Fake News
What country blocks access to websites like Facebook and Twitter using its “Great Firewall"?
China
Which war was fought from 1861 to 1865 mainly over the issue of slavery.
On 11 September 2001, nearly 3,000 people died in terrorist attacks targeting an American city (besides Washington, D.C.). What was the name of that city.
New York City
Which fake story claimed that the HIV virus was created as a biological weapon by the U.S. government?
the Soviet disinformation campaign during the Cold War
Which executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 began the process of freeing slaves in the Confederacy.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Karim’s father (from The Buddha of Suburbia) struggled to adjust to a certain European country. What is its name?
England (or Britain)
The U.S. President George W. Bush, used a specific term to describe military, political, and ideological efforts to stop terrorism. What was that term?
War on Terror
Who used fake news about Mark Anthony’s will to turn the Roman Senate against him?
Octavian
Which period after the Civil War tried to rebuild the South and secure rights for freed slaves, but largely failed.
The Reconstruction Era
What terrorist group carried out the 7 July 2005 bombings on London’s public transport system?
Al-Qaeda
Benjamin Franklin printed a fake newspaper to accuse King George III of ordering this brutal act by Native Americans. What word did he use?
scalping (over 700 people)
Who is this person: Her quiet act of protest on a bus in Montgomery helped launch the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
Despite being born in the UK, Karim from The Buddha of Suburbia often felt like a "new breed" of this nationality.
Englishman
One reason terrorists attack civilians instead of political leaders is to create a certain emotion in the general public. What is this emotion named?
Fear
Which U.S. president promoted or repeated conspiracy theories about his rivals, including Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Which laws in the South segregated African Americans and limited their rights well into the 20th century.
The Jim Crow Laws
In Australia, Jacob observed that although many people embraced multiculturalism. However, one culture was heavily debated. What was the name of that culture
Aboriginal Australians
In 1968, a Palestinian group hijacked an Israeli airliner, marking the start of modern international terrorism. What was the name of that group?
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine