Fall History
What did the Irish originally carve for before pumpkins as jack-o-lanterns? (2 possible answers)
What is Potatoes/Turnips
This historical figure said "Let them eat cake"?
What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This empire built roads stretching thousands of miles and was ruled by emperors such as Augustus.
What is the Roman Empire
Who is the only person depicted on circulating US currency who was not born in a current US territory
Who is Alexander Hamilton
He was stabbed to death on the Ides of March.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Chicken Feed was the original name for what popular fall candy?
What is Candy Corn
This city was where the first Thanksgiving was
What is St. Augustine, FL
This empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history
What is the Mongol Empire
The Romans used to tax this bodily fluid
What is Urine
His assassination in Sarajevo helped spark World War I.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This popular fall activity started in ancient Britain as a courting ritual.
What is Bobbing for Apples
This was the month the printed United States Declaration of Independence was signed
What is August 1776
This empire controlled a vast trade network across the Indian Ocean and captured Constantinople in 1453.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This major historical figure was the first to use "omg" in a letter
Who is Winston Churchill
This Aztec ruler was killed during the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
Who was Moctezuma II?
This popular Halloween song was banned in the U.K.
What is The Monster Mash
This is what Paul Revere said to warn the colonists that the British were en route
What is The Regulars are coming out
This empire was known as "the empire on which the sun never sets."
What is the British Empire?
Europeans feared this food for centuries, believing they were poisonous.
What is Tomatoes
He died on Saint Helena after ruling much of Europe.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This festival started as a German royal wedding celebration
What is Oktoberfest
Cinco de Mayo celebrates this important aspect of Mexico's History
What is The Battle of Puebla
This empire, centered in modern-day Mali, grew wealthy from controlling the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.
What is the Mali Empire?
Founded in 1738, this secret Catholic society emerged as an alternative to Freemasonry and took its name from a breed of dog known for loyalty.
What is Order of the Pug
This conqueror died in Babylon in 323 BCE, leaving behind an empire with no clear successor.
Who was Alexander the Great?