American History & Government
What major land deal with France doubled the size of the U.S.?
The Louisiana Purchase
Which king was beheaded in the English Civil War?
Charles I
Who was the chief deity of the Romans, corresponding to the Greek god Zeus?
Jupiter
Meaning "having the shape of a wedge," what word is used to describe the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia and Persia?
Cuneiform
What was the name of the famous Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his war elephants?
Hannibal
Who is credited for inventing bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
In 1534 King Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy which effectively did what?
Made him the head of the Church of England
In 71 B.C.E. Pompey put down a massive slave rebellion led by __________ that involved 100,000 escaped slaves.
Spartacus
What was the two-letter name of the Falcon-headed God of the Sun in ancient Egyptian mythology?
Ra
In which country was Mozart born?
Austria
How many people were killed in the Boston Tea Party?
Five
Which battle ended Napoleon’s reign of power?
The Battle of Waterloo
At its height, what three continents did the Roman Empire reach?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
The name for a public open space in Greece, which served as a central public place for markets, civic gatherings, and social activities.
The Agora
Who was the first President of the United States to live in the White House?
John Adams
Who helped save the Jamestown settlement by making tobacco a cash crop?
John Rolfe
What was the nickname of Romanian ruler Vlad III?
The Impaler
Against what power did the Roman republic fight during the Punic Wars?
Carthage
What sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty became famous for his law code?
Hammurabi
What is the name of the famous nurse during the Crimean War?
Florence Nightingale
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
The House of Lancaster
Education was very important to which Frankish king, who ordered churches and monasteries to start schools?
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great’s corpse was reportedly mellified. Mellification refers to the practice of embalming a corpse with which substance?
Honey
Who led the Salt March in India as an act of civil disobedience against British rule?
Mahatma Gandhi