1st Grade
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Native Americans and what other group of people?
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
What object, beginning with the letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
From which country did Mexico gain its independence in the 19th century?
Spain
Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?
The Civil War
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
The region known as the "Fertile Crescent" is located in the present day ______.
Middle East
Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
Italy, Japan, and Germany's alliance was called what during WWII?
The Axis of Evil
What is Rosa Parks most famous for?
Refusing to give up her seat on the front of the bus
From whom did the United States buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon/France
The modern-day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?
Constantinople
Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Spanish
What city in the world was the first to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
China
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
The French and Indian War, which began in 1754, became the North American theater of what worldwide war that lasted from 1756 to 1763?
The Seven Years' War
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the entire world to do what?
Walk on the moon
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
Name the American president on the half-dollar coin who was assassinated in 1963.
John F. Kennedy
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?
The Civil War
In which decade did Hong Kong revert from the British rule?
The 1990s (1997)