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Actual History Stuff from This Year
100

Seattle is located in this U.S. state, named for a former president

Washington

100

Name the five boroughs of New York City

Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island

100

This teacher gifted Mr. Potter a flag from the Irish county of Tipperary this year

Mr. Dooley

100

The 2022 world cup was won by this South American country

Argentina

100

This man is the best example of a Renaissance Man, famous as a painter, inventor, and proto-scientist

Leonardo da Vinci

200

What's the name of that big pointy building in Seattle that looks like a UFO? 

The Space Needle

200

This structure, completed in 1883, was the first permanent structure to cross the East River

The Brooklyn Bridge
200

This teacher received their PhD last week! Now you can call them Dr. ______

Hill!

200

This team, who has played in every Men's World Cup, has also won the tournament five times, the most of any country

Brazil

200

This rank/status in Medieval Europe meant you owed service to a feudal lord, and were not allowed to leave the manor without their permission

Serf

300

Mr. Potter's actual hometown is just across the lake from Seattle, in a town famous for being the birthplace of Costco

Kirkland, Washington

300

The Knicks are short for this word, which refers to a type of pants worn by early Dutch settlers

Knickerbockers

300

This teacher once had a pencil surgically removed from their foot

Mr. Stewart

300

The Women's World Cup began in which decade?

The 1990's (1991)

300

In 1453, the _____ took over Constantinople from the ______ and changed its name to Istanbul

Turks or Ottoman Empire, Greeks or Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire

400

Guess the population of Seattle within 100,000 people

784,777

400

What is the only subway line (aside from shuttle trains) that never enters Manhattan?

The G line

400

Based on their name, you might think they teach foreign language but they're actually an English teacher!

Ms. French

400

This country both hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930

Uruguay

400

___ led the wars for independence in the northern part of South America (Colombia, Venezuela), while ____ initially led the charge in the southern part of the continent (Argentina, Peru)

Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin

500

Seattle is geographically located on an isthmus between these two bodies of water

The Puget Sound and Lake Washington

500
Name at least three NYC mayors from the 21st century (last name is fine)

Mamdani, Adams, de Blasio, Bloomberg, Giuliani

500

This psychology teacher grew up in Mexico City

Mr. Sotelo

500

In the upcoming Men's World Cup, there are only 8 teams in which all 26 men on their roster were born in that country. Name one of those countries

Saudi Arabia, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Panama, South Africa, and Sweden

500

This woman was China's only ever Empress, and ruled during the Tang dynasty

Empress Wu, Wu Zhao, Wu Zetian, 武則天

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