American History
On September 17, 1862, this bloody battle in Maryland ended the first Confederate invasion of the North.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
With the same initials as the author, Harry Haller is the loner protagonist of this 1927 German Novel.
What is Steppenwolf?
This British philosopher authored the influential essay "On Liberty".
Who is John Stuart Mill?
Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.
Who was Charles Babbage?
This Queen ruled over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, the longest reign of any British monarch at the time.
Who was Queen Victoria?
In his teens, this Pittsburgh "pickle king" was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce.
Who is Henry Heinz?
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Dr. Seuss serves breakfast to Broadway's favorite founding father.
This work, in which Socrates claims he will never alter his ways even if facing death,
What is The Apology?
This revolutionary product, released in 2007, reshaped mobile communications and technology.
What is the iPhone?
He was the first Emperor of France, crowned in 1804.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
He was the 12th President of the United States.
Who was Zachary Taylor?
Based on a myth, this 1913 play became a 1938 movie, a 1956 stage musical, and a 1964 movie musical.
What is Pygmalion?
He proposed the "Memory Theory" of personal identity.
Who is John Locke?
This invention allows us to see the bones inside our body without surgery.
What is the X-ray?
This leader’s reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
On February 21, 1965, he was killed in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
Who was Malcolm X?
These two teens fell in love with one glance, but the ending is tragic.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
The ethical view that holds that no moral truth is absolute, but rather subjective to individuals or cultures.
What is Moral Relativism?
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This man invented the zipper.
Known as the “Father of India,” he led the country to independence through nonviolent protest.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
This document declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.
What is The Iliad?
This philosopher made the idea of sense-data
Who is Bertrand Russell?
The electric razor was invented in this country in 1928.
What is the United States?
This U.S. leader is known for their extensive foreign policy, particularly their efforts to build bridges with China.
Who is Richard Nixon?