World Civilization
Which empire in South America did not have a writing system?
Inca Empire
Who discover electricity in a experiment with a kite and key?
Benjamin Franklin
What empire did the country Turkey belong to during the First World War?
Ottoman empire
Who is the person who refused to give up their bus seat for a white person after being told to do so, which would effectively challenge Jim Crow Laws? (Hint: this was known as the Montgomery bus boycott).
Rosa Parks
In the aftermath of which war the US solidified itself as a country with the inclusion of US legends, the Star Spangle Banner, and the recreation of the White House.
War of 1812
Which ruler in Russia would last for 5 years?
Vladimir Lennin
Who discover E=mc2?
Albert Einstein
How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?
One time
Who is the person who is blind and death and is a world-famous speaker?
Hellen Keller
What nickname is used to describe the US in the 1920s?
The Roaring Twenties
What was the caused of World War 1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
In the British Monarch, which crowned person was the longest-serving King/Queen in British History?
Queen Elizabeth II
Anne Frank
What is the name of the anti-abolitionist book that was publish in 1852? (Author is Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Uncle Tom's Cabin
China
Who is known as the father of the industrial revolution?
Samuel Slater
What the origins for Socratic Seminars today?
When Socrates went to Athens and kept continuously asking questions to Sophists.
Who was the Pharaoh in Egypt in the 18th dynasty, and is the son of previous pharaoh Akhenaten.
Tutankhamen
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore roosevelt
What was the original purpose for the Stonehenge in England?
Semi Trick Question: No one knows really.
Who was the person to create the first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use?
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
How many US presidents got successfully assassinated? Also, name all of the presidents that did.
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William Mckinley, and John F. Kennedy
This person was a leader for the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe who would lead their people to rebel against the resistance of the US policies. Who is this person?
Sitting Bull
What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina