Latin America
In 1959, this Cuban revolutionary overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista and established a socialist government.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Celebrating labor, unity, and the promise of a radiant future, this Soviet artistic movement sought to inspire optimism and collective purpose through depictions of everyday life and socialist progress?
What is Socialist Realism?
This King of Macedonia conquered one of the largest empires in known history. His empire at its height spread as far south as Egypt, and as far east as India. He had a proclivity for naming cities he founded after himself.
Who was Alexander the Great?
Who was the general leading the Union Army in the Civil War?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Running from 1981 to now, this toy line and media franchise is centered around colorful horses with symbols on their flanks
What is My Little Pony?
This dictator ruled over Mexico from 1876 to 1911?
Who was Porfirio Diaz
Name three official Soviet languages that were not Russian?
Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Lithuanian, Moldovan, Latvian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Armenian, Turkmen, or Estonian
This Ancient naval power once dominated the Mediterranean trade network, until a series of 3 wars led to their destruction at the hands of the Romans.
What was the Empire of Carthage?
What was the name of the era in which many people were accused/executed for accusations of witchcraft?
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
Introduced in 1959, this famous Mattel, Inc. fashion doll was inspired by a German doll that was meant for adults which unintentionally became popular with little girls.
What is Barbie?
Established in 2011 in Caracas, this organization unites Latin American and Caribbean nations without the U.S. or Canada.
What is CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States)
This treaty, signed in 1922, formally created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, by merging Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Transcaucasian Republic?
What is the Treaty of the Creation of the USSR?
This group of tribes is theorized to be one of the largest contributors to the collapse of Late Bronze Age civilization.
Bonus point if you can name any of the tribes
Who were the “Sea Peoples”?
Lukka
Karkiya
Peleset
Shekelesh
Sherden
Weshesh
Ekwesh and Denyen
Tjeker
Who did America fight in the War of 1812
What/Who is the United Kingdom?
This 1986 movie received complaints from parents of traumatized children who saw many of their favorite characters brutally killed onscreen because Hasbro, Inc. wanted to introduce a new line of toys
What is The Transformers: The Movie?
Known as “El Libertador,” Simón Bolívar founded this short-lived republic in 1819, made up of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama
What is Gran Colombia (Greater Colombia)
This note, written by Stalin in March 1952 proposed German reunification and neutralization with no conditions on economic policies and with various guarantees?
What was the Stalin Note or the March Note (Either is acceptable)
This Egyptian Pharaoh is notable due to his abandonment of traditional polytheistic religion, replacing it with a monotheistic religion of his own creation. His reign was (potentially deliberately) lost to history until the late 19th century rediscovery of the city of Amarna.
Who was Akhenaten?
Which U.S President was known for his habit of dueling?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This 2007 toyline and media franchise was a joint venture between Sega Toys and Spin Master Corp that centered around spring-loaded marbles that unraveled into battling creatures.
What is Bakugan (Battle Brawlers)?
From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in a conflict that killed most of its male population
What is the War of the Triple Alliance?
These two Soviet republics were founding members of the United Nations, despite being part of a larger Soviet state?
What were the Ukrainian SSR and Byelorussian SSR?
(Also acceptable are Ukraine or Belarus)
This Germanic king deposed the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, ultimately leading to the fall of Ancient Rome in 467.
Who was Odoacer?
What was the name for the era characterizing American corruption beneath a seemingly good surface during the late 1800s?
What is the Gilded Age?
In October 1990, George H. W. Bush signed this act of Congress that made the FCC put limits on the amount of toy advertising in children’s shows and obligated broadcasters to air educational children’s programming.
What is the Children's Television Act?