People Worth Knowing
The Cold War
The Civil Rights Movement
1970s-2000s
RANDOM!
100
Elected in 2008, this person became the first black President of the United States
Who is BARACK OBAMA
100
What system of government/economics did the Soviet Union have?
What is COMMUNISM
100
This photograph was taken by police while arresting a civil rights leader for riding in the wrong section of a bus. Which leader was this?
Who was ROSA PARKS
100
The proposed ERA was primarily an effort to improve the status of women in the US, but it has not passed into law yet. What does ERA stand for?
What is EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
100
What kind of fish is Nemo from "Finding Nemo?"
What is CLOWN FISH
200
This man used nonviolent means to organize Mexican-American farm workers
Who was CESAR CHAVEZ
200
How did the US (and Britain) respond when Stalin cut off supply lines and ground transportation to democratic West Berlin in 1948?
What is the BERLIN AIRLIFT
200
MLK organized a march in this city in 1963, then referred to as the most segregated city in the South.
What is BIRMINGHAM, AL
200
Artists like Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and Santana, played this music festival which was popularized by hippies and the counter culture
What was WOODSTOCK
200
The Earth is about 93,000,000 miles away from the Sun. How many astronomical units (AU) is that?
1
300
The USSR collapsed and the Cold War ended while this man was the President
Who was GEORGE H. W. BUSH
300
Launched in 1957, what was the name of the satellite that showed the world that the Soviets were winning the space race?
What was SPUTNIK
300
While in jail in Birmingham in 1963, MLK wrote a letter that encouraged protesters and civil rights advocates to use non-violent civil disobedience to end segregation. What was the letter called?
What was LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
300
Minorities and poor Americans were most likely to be drafted to fight in which war?
What was the VIETNAM WAR
300
In order to make Squidward normal sized again after Spongebob shrunk him, Patrick suggested turning Mermaid Man's belt to what setting?
What is WUMBO
400
This individual shocked Americans by making the claim that he had a list of 205 secret communists working in the US Government
Who was JOSEPH McCARTHY
400
This was the name of the kind of foreign policy the United States had when dealing with Communism, especially in the early Cold War.
What was CONTAINMENT
400
This organization promoted civil rights by demonstrating (protesting) and filing lawsuits to end racial segregation
What is the NAACP
400
This man became the president after Nixon resigned due to the Watergate Scandal.
Who was GERALD FORD
400
Which NFL team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
What is the GREEN BAY PACKERS
500
She was the first woman Supreme Court Justice
Who was SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR
500
What line of latitude (sometimes called a parallel) served as the dividing line between North and South Korea?
What is the 38TH PARALLEL
500
This amendment to the US Constitution guarantees equal protection of the law and due process regardless of race, and was used by the NAACP to end segregation.
What is the 14TH AMENDMENT
500
What country did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990?
What is KUWAIT
500
In Star Wars, this man is mostly known by the name Count Dooku. When he embraced the dark side, becoming the apprentice of Darth Sidious, what name did he take?
What is DARTH TYRANUS