Famous Americans
This president wore wooden teeth (but not really) and was the first leader of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
In 1492, this explorer sailed the ocean blue.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The pyramids were built in this ancient country.
What is Egypt?
The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South over slavery and other issues. What were the two sides called?
What are the Union and the Confederacy?
This famous ship hit an iceberg and sank in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, starting a major civil rights movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
This city in Italy was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
What is Pompeii?
This war began when the Boston Tea Party and "taxation without representation" angered American colonists.
What is the American Revolution?
No one knows why the people of this ancient South American city, high in the Andes Mountains, abandoned it.
What is Machu Picchu?
This inventor gave us the light bulb and said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Who is Thomas Edison?
The United States fought against this country during the American Revolution.
What is Great Britain?
This empire, famous for its legions, roads, and colosseum, once ruled much of Europe.
What is the Roman Empire?
The United States entered World War II after this country bombed Pearl Harbor.
What is Japan?
The lost colony of Roanoke left behind this mysterious word carved into a tree.
What is Croatoan?
This famous pilot was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This document starts with the words "We the People."
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Great Wall of China was built to protect against invaders from this direction.
What is the north?
This document ended World War I in 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This medieval structure was built for protection during attacks and is often surrounded by a moat.
What is a castle?
He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
The Cold War was a long period of tension between the United States and this country.
What is the Soviet Union?
This ancient stone circle in England remains a mystery—no one knows exactly why it was built.
What is Stonehenge?