Ancient History
This famous Roman general and dictator is perhaps the most important figure of the Roman Empire. His last name is also a delicious salad.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The medieval period in Europe started with the fall of this major European city.
What is Rome?
Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and politician that became president of this country after previously being imprisoned for conspiring to overthrow the state.
What is South Africa?
This was the last state to be admitted into the United States, on August 21, 1959.
What is Hawaii?
This was the main language spoken in ancient Rome.
What is Latin?
This famous Queen of ancient Egypt's legacy survives in many ancient and modern works of art. After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. A 1963 movie named after her stars Elizabeth Taylor.
Who is Cleopatra?
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator that completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by this European monarchy.
What is the Spanish monarchy (Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II)?
This satellite was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957.
What is Sputnik?
This president was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963 at Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
Who is JFK?
This man served as the commanding general of the Union army in the American Civil War and then became the 18th president of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This ancient Greek city-state was a prominent rival of Athens. One of their most famous battles, the Battle of Thermopylae, was portrayed in the movie 300 (hint: "THIS. IS. ______")
This series of religious wars in the middle ages saw Western Christian armies aim to take the Holy Land, around modern-day Jerusalem, from Muslim rule between the 11th and 13th centuries.
What are The Crusades?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 was the most immediate cause of this major war.
What is World War I?
These brothers are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This country was formerly known as Persia.
What is Iran?
This Mesoamerican civilization spanned a large region in modern-day Mexico and Central America. They are known for their highly developed writing system, astronomical system, and ancient temples. Many of these pyramids are still present in Mexico and Guatemala.
What is the Mayan civilization?
This Venetian explorer was famous for travelling eastward through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. Much of what we know about Asian history from that time comes from his writings. Also, his name is used as a game that people can play in a swimming pool.
Who is Marco Polo?
This historical event in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War as it led to eventual German reunification. The tearing down of this structure was referenced 2 years prior, when President Reagan gave the famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this ____."
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
The decades-long suffrage movement led to this, passed into law via the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Susan B. Anthony is known as the most famous suffragette.
What is the right of women to vote?
While not the capital of Vietnam, the largest city is named after this famous revolutionary and politician that served as the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This city, currently the capital of Turkey, was once named Constantinople and served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman empires until it was renamed in 1930.
What is Istanbul?
This Empire was the largest contiguous (meaning that it was all connected over continuous land) empire in history. At its height, it stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This revolution was one of the most important to take place in the 20th century. It included significant figures such as Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Porfirio Diaz, and Francisco Madero.
What is the Mexican Revolution?
This deceased U.S. president was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This South American civilization built Machu Picchu in the 15th-century.
What is the Incan Empire?