Civil Rights Movement
Who wrote the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which country's flag is known as the “Union Jack”?
United Kingdom
What were the two sides in the Civil War?
The Union and the Confederacy
When did women gain the right to vote countrywide?
1920
How many continents are there?
7
Who refused to give up their seat on the bus, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
Which country's flag consists of a solid red circle on a white field?
Japan
What was the Confederacy fighting for?
Slavery
What decade was homosexuality decriminalized in all 50 states?
2000s
What is New York State’s capital?
Albany
Who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, killing 4 young girls?
White supremecist terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan
How many stars were there on the first United States flag?
13
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
1863
When was Roe V. Wade (made abortion legal) passed? (bonus points if you know when it was overturned)
passed 1973, overturned 2022
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Which national flag doesn’t include the colors red, blue, or white?
Jamaica
What were the start and end years of the American Civil War?
1861-1865
When were the Stonewall Riots?
1969
What mountain range contains the tallest mountain in the world? (And what country is it in?)
Himalayas, Mt. Everest is on the China-Nepal border
Where did America's Bloody Sunday take place?
U.S. Highway 80 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
Name the only national flag that isn’t a rectangle or square
Which two generals effectively ended the Civil War on April 9th, 1865?
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
Which state was the first state to allow women to vote?
Wyoming in 1869
What country are the Ural mountains located in?
Russia (Technically Kazakhstan as well!)