Ancient Civilization
What was the writing system of Ancient Egypt called?
hieroglyphics
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
What is the repetition of beginning sounds in words called?
alliteration
This person not only has a town in New Jersey named after him, he also invented the light bulb
Thomas Edison
He was President of the United States during the Cuban Missle Crisis
John F Kennedy
Belief in many gods is called
Polytheism
How many continents are there
7
What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
This was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
This day is celebrated in the UK, Canada, and Australia every year on December 26.
Boxing Day
This Babylonian created one of the earliest set of legal codes with 282 (sometimes harsh) laws.
Hammurabi
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What is the center of an atom called?
nucleus
The Axis Powers that the United States fought against in World War 2 consisted of these 3 nations
Germany, Japan, Italy
What was the name of the hurricane that destroyed much of New Orleans in August of 2005
Hurricane Katrina
This was an ancient trading that went from China to Europe
Silk Road
What is the capital city of New York
Albany
What is a word that imitates the sound it represents called?
onomatopoeia
Every year on Patriots Day this event brings people from around the world to Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Marathon
Did singer had few regrets in his life, especially after the money he made from the song "My Way"
Frank Sinatra
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Incas
Which mountain range is the tallest in the world?
The Himalayas
What is the volume of a cube with side length 3?
27
This person introduced the Model T car and the production of his car made automobiles more affordable for the "everyman"
Henry Ford
What year was Martin Luther King assassinated? (2 months later RFK suffered a similar fate)
1968