Throwback History
What is the "cradle of civilization"?
Mesopotamia
Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abe Lincoln
Which amendament ended slavery (except as punishment for a crime)?
The 13th
People were afraid computers would crash on January 1, 2000. This event is called what?
Y2K
Covid-19
Who led the first wave of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'Oveture
The Southern states that left the Union formed this group, abbreviated CSA.
Confederate States of America
Who was president immediately after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
The Gulf War Began in 1991 when what country invaded Kuwait?
Iraq.
Ukraine
Before Covid, what plague wiped out 1/3 of Europe's population?
The Black Death/Bubonic plague
This 1863 proclamation declared enslaved people in rebelling states to be free.
Emancipation Proclamation
The 15th amendment gave what right to black men (not women)?
The right to vote.
Who did Obama run against in 2008?
John McCaine
The 2026 World Cup was hosted by what three countries?
U.S.A. Canada, and Mexico
Who was the first major figure of the protestant reformation?
Martin Luther
Who were the main generals of the north AND the south?
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
What hate group, made up of ex confederate soldiers, first started during reconstruction?
KKK
Who was president during Hurricane Katrina?
George Bush
The current pope, elected in 2025 is from what country?
The United States
Name the political party, led by Robespierre, that was responsible for the deaths of the French royal family during the French Revolution?
Jacobins
Who assassinated president Lincoln shortly after the south surrendered?
John Wilkes Boothe
What president accepted a backdoor deal to remove troops in the south in order to become president?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Before he became president, Obama was a writer. What is the name of his most famous book before he became president?
Dreams From My Father
What AI app is currently making waves for producing an avalanche of AI generated songs?
Suno