1. American Revolution
The American Revolution occurred in which century?
The 18th Century
USA stands for United States of America, USSR stands for...
Full points:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Half-points:
Soviet Union / Russia / Soviets
"9/11" refers to the date of the Al Qaeda terrorist attack on the United States. What is the exact date?
11 September 2001
World War II formally began on which date?
1 September 1939
How old is Mr G?
28
The first thirteen colonies established themselves on which coast of North America?
The Eastern coast
USSR is to communism as the USA is to...
Capitalism
al Qaeda, as lead by Osama Bin Laden, was fuelled by an extremist militant belief in what?
Islam
The French Revolution occurred in which century?
The 18th Century
How long has Mr G worked at EFS?
Since 2017 (currently in sixth year)
Taxation
M.A.D stands for what? (Double points for an accurate explanation)
Mutually Assured Destruction
True or False; Osama Bin Laden had previously been supported by the US during the Soviet-Afghan war
True
The Space Race of the Cold War occurred largely throughout which decade?
The 1960's
G o t t s c h u t z k e
The infamous "tea party" of the American Revolution occurred in which colony?
Boston (As in, the Boston Tea Party)
The Soviet-Afghan war was a costly investment for the USSR, which Soviet president made the decision to withdraw?
Mikhail Gorbachev
There were four separate plane collisions associated with the 9/11 attacks. Provide the location of all four.
1 + 2: The North and South towers of the World Trade Center
3: Pentagon
4: A field in Pennsylvania
Hamilton, the musical based on the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton was first publically performed in which year?
2015
Name an artist in Mr G's top five for Spotify Wrapped (will grant an extra 100 points for each additional artist named)
The 1975
Phoebe Bridgers
blink-182
Oasis
Lily Allen
A large influence on the creation of the Declaration of Independence was a persuasive pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. What was it called?
Common Sense
After the fall of the Soviet Union, many former soviet republics gained independence. Name two of them.
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
The other key individual involved with conducting the terror attacks was an individual named K.S.M.
What is his full name?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Despite being synonymous with the French Monarch, Marie Antoinette was born in which European nation?
Austria
Do an impression of a celebrity
(Score to be determined by G)