Ancient Philosophers
Which philosopher wrote the Symposium?
Plato
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
George III
While in prison, what organization did Malcolm X join?
Nation of Islam
Who authored A Vindication of the Rights of Women?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What was the name of the first successful satellite launched by the USSR?
Sputnik I
Which philosopher died from drinking hemlock in 399 BCE?
Socrates
Who was the only English king to be tried and executed for treason?
Charles I
What civil rights organization was known for its Free Breakfast program and iconic leather uniform?
Black Panthers
Which American asked her husband to “remember the ladies” while he was attending the Second Continental Congress?
Abigail Adams
Which president signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA?
Eisenhower
What was the original, given name of the Buddha?
Siddharta Gautama
Which French duchess married the king of France AND the king of England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Olympe de Gouges exposed the failed ideals of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality in which document?
The Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What semi-legendary figure is credited with the founding of Daoism?
Laozi
Who is considered to be the first English king to rule over the united Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
Æthelstan
What were the names of civil rights activists who rode interstate buses across the South to protest segregation?
Freedom Riders
Who wrote “if all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?”
Mary Astell
When was the last time a person walked on the moon? (year)
1972
What ancient Indian philosophy valued non-violence (ahimsa) towards all living things?
Jainism
Who is the only English monarch that has voluntarily abdicated the throne?
Edward VIII
Name one senator who took part in the filibuster that failed to block the Civil Rights Act?
Richard Russell, Strom Thurmond, Robert Byrd, William Fulbright, and Sam Ervin
Which French mathematician expressed his full support for women’s suffrage in Journal de la Société in 1789?
Nicolas de Condercet
Who was the first woman in space, and what country was she from?
Valentina Tereshkova, USSR