US History & Government
What Cold War policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism by containing it where it already existed?
Containment
Who wrote 1984 and Animal Farm?
George Orwell
What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms?
DNA
Which country has the largest population in the world today?
India
What movie musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John became a cultural phenomenon in 1978?
Grease
Which scandal led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What scientific term describes the idea that the universe is expanding from a single point?
The Big Bang Theory
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Who was the lead singer of The Doors?
Jim Morrison
What Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?
J.D. Salinger
What technology allowed long-distance communication before telephones?
The telegraph
What canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across Central America?
The Panama Canal
Who directed the 1972 film The Godfather?
Francis Ford Coppola
What was the name of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s set of domestic programs aimed at reducing poverty and racial injustice?
The Great Society
What novel by Harper Lee addresses racial injustice in the American South?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980?
Smallpox
What U.S. state has the longest coastline when all inlets and islands are included?
Alaska
Who created and originally starred in the sitcom All in the Family?
Norman Lear
Which U.S. constitutional amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
The 26th Amendment
What philosophical movement emphasizes individual freedom, choice, and responsibility?
Existentialism
What space mission first landed humans on the Moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
Which African country was formerly known as Rhodesia?
Zimbabwe
What bestselling 1970 book by Alvin Toffler described the psychological effects of rapid technological change?
Future Shock