Ancient Greece
This Greek god was honored at the original Olympic games.
Who is Zeus?
The Rubik's cube was formerly known as this name.
What is the Hungarian Magic Cube?
How long it takes for the Moon to travel all the way around the Earth and complete its orbit.
What is 27.3 days?
Swing dancing originated in this neighborhood in the 1920s.
What is Harlem?
These lens correcting tools were invented during the Middle Ages.
What are eyeglasses?
This prevalent form of government was first introduced in Ancient Greece.
What is Democracy?
The first commercial U.S. cellphone weighed this much.
What is about 2 pounds?
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Name all the planets in our solar system in order from closest to the sun to farthest.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune?
Silent films focused more on these types of expression rather than dialogue and tone.
What are body language and facial expression?
The exchange of goods instead of money, the form of currency most used during the Middle Ages.
What is Bartering?
The Parthenon was a temple built to honor this Greek goddess, the Goddess of War & Wisdom.
Who is Athena?
This tv channel was first aired in this year.
What is MTV, the year 1981
These three planets are known as "Gas Giants."
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
These young women were known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral, or downright dangerous
What is a flapper?
he Black Death started in ____ and lasted over __ years.
What are 1347 and 5 years?
The first Olympic games took place this year.
What is the year 776 B.C.E?
What was the #1 most popular video game of the 80s?
These rovers have been sent to Mars by NASA.
What are Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance?
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This amendment passed in 1920 gave women the right to...
What is the 19th amendment, the right to vote?
These popular forms of entertainment were predominant during the middle ages.
What are jousting, archery, and hunting?
The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as ___ pounds for distances greater than ___ feet.
What are 350 pounds and 300 feet?
Pacman was invented in 1980 by this Japanese game designer.
Who is Toru Iwatani?
Recycling ____ of paper can save _____ , _____ of water, _____ of oil, and _____ of electricity.
What are 1 ton, 17 trees, 7,000 gallons, 2 barrels, and 4,000 kilowatts?
____was the place people went to illegally drink alcohol during the 1920's.
What is a speakeasy?
Medieval art consisted of these five types of art.
What are sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metal works, and mosaics?