Important Dates
This day marks independence for the USA.
What is July 4th?
An unlikely underdog is persecuted and tortured for telling the truth in a strict society and serves as the protagonist for this best-selling book series. He is widely considered the most well-known person of all time.
Who is Jesus Christ?
In this year, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
What is 1492?
This Canadian city is 400 miles away from Vassar, Michigan.
What is Ottawa?
Karl Benz, who patented the first gasoline powered motor car, would have his name immortalized by this car company.
What is Mercedes?
Germany invaded Poland in the first year of this war.
What is World War II?
This singer died of acute propofol intoxication at the age of 50.
Who is Michael Jackson?
The date King Charles III is coronated.
What is May 6, 2023?
These mountains stretch along the top of Italy.
What are the Alps?
In 1939, this beloved film shocked the audience with stunning visuals. This film was one of the first to use Technicolor.
What is the Wizard of Oz
On April 3, 1882, this infamous American bank robber and train bandit was shot dead.
Who is Jesse James?
This president used his middle name as his first and put an S. where a middle name should be.
Who is Hiram Ulysses Grant (Ulysses S. Grant)?
11-22-69; He died in Dallas.
Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
2x Points - This Japanese city was nuked by the USA August 9th, 1945, at 11:02 a.m. during WWII.
What is Nagasaki?
In the show Mr. Young, this teacher frequently mentions the War of 1812.
Who is Mrs. Byrne?
June 18, 1815, Wellington defeated this Emperor at the Battle of Waterloo. This man had only survived 100 days of coming back from exile to be exiled again.
Who is Naopleon Boneparte?
This person has a love for art and some describe compare him to Fred Rogers. His painting tutorial TV show ran from January 11, 1983, to May 17, 1994 on PBS.
Who is Bob Ross?
On May 18, 1980, this infamous volcano erupted in the United States, killing 57 people.
What is Mount Saint Helens?
2x points - This African country's Capital is Kampala, which is located on the edge of Lake Victoria.
What is Uganda?
This leader of the Buddhist Monks persuaded a young boy to suck his tongue.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
This year is astonomically important as it was the first steps into the final frontier.
What is 1969?
This person has been nominated for 16 grammy's (winning 5), had a 4.0 GPA, and starred in a hit Disney TV show.
Who is Weird Al Yankovic?
The Little House on The Prairie aired for 10 years on NBC. This is the year that it started airing.
What is 1974?
2x points - This is the largest inland lake, located in the Middle East, but it's official name advertises it as a sea.
What is the Caspian Sea?
This book written by John Steinbeck during the Great Depression is set in the Salinas River Valley 5 miles south of Soledad (Spanish for "Loneliness").
What is "Of Mice and Men"?