Notable Leaders
The tallest U.S. president
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What is The Gettysburg Address?
What battle began the American Civil War?
What is The Battle of Fort Sumter?
This city is famous for the birthplace of modern pizza, including the Margherita Valley.
What is Naples, Italy?
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in which film featuring a boat hitting an iceberg in 1912?
What is “Titanic”?
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
What is John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address?
What battle was a major turning point in the Civil War in 1863?
What is The Battle of Gettysburg?
During the Age of Exploration, European demand for this sweet commodity fueled plantation economies in the Americas and the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade.
In National Treasure, Nicolas Cage steals this founding document, whose signers risked being charged with treason against the government by declaring independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Two of the three authors of the Federalist Papers
Who were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton?
"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
What is Brandenburg Gate Speech / Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech?
What battle took place when Japan attacked a U.S. naval base in Hawaii in 1941?
What is Pearl Harbor?
The ancient Maya & Aztecs consumed this in a bitter, frothy liquid, often including chiles, vanilla, and other spices.
Sacrificial victims would often drink this mixed with their own blood before death as a symbol of accepting fate.
What is Chocolate?
In Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rogers becomes a superhero during this war, fought between the Allied and Axis powers.
What is WWII?
The youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is … fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt's Inaugural Address?
What battle in 1781 led to the British surrender during the American Revolution?
What is The Battle of Yorktown?
In the 17th century, these establishments in the European capital London earned the nickname "penny universities" because patrons could exchange ideas, discuss politics, and learn from others for a low price.
Some frequent customers were Sir Issac Newton, Sir Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, and Edumund Halley, whose debates and collaborations helped lay the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution and the Royal Society.
What is a Coffeehouse?
In Hidden Figures, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson helps verify calculations for this astronaut, who became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962.
Well-known First Lady who's remembered for her human rights activism and chairing the UN Commission on Human Rights
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
"Your imagination, your initiative, and your indignation will determine whether we build a society where progress is the servant of our needs, or a society where old values and new visions are buried under unbridled growth. For in your time we have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.”
What is Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Speech?
What famous battle in 1066 led to William the Conqueror taking control of England?
What is The Battle of Hastings?
Within ancient Phoenician, Greek, Carthaginian, Roman, and Byzantine cuisines, this was a staple pungent & savory fermented fish sauce.
It was used ubiquitously in ancient Mediterranean cuisine much like soy sauce or modern Southeast Asian fish sauce is used today, providing an intense umami flavor to dishes.
High-quality forms of it were treated as a luxury item and an exquisite gift among the elite class.
What is Garum?
In the musical 1776, Richard Henry Lee sings this elite group associated with southern colonial aristocracy, which included families such as the Lees, Washingtons, Jeffersons and Madisons.
What are the First Families of Virginia (FFV)?