U.S History
Which U.S. president signed the Homestead Act into law?
Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
John Steinbeck
Who developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What term was used to describe the tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union involving nuclear weapons?
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
What year was the Federal Reserve System established?
1913
Brave New World was written by which author?
Aldous Huxley
What element has the chemical symbol “Au”?
Gold
The Louvre Museum is located in which city?
Paris
Which U.S. president was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Who was the first U.S. Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Homer
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What art movement is Claude Monet associated with?
Impressionism
What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
1962
What Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What novel features the character Atticus Finch?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What planet has the most extensive ring system?
Saturn
Who sculpted David?
Michelangelo
What military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
Which amendment abolished poll taxes in federal elections?
The 24th Amendment
Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
Ernest Hemingway
What gas is essential for human respiration?
Oxygen
What ancient language was spoken in the Roman Empire?
Latin
What wall, built in 1961, became the most powerful symbol of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall