Ancient
This city is remembered as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
This illness is credited with killing 30-60% of Europe's total population in the 14th century.
What is The Black Death?
The Last Judgement was painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by this Renaissance painter.
Who is Michelangelo?
This U.S.-involved event is considered to be the closest humankind has ever been to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Odyssey was originally written by this ancient Greek author.
Who is Homer?
What is the Ptolemaic Dynasty?
This animal was once put on trial for murder and executed for its crimes.
What is a pig?
This astronomer was the first to suggest that the sun was at the center of the universe.
Who was Copernicus?
This President held office for 12 years, eventually leading to the two-term cutoff we use today.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In 1919, a flood made of this peculiar substance killed 21 people in Boston.
What is molasses?
Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum is believed to contain replicas of the Yangze and Huang rivers made of this pure element.
What is Mercury?
The Medieval era began after this major event in 476 AD.
What is the Fall of the Roman Empire?
This paint color once cost more than gold.
What is blue?
Name the first five US presidents.
Who are George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe?
This many people died during the Salem Witch Trials. (Including both executions and deaths in prison)
What is 25?
This pyramid is estimated to be twice as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is The Great Pyramid of Cholula?
These six women were all married to King Henry VIII at some point during his life.
What are Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr?
This Italian explorer became the namesake for the Americas after determining that North and South America were, in fact, not part of Asia.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This amendment gave Americans the right to vote at age 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
The tomb of King Tut was decorated with numerous depictions of this specific animal.
What are ducks?
The Seven Ancient Wonders of the world were seven landmarks seen as the pinnacle of ancient society. Name four of them.
What is Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramids of Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and/or Lighthouse of Alexandria?
This natural disaster event killed 230,000 people in Syria in 1138, becoming one of the deadliest events in its category to this day.
What is The Aleppo Earthquake?
This was the most influential family of the Renaissance Era.
Who were the Medici family?
The U.S. Military once attempted to use this small animal to transport incendiary devices.
What are bats?
This was the shortest war in recorded history, lasting only 38 minutes.
What is the Anglo-Zanzibar War?