Dinosaurs
This dinosaur is known for the upright plates and spikes that lined its back and tail, respectively.
Stegosaurus
das Handy
Cell phone
The codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy
Operation Overlord
In a 1995 referendum, this province narrowly voted “Non” on independence from Canada.
Québec
44 BC: This emperor of Rome was killed after he was warned to "beware the Ides of March"
Julius Caesar
The word “dinosaur” comes from a Greek phrase meaning a “terrible” version of this reptile.
Lizard
das Krankenhaus
Hospital
Fought in 1943, this is thought to be the largest tank battle in history
The Battle of Kursk
The Indian Act of 1876 formed these institutions in an attempt to “civilize” the First Nations population.
Residential Schools
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1990: This man was elected as the first (and last) President of the Soviet Union.
During the latter half of this period, an asteroid struck the Yucatan peninsula, wiping out the dinosaurs.
Cretaceous period
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der Fernseher
This is the first naval battle fought in which neither side saw each other's ships
The Battle of the Coral Sea
This naval officer explored the coast of what is now British Columbia in the 1790s.
George Vancouver
1917: This monarch abdicated the throne, ending an over 300-year dynasty
Tsar Nicholas II
“Brontosaurus” has long been considered by paleontologists to be a junior synonym to this A-grade genus.
Apatosaurus
das Eichhörnchen
Squirrel
The first concentration camp to be liberated by Allied forces.
Majdenek
In this Arctic tribe’s mythology, the Tuniit, or “first inhabitants,” were driven off by 1500.
Inuit
1922: Fuad I becomes the first king of this newly-independent nation.
Egypt
In 1990, a nearly complete T. rex skeleton in South Dakota was named this, after its discoverer.
Sue
die Krankenversicherung
Health insurance
The name of the German drug given to soldiers to enhance their endurance during the early war.
Pervitin (methamphetamines)
This alliterative 1814 battle at Niagara Falls was the last time U.S. forces invaded Canada.
The Battle of Lundy's Lane
1820: This state becomes the 23rd US State.
Maine