1st 3rd (1900-33)
DAILY TRIPLE... THIS world-wide war, was known as "The Great War." It started when the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated by a Serbian anarchist, named Princip. THIS war took place from 1914-1918...
What is "World War I"?
THIS, the most destructive war in human history, began when Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939...
What is "World War II"?
President Ronald Reagan said to the Premier of the USSR, "Tear down THIS wall, Mr. Gorbachev." In 1989, THIS wall was torn down. THIS signaled the end of the Soviet era and empire...
What is "the Berlin Wall"?
DAILY DOUBLE... THIS was invented in 1926 by Philo Farnsworth. It went on to become a major cultural force with programming like "I Love Lucy," and "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite." Many of us watch Patriots games on THIS device, each Sunday ...
What is "Television"?
HE was the last person from Massachusetts, to serve as President of the US (1961-1963)...
Who is "John F. Kennedy"?
HE was President of the US from Sept. 14, 1901 - March 4, 1909. HE became president when Pres. William McKinley was assassinated. HE was the 5th cousin of future president, Franklin Roosevelt...
Who is "Theodore Roosevelt"?
THIS U.S. president (born in Brookline, MA) was assassinated in Dallas, TX, on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald...
Who is "John F. Kennedy"?
DAILY DOUBLE... The National Airport in Washington, D.C., is named after HIM, our 40th president (1981-1989). HE established a strong relationship with Premier Mikhail Gorbachev who was promoting reforms in the USSR, and the economy of the 1980s was strong, contributing to THIS president's popularity...
Who is "Ronald Reagan"?
THIS emerged as a definite style of music, in the early to mid-1950s. It came most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s. Early artists who practiced THIS style of music were Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley...
What is "Rock and Roll" music?
THIS Civil Rights leader of the 1950s and 60s was gunned down in April 1968, in Memphis, TN. We celebrate HIS birthday each year, the 3rd Monday in January...
Who is "Martin Luther King, Jr."?
THIS event took place on October 28, 1929, resulting in "The Great Depression"...
What is "the Stock Market Crash of 1929" or "the Wall Street Crash of 1929"?
HE was our longest serving president, serving our nation from 1933 - 1945. HE lead the country through the Great Depression and World War II...
Who is "Franklin Delano Roosevelt"?
HE was born in Hope, Arkansas, and served as our 42nd president from 1993 - 2001. HIS wife, Hillary, ran for president herself in 2016, as the Democratic Party's nominee...
Who is "Bill Clinton"?
THIS gliding toy is also called a "flying disc". It was invented by Walter Frederick Morrison. He had fun tossing a popcorn can lid with his future wife, Lucile, after Thanksgiving Day dinner in 1937. This got his wheels turning. He served in WWII, but after that mass-produced the first flying discs in 1948. We know them today, as THIS...
DAILY DOUBLE... HE lived from 1955 - 2011 and was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple. HE was also the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar.
Who was "Steve Jobs"?
THIS world-wide pandemic took place from 1918 - 1920. People wore masks to prevent the spread of THIS deadly illness. It resulted in the deaths of 50 million people, world-wide...
What is "the Spanish Flu" or "the Spanish Influenza"?
THIS horrific event took place over the course of the 1930s and 40s, and resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews...
What is "the Holocaust"?
Who is "Richard Nixon"?
ON Jan. 17, 1920 a nationwide ban on the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol began. THIS lasted until 1933. This era was called THIS...
What is "Prohibition"?
Because of the dominance of THIS country during the 20th century, THIS one-hundred year period has been called the:
A) British Century B) Chinese Century C) Russian Century D) American Century
What is "D) American Century"?
THIS WWI U.S. president came up with the idea of the League of Nations (predecessor to the United Nations) only to have HIS country opt out of joining it!
Who is "Woodrow Wilson"?
A) Pierre Curie B) Jonas Salk C) Isaac Newton D) Albert Einstein E) Anthony Fauci
Who is "B) Jonas Salk"?
HE was president (1977-1981) when US hostages were taken at the US embassy in Iran. This event, more than any other, resulted in HIM being a one-term president. HE is our oldest living former president (98 years old, as of today... born October 1, 1924). Before becoming president, HE was governor of the State of Georgia...
Who is "Jimmy Carter"?
THIS "cube" or 6-sided puzzle, became popular during the 1980s....
What is "the Rubik's Cube"?
TODAY, because of the long history of dominance of the countries of Britain (19th century) and the United States (20th century), THIS language is the global language of business people...
What is "English"?