Thanksgiving
When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
Which civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
The Egyptians
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In what year did the American Revolution begin?
1775
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand
Which Indigenous nation shared the first Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag Nation
What writing system did ancient Mesopotamians develop?
Cuneiform
Which treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What American document influenced many democratic revolutions?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln
Which river was central to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?
The Nile River
Which countries were part of the Allies in World War I?
Great Britain, France, U.S., and Russia
What event signaled the start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille
Which U.S. president had a pet raccoon named Rebecca in the White House?
President Calvin Coolidge
Who campaigned for decades to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Sarah Josepha Hale
Which civilization built the massive stone city of Machu Picchu in South America?
The Inca
What was the name of the secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
Which general/emperor was attacked by rabbits?
Napoleon Bonaparte
How many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States each year?
46 million
Which ancient empire developed the first large, organized postal system?
The Persian Empire
Which conference decided how Germany would be divided after World War II?
The Yalta Conference
What group led the overthrow of the monarchy in Russia in 1917?
The Bolsheviks
What U.S. president had a bathtub specially made for him?
President William Howard Taft