Important People
Berlin Wall
Merchant of Venice
Vietnam
Nuclear War
100

Ronald Reagan is this number president of the USA.

40th

100

What city did the Berlin Wall surround?

West Berlin

100

Who are the two main characters of The Merchant of Venice?

Antonio and Shylock

100

Who fought during the Vietnam war?

North Vietnam (communist) versus South Vietnam (capitalist)

100

What was the name of the first major nuclear bomb test?

Trinity Test

200

Who is Nikita Kruschev?

Leader of USSA between 1953 to 1964

200

What years did the Berlin Wall exist?

1961-1987

200
What does Bassanio ask of Antonio?

Money for Marriage

200

What kind of war was Vietnam? 

Proxy War

200

What were the names of the two bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Little Boy and Fat Man

300

Who instigated the creation of the Manhattan Project? 

Albert Einstein

300

Name one president that spoke at the Berlin Wall and the name of their speech

JFK - Ich Bin Ein Berliner

Reagan - Tear Down This Wall

300

What one word describes the moral of the play? 

Mercy

300
What years did the Vietnam begin and end? 

1955-1975

300
How does a nuclear bomb explode? Name both methods for full points

Fusion and Fission

400

How did J.F.K. address missiles on Cuba?

Naval blockade and message to Nikita Kruschev

400

Why was Berlin/Germany split? How many parts was it split into?

4 Parts - Rewards from WWII to France, UK, USA, and USSR

400

What is in each box? (Gold, Silver, Lead)

Skull, picture of a fool/clown, and portia's picture

400

What event in Ohio sparked anti-Vietnam War protests?

Kent State Shooting

400

Name 2 other nuclear bombs besides Fat Man and Little Boy

Castle Bravo, Tsar Bomba, Ivy Mike, Gadget (other?)

500

Why do we remember J.F.K. above other presidents?

Answers vary
500

What did the wall symbolize?

Communist oppression of free people

500

Why is Act 4 ironic? Briefly explain one example

Shylock seeking Mercy

Portia asking for the ring

500

Why was Vietnam divided? 

First Indochina War, Divided at the 17th Parallel

500

What quote is attributed to Oppenheimer after he watched the first nuclear explosion?

I am become death, destroyer of worlds

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