American History
This famous document officially declared America's freedom from Great Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This ancient empire built the famous Colosseum in Rome.
What is the Roman Empire?
The President leads this branch of government, which enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
When you say "goodbye," you are actually saying an old contraction of this phrase.
What is "God be with ye"?
In this Asian country, it is considered polite to slurp your noodles loudly to show that the food tastes good.
What is Japan?
He was the very first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This massive stone wall was built in China to keep out invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This group makes the laws and has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is Congress?
The phrase "turning a blind eye" comes from a British naval hero who literally put his telescope to his blind eye for this reason.
What is so he could ignore an order to stop fighting. (Admiral Horation Nelson)
In many Western cultures, we shake hands when meeting people for this reason.
What is because this historical action proved you were not holding a weapon (showing an empty right hand).
This document is the supreme law of the land and sets up the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
This famous French leader lost the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was known for being short (though he was actually average height!).
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This building in Washington, D.C., is where Congress meets to make laws.
What is the U.S. Capitol?
This is where the phrase comes from if something costs "an arm and a leg."
What is when early painters charged extra to paint these body parts in portraits.
In this country, breaking a plate or throwing dishes can be a fun tradition at weddings to bring good luck.
What is Germany (or Greece)?
This large, copper statue was a gift from France to the U.S. in 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
These massive, triangular stone tombs were built for ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
What are the Pyramids?
This is the highest court in the country and has nine judges called justices.
What is the Supreme Court?
This term for a test run or drill comes from early firearm use, when soldiers practiced without real ammunition.
What is "dry run"?
In many Middle Eastern cultures, you should never wave, eat, or hand items to someone using this specific hand.
What is the left hand? (That hand is usually reserved for bodily hygiene.)
The United States fought against Great Britain in this war to win its freedom.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This major global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involved the Allies and the Axis powers.
What is World War II?
This is the name given to the first ten additions, or amendments, to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The phrase "saved by the bell" actually comes from this sport, where a fighter is rescued from losing.
What is boxing?
In this European country, people often celebrate birthdays by eating a long pastry shaped like a person, which they jokingly "decapitate" or cut into pieces.
What is Denmark? (The pastry is called a Kagemand or cake-man).