Current Events
This country is currently trying to “reclaim” it’s neighboring country.
What is Russia?
This country has the largest military in the world.
What is the United States.
This product uses heat to convert water into power and started the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
This scientist is known for not only his crazy hair but for his famous E=MC2.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This country colonized the first 13 colonies in the United States.
What is Great Britain/England?
This country is currently involved in a warring dispute with Israel.
What is Palestine?
This East Asian country was allies with Germany during WW2.
What is Japan?
This abundant mining material fueled the Industrial Revolution. Many parts of West Virginia and Kentucky still mine this material.
What is coal?
A prominent civil rights leader who fought for racial equality and nonviolent protest. We celebrate a holiday for in their remembrance.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
True or false: Vikings wore horned helmets.
False. The horned helmet myth originated from religious visual images and later became associated with Vikings.
Earlier this month a series of devastating tornadoes struck this US state, killing 19 people.
What is Kentucky?
This country produces some of the best spices in the world and was the target landing spot for Christopher Columbus.
What is India?
This economic system was created during the Industrial Revolution and we still use it to this day.
What is capitalism?
This person is known for starting WW2 and persecution of the Jewish people.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This animal was first living creature to be sent into space.
What is a dog? Named Laika, she was launched on Sputnik II in 1957.
This militia group based in Yemen has attacked cargo vessels and is facing backlash from the United Kingdom and other European countries.
What is the Houthis?
This African country shares a name with a former NFL player and also the late actor of Black Panther.
What is Chad?
This 19th century transportation development made is easier to move goods and people across the US. This opened the American West to settlement and development.
What is the railroad/trains?
This Native American woman guided Lewis and Clark across the United States.
Who is Sacagawea?
Located in Tuscany, this iconic piece of architecture is known for “leaning” look, but this building doesn’t lean by accident. It leans due to soft clay beneath it.
What is The Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower started leaning after the third floor was built.
This Republican congress member is stepping down from his position as party leader coming November.
Who is Mitch McConnell?
This long stretch of islands off of Florida’s coast doesn’t require a passport to visit and the name is involves something you use to unlock a door.
What is the Key West?
These groups arose from poor working conditions and social movements during the Industrial Revolution. Employees that work for companies and jobs such as UPS, Starbucks, Ford, teachers, steel Workers, miners, etc are apart of these groups.
What is Unions?
Known as the "Father of His Country," he led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War and established the office of the president.
Who is George Washington?
Beginning in 1929, this devastating economic downturn led to widespread unemployment, bank failures, and long breadlines across the United States.
What is The Great Depression?