American War
General War
Western MA History
General History
Athens & Sparta
Other!
100
How many different presidents served during the Vietnam war?
Five total (1954-1975)
Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford
100
Of the 50-60 million people who died during World War II, how many of them were Soviet? (Get within 2 million)
Around 27,000,000 (around 50+%)
100
What are the two Olympic sports that were invented in Western Mass? Must name both!
Basketball
Volleyball
100
What country was the first person processed at Ellis Island from?
Ireland (1892)
100
What is the form of religion called when you pray to more than one god(des)?
Polytheism
100
Who has the most social media followers on one platform? Either guess the person or the # of followers (within 20 million).
Cristiano Ronaldo - 638,000,000 (Instagram)
200
Which war included these battles?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Cowpens
the American Revolution
200
Which country has won the most battles in world history?
France
200
The Springfield Armory could be argued to have won the Union the Civil War. They outproduced Confederate firearm manufacturers __:1 (Get within 5)
32:1
200
What are the two terms used for...
1. Individuals who support getting engaged with the issues in other nations.
2. Individuals who would prefer to not engage with issues outside of our own country.
Interventionist
Isolationist
200
What was the name of the war that the Spartans defeated the Athenians in during the year 404 BCE.
The Peloponnesian War
200
Who has won the most Academy Awards (Oscars)?
Walt Disney
300
Which war was caused by the alleged destruction of the U.S.S. Maine off the coast of Havana, Cuba.
Spanish-American War (1898)
300
How much does the Northrop B-2 Spirit cost per unit? (Get within $50 million dollars)
Approx 2.0 Billion Dollars
300
What war between the colonists of New England and an alliance of different Native Nations was fought all throughout Western Mass in 1675?
King Philip's War
300
During the French Revolution, what was the infamous era known as in which people who were deemed "enemies of the Revolution" would be executed or imprisoned?
The Reign of Terror
300
Who was in charge in the Spartan government?
Two Kings
Council of Elders
300
What is the world record for most miles driven in a career by a commercial truck driver? (Drove for 23 years)
(Must get within 50,000 miles)
3,001,276 miles
William Coe Jr. (the G.O.A.T?)
400
What was the name of the first African American military aviator group that was active during WWII?
The Tuskegee Airmen (the Redtails)
400
Which war does this artwork look like it is depicting?
The Punic Wars
400
The first [BLANK]-powered [BLANK] made in the U.S. was created in Springfield, MA.
Gasoline, Automobile
400
Who was the first president in U.S. history to ride in a car?
William McKinley (1901)
400
What was Athens primary source of commerce? (Biggest economic strength)
Trade (particularly by sea)
400
How much does the average cloud weigh? (Get within 50,000lbs)
1,000,000 lbs
500
The Civil War, with a death total of approx 620,000, is the deadliest war fought in the United States history.
How many of these deaths were due to disease?
(Must be within 10,000)
Approx 400,000 of the 620,000 deaths were due to disease.
500
At its peak (1985), how many nuclear weapons were on the planet earth? (Get within 1,000)
63,600 Nuclear Weapons
500
The first navigable canal in the United States was made along the Connecticut River in a town that whose high school mascot is "the Tigers". What town might this be?
South Hadley, MA
500
What did the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1918 focus on in the United States? What did they change and or limit? (Must get one of the changes)
- Illegal to share info that could be damaging to the war efforts
- Illegal to speak up against the govt during war time
- Illegal to critique the military, Constitution, flag, or government
500
What was the name of the population that the Spartans enslaved and regularly engaged in conflicts with?
The Helots
500
How old is Mr.Ortyl?
23 years old (March 17th, 2001)