FOOD AND DRINK
Trivia Question: What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
This ideology in Germany promoted before and during WWII??
Nazism
Radar, code-breaking, and Spitfires helped the RAF win this:
Battle of Britain
Who is the most famous mobster(gangster) of the 1920s and 1930s?
Al Capone
This empire was so large that people said “the sun never sets” on it
The British Empire
This era of new thinking introduced ideas like natural rights, separation of powers, and the social contract—helping inspire later political revolutions.
The Enlightenment
Trivia Question: What is the common name for dried plums?
Prunes
In 1939, Germany and the USSR secretly agreed to:
Invade and divide Poland
On June 22, 1941, what started during WWII?
Operation Barbarossa, Invasion of the Soviet Union
This event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression
(include the year for full points)
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
What were the 'three G's' of Imperial Expansion?
Gold, God, and Glory
One major cause of this Atlantic revolution was resentment over being taxed without representation.
The American Revolution
What is the hottest world's chilli.
Carolina Reaper
This British policy, symbolized by the Munich Agreement, attempted to maintain peace:
Appeasement
Japan achieved surprise and sunk U.S. battleships, but ultimately failed.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
What music became very popular during the 1920s?
Jazz
British expansion relied heavily on this advantage, allowing the empire to control vast swathes of the Earth (+100 pts for using the correct name/title of this organization)
The Royal Navy, Naval Power, Navy, Strongest Navy
Food shortages, an abusive monarchy, and economic problems led to this famous and bloody revolution.
The French Revolution
Trivia Question: Which country invented ice cream?
China, or Persia (Iran)
This German strategy used speed, tanks, aircraft, and coordination
Blitzkrieg
Hitler insisted on capturing this, but it led to disaster?
Stalingrad
This type of buying, popular in the 1920s, allowed people to purchase goods using payment plans
Buying on credit / installment buying
This empire competed heavily with other European Empires for global influence and colonized Eastern Canada, Louisiana, parts of Africa, and Asia
French Empire
The next revolution in the Americas (North and South) after the American Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
Which country invented Ketchup?
United States
The extensive network of fortifications, trenches, and bunkers made before WWII by a country (For full points, name the country and place)
Maginot Line, France
WWII remains the deadliest conflict in human history, killing between this estimated range of millions?
70 - 100 million people
The fear of communism spreading to the United States after World War I was known by this name.
The Red Scare
What is the word that defines a country extending its power by conquering land? (Spelling counts)
Imperalism
This man’s 1810 “Grito de Dolores” sparked a long struggle for independence from Spain. (For full points name the revolution and the person)
Mexican Revolution, Miguel Hidalgo
From which continent do tomatoes come?
South America
This 1936–1939 conflict served as a testing ground for Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
Spanish Civil War
-Invasion of the Soviet Union
-Battle of Britain, switching to bombing cities instead of the British military
- All other answers at the teacher's discretion (there are so many examples)
President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) introduced this program that helped the world recover from the Great Depression.
Rank the five largest Empires in history.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
1) British Empire
2) Mongol Empire
3 or 4) Russian Empire (debated)
3 or 4) Qing Dynasty (debated)
5) Spanish Empire
This 1823 U.S. policy claimed to protect Latin America from European colonization, but later became a tool for expanding U.S. influence.
Monroe Doctrine