History Mystery
In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, helping cement her status as one of America’s most famous aviators.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This empire built the Great Wall and was ruled by emperors like Qin Shi Huang.
____ is the region of France that contains the beaches allied forces landed on D-Day.
What is Normandy?
This is the only country whose flag does not have four sides.
What is Nepal?
This president issued the first National Hispanic Heritage Week proclamation in 1968.
In 1587, more than 100 English colonists vanished from the Roanoke settlement, leaving behind only this word.
What is "CROATAN"?
Led by Genghis Khan, this empire became the largest land empire in history.
What is the Mongol Empire?
_____ was Hitler’s second command at the end of the war and was the highest ranking official tried at the Nuremberg Trials.
Who was Hermann Göring?
This country is the only one that borders Lesotho.
What is South Africa?
This is how many countries celebrate their independence on September 15.
What is five? (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)
In and out in just two hours, this museum was robbed by a still unknown culprit.
What is the Isabella Stewart Museum?
This European empire once controlled lands on every continent except Antarctica.
What is the British Empire?
_____ was the deadliest battle of World War II, resulting in an estimated 1.7-2 million dead.
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
__ ____ and _____ ___ are the two countries located within Italy’s borders.
What are San Marino and Vatican City?
This is the most common Hispanic last name in the United States.
What is Garcia?
Written in “Voynichese”, this tome is full of drawings and other natural elements that don’t exist.
What is the Voynich manuscript?
This empire in South America built Machu Picchu and ruled high in the Andes Mountains.
What is the Incan Empire?
____ was the US Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and he would plan and execute operations Torch and Overlord.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Daily Double
This country was formerly known as Abyssinia.
These two states have the largest Hispanic populations in the United States.
What are California and Texas?
This ancient civilization’s script, known as Linear A, remains undeciphered despite decades of archaeological study.
What is the Minoan civilization?
This empire controlled key trade routes between the Sahara and West Africa and was known for cities like Timbuktu.
_____ helped coordinate the French Resistance on the ground from several disconnected groups into a more unified group.
Who was Jean Moulin?
This country has the most pyramids in the world.
What is Sudan?
This woman was the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?