Battles and Wars
World War II began on September 1, 1939 with Germany invading which country?
Poland
The rise and fall of which Empire is one of the most consequential events of ancient history?
Roman
Who is John A. MacDonald?
Canada's first prime minister
What animal are the extinct relatives of today's elephants?
Woolly mammoth
"Please Please Me" (1963) was the debut studio album of which band?
The Beatles
Which country declared the War of 1812?
United States of America
Ancient Egypt was ruled by who?
Pharaohs
Which explorer named Canada as Canada?
Jacques Cartier
What type of animal is the megalodon an extinct species of?
Shark
(and also the largest fish ever known!!!)
How many inmates managed to escape Alcatraz prison?
3
On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which is located in which US state?
Hawaii
Who's tomb was discovered by explorers in 1922?
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Which Canadian province was first to allow women the right to vote, on January 28, 1916?
Manitoba
What is the extinct flightless bird of Mauritius?
Dodo
Which King of England was executed?
King Charles I (in 1649)
Which three world leaders met to discuss post-WWII at the Yalta Conference?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin
What are the stories that the Greeks told about their gods and heros called?
Myths
During which year was the Canadian penny taken out of the currency circulation?
2013
Nearly how many years ago did dinosaurs go extinct?
65 million
Herodotus is known or referred to as what?
The first tank to ever be used occurred during WWI in which battle?
Battle of the Somme (used by the British)
What were the two most important city states in ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
Which Canadian hiking trail was used by Klondike Gold Rush seekers?
Chilkoot Trail
Which animal is also commonly known as the thylacine?
Tasmanian tiger
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to do what?
Fly solo non-stop across the transatlantic