Famous Figures
The first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The twin battles that marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The 17th century Chinese classic that follows a group of monks as they travel westward to obtain a scripture.
What is Journey to the West?
The hyper-militarized city-state in the south.
What is Sparta?
The fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and artifacts.
What is Egyptomania?
The oldest person archeologists refer to as a human.
Who is Lucy?
The globe-spanning conflict that started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is World War One?
The book that enlightened people about the realities of American slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The greek word for city-state.
What is polis?
The Renaissance artist who designed the Duomo in Florence, Italy.
Who is Brunelleschi?
The first American to be allowed in Japan in the 19th century.
Who is Matthew Perry?
The year that the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
What is 1919?
The year in which George Orwell wrote 1984.
What is 1948?
The author of The Histories.
Who is Herodotus?
The general from Macedon who made an empire in the middle world.
Who is Alexander the Great?
What is the Aroostook War?
The author of The Divine Comedy.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
The collection of stories that explained how all myths existed together.
What is the Theogony?
The first empress of China.
Who is Wu Zetian?
The cause of death of 618,222 Americans (aka. the most devastating war in American history).
What is the American Civil War?
The Irish author of Dracula's Guest.
Who is Bram Stoker?
The main crop farmed in the mountains.
What are olives?