Periods of History
During which historical era did humans first begin farming and living in permanent settlements?
The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
Which singer is known as the “King of Pop”
Michael Jackson
Whose face appears on the one-dollar bill?
George Washington
What is the largest U.S. state by area?
Alaska
What invention, patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, allowed people to speak over long distances?
The telephone
What were the primary causes of the French Revolution?What period of European history is known as the “rebirth” of art, literature, and scientific thought?
The Renaissance
What music group, formed in Liverpool in 1960, became one of the most influential bands in history?
The Beatles
Which president delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Mount Rushmore, featuring the faces of four U.S. presidents, is located in what state?
South Dakota
Which invention by the Wright brothers achieved the first successful powered flight in 1903?
The Airplane
Lasting from roughly 1947 to 1991, what era was defined by political and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Cold War
Which 2009 science-fiction film directed by James Cameron became the highest-grossing movie of its time?
Avatar
Which U.S. president resigned from office in 1974 following the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
What river forms most of the border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
What invention developed by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450 dramatically increased the spread of books and knowledge?
The printing press
What period followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire and lasted until the beginning of the Renaissance?
Middle Ages
Which television series featured the fictional kingdoms of Westeros and Essos and became a global cultural phenomenon?
Game of Thrones
Which U.S. president is known for the New Deal programs during the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt
What U.S. state is home to the Everglades?
Florida
What invention, introduced by James Watt's improvements in the late 1700s, helped power the Industrial Revolution?
Steam Engine
What era began around 1760 and transformed manufacturing through the widespread use of machines and factories?
Industrial Revolution
Which 1994 sitcom featured six friends living in New York City and aired its series finale to over 50 million viewers in the United States?
Friends
Which U.S. president authorized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
What U.S. state is the only one that borders just a single other state?
Maine
What is the biggest innovation developed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
The World Wide Web