Famous Figures
This philosopher, known for his Socratic method, was sentenced to death in Athens.
Who is Socrates?
This event triggered the start of World War I in 1914
What is: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This man won the 2012 US presidential Election:
Who is: Barrack Obama
Classroom Answer: First to get BOTH written down
Two religions that believe in the practice of Reincarnation.
This ocean is on the Western side of the US.
What is: Pacific Ocean
Who is: Sun Tzu
The event that thrusted the United States into World War 2:
What is: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Hinduism originated in this Country
What is: India
What is: Relative Location
This person is often claimed to be the "Richest man of all time"
Who is: Mansa Musa
CLASSROOM ANSWER: Whoever lists ALL correctly first
The Axis Powers include
Japan
Germany
Italy
John D Rockefeller made majority of his money in THIS Company
The belief in one God
Latitude and Longitude are needed to describe this type of location.
What is: Absolute Location
Daughter of Henry the 8th, who became the first woman to rule England as Queen
Who is: Mary 1st.
This treaty off ally ended World War 1 in 1919
What is: Treaty Of Versailles
This person is on the 2$ Bill
Who is: Thomas Jefferson
Siddhartha Gautama founded this Relgion
What is: Buddhism
This narrow valley or inlet from the sea, was originally carved out by advancing glacier and filled by melting glacial ice.
What is: Fjord
Which US President has the longest name by character count
Who is: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (Joe Biden)
This precursor to the United Nations was founded in the aftermath of World War 1.
What is: The League of nations
Classroom Question: Closest wins (one answer)
This prophet appears in the 3 major Monotheistic Religions
What is: Abraham
CLASSROOM ANSWER: Whoever gets the Most
The 5 themes of geography are.
What is: Location, place, Movement, Region, Human environment, Human interaction.