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100

These men are the the four presidents on Mount Rushmore.

Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?

100

This event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I.

What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?

100

The name for modern-day Istanbul, Türkiye when it was capital of the Byzantine Empire.

What is Constantinople?

100

UCLA was founded in this year.

What is 1919?

100

The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date.

What is July 2, 1776?

200

The "shot heard 'round the world" describes the beginning of these battles in the American Revolution.

What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

200

This man was the last Tsar of Russia.

Who is Nicholas II?

200

Julius Caesar was assassinated on this date.

What is the Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)?

200

Kerckhoff Hall was the film location for several scenes in this 2023 biopic.

What is Oppenheimer?

200

This man led the first European explorers to the Americas.

Who is Leif Eriksson?

300

The date on which the surprise attack was launched by the Japanese at the American naval base of Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.

What is December 7, 1941?

300

This was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.

What is Operation Barbarossa?

300

The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for this pharoh.

Who is Khufu?

300

This woman is the UCLA History Department's Director of Student Affairs.

Who is Tessa Villasenor?

300

This is what the "D" in D-Day stands for.

What is nothing?

400

These men are the four presidents that have been assassinated while in office.

Who are Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy?

400

India gained independence from Britain in this year.

What is 1947?

400

This is the number of rules written in the Code of Hammurabi.

What is 282?

400

UCLA was called this prior to becoming the Southern Branch of the University of California.

What is the Los Angeles State Normal School?

400

This was the date of Russia's "Red October" Revolution.

What is November 7, 1917?

500

This city was the first capital of the United States.

What is New York City?

500
The Bubonic Plague was believed to have started in Europe and Asia in this year.

What is 1346?

500

These are the names of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

What are the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

500

This location on campus is known as the "Birthplace of the Internet."

What is Boelter Hall 3420?

500
This was the largest empire in history.

What is the British Empire?