1st Grade
100 pts
100 pts
The first thanksgiving was celebrated by Native Americans and what other group of people?
What are Pilgrims.
What are the three branches of the United States government?
What are Legislative, judicial, and executive.
What type of feather, beginning with letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
What is a Quil.
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
What are The Incas.
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
What is Marie Antoinette.
From which country did Mexico gain its independence in the 19th century?
What is Spain.
Which war was fought between the North and South regions in the United States?
What is the Civil War.
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
What is The Roman Empire.
The ancient Egyptian writing system was called what?
What is Hieroglyphics.
The region known as the "Fertile Crescent" is located in present day?
What is Middle East.
Who invented the light bulb?
What is Thomas Edison.
Italy, Japan, and Germany's alliance was called what during WWll?
What was The Axis of Evil.
What is Rosa Parks most famous for?
What is Refusing to give her seat up in the front of the bus.
From whom did the United States buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?
What is Napoleon/France.
The modern day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?
What is Constantinople.
Which language is the mostly widely spoken in South America?
What is Spanish.
What city was the first to be attacked by an atomic bomb?
What is Hiroshima.
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
What is China.
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
What is Francis Scott Key.
The French and Indian war, which began in 1754, became the North American theater of this worldwide war that lasted from 1756 to 1763?
What is The Seven Years War.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the world to do what?
What is Walk on the Moon.
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What are The Bill of Rights.
Name the American president on the half dollar coin who was assassinated in 1963?
What is John F. Kennedy.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?
What is The Civil War.
In which decade did Hong Kong revert from British rule?
What is 1990s (1997)