U.S. History
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
King Ferdinand of Spain
Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?
Neil Armstrong from the United States
Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
The League of Nations
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
The Soviet Union
Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
France
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?
1988
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
World War I
Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
Britain and France
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
Battle of Midway
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)