Ancient History
This ancient civilization built the pyramids along the Nile River.
What is Egypt?
This war started in 1939 and ended in 1945.
What is World War Two?
This major economic shift moved production from homes to factories during the 1700s and 1800s.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This ongoing conflict dates back to the fall of the Soviet Union.
What is the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict?
This date in known for being called "a date which will live in infamy".
What is December 7, 1941?
This city was the center of the Roman Empire and is located in modern-day Italy.
What is Rome?
This trade network connected China to Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This is the term or idea that was used to settle the West.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This NASA mission ended horrifically on January 28, 1986, with a known disaster.
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What is the Challenger mission?
This Spartan king is famous for his sacrifice along with his 300 soldiers.
Who is King Leonidas?
This Greek city-state was known for an oligarchic form of government.
What is Sparta?
This disease nearly wiped out most of Europe's population in the 1300s.
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What is the Black Death/Bubonic Plague?
This military general is famous for leading his men into a slaughterhouse of a fight during a confrontation with Native Americans.
Who is General Custard?
This oil company is responsible for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What is Deepwater Horizon?
This volcano erupted about 640,000 years ago and plunged Earth into a long volcanic winter.
What is the Yellowstone supervolcano/caldera?
This well-known warrior is praised for ending the Persian Empire's rule.
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Who is Alexander the Great?
This term describes stronger nations taking control of weaker territories for resources and power.
What is imperialism?
This book exposed the horrific conditions inside the meatpacking plants in Chicago.
What is the Jungle?
This new device, created in October of 2001, was a revolutionary invention in the hand-held industry
What is the Apple Ipod?
These two new gaming systems were released in November of 2001 that brought games straight to your livingroom, bedroom, or basement.
What are the Nintendo GameCube & the Microsoft Xbox?
This Greek goddess is known for her wisdom, crafts, and warfare tactics.
Who is Athena?
The Mona Lisa is an iconic painting by this artist.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This American general led the United States through World War I.
General Pershing
This leader convinced hundreds of people to drink punch laced with cyanide.
This is the number of people who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
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What is 2,977 lives?
This famous leader was known for uniting China and establishing the Qin Dynasty.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
This ship aided the survivors of the RMS Titanic after its sinking.
What is the Carpathia?
This battle is still considered to be the deadliest single-day battle in American history.
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What is the Battle of Antietam?
This nuclear power plant was responsible for an explosion on April 26, 1986.
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Plant
This British scientist was an a Soviet espionage agent that was on the Manhattan Project.
Who is Klaus Fuchs?