Historical Facts
What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Jamestown.
What illness causes red, itchy spots and was once a common childhood disease ?
Chickenpox
Who wrote the book "The cat in the hat"?
Dr. Seuss
What invention allows messages to be sent over wires using signals?
Telegraph
Clemson
Tigers
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
What disease is caused by vitamin c deficiency?
Scurvy
What was the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter series?
Hogwarts
What invention helps people travel underwater?
Submarines.
Purdue
Boilmakers
What event began on Oct 29th 1929 & is known as black Tuesday?
Stock market crash.
What condition occurs when you blood pressure is consistently too high?
Hypertension
What is the name of the wooden puppet who became a real life boy?
Pinocchio
What invention uses lenses to see small objects?
Microscope.
Penn State
Nittany Lions
What was the name of the first artificial satellite that was launched into space?
Sputnik 1
Which respiratory disease was once called " consumption" ?
Tuberculosis
In Alice in wonderland what animal was always in a great hurry?
The white Rabbit
Who invented the game of basketball?
Dr. James Naismith
Arkansas
Razorbacks
What was the name of the agreement that ended World War 1?
The Treaty of Versailles
What disease is caused by a bite from an infected tick?
Lyme Disease
Who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee.
Who invented the first successful steamboat? Initials R.F
Robert Fulton
Uconn
Huskies