📜 U.S. History
This document, signed in 1776, declared America's independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This Shakespearean play features the famous line, "To be or not to be."
What is Hamlet?
This is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
What is photosynthesis?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This nutrient is the body’s primary source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This empire, led by Julius Caesar, dominated Europe for centuries.
What is the Roman Empire?
This war was fought between the North and South from 1861-1865.
What is the Civil War?
This novel by Harper Lee explores racial injustice in the American South.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
Water boils at this temperature in Fahrenheit.
What is 212°F?
The three branches of government are executive, legislative, and ____.
What is judicial?
This organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
The Black Death was caused by this disease.
What is the bubonic plague?
The Stock Market Crash of this year led to the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
George Orwell’s 1984 introduced this term for an oppressive, all-seeing government.
What is Big Brother?
This scientist developed the three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This document established the framework of the U.S. government in 1787.
What is the Constitution?
The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers in most U.S. states is ____.
What is 0.08%?
This war lasted from 1914 to 1918 and was called "The Great War."
What is World War I?
This U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This literary movement in the 19th century focused on nature and self-reliance.
What is Transcendentalism?
The powerhouse of the cell is known as this.
What is the mitochondrion?
The U.S. Supreme Court has this many justices.
What is nine?
This is the medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
The Cold War was primarily between these two nations.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?
This program, initiated by FDR, aimed to recover the economy during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This poet wrote The Raven and Annabel Lee.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This chemical element has the symbol “Au” and is highly valued.
What is gold?
This landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This historical trade route connected Europe, Africa, and Asia.
What is the Silk Road?