Moments That Made History
This wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
Musanda wanted to be a nurse when she got older
false she wanted to be a teacher
What is the name of Wonder Woman’s homeland?
Themyscira
In 1932, Australia launched a military operation against this large, flightless bird—and lost.
What is the emu?
This actor, best known for playing Gandalf, also voiced a talking clock in a 1997 animated musical.
Who is Ian McKellen?
This treaty ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
James Joyce’s Ulysses was banned in the United States for over a decade due to obscenity laws.
True –
Who is the most recent person to play superman?
David Corenswet
This 1518 phenomenon in Strasbourg caused dozens of people to uncontrollably do this in the streets, some reportedly to death.
What is dancing?
Before winning an Oscar, this actress starred in a 1993 slasher sequel as a teenager hunted by a killer in a Halloween mask.
Who is Renée Zellweger?
This 19th-century uprising in China was led by a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
The first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was recalled because the illustrator was unhappy with the printing.
True
Which Bat Family member is the daughter of a mob boss and becomes Spoiler?
Stephanie Brown
This French emperor was once ambushed by a horde of rabbits during a hunting party.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This actor played a cross-dressing club singer in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert before becoming a galactic emperor in Star Wars.
Who is Hugo Weaving?
This 1954 battle marked the end of French colonial rule in Indochina and set the stage for the Vietnam War.
What is the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray was originally published without Wilde’s name attached.
false
What tragic decision does Jason Todd’s mother make after being confronted by the Joker?
She betrays Jason to the Joker
In 897 AD, Pope Stephen VI held a trial for this person—who was already dead.
Who is Pope Formosus?
This actor, now known for intense dramas, once starred in a 1980s sitcom as a goofy alien from the planet Ork.
Who is Robin Williams?
This 1853–1856 war saw an alliance of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire against Russia, largely over control of territories in the Black Sea region.
What is the Crimean War?
The term “robot” was first coined in a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov.
False
Which Batfamily member was presumed dead after Crisis on Infinite Earths and later resurrected in Infinite Crisis?
This 18th-century conflict between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was sparked by Catherine the Great’s ambitions in Crimea and ended with the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca.
What is the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)?
who plays Jason Todd in Red Hood: Resurrection
Who is David Michael Reardon?