Turning Points in History
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This state capital shares its name with a former U.S. president.
What is Jackson (Mississippi)?
"You are a toy!"
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
“Sweet Child o’ Mine” was a hit for this American rock band from Los Angeles.
Who are Guns N’ Roses?
This document, signed in 1215, limited the powers of the English monarchy.
What is the Magna Carta?
This river forms most of the border between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
"I have magical hair that glows when I sing."
Who is Rapunzel from Tangled?
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell.”
What is the mitochondrion?
This pop superstar released the 1984 album Like a Virgin.
Who is Madonna?
This 1914 event sparked WWII
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This mountain range stretches from Alabama to Canada along the eastern U.S.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.”
This scientist proposed the three laws of motion in 1687.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This Australian band released “Down Under” in 1981, becoming an international hit.
Who are Men at Work?
This 1947 U.S. policy aimed to contain the spread of communism in Europe.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This state is home to the geographic center of North America.
What is North Dakota?
"You know, I am so romantic, sometimes I think I should just marry myself!"
Who is Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc?
This particle has a negative charge and orbits the nucleus of an atom.
What is an electron?
This American singer had a 1986 hit with “Walk Like an Egyptian.”
Who are The Bangles?
This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
This U.S. territory’s capital is Hagåtña.
What is Guam?
"Dang it, Jim. I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor."
Who is Dr. Doppler from Treasure Planet?
This theory explains the movement of Earth’s continents.
What is plate tectonics?
This band’s 1982 hit “Don’t You Want Me” helped define the synth-pop sound of the early ’80s.
Who are The Human League?