Mesopotamia
What two rivers were key to the geography of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and the Euphrates
What was the form of writing used in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Cunieform
This famous escape artist and illusionist died on Halloween from appendicitis
Harry Houdini
How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag?
6 - Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow and Dark Brown
What year was the iphone released?
2007
What is the nickname often given to Mesopotamia?
the Cradle of Civilization," "the Fertile Crescent
What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code?
it was one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes, establishing a standardized system of justice for the Babylonian society that influenced later legal systems.
It introduced legal concepts like the "presumption of innocence" and provided a framework for order by setting standards for business and social conduct, though its punishments often reflected a strict social hierarchy and the principle of "an eye for an eye"
This person of royalty died in a car accident. Activism and glamour made her one of the most popular members of the royal family throughout history.
Diana, Princess of Wales
What was the first individually wrapped penny candy in America?
Tootsie Roll
What county is Gifford located in?
Middlesex County
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
Babylon
What is a ziggurat and what purpose did it serve?
a massive, terraced-pyramidal structure in ancient Mesopotamia that served as a temple and a focal point for religious and civic lifeWhat is a ziggurat and what purpose did it serve?
this French chemist is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to finding treatments for cancer. In 1903 they won the Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering radioactivity. In 1911 she won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for isolating pure radium.
She died in 1934 of leukemia, believed to have been brought on by her extensive exposure to the high levels of radiation involved in her studies.
Marie Curie
What is the best selling Halloween candy in the world?
Snickers
this country is known for windmills and tulips
the Netherlands
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
City State
Through the Epic of Gilgamesh, historians have learned that Mesopotamians celebrated this art form—not just for entertainment, but as a way to teach moral lessons and honor the gods.
Oral Tradition of storytelling
This Russian mystic and holy man, best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia was assassinated by Nobles.
He was first given food and wine laced with cyanide, however, when this failed his shot him at close range and left him for dead. In spite of these murderous measures, he revived shortly thereafter and made an attempt to flee, only to be intercepted by his assailants who shot him again and viciously beat him. They then bound him, who was remarkably still alive, and threw him into the freezing Neva River. His battered body was found several days later and it was reported that there was water in his lungs, indicating that he finally died by drowning.
Rasputin
In which country were gummy bears first invented?
Germany
Who was the first American to be killed in the American Revolution?
Crispus Attucks, an African and Native American man, is widely recognized as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre of 1770, an event that helped spark the Revolution}. On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people, with Attucks being the first to die.
The group who created a new alphabet and traded purple cloth.
the Phoenicians
After failing to gain immortality, Gilgamesh learns from this immortal survivor of a great flood that wisdom, not eternal life, is the true legacy of humanity.
Utnapishtim
He was one of the greatest of the barbarian rulers was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. He attacked Gaul and then Italy after the Western Roman emperor refused to marry his sister to him with half the Western Empire as her dowry.
This ruler died because of a nosebleed at a celebration. It could have been because of poisoning, internal bleeding caused by heavy drinking, or worst of all he simply had a bad nosebleed. After his death, the group basically disappeared from history.
Attila the Hun
According to Boston 25 what was the most popular candy in Massachusetts?
Butterfinger
This is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent and is the subject of a long-running territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and China. The region is predominantly mountainous, with lush valleys, forested hills, and high plateaus.
Kashmir