Inventions
TRUE OR FALSE: The windmill was invented before gunpowder.
FALSE: The Windmill was invented in the year 950 and gunpowder in the year 850 BCE
True or False: Da Vinci, the famous Italian painter, is also praised for designing a helicopter.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The pyramids of Giza were built before the mammoth was extinct
TRUE! And Stonehenge too!
TRUE OR FALSE: The Cold War has that name because it was fought in the winter
FALSE :P it has that name because the main two players in the war never actually fought each other.
What century was the first design of the submarine in?
Fourteenth Century: 1578 by William Bourne
TRUE OR FALSE: The automobile was invented before the radio
TRUE! The radio was invented 22 years AFTER the automobile!
Who was wealthier?
A) Mansa Musa, the king of the African country of Mali
B) Queen Elizabeth II of England
A) Mansa Musa (1312-1337) was the wealthiest king of all time.
True or False: Ancient Mayans were able to predict eclipses!
TRUE!! Mayans astronomers could predict solar and lunar eclipses and even had a calendar more accurate than the Julian calendar. All this without a single telescope or computer.
The shortest war ever lasted:
A) 2 daysB) 4 weeks
C) 38 minutes
C) 38 Mins. (Shorter than our class period)
The United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.
TRUE OR FALSE: When Israel was formed, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency.
TRUE: He declined though :P
Place these three things in the correct order of invention:
A) Electric lights, B) telephone, C) PhotographyA) Electric Lights: 1879
Disney’s The Lion King is an adaptation of a famous play written by the most famous playwright in the world: ____________
William Shakespeare: The play that the movie is based on is Hamlet.
Remember who you areeeeee
Egyptians used this as a type of “currency” (money)
A) Saphires
B) Wood
C) Beer
C) Beer! The laborers who built the Great Pyramids of Giza were often paid in beer. It was considered both a refreshment and a form of nutrition.
What country is still in active war?
A) México
B) South Korea
C) Germany
B) South Korea! It has been at war against North Korea since 1950
Which person has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize:
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Dr. Simi
D) All the above
D) All the Above…. Yikes!
What was the first technological discovery that the human species made?
Fire
A) 1857, B) 1985, C)1996, D)2007
C) 1996! She’s only 28 years young ;)
Who invented toilet paper?
A) Teacher Ceci
B) Ancient Chinese
C) Kleenex Corp.
B) Ancient Chinese: This was a luxury item reserved for emperors and high-ranking officials. Meanwhile, Europeans were still using leaves, hay, and even their own hands.
Napoleon Bonaparte lost his war efforts because he invaded __________
RUSSIA: During winter, Russia (almost) always wins
Does Miss Ceci have:
A) 2 cats
B) 1 cat and 1 dog
C no pets
A) Two adorable kitties! Lechito and Chiquihuite <3
What animal are “vaccines” named after?
Cows: the cow virus “cowpox” was used to make the first vaccines as it helped the human body against the deadly “smallpox” virus.
*Trick Question* Which famous Roman Figure did Queen Cleopatra have an affair with?
A)Julius Caesar, B) Mark Anthony
Both :P
Were there robots in Ancient Greece???
YES :0 The Greeks had automated figures known as "automatons" that could perform simple tasks. One famous example is the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer used for astronomy.
Troy won the battle against Sparta because of their giant:
A) mouseB) tiger
C) horse
C) Horse: The famous Trojan horse…
The most feared pirate of all time was:
A) Jack Sparrow
B) a Chinese woman
C) Sir Francis Drake
B) a Chinese woman called Ching Shih. She commanded a fleet of more than 1500 ship and 80,000 sailors.