Ancient History
Which ancient civilization built the Pyramids of Giza and used a writing system called hieroglyphics?
The Ancient Egyptians
This conflict, lasting from 1861 to 1865, was fought between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southeastern states (the Confederacy)
The American Civil War
Which invention, developed in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, made books widely accessible and sparked an information revolution?
The printing press
What is the name of the ancient Greek poem, attributed to Homer, that tells the 10-year journey of a Greek hero trying to return home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy?
The Odyssey
Hamilton, a massively popular Broadway musical, tells the historical life story of Alexander Hamilton using this modern music genre.
Hip Hop/Rap
What is the name of the massive amphitheater in Rome that was completed in 80 AD and used for gladiatorial contests?
The Colosseum
Triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, this global conflict from 1914 to 1918 was originally known as "The Great War"
World War 1
Which English scientist formally defined gravity when an apple allegedly fell from a tree, and later published his three laws of motion in 1687?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which English playwright wrote historical plays about real monarchs, including Henry V, Richard III and Julius Caesar, during the Elizabethan era?
William Shakespeare
In 1969, this American astronaut became the first person to walk on the moon, famously declaring it "one small step for man"
Neil Armstrong
Which famous Italian explorer, sailing for Spain in 1442, mistakenly believed he had reached the East Indies when he landed in the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
This political and military tension between the US and the Soviet Union lasted for decades after WW2, named "cold" because no direct large-scale fighting occurred
The Cold War
Which two American brothers are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane in 1903?
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright)
Adopted on July 4, 1776, what is the name of the famous document that explained why the thirteen American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
She was the longest-reigning British monarch in history before her passing in 2022, serving as queen for over 70 years
Queen Elizabeth the 2
This famed ruler of the Greek kingdom of Macedon created one of the largest empires in the ancient world by the age of 30
Alexander the Great
What name is given to the series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period, aimed at recovering the Holy Land from Islamic rule?
The Crusades
In 1796, Edward Jenner created the world's first successful vaccine, which eventually eradicated which deadly, blister-causing disease?
Smallpox
Written during the Holocaust while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, whose real-life journal became one of the world's most-read books?
Anne Frank
Which famous civil rights leader delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr
Which daring female aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, before later disappearing during a flight around the world?
Amelia Earhart
What is the name of the French teenage peasant girl that claimed divine guidance and led French army forces to a major victory during the Hundred Years' War?
Joan of Arc
Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, famed for her pioneering research on radioactivity?
Marie Curie
Passed by the British Parliament in 1867, which major constitutional document officially created the Dominion of Canada by joining Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick together?
The British North America Act (or BNA Act; also accepted as the Constitution Act, 1867)
Which South African anti-apartheid revolutionary spent 27 years in prison before being released and elected as the country's first Black president in 1994?
Nelson Mandela