Enlightenment
Which theory states that the sun is that the center of the solar system?
Geocentric Theory
New York City was originally called what?
New Amsterdam
Give the full name of the explorer for which "America" was termed
Amerigo Vespucci
Who colonized the island of Jamaica?
Besides Beyoncé, name one of the other two members of Destiny's Child
Michelle Williams or Kelly Rowland
Galileo invented what important tool still used today?
The telescope
Around how many slaves had been sent along the Middle Passage during the existence of the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Around 9 million (will accept approximately 12 million to include casualty numbers)
Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world beginning and ending at the same starting point.
What is the naval term for this?
Circumnavigation
Who originally colonized New York City?
The Dutch
Who was responsible for giving santa his famous red and white coat?
Coca Cola
Isaac Newton compared the universe to what item?
A clock
Name 5 islands/countries/colonies found in the Caribbean Sea
Haiti/Dominican Republic St. Martin
Guadeloupe St. Bartholomeus
Martinique St. Eustaius
Barbados Barbuda
Trinidad Antigua
Jamaica St. Christopher
Antilles Nevis
Aruba Montserrat
Bahamas Dominica
Puerto Rico St. Lucia
Cuba Grenada
This explorer traveled down the Mississippi River from Canada to New Orleans.
Sieur de La Salle
Who colonized the colony of Brazil?
The Portuguese
Who famously kissed a girl, and liked it?
Katy Perry
Who said, "I think, therefore I am"
Rene Descartes
Name 3 cash crops grown in the colonies of New World
Sugar, molasses (sugar beets), tobacco, indigo, coffee, cotton
Which European explorer is credited with destroying the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Of the European colonies, which ones did the Native Americans prefer to work with?
The French and the Dutch
Name one member of the Backstreet Boys
Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson.
Who was the first woman to discover a comet?
Maria Winkelmann
Give me the two names used to describe the war between the European colonial powers of the 1700s
1) French and Indian War
2) Seven Years War
What is the full name of the explorer who was the first person to touch the Pacific ocean after crossing the Atlantic first?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The island featuring the colonies of Haiti and Santo Domingo is called what?
What was Freddie Mercury’s real name?
Frederick Bulsara