Space
On October 17th 1951, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite into space, name that satellite.
Sputnik 1
Arlington National Cemetery (US) is the location of both a memorial and grave site for this assassinated American president.
John F. Kennedy
Carved from 1927-1941, this mountain is famous for its depictions of American leaders.
Mount Rushmore
What historical group in the US often depended on written permission or papers to move freely?
The Enslaved
Which American did the Continental Congress send to France in 1776 to help secure crucial French military and financial support?
Benjamin Franklin
Humans first landed on the moon in this year.
1969
Central Cemetery (Austria) is the burial site of this famously deaf composer.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
London’s position as a mercantile power is largely thanks to its location on this river.
The Thames
Why do historians typically know more about the elites than the rest of a population?
Higher literacy, and/or the production/preservation of more records.
Which intellectual movement is associated with the American Revolution?
The Enlightenment
This is the furthest planet from the sun in our Solar System.
Neptune
Père Lachaise (France) is the burial site of this Irish writer, best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Oscar Wilde
Upon crossing this river Julius Caesar reportedly declared: "Veni, Vidi, Vici".
The Rubicon
Why are women often missing from official European records?
Their identities were often dependent on their fathers or husbands; legally they were entwined with him.
Name one of the tax acts that angered the colonists and fueled the Revolution.
The Sugar Act (1764), The Stamp Act (1765), or the Townshend Acts (1767)
During what was supposed to be a one-week trip, two astronauts got stuck in ISS for how many months?
9 months
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 (US) is the final resting place of this Voodoo priestess.
Marie Laveau
First successfully climbed in 1889 by Dr. Hans Meyer this mountain is the largest free standing mountain in the world.
Mount Kilimanjaro
For what reason(s) did governments begin to keep census records?
Taxation, Military Planning
What was the name of the winter encampment where Washington’s army endured terrible conditions in 1777–78, but emerged stronger?
Valley Forge
What year did the International Space Station (ISS) launch?
1998
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) is the site of the mausoleum of this venerated monk.
Kobo Daishi / Kukai
First discovered by Europeans in 1678, this iconic aquatic site later became a popular honeymoon destination after Napoleon’s younger brother Jerome honeymooned there.
In the US census of 1890, what kind of classification was added to more precisely define (and control) racial identity?
Mixed-race classifications (indicating percentage; words like “quadroon” and “octoroon”)
Which founding father risked his reputation to act as lawyer for the British men involved in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams