THE MIDDLE AGES
Historians tend to dislike this term for the Middle Ages, which suggests that it’s a time when learning, art and technological advancements stopped or went backwards
What is the Dark Ages?
If you want to enjoy legalized gambling and drinking out on the street (once you turn 21, of course!) go to this state with 6 electoral votes!
What is Nevada?
This composer is known for his nine symphonies—including one almost dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte—and for his gradual deafness. You may also know him as the name of a famous movie dog
Who is (Ludwig van) Beethoven?
During the Civil War, four states were “border states” that remained with the Union while still having slavery: Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky and this state
What is Maryland?
The 19th amendment granted the right to vote in 1920 to this group of people, after a long battle that began over half a century earlier in Seneca Falls, New York
What is women?
The disease wiped out most of the population of Europe, North Africa and Asia in the 14th century, making it history’s deadliest pandemic
What is the Black Death? / What is the bubonic plague?
This state with 10 electoral votes is known for its dairy products, which its football fans love to wear on their heads in foam hat form
What is Wisconsin?
European imperialism ramped up in the 19th century, including with the “scramble” for this continent, currently the world’s second most populous
What is Africa?
This man’s name is now synonymous with treachery after he switched from supporting the Continental Army to the British during the American Revolution
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This wide-ranging amendment covers a number of important rights, from freedom of speech, to freedom of religion, to even freedom to sign and send petitions
What is the 1st?
Vice President Harris appeared at a rally with a popular hip hop podcaster who takes his name from this Frankish king who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE
Who is Charlemagne?
This state is home to many famous musicians like Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Madonna and Eminem, as well as 15 electoral votes, and has as its motto: “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”
What is Michigan?
The concept of the “long 19th century” ends with the beginning of World War I in 1914, and begins with this country’s revolution in 1789
What is France?
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, American (and British and Canadian) troops famously stormed the beaches of this region of France, to begin the country’s liberation from the Nazis
What is Normandy?
The 21st amendment rescinded the 18th, which banned this substance, which many people enjoy when they reach a similarly-numbered birthday
What is alcohol?
The House of Wisdom was a center of learning and culture in the medieval Islamic world that was located in this city that is now the capital of Iraq
What is Baghdad?
This state with 16 electoral votes was (and still is) home to our 39th president, who had to give up his peanut farm when he assumed the office
What is Georgia?
This famous German statesman who played a key role in the country’s unification shares his name with the capital of North Dakota
Who is (Otto von) Bismarck?
The last sitting president (before Biden) who dropped out of his reelection race was this Democrat from Texas, who had become unpopular due to his support for the Vietnam War
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Your “right to remain silent” is often called your Miranda rights (after a landmark Supreme Court case), but people will also refer to it as “pleading” this number amendment that establishes the right
What is the 5th?
The Heian period was an age of cultural flourishing, including poetry and one of the world’s first novels by Murasaki Shikibu, in this East Asian country
What is Japan?
If you’re a college basketball fan, one of the biggest rivalries can be found in this barbecue-loving state with 16 electoral votes
What is North Carolina?
This American commodore, who shares his name with a recently deceased actor from Friends, famously opened up trade with Japan in 1854.
Who is Matthew Perry?
The U.S. entered the First World War because of the “Zimmermann Telegram,” where Germany promised this country that they would gain back U.S. territory if they took their side
What is Mexico?
The 14th amendment is one of the most cited amendments in case law, and was one of three important amendments passed after this war
What is the Civil War?