Remember the Year
This was the year that "Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
What is 1492?
"I came, I saw, I conquered" / Veni Vedi Vici
Who is Julius Caesar?
This style of poetry is from Japan, and features a syllable count of 5, 7, 5 (in its most basic format) and traditionally evokes imagery of the natural world
What is a haiku?
This Pharaoh was known for ascending to the throne at the age of 9. His tomb was also considered to be cursed and supposedly negatively impacted the lives of many of those present during its opening
Who is King Tutenkhamun/King Tut?
The Rapa Nui people were responsible for making the giant stone statues all across Easter Island, known as these
What are the moai?
The Declaration of Independence was signed by the Founding Fathers in this year
What is 1776?
"Be the change you wish to see in the world"
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
The painting Mona Lisa was completed by this renowned artist of Italy
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
Born Araminta "Minty" Ross, this woman escaped slavery and made it her task to help free as many other enslaved individuals in the Southern United States. This constant freeing of slaves earned her the nickname "Moses" to some
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This humanoid statue was gifted to the United States by France in a few pieces which arrived in 1885, but was not fully put together and dedicated until the following year. They also didn't anticipate the color changing
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This was the year that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the Moon
What is 1969?
"Let them eat cake"
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This novel by Mary Shelley of a doctor driven mad by his attempt at creating new life from the remains of the dead is considered by some to be the very first Science Fiction novel
What is Frankenstein?
This Norse explorer is credited with being the first person from Europe to actually step foot on the continent of North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus would have
Who is Leif Erikson?
Of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, only this wonder has stood the test of time and remains standing today
What are the Great Pyramids of Giza?
The phenomenon known as Y2K was a widespread belief that computers would stop working worldwide once the date struck January 1st of this year
What is the year 2000?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Michaelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of this religious building in the Vatican
What is the Sistine Chapel?
This British woman is considered by many to be the very first computer programmer, as she saw the potential of the machine beyond just simple calculations. I guess you all can thank her for all the screens you have at your disposal now
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his late wife, and took 20,000 workers over 20 years to complete
What is the Taj Mahal?
The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid striking off of the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and this happened this many million years ago (we will accept numbers within a range of 1 million above or lower)
What is 66 million years ago?
This very famous quote was said by Herbert Morrison who was broadcasting live when the airship the Hindenburg went down in a fiery crash on May 6, 1937
What is "Oh the humanity!"
This is considered to be the oldest surviving literary work, and tells the stories and hijinks of a Mesopotamian king descended from the gods
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This Soviet Cosmonaut was the first human being to ever enter Outer Space in 1961, heating up the Space race between the US and USSR
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This landmark found high in the Andes Mountains in Peru has been determined to have been a summer resort for the former Inca leader Pachacuti
What is Machu Picchu?