American History
This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The study of animals.
What is zoology?
In Greek mythology, he is the king of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
This basketball player is known as “His Airness.”
Who is Michael Jordan?
She was known as the “Queen of Pop.”
Who is Madonna?
This war was fought between the North and South from 1861–1865.
What is the Civil War?
The study of the human mind and behavior.
What is psychology?
This Norse god wields the hammer Mjölnir.
Who is Thor?
He holds the record for the most career home runs in MLB history.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This inventor is credited with the light bulb and phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The study of ancient human history through artifacts.
What is archaeology?
She is the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare.
Who is Athena?
This tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles (men’s).
Who is Novak Djokovic?
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The study of the structure of the Earth.
What is geology?
This hero slew Medusa and used her head as a weapon.
Who is Perseus?
This soccer star won three World Cups with Brazil.
Who is Pelé?
This physicist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This little-known 1835–1836 conflict between the U.S. Army and Native Americans in Florida was the longest and costliest Indian war in U.S. history.
What is the Second Seminole War?
The branch of biology that studies fungi, including molds, yeasts, and mushrooms.
What is mycology?
In Roman mythology, this god is the equivalent of the Greek god Ares.
Who is Mars?
This Olympic sprinter won gold medals in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 1988 Seoul Games, before being stripped of his titles after a failed drug test.
Who is Ben Johnson?
This mathematician, often called the “father of computer science,” helped crack the Enigma code during World War II.
Who is Alan Turing?