Historical Topics
Gilgamesh
Name that Song
Miscellaneous
Horror History
100

An account of an event written by someone who was there personally is this type of source.

What is a primary source?

100

This is Gilgamesh's goal in speaking with Utnapishtim at the ends of the Earth.

What is immortality?

100

Name that song - 2010

What is Baby - Justin Bieber (or Ludacris)?

100

This is the capital of the United Kingdom.

What is London?

100

The Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler is commonly believed to be the inspiration for this famous fictional vampire.

Who is Dracula?

200

The acronym for this class on your schedule is ACW, which stands for this.

What is Ancient & Classical Worlds?

200

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the great examples of the culture of this early center of human civilization, otherwise known as the Fertile Crescent.

What is Mesopotamia?

200

Name that Song - 2007

What is Apologize - OneRepublic?

200

The Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev invented this, which is used to organize the elements.

What is the periodic table?

200

The movie maniac Jason Voorhees is most commonly associated with what piece of sports equipment?

What is a hockey mask?

300

This, in a history class, is what DBQ stands for.

What is Document Based Question?

300

Gilgamesh was the king of this city-state.

What is Uruk?

300

Name that song - 2001

What is Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk?

300

This country has won the World Cup the most times.

What is Brazil?

300

Interest in vampires and werewolves skyrocketed after the release of this book, written by Stephenie Meyer, in 2005

What is Twilight?

400

This is what AD, in a year, stands for.

What is Anno Domini?

400

Gilgamesh is forced to run through the entire cave between the Twin Peaks, because he is faced by this time sensitive threat.

What is the path of the Sun?

400

Name that song - 1810

What is Fur Elise - Beethoven?

400

This was the first YouTube video to get a billion views.

What is Gangnam Style?

400

Before Robin Williams' performance in Aladdin, these were typically evil spirits in Arabian folklore

What are djinns/genies?

500

The most common type of map projection is this one, named after a European cartographer from the 16th Century.

What is the Mercator Projection?

500

Enkidu and Gilgamesh both play a role in the slaying of Humbaba, but this wind god is ultimately the one who incapacitates him without a word.

Who is Shamash?

500

Name that song - 1996

What is Killing Me Softly with His Song - Fugees?

500
St. Cyril and St. Methodius created this linguistic system that many in Eastern Europe process all information with... only the former got credit in the name, though.

What is the cyrillic alphabet?

500

The title of this book, written by Mary Shelley in 1818, is often wrongly associated with its most famous character. In actuality, it refers to a doctor named Victor.

What is Frankenstein?