Trivia
who is the Marvel character who wields a hammer named Mjolnir
Thor
How many stars and how many stripes are on the American flag
50 stars and 13 stripes
This term describes humans before the development of agriculture
Paleolithic Era
Ancient Mesopotamia developed between these two rivers
the Tigris and Euphrates
This god is considered the king of all kings
Zeus
What is the U.S. state known for its potatoes
Idaho
This was considered the worlds largest empire ever
The British Empire
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming and settling in one place is called this
Neolithic Revolution
The Shang Dynasty, one of China’s earliest, developed along this river
The Yellow River
This Greek city-state focused on military training and discipline, producing one of the most feared armies in history
Sparta
The largest island in the Caribbean
Cuba
Christopher Columbus travelled across the Atlantic with these three ships, the ____ the ____ and the ______ ________
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
This term describes small groups of humans, usually 20–50, living and hunting together during the Paleolithic Era
Bands
The Harappan Civilization developed along this river in South Asia
Indus River
This Chinese dynasty established the civil service system based on Confucianism
Han Dynasty
The first novel in the Harry Potter series
The Philosopher’s Stone
This was the first attempted settlement in North America
Roanoke
In the Neolithic Era, humans started domesticating animals. Name one animal commonly domesticated for labor or food
a dog, sheep, goat, or cattle
The writing system of ancient Sumer is known as this
cuneiform
This Indian empire is known for Ashoka spreading Buddhism after a bloody war
Maurya Empire
This lego set is the tallest set ever, measuring 58.5 inches tall and over 10,000 pieces
Lego Icons Eiffel Tower
There are three branches of the US government, name all three and tell me one power each branch has
Legislative Branch (Congress) – Makes laws; can declare war.
Executive Branch (President) – Enforces laws; can veto bills.
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court and federal courts) – Interprets laws; can declare laws unconstitutional.
The Neolithic Era saw the invention of these for grinding grains into flour
mortars and pestles
This pharaoh ruled alongside Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
_______ is the first emperor of Rome
Agustus Caesar