American History
What year did America join WW1?
1917
What is the name of the first Hominid?
Lucy.
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne.
Who is the British royal who was called "The people's princess?"
Princess Diana of Wales.
Which cartoon character was featured on the emergency currency issued in the Philippines during World War II as a result of hyperinflation?
Mickey Mouse
What was the name of the first settlement in New England and where?
Jamestown, in Virginia.
What game did the ancient Egyptians play?
Senet
Which ship took Charles Darwin to the Galápagos Islands?
Beagle
What is the name of the man who created Pokémon?
Satoshi Tajiri.
During the Victorian era in England, what was the new fad?
Having a limp.
What were the names of the two Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan?
Fat Man and Little Boy
Which ancient Mesopotamian ruler is credited with creating one of the world’s earliest and most complete written legal codes?
Hammurabi
What is the name of the island where Napoleon Bonaparte was born?
Corsica
Which king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John
Which president's parrot was removed from his funeral for cursing?
Andrew Jackson.
What resolution led to the Vietnam War?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
On what island did ancient Greece originate?
How many of King Henry VIII’s wives were called Anne?
Two
What is the name of the famous missing person who disappeared on a plane in the air?
D.B. Cooper.
What animal did Mao Zedong famously declare war against?
Sparrows
Which presidents have been assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
How many of the Ancient Seven Wonders of the World still exist?
One.
According to legend, what British noblewoman rode through the streets of Coventry naked?
Lady Godiva
What was the real name of the famous German pilot, "The Red Barron?"
Manfred von Richthofen
What American movie icon was a famous singer to the Germans and performed when the Berlin Wall came down?
David Hasselhoff.