American History
These men are the the four presidents on Mount Rushmore.
Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?
This event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
The name for modern-day Istanbul, Türkiye when it was capital of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
UCLA was founded in this year.
What is 1919?
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date.
What is July 2, 1776?
The "shot heard 'round the world" describes the beginning of these battles in the American Revolution.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This man was the last Tsar of Russia.
Who is Nicholas II?
Julius Caesar was assassinated on this date.
What is the Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)?
Kerckhoff Hall was the film location for several scenes in this 2023 biopic.
What is Oppenheimer?
This man led the first European explorers to the Americas.
Who is Leif Eriksson?
The date on which the surprise attack was launched by the Japanese at the American naval base of Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.
What is December 7, 1941?
This was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
What is Operation Barbarossa?
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for this pharoh.
Who is Khufu?
This woman is the UCLA History Department's Director of Student Affairs.
Who is Tessa Villasenor?
This is what the "D" in D-Day stands for.
What is nothing?
These men are the four presidents that have been assassinated while in office.
Who are Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy?
India gained independence from Britain in this year.
What is 1947?
This is the number of rules written in the Code of Hammurabi.
What is 282?
UCLA was called this prior to becoming the Southern Branch of the University of California.
What is the Los Angeles State Normal School?
This was the date of Russia's "Red October" Revolution.
What is November 7, 1917?
This city was the first capital of the United States.
What is New York City?
What is 1346?
These are the names of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
What are the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
This location on campus is known as the "Birthplace of the Internet."
What is Boelter Hall 3420?
What is the British Empire?