School Nicknames
20th Century America
Sixth Grade History
World Leaders Past and Present
Finish the Statement
100
The Scarlet Knights.
What is Rutgers University?
100
It was the decade that was most affected by the Great Depression.
What is the 1930's?
100
These two rivers in Mesopotamia were the "Cradle of Civilization."
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
100
England's prime minister during the 1940's and 1950's.
Who is Winston Churchill?
100
"That's one small step for a man..."
What is "...one giant leap for mankind"?
200
The University of Notre Dame
Who are the Fighting Irish?
200
Franklin Roosevelt referred to this event as "the day of infamy."
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
200
The civilization that built the site in Peru known as Machu Pichu.
Who are the Incas?
200
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ruled this country during the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
What is Spain?
200
"I have a dream. That my four little children ...will not be judged by the color of their skin..."
What is "...but by the content of their character"?
300
The Longhorns
What is the University of Texas?
300
The missile crisis of 1962 focused on this island.
What is Cuba?
300
Constantinople was the capital of this empire that thrived from 330 to 1453.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
300
He was president of the United States during the WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
We hold these truths to be self-edivident, that all men..."
What is "...are created equal"?
400
The University of Southern California
Who are the Trojans?
400
In 1928, Alexander Fleming accidently discovered this powerful antibiotic from a discarded, contaminated Petri dish.
What is penicillin?
400
King John of England was forced to sign this document in 1215 that limited his authority.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
Joseph Stalin was the leader of this country during WWII.
What is the Soviet Union/Russia?
400
In the town where I was born, lived a man, who sailed to sea, and he told us of his life..."
What is "...in the land of submarines"?
500
Penn State
Who are the Nittany Lions?
500
The demolition of this structure in central Europe signaled the collapse of communism on the continent.
What is the Berlin Wall?
500
The style of architecture used to build churches during the Middle Ages.
What is Gothic?
500
He was the first Black president of South Africa following the end of apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
500
At the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, William Prescott sold the American soldiers, "Don't fire until you see...THIS"
What is "...the whites of their eyes"?
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