Industrial Revolution
China
World War I
World War II
General
General
General History
100
Where did most people live pre Industrial Revolution?
Farms/countryside
100
What was the name of the dynasty that ruled China during the Opium Wars?
Qing
100
Who was assassinated that triggered the beginning of World War I?
Franz Ferdinand
100
What crash triggered the beginning of the Great Depression?
Wall Street Crash
100
Finish the lyrics "America was born in the great Depression...
Millions without jobs in every profession."
100
How many colors in a rainbow?
7
100
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
200
Which invention led to mass migration across the country?
Steam Engine
200
Which invention from Ancient China do we use everyday, can be more than once?
Toilet paper
200
What years did World War I take place?
1914-1918
200
Where is Pearl Harbour?
Hawaii
200
What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue whale
200
What is the only planet that rotates on its side?
Uranus
200
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
300
What was the life expectancy in the Industrial Revolution period?
25
300
What unusual material was used to make armor in Ancient China?
Paper
300
Who were the main 3 countries who made up the Triple Entente?
England, France and Russia
300
How did WW2 begin?
Germany invaded Poland
300
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
Six
300
What animal is know to laugh and has been proven to have a sense of humor?
Rats
300
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
400
What was a mudlark?
A person who collected things on the banks of the river to sell.
400
Which product did the British want desperately?
Tea
400
What was it called when the European powers were training up soldiers and building up weapon store prior to the war?
The Arms Race
400
Which cities were the atomic bombs dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
400
What is the Greek god of war and son of Zeus and Hera?
Ares
400
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
Marie Curie
400
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
500
What was the name of the farming invention that increased crop produce?
Jethro Tull
500
Which groups of people did the Boxer rebels target? You must say two.
Christians and any foreigners.
500
What was this used for?
Designed to protect the wearer's face and eyes from ‘splash’– hot metal fragments ricocheting inside a tank created by the impact of bullets on a tank’s exterior.
500
What was the British leader’s policy of trying to accommodate Hitler called?
Appeasement
500
How old was the worlds oldest cat?
38 Years
500
What is the rarest blood type among humans?
AB-negative
500
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta