Potpourri
McClellan fought Lee in this battle on September 17, 1862. The Confederate retreat gave Abe Lincoln the confidence to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam or Sharpsburg
What invention helped Martin Luther spread his ideas?
The printing press
What do you call the longest side of a right triangle?
Hypotenuse
Which organ in the human body produces bile:
the liver, pancreas, or heart?
The liver
The Reformation begins - Martin Luther
1517
It is equal to 39.37 inches, and it is the basic unit of length in the metric system.
Meter
What planet is named for the Roman god of war?
Mars
How many sides does a heptagon have?
7
What are scientists called who study rocks and minerals?
Geologists
Christopher Columbus discovers the New World
1492
Pierre and Marie Curie of France in 1898 discovered this element which was named after her native country.
Polonium
Who was the Greek messenger of the gods?
Hermes
How many dozen cookies are in 1 gross?
12
What is the word for an exploding star?
Supernova
Jamestown founded in Virginia
1607
A mean-spirited miser who discovers the meaning of Christmas in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickins.
Ebenezer Scrooge
What does the French word "Renaissance" mean in English?
Rebirth
Give the total number of degrees in a square?
360 degrees
What chemical is most often used in water-treatment plants?
Chlorine
The Mayflower Compact
1620
A kind of painting and sculpture that flourished in the 1900’s. It does not present objects as they appear to the eye, but rather is an arrangement of colors and forms.
Abstract Art
Put these names in chronological order:
Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Pericles
Pericles (495-429 BC)
Alexander (356-323 BC)
Cleopatra (69-30 BC)
What kind of triangle has no sides of equal length?
A scalene triangle
A lever turns around a fixed point called...
A fulcrum
Massachusetts Bay Colony founded - Puritans
1630