World History
Which Ancient Egyptian boy king had a dagger made from iron collected from a meteorite?
King Tut
What was George Washington's codename during the American Revolution? (Hint: There is a famous American convenience store with this name.)
711
What was the main cause of death in the Civil War? (Hint: It killed 2/3 of the soldiers.)
Disease
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
JD Vance (James David Vance)
January 15, 1870 was the first depiction of this US political party as a donkey. A cartoon depicted former secretary of war Edwin Stanton with the caption, "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion." What political party did Stanton belong to?
Democrats
Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh with the most children and most building projects?
Ramses II
What was the name of the fort that George Washington built? (Hint: He really *needed* a fort.)
Fort Necessity
During the Civil War, a Virginia estate belonging to this famous Confederate general was confiscated by the Union and turned into a cemetery.
Robert E Lee
Who is the lead suspect in the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson?
Luigi Mangione
On January 28, 1963, Henry Gantt entered Clemson College in the state of ___________, the last state to hold out against integration. (Hint: It was first state to secede.)
What ancient city was supposedly founded by the two twin brothers, raised by a wolf?
Rome (Romulus and Remus)
What country burned down the White House in 1814?
The British
Approximately what percent of the Union soldiers did African Americans comprise?
10 percent
What organization attacked Israel on October 7, 2023?
Caligula
Babylon was in what modern day country?
Iraq
What was Harriet Tubman's code name, which compared her to a famous religious leader who also led people to freedom?
Moses
How many horses did Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest have shot out from under him?
30 horses
What is the name of the current President of Mexico?
Claudia Sheinbaum
On January 17, 1945, Warsaw, Poland was liberated from the Nazis by what country?
Soviet Russia
What emperor was so obsessed with Achilles that he supposedly slept with a scroll of the Iliad under his bed and stole some of his armor?
Alexander the Great
The 9th US President, William Henry Hudson, had the shortest term of any president. How long was he President?
31 days
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
On January 27, 2025 a new strand of what virus was announced to have been found on a California duck farm.
H5N9 Bird Flu
On January 14, 1741, this famous American traitor was born in Connecticut. He was an American Revolutionary War hero who sold American military info to the British in exchange for money.
Benedict Arnold