This Wall in Jerusalem, also known as the Western Wall, is where Jewish people gather to offer up their prayers to God.
What is The Wailing Wall?
100
The place where many immigrants first came ashore in America?
What is Ellis Island?
100
A form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most prominent case is the Western Front in World War I. It has become a byword for stalemate, attrition and futility in conflict.
What is trench warfare?
100
American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production
Who is Henry Ford?
100
It was deployed by the space shuttle in 1990 350 miles above earth and gave amazing glimpse into deeper space.
What is the Hubble telescope?
200
In Genesis 15:18 and again in Joshua 1:4 of the Bible, God makes a Covenant (promise) with Abraham first, and then to his son and grandson.
Who are Isaac, and Jacob?
200
The first and last names of the brothers who flew their plane, the Flyer, at Kitty Hawk, NC for 19 seconds
Who is Wilbur and Orville Wright?
200
The collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.
What is the Russian Revolution?
200
His last possesions included spectacles, sandals, a journal, an Indian flag and statue of 3 monkeys.
Who is Gandhi?
200
It was named the 1982 "Man" of the Year. This technology took the world by storm and changed the way we communicate.
What is the Personal Computer?
300
This war that occurred in June 1967 between the Israelies and Arabs, has become infamous for how soon it started and ended.
What is the 6 Day War?
300
Popular form of entertainment that included drama and adventure with no audio
What is Silent Films?
300
The location and date of the attack that finally led the United States into World War 2
What is Pearl Harbor, Dec 7, 1941?
300
These shanty-towns were built by homeless people in 1920's were named for the President they blamed for the economic downturn.
What is Hoovervilles?
300
Noah Bushnell's first video game before he went on to found Atari
What is Pong?
400
In October of 1973, the Egyptian and Syrian militaries (Arabs) were certain that this holy day for the Jewish people would be a great day to plan a surprise attack on Israel.
What is Yom Kippur?
400
By the 1930's, most Americans had this convenience.
What is electricity?
400
This was not an active war, but more of a a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact).
What is the Cold War?
400
He is a much beloved celebrity who appeared in more than 130 films. He eventually was often cast with his girlfriend and dog. In recent years, he has been the focus of video games.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
400
In 2002, robotics got a boost into the consumer marketplace with the release of this gadget.
What is the Roomba?
500
For Muslims, this wall in Jerusalem is a holy place where they go to pray, and coincidentally, shares the name with our current president.
What is the Baraq Wall?
500
Elected President in 1900, he was the last of five Civil War veterans to serve in the White House, signaling the end of the post-war era.
Who is William McKinley?
500
The international military campaign that started after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
U.S. President George W. Bush first used the term on 20 September 2001
What is War on Terror, or Global War on Terror?
500
American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. Now retired from the company he founded, he is consistently ranked as one of the most wealthy people in the world.
Who is Bill Gates?
500
In 1927, Philo Farnsworth demonstrated this item for potential investors by broadcasting the image of a dollar sign. Ongoing patent battles with RCA will prevent Farnsworth from earning his share of the million-dollar industry his invention will create.