost almost what % of its value between 1929 and 1933.
A. 90%
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 35%
A. 90%
In what year did the United States declare its Independence
A. 1620
B. 1787
C. 1776
D. 1812
C. 1776
You have chosen poorly....you lose.....
500 points ahahahahhahahahahhaahhaahahah
This man traveled to China and wrote a book on their experience there
Marco Polo
Which one of these states was NOT included in the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo?
A. Louisiana
B. California
C. Colorado
D.New Mexico
A. Louisiana
How many Southern states were a part of the Confederacy?
A. 13
B. 25
C. 11
D. 17
C. 11
During the Dust Bowl, over 200,00 peolpe moved from the Midwest to this state.
A. California
B. Florida
C. Arizona
D. New York
A. California
From which country did the United States declare its Independence
England/Great Britain
All teams.....Who won the first NBA Finals
A. Chicago Stags
B. Philadelphia Warriors
C. New York Trojans
D. San Diego Wasps
B. Philadelphia Warriors
You win 500 points
This man painted the Mona Lisa
Lenardo da Vinci
Which two states were included in the Gadsden Purchase
New Mexico and Arizona
This man was the General of the Southern Forces
A. Robert E. Lee
B. George Crittenden
C. John Wilkes Booth
D. Ulysses S. Grant
A. Robert E. Lee
This War helped to end the Great Depression.
World War II
These are the three branches of government in the United States
Judicial
Legislative/Congress
Executive
The Magic 8 Ball says choose your destiny...pick one of the following options.....All teams included....good luck...
Table
Turtle
Saturn
Purple
Table 175 points
Turtle 800 points
Saturn 600 points
Purpler -500
Often considered one of the greatest works in world literature, this story describes Dante's view of the afterlife.
The Divine Comedy
Chief Black Hawk was a part of what Native American Tribe
A. Sioux
B. Fox and Sauk
C. Ojibwe
D. Huron
B. Fox and Sauk
This man, one of the South's greatest generals, was killed by friendly fire.
Stone Wall Jackson
About how many companies went out of business during the Great Depression
A. 1,000,000
B. 750,000
C. 500,000
D. 300,000
D. 300,000
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
Which of these countries is the largest by land mass
Kazakhstan
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Argentina
500 points
Written by William Langland. This allegorical poem tells of a man in search of the true Christian life.
A.The Decameron
B.Le Morte d'Arthur
C. Caedmon's Hymn
D.Piers Plowman
D. Piers Plowman
In what year was the Green Bay Packers football team established by Earl "Curly" Lambeau?
1919
She was a famous nurse to the Union Troops. She was called the "Angel of the Battlefields" and founded the American Red Cross.
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Clara Barton
D. Abbigal Nightgail
C. Clara Barton
The Great Depression began with the crash of the stock market in which month
October
Executive Branch
All teams...what is the world's most populated city...
Tokyo
New York City
Mexico City
Hong Kong
Paris
Tokyo 1,000 points