U.S. Presidents
The first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
The year World War II ended.
When was 1945?
The amount of original colonies there were in the U.S.
How many is 13?
The name of the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II.
Who was Queen Victoria?
The name of the river that is central to ancient Egyptian civilization.
Where is The Nile River?
The president that is known for the "Emancipation Proclamation" and being the tallest president.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The first person to walk on the moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
The name of the ship Pilgrims took to reach America in 1620.
What is a Mayflower?
The name of Henry VIII's second wife, famously beheaded.
Who was Anne Boleyn?
The ancient Greek city-state that was known for its intense military prowess' name.
Where was Sparta?
The only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The global event the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to.
When was World War I?
The most bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history.
When was The Battle of Antietam?
The king who signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
Who was King John?
The ancient Sumerian system of writing that is considered the oldest's name.
What is Cuneiform?
The first president to be born on the Fourth of July.
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
What the 19th-century conflict that began after Chinese attempts to ban the illegal trade of opium by British merchants was called.
When was The First Opium War?
The amendment that officially abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is The 13th Amendment?
The name of the last English king to lead his army into battle.
Who was George II, and why was he at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743?
The name of the Roman leader that was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who was Julius Caesar?
The only U.S. president to hold a patent. (Bonus $500 if you know what it was, and $100 if you know what it's about).
Who was Abraham Lincoln? What was a device for buoying vessels over shoals?
What the first woman in history to die in an aviation-related incident was named. (Bonus $750 if you know what year she died in, and $300 if you know what vehicle / mode of transportation she died in).
Who was Sophie Blanchard? What is a balloon? When was 1812?
The name of the Swedish-American inventor who was issued the very first U.S. patent for a new method of making potash. (Bonus $300 if you know which year this happened).
Who was Samuel Hopkins? When was 1790?
What the European monarch who was known as the "Sun King" and reigned for over 72 years was called. (Bonus $300 if you know what country he / she is from).
Who was Louis XIV? Where is France?
The day Rome was founded. (Bonus $750 for the month, $500 for the year).
When was April 21, 753 BC?