What a century
Edison's first U.S. power station lights 10,000 lamps
What is the 19thC?
An ant has this many legs
What is 6?
Alchemists of the Middle Ages tried to turn lead into this yellow metal
What is gold?
Some say his 12 labors were penance for killing his wife Megara & their children
Who is Hercules?
Now a term for any tyrannical leader, this title was given to Julius Caesar during a time of crisis
What is a "dictator"?
Russia loses its last czar
What is the 20th century?
On the Celsius scale, water freezes at this temperature
What is 0?
When Mom shakes the thermometer, it's to get this liquid metal to go down
What is mercury?
Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of this Greek god
Who is Zeus?
The legendary founders of Rome, Romulus & Remus had Rhea for a mother & this war god for a dad
Who is Mars?
King George III is born in London
What is the 18th C?
An octopus has this many arms (or is it legs?)
What is 8?
To make water put together 1 O, oxygen, with 2 H's, which are this element
What is hydrogen?
She was given a box & told not to open it; she did, releasing the world's evils, but shut it before Hope could escape
Who is Pandora?
The dome of this building in Rome is still the world’s largest unsupported concrete dome
What is the Pantheon?
Newton invents calculus
What is the 17th C?
A decagon has this many sides
What is 10?
The fifth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, it helps build strong bones in your body
What is calcium?
This Greek sea god could cause springs to flow & create storms with a flourish of his trident
Who is Poseidon?
St. Ignatius of Antioch, who died around 110 A.D., was believed to be the first Christian to be martyred in this arena
What is the Colosseum?
The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic church
What is the 16th century?
This is the total number of years in a millennium?
What is 1000?
Elements like uranium & plutonium are classified as this, meaning they emit rays or waves of energy
What is radioactive?
The subject of a huge statue, this monster on the road to Thebes ate people who could not answer its riddle
What is the Sphinx?
An expression in ancient Rome to express danger or scare kids referred to the approach to Rome by this Carthaginian general, "____ ad portas" or him "at the gates"
Who is Hannibal?