World Leaders
Who was the first President of the United States to live in the White House?
John Adams
Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris in 1783
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
What year did the Berlin Wall go up?
1961
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Who was the last Czar of Russia?
Nicholas II
What was the code name of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War 2?
Operation Overload
What was the name of the first successful English colony in America, founded in 1607?
Jamestown
What year did World War II begin?
1939
Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Which British queen holds the longest reign before Queen Elizabeth II?
Queen Victoria
What was the main language spoken in ancient Rome?
Latin
What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
In what year did the United States land on the moon?
1969
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the oldest city in the US?
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
What year did the Titanic Sink?
1912
Who wrote the plays Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
William Shakespeare
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What country is famous for it’s Terracotta Army and Great Wall?
China
In what year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621
What was the name of the famous ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer