What Was? Events, Movements, First
The document that outlines how the United States’ government works, written in 1787
What is the Constitution?
A reverend from Atlanta who championed peaceful protest and who was great leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his speech titled “I Have a Dream”
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Starting in northern Minnesota and flowing south for 2,350 miles, this is the second longest river in America after the Missouri River.
Where is the Mississippi River?
This British pop star, who originally became famous as part of the boy band One Direction, won his first Grammy in 2021 and inspires fans to “Treat People with Kindness.”
Who is Harry Styles?
Lewis Carroll was inspired by an actual girl named Alice Liddell to write this story about a young girl who falls through a rabbit hole and has many strange and exciting adventures.
What is the story of Alice in Wonderland?
One of the worst periods of economic hardship in modern history, during which people waited in lines for a free loaf of bread and lived in cardboard shantytowns
What was the Great Depression?
A young Jewish girl forced into hiding for two years and the author of a famous diary.
Who was Anne Frank?
This mausoleum in Agra, India, was built by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. Precious and semiprecious jewels decorate its walls.
Where is the Taj Mahal?
This former Disney Channel star got her start on the show Shake It Up
Who is Zendaya?
This 1897 horror novel written by Bram Stoker features a villainous count with mysterious powers.
What is the story of Dracula?
Not an actual railroad, but a northbound route to freedom for thousands of enslaved people
What was the Underground Railroad?
A woman who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat and who became known as the “mother of the Civil Rights Movement”
Who was Rosa Parks?
A Nevada air force base where CIA agents do secret work, and where some people believe aliens and their spaceships are stored
Where is Area 51?
This football quarterback has won the Super Bowl seven times six with the New England Patriots and once with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—earning him the title of G.O.A.T.
Who is Tom Brady?
Originally the star of a 1932 horror movie classic, this character is an ancient Egyptian named Imhotep who has been brought back to life by a magic scroll.
What is the story of the Mummy?
One early April morning in 1906, people were jolted awake by this mammoth earthquake that registered 7.8 on the Richter Sale.
What was the San Francisco Earthquake.
Latino American civil rights activist and cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, this island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world and is famous for its over nine hundred giant standing statues shaped like human heads.
Where is Easter Island?
This athlete scored the first goal of the match against France for Team USA during the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
This superhero protects Gotham City and is a businessman by day and a crime fighter by night.
What is the story of Batman?
The civil rights march at which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in front of a quarter million people
What was the March on Washington?
This inventor and engineer experimented with electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communication. His name is associated with an electric coil
Who was Nikola Tesla?
This archipelago off the coast of Ecuador is home to animals that live nowhere else on earth, including giant tortoises that can live for over a hundred years. It inspired one of Charles Darwin’s most famous theories.
Where are the Galapagos Islands?
An NBA star whose signature Air Jordans became the world’s most popular basketball shoe
Who is Michael Jordan?
Originally appearing in the 1818 horror novel by Mary Shelley, this is the most recognizable monster of all time who shares a name with his fictional mad scientist creator.
What is the story of Frankenstein?