American History
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?
France,To celebrate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence and honor the alliance between France and the U.S. during the American Revolution.
What devastating pandemic swept through Europe in the 14th century, killing an estimated one-third of the population?
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague, peaked 1347–1351)
How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of what former European country?
Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as a modern independent country was founded on March 1, 1992, when it declared independence from Yugoslavia following a referendum.
What was the primary language of scholarship and the Church in medieval Europe?
Latin, It served as a universal common language for scholars, diplomats, and clergy across different regions with varying local vernaculars.
What woman discovered radium and polonium?
Marie Curie in 1898
What event triggered the United States' entry into World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
What famous queen married her two younger brothers?
Cleopatra married two of her younger brothers as part of political and dynastic custom. They were both named Ptolemy. She married the first one when he was about 10 years old and the second one when he was 12. She married them at different times and they both also died young.
In 1865, the novelist Charles Dickens was involved in a dramatic turn of events, that developed his fear of what?
Charles had a fear of trains, He was travelling on a train that suddenly plunged off a bridge on June 9th, 1865. After that he avoided travelling by train.
The "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced relocation of which people?
Native Americans/Cherokee during the 1830s to 1950s.
Who was the French peasant girl who led the French army to victory during the Hundred Years' War?
Joan of Arc, At age 17, she convinced the French crown prince, Charles VII, to let her lead troops, successfully lifting the siege of Orléans in 1429
What was the main goal of the Manhattan Project?
Developing the atomic bomb during world war 11