Lusitania
World War I
The Great Depression
Name the Planet
Don't Move!
100

The German embassy ran a warning of the attack on the Lusitania in this newspaper, among others.

What is the "New York Times?"

100

World War I is also known as this, due to the fact that people at the time didn't know there would be another.

What is the Great War? 

100

The Great Depression happened in this year.

What is 1929? 

100

The biggest.

What is Jupiter? 

100

Objects at rest tend to remain at rest due to this principle of physics.

What is inertia? 

200

The Lusitania was sunk by an underwater missile that struck its side, also called this.

What is a torpedo? 

200

World War I was mostly fought in these man-made dugouts that were notoriously dirty and full of disease.

What are trenches? 

200

The Great Depression left many people homeless, and they were forced to move into these shelter communities.

What are Hoovervilles? 

200

The smallest.

What is Mercury? 

200

He described the tendency of objects to remain at rest in his First Law of Motion.

Who is Isaac Newton? 

300

The vessel that fired on the Lusitania was one of these "tin fish."

What is a U-boat? 

300

Name two diseases that were common among the soldiers and were likely caused by contaminated water.

What are cholera and dysentery? 

300

In Europe, the Depression led to a general increase in prices, also known as this, which resulted in poverty and starvation for many of the people of Europe.

What is inflation? 

300

The hottest.

What is Venus? 

300

This invisible force pulls all masses in the solar system together, and it's a good thing it does.

What is gravity? 

400

He was First Lord of the Admiralty (and later Prime Minister) during the sinking of the Lusitania.

Who is Winston Churchill? 

400

This treaty ended the war, but was only the beginning of more problems in Europe.

What is the Treaty of Versailles? 

400

He became President by running on the ideas of hope and implemented a "New Deal" to give Americans a better chance at prosperity.

Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt? 

400

The coldest.

What is Neptune? 

400

The acceleration of gravity near Earth is roughly this expression. 

What is 9.81 meters per second squared? 

500

This American President desperately wanted to avoid war, but was eventually left with no other choice but to join the Allied Powers.

Who is Woodrow Wilson? 

500

Name the two sides that fought in World War I.

What are the Allied Powers and the Central Powers? 

500

Across Europe, the Depression led to the rise of many of these leaders who have absolute power.

What are dictators? 

500

The wettest.

What is Earth? 

500

An object in motion tends to remain in motion is an illustration of this law of physics.

What is the Law of Conservation of Momentum?