Joements
Salt
Famous Joes
Guatemalan Trivia
What is ... Joe?
100

This fatal event triggered the July Crisis and directly caused the outbreak of World War I.

What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?


100

This body of water is so salty that swimmers can easily float on its surface

What is the dead sea?


100

This visionary was an American religious leader who founded a thriving church.

Who is Joseph Smith?


100

This ancient civilization built many of the ruins found throughout Guatemala, including the famous city of Tikal.

Who were the Mayans?


100

the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.      

What is life?


200

In 1994, a famous football player accused of murder went on a historic televised police chase. Who was this and what vehicle were they driving?

What is the OJ Simpson White Ford Bronco police chase?


200

This modern english word originated from the practice of Roman soldiers being payed in salt.

What is a salary?

200

This German inventor created a brand new way to exercise.

Who is Joseph Pilates?


200

Which countries border Guatemala?

What are Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize?

200

a mischievous person or animal.      

What is a rascal?


300

The adopted son of Julius Caesar, who was the first Roman emperor?

Who is Augustus?


300

This 1911 fire killed 146 garment workers in New York City and became a major catalyst for workplace safety and labor reform.

What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

300

Much like our beloved Joe, this Joseph is known for having brothers

Who is Joe Jonas?

300

This is the average height of a Guatemalan man.

What is 5 foot 4 inches?

300

having many aspects or phases.      

What is multifaceted?


400

This 1886 violent clash won the 8 hour work day in the United States and inspired the creation of International Workers Day.

What is the Haymarket Affair?


400

In 1955, these two major American labor organizations merged to form the largest federation of unions in the United States.

What is the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) ?

400

This Joe has a song and dance named after him!

Who is Cotton Eyed Joe?


400

This famous deity of Aztec culture is also related to an animal that is culturally important to Guatemala.

What is Quetzalcoatl?

400


What is a humerus?

500

This radical event established a short lived government in 1871 famously known as the first time the working class took power and established a workers' government.

What is the Paris Commune?

500

This 1877 nationwide labor uprising began after companies of a specific industry cut workers' wages and became the first major nationwide labor conflict in U.S. history.

What is the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

500

A patron saint of France and known as the defender of the French nation

Who is Joan of Arc?


500

This is the current president of Guatemala.

Who is Bernardo Arevalo?

500


What is a kinkajou