Famous Battles in American History
How many people died during the Battle of Antietam? (closest guess)
Roughly 23,000
Eugene McCarthy is typically associated with what?
The Second Red Scare or McCarthyism
Which three important leaders met at Yalta?
Churchill, FDR, and Stalin.
Who made the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Where was the first capital of the United States?
Philadelphia
Operation Overlord was the nickname for what tide turning battle?
D-Day
George W Bush is famously known for waging a war on what?
Terrorism.
Ellis Island was famously known for being the checkpoint for European immigrants on the East Coast. What is the West Coast alternative (generally used to process Asian immigrants)?
Angel Island
Dorothy Hodgkin is usually known as the woman who invented penicillin but she also invented another famous drug used primarily to treat diabetics.
Insulin
President Herbert Hoover would often talk to his wife in what Asian language to protect their privacy
Chinese
Who won the conflict at Fort Sumter in 1861? How many people were killed/wounded?
The Confederacy won. 0 people.
Who assumed the presidency after Abraham Lincolns assassination?
Andrew Johnson
Who was famously killed in the Ford Theatre in Washington DC?
Abraham Lincoln
Name any of Benjamin Franklins inventions.
Lightning rod, bifocals, catheter, odometer, etc
Who was the first president born in a hospital? Think late ish 1900s.
Jimmy Carter
The bloodiest battle in world history happened where? 100 bonus points for the number of casualties
Stalingrad. Close to 2 million. (800,000 Nazis, 1.2 million Red Army)
What two important documents did James Madison help write?
The Constitution and Federalist Papers.
Mount Rushmore features what 4 presidents?
The Wright Brothers might have invented the plane but who came up with an early idea of it in the 15th century as well as early designs for a tank, parachute, diving suit, etc.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Al Capone was a famous criminal who smuggled alcohol and murdered people as a day job. What crime actually landed him jail time?
Tax evasion.
Why was the battle of Saratoga important?
It showed the world (mainly France) that the US had what it took to defeat a world superpower.
This Founding Father was the third vice-president of the United States, killed Alexander Hamilton, and was charged with treason.
Aaron Burr
How many soldiers are buried in Arlington Cemetery in Virginia? 100 bonus points if you name the two presidents buried there.
400,000 soldiers are buried there along with JFK and William Howard Taft.
Nikola Tesla is one of the most important yet forgotten inventors in history. He experimented with x-rays as early as the 1890s and invented what else? (Name as many as you can)
Tesla coil, radio, induction motors, remote controls/remote controlled cars, neon lamp, AC power, etc
Which widely used phrase of affirmation was coined by President Martin Van Buren? (Dont think too hard about this one)
OK