Japanese History
What does 'Kamikaze' mean?
Divine Wind
Throughout Britain’s Industrial Revolution, this group of people became known for their opposition towards automated machinery and the violent destruction of said machinery.
The Luddites
The White House is home to a numerous amount of ghosts, but the most prolific is this president.
Abraham Lincoln
Davy Crockett is known as “the King of the Wild Frontier” and one of the forefathers of the Wild West, what else is he widely known for?
Fighting for the independence of Texas
This annual awards ceremony, first held in 1929, honors achievements in the American film industry.
The Academy Awards (the Oscars)
What was an ancient Japanese leader/ruler called?
Shogun
1791 saw the beginning of the Haitian Revolution, under the leadership of this man the revolution would result in one of history’s only successful slave revolutions.
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
This axe murderer was made famous for “giving her mother forty whacks.” She still haunts the site of the murder. What is her name?
Lizzie Borden
Where did cowboys get their name from?
Mexican Vaqueros
This film technology, famously used in The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, helped bring vivid color to Hollywood screens in the 1930s.
Technicolor
The Imperial Japanese military committed many atrocities throughout WWII, which included biological and chemical experiments by this infamous unit?
Unit 731
The English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I, the dissolution of the monarchy, and the establishment of a republican government, the war was fought between the cavaliers and this group.
The Roundheads
Wallace Library is supposedly haunted. Which ghost still haunts the stacks level?
Aunt Mary
In 1869, which Western territory first gave women the right to vote?
Wyoming
This actress starred as Holly Golightly in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, popularizing the little black dress as a fashion staple.
Audrey Hepburn
Name one of the three great unifiers of Japan.
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Iesayua
In the October Revolution of 1917 the Bolsheviks overthrew this government to establish Soviet rule and eventually the formation of the USSR.
The Russian Provisional Government
This historic ship has become known as one of the most haunted places in the U.S.
The Queen Mary
Wild West towns weren’t as lawless as the movies make them out to be. For example, a Western town named Tombstone required all visitors to do what?
Hand over their weapons before entering town
This 1927 German science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang depicts a futuristic city divided between wealthy elites and underground workers.
Metropolis
A Japanese woman wrote one of the world's earliest novels in 1010 CE. What was the novel's name?
The Tale of Genji
This early 19th century revolution nearly tore apart Russia, Prussia, and Austria’s ‘Holy Alliance’ as Tsar Alexander wanted to aid the revolutionaries against his allies’ wishes.
The Greek Revolution
One of the first recorded ghost sightings in history occurred during the Classical period. Which Roman writer and lawyer experienced it?
Pliny the Younger
Who was the famous African American marshal of the Wild West
Bass Reeves
Enforced beginning in 1934, this set of moral guidelines restricted Hollywood's depictions of sexuality, crime, and other controversial subjects.
The Hays Code (Motion Picture Production Code)