People
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt
What date did the US declare independence?
July 4th, 1776
What is the longest wall in the world?
The Great Wall of China
What was the catalyst for WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
Who was Mao Zedong?
Dictator of China head of the CCP from 1949-76.
When did the US join WWII?
December 1941
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. and devastated what city?
Pompeii or Herculanum
What countries fought in the 100 years war?
Britain and France
What was the largest empire in history?
Mongol Empire!
How old was Queen Elizebeth the 2nd when she become Queen of England?
25
When was Julius Ceaser assassanated?
The ides of March (march 15th 44B.C.)
in what region of France did the WWII D-Day invasion take place?
Normandy
How long did the American Civil War span?
4 Years
What’s the worlds oldest civilization?
Mesopotamia and Sumer
Who was Ada Lovelace?
English mathematician and considered the worlds first computer programmer.
What year did India gain independence from Britain?
1947
Where did Albert Einstein live before the United States?
Germany
What country did Germany first invade in WWII?
Poland
What WWII plane dropped the “little boy”
Enola Gay
Who was Mohammed Mossadiq?
Iranian prime minister 1951-53.
When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?
July 1st through July 3 1863
Where was Marie Curie born?
Warsaw, Poland
What 2 city states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
What are at least 4 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world?
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria