True or False
Scientists
Historical Figures
Inventors
Fun Facts
100
True or False: The Hundred Years War last one hundred years
False: It lasted 116 years
100
Which scientist has a mathematical theorem named after him?
Pythagoras: Pythagorean Theorem
100
The Wright brothers were the first to do what?
fly an airplane
100
Who was the first man to invent an airplane?
Leonardo Da Vinci
100
In Connecticut, what has to happen for a pickle to be considered a pickle?
It has to bounce
200
Jan Swammerdam discovers the red blood cell
False
200
Which scientist helped work on the atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
200
Who was the first president to be photographed at their inauguration?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Who invented and maximized the assembly line?
Henry Ford
200
What did Queen Elizabeth the first put a tax on?
Men's beards
300
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek discovers microorganisms
True
300
What did Marie Curie help discover with her husband?
Radium/radioactivity
300
Which president died after thirty days in office?
William Henry Harrison
300
Who can we credit with helping us see better?
Benjamin Franklin-eyeglasses
300
On what day of the week is it illegal to walk your chicken on the sidewalk?
Sunday
400
Miss Petit is thirty years old
FALSE
400
What is Charles Darwin best known for?
Survival of the Fittest
400
Was Dr. Seuss an actual doctor?
No but he did receive honorary degrees
400
Who invented legos?
Ole Kirk Christiansen
400
Which famous scientist has a school in CT named after him? Hint: his initials are EF
Enrico Fermi
500
True or False: Talcott Mountain Academy used to be a missile control site?
True, but no missiles were ever on the mountain.
500
What did Isaac Newton invent?
Calculus
500
When were twinkies created?
During World War II when there was a banana cream shortage and vanilla was used instead.
500
Who created marshmallows?
The ancient Egyptians
500
True or False: The oldest airport in CT is in Plainville
True: Robertson Airport
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