American History
What country sold land to the U.S. in 1803 in a deal known as the Louisiana Purchase?
What is France
What city hosted the 1932 summer Olympics?
What is Los Angeles
The first successful flight by the Wright brothers is the clue to this century
What is the 20th century
What is the code of honor that knights were expected to follow?
What is Chivalry
Who was assassinated on November 22, 1963?
Who is John F. Kennedy
The first battle in the American Revolutionary War called The Battle of Lexington and Concord took place in what year?
What is 1775
In 1937, what state did the airship Hindenburg explode over?
What is New Jersey
The invention of the printing press, leading to widespread literacy
What is the 15th Century
What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?
What is the fall of the Roman Empire
In what year did Congress pass the first copyright laws?
What is 1909
What U.S. president asked Congress to formally declare war on Great Britian?
Who is James Madison
Who replaced President Hoover in the White House in 1933?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helping launch the Industrial Revolution the steam engine was invented during what century?
What is the 18th century
After the fall of Rome, this political and economic system was implemented
What is Feudalism
Passed in 1919, which amendment prevented the sale of alcoholic beverages?
What is the 18th Amendment
At what Washington D.C. theatre was Abraham Lincoln assassinated at?
What is Ford’s Theatre
What year did prohibition end in the United States?
What is 1933
This century saw the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.
What is the 17th Century
What was the motivation for the First Crusade that was launched during the 11th century?
What is the desire to retake the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslim control
Which state was the last one admitted into the union?
What is Hawaii (1959)
In what year was gold found in California sparking the California gold Rush?
What is 1848
What famous novel by John Steinbeck is closely associated with the Great Depression?
What is The Grapes of Wrath
The Black Death pandemic reached Europe in this century
What is the 14th century
What reason was the Inquisition set up by the Catholic Church?
What is combat heresy, witchcraft and customs considered to be deviant. To maintain the purity of the faith.
In which year was Jeannette Rankin the first woman member of the U.S. Congress elected?
What is 1916