Random Knowledge
Reconstruction
Civil War
World Geography
The Amazing Mr. Kerg
100

In what year was the internet invented?

1983

100

What president's assassination drastically altered Reconstruction's path?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What was the leading cause of death in the Civil War?

Disease/Illness

100

What is the most populous country?

India

100

Where did Mr. Kerg teach for 4 years?

Brazil

200

When did White Oak Middle School open?

1962

200

What president was known for being terrible, impeached, racist, and for allowing form slave owners to control Reconstruction in the South?

Andrew Johnson

200

What was the name of slave states that did not secede?

Border states

Bonus 100 per border state you name correctly!

200

What is the capital of Greece?

Athens

200

What languages does Mr. Kerg speak?

English and Portuguese

300

How far is the Sun from the Earth?

93 million miles (1 AU)

300

Which amendment granted citizenship to every person born in the United States?

14th Amendment

300

What was the largest battle by casualties of the Civil War?

The Battle of Gettysburg

Bonus 100: What state did it take place in?

300

What is the largest river in the world by volume?

Amazon River

300

How old is Mr. Kerg?

33

400

How many sheep live in New Zealand? (There are 5 million people)

26 million

400

What elected positions did African Americans hold for the first time during reconstruction?

Governor/U.S. Senate
400

What was the name of the Northern strategy to trap the South?

The Anaconda Plan

400

What is the shallowest ocean?

Arctic Ocean

400

Where was Mr. Kerg born?

Ohio

Bonus 300: What city?

500

How many square kilometers is Russia?

6.6 million

500

What system of farming replaced slavery where workers were paid a portion of their crops, and which largely resembled slavery?

Sharecropping

500

Which battle allowed Abraham Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Battle of Antietam

Bonus 100: What state did it take place in?

500

What is the population of Senegal?  Everyone write your guess and the closest team wins!

16,880,000

500

What is Mr. Kerg's favorite video game series?

The Legend of Zelda