Famous People
Among Mexicans and Americans, he was considered the worst Indian who ever lived. (His name and tribe)
Who was Geronimo of the Apache tribe?
What are Philadelphia and New York City?
This is how the Great Chicago Fire allegedly started.
What was Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a burning oil lantern?
or
What was a shower of burning meteors sparked the fires?
"Destroy the Foreigner" and "Support the Qing."
Who were the Boxers (during the Boxer Rebellion)?
Aimed at the middle class, this invention could be built in 93 minutes thanks to an assembly line.
What it the Model T Ford car?
This was 6,000 miles long
What is the Trans-siberian Railroad?
This professional baseball player gave up a lucrative salary of $400-$500 per week to become a traveling evangelist making $83 a week.
Who was Billy Sunday?
The 5 Chinese "Treaty Port" cities opened to British sea trade by the Treaty of Nanking.
What are Shanghai, Canton, Ningbo, Amoy, and Fuchou?
The forerunner of the New York Stock Exchange was founded when a group of 24 stock traders signed this.
What was the Buttonwood Agreement?
"I will never put my name ona product that does not have in it the best that is in me."
Who was John Deere?
This was accidentally "invented" as a result of a cranky customer's complaint to a chef in Saratoga.
This guy wrecked a ship, but still got to captain another one. Name him, his first ship, his second ship and tell what happened to his second ship.
Who was Edward John Smith, the Olympic, the Titanic, and hit and iceberg and sunk?
The best known American soldier of WWI.
Who was Sergeant Alvin York?
5 civilized tribes that tried to adapt to the new European way of life by educating themselves and adopting Europoean customs.
Who are the 1. Cherokee
2. Chicksaw
3. Choctaw
4. Creek
5. Seminole
The nickname for the Black soldiers who served in the U.S. Army after the Civil War and how they got their name.
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers (called that because the were strong & tough like buffalo and they had curly, black hair like a buffalo does)?
"We should seek to make them Christians, not Englishmen."
Who was Hudson Taylor?
She invented the forerunner of this popular game, but he capitalized on the game and made a fortune while she got a measley $500. Give her name, her game, his name, his game.
What is the Landlord's game invented by Elizabeth Magie and Monopoly by Charles Darrow.
He established the Persian Empire by conquering these 2 empires. Name him and the 2 empires he conquered.
Who is Cyrus the Great and the Medes and the Babylonians?
His assassination was the catalyst for World War I. His name, his assassin's name, and the weapon used.
Who was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (of Austria) and Gavrilo Princip with a hand gun?
She ruled secretely (and literally) behind the curtain for 47 years.
Who was the Empress Dowager Cixi?
America's first mass produced soft drink. Give the name and the slogan.
"He kept us out of War" (Not really who said this, instead, when was it said and about whom?)
Who is Woodrow Wilson and his campaign slogan for reelection?
Much of the work to build this amazing 6,000 mile "thing" was accomplished by Russion convicts and exiles.
Some hazards of the Oregon Trail (at least 3)
25 points for every answer more than 3
What are no bridges, bad weather, diseases, Indian attacks, wheels/axles breaking?
He thought he was the brother of Jesus sent to establish a heavenly kingdom on earth. His mission given by God was to destroy idols and drive out demons. He believed the people were worshipping idols, demons, and monsters.
Who was Hong Xiuquan?
3 results of the Second Opium War and the Treaties of Tianjin.
What were 1. Foreigners and missionaries gained access to travel and live all over China
2. Ten more Chinese ports were opened to trade with foreigners
3. China owed Great Britain a great deal of money.
The longest battle of WWI. Name the battle, the country, and how long it lasted.
What was the Battle of Verdun in France for 10 months?
"If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth, and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented, nor will he grow and prosper."
Who was Chief Joseph?
The name of the very first motion picture of all time and the 2 inventions it inspired.
Lenin with the ideals of this guy believed this would lead to this. Name the guy whose ideas he used, both types of government and explain what they are.