Revolutionary War
Who was the American Revolutionary War fought against?
Great Britain
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What were American soldiers called during WW1?
"doughboy"
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
When was Diet Coke invented?
July 8, 1982
What did protestors disguise themselves as at the Boston Tea Party?
Native American
What Civil War battle caused the most casualties?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What was the name of Germany's plan at the beginning of World War I to deliver a knock-out blow to the French and then turn all of its resources on the more slowly mobilizing Russian army?
The Schlieffen Plan
How many people were killed by nuclear weapons during World War II?
at least 129,000 people
How old was Mary Stuart when she became Queen of Scotland?
six days old
What future U.S. president served as defense lawyer for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams.
What first appeared on a U.S. coin during the Civil War?
"In God We Trust"
What new weapon was introduced in the Battle of the Somme?
first tank
What battle halted the Axis advance in 1942?
Battle of Midway
What video game features Lara Croft?
Tomb Raider
The Boston Massacre started with a disagreement over _____.
It all started with a wig! A wigmaker's apprentice, 13-year-old Edward Garrick, accused a British officer, Captain Lieutenant John Goldfinch, of refusing to pay his master's bill. Tensions escalated, and British troops fired on rock-throwing civilians, killing five in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
What was the era after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction Era
What secret military society was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
Black Hand
How did Hitler die?
Hitler shot himself.
What is the only king in a deck of cards without a moustache?
King of Hearts.
What animal is depicted on a Revolutionary War flag?
rattlesnake
What Civil War figure said, "We are now on the brink of destruction; it appears to me that the Almighty is against us"?
Abraham Lincoln
The French "Devil Gun" was accurate up to what distance?
4 miles
What was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II?
Battle of the Bulge
The Star Wars Holiday Special" marked the first appearance of which Star Wars character?
Boba Fett